Rossignol, a leading winter sports clothing and equipment maker, will open stores in Beijing and Shanghai, and also sell products on leading Chinese e-commerce sites. The French company's expansion plans coincide with a growing market in China for winter sports gear, coinciding with the government's build-up to and the launch of the next Winter Olympics in Beijing in 2022. In June, IDG Capital took a 20% stake in Rossignol, which makes skis and alpine, snowboard and Nordic equipment, along with outerwear and accessories.

NIO, a global manufacturer of smart, electric autonomous vehicles, closed up 76% during its second day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, after a $1 billion initial public offering last week. Forbes Magazine also recently named NIO founder William Li to its 2018 Billionaires list. Based in Shanghai, NIO, which incudes IDG Capital among its backers, also operates offices, including R&D facilities, in San Jose, London and Munich and eight other major cities around the world.

IDG Capital co-led a $17.5 million Series B funding round in AllDream, a Shanghai-based online computer science education platform targeting teenagers. The firm’s website currently counts more than 100,000 families in 50 cities as members. Renewal rates for the AllDream website exceed 90%, and many of the firm’s apps and gaming products are now available in the Apple App Store.