灵图获3000万美元投资,电子导航市场继续升温-GPSUU-GPS之家

记者从香港媒体Pacific Epoch（弘亚世代）获得消息，北京灵图软件技术有限公司获得由Gobi Partners, Oak Investment Partners, Miven Venture Partners, AllianceBernstein, Georgian Pine Investments and bScope Partners六家机构的联合投资3000万美元。据悉，这笔投资中，是由Gobi Partners牵头。

        北京灵图获得投资,无疑将使国内电子地图导航市场继续升温，由于国内导航市场的崛起，电子地图行业的竞争势必会越来越激烈。

      关于北京灵图：

      北京灵图软件技术有限公司成立于 1999 年 4 月，注册资金 5000 万元，是一家以自有知识产权的软件产品为核心的系统解决方案提供商。公司以空间信息数据产品与服务为基础，以地理信息技术、通信技术、全球定位技术为支撑，致力于建设中国的位置信息服务、地理信息服务、数字城市、智能交通系统与社会应急联动系统，并提供面向公众的位置信息运营服务。灵图具有甲级测绘资质（含导航电子地图资质）， 2002 年通过 ISO9001 国际质量体系认证。

      北京灵图先后承担多项国家高技术研究发展计划（ 863 计划）课题以及国家重大高科技产业化示范工程建设，逐渐成为无线定位服务系统软件、嵌入式导航软件和数字地图产品及服务这一领域中的佼佼者。

      北京灵图与 IBM 、Oracle 、Ericsson 、NOKIA 、中国移动、中国联通、UT 斯达康、首信、神州数码等国际国内一流企业有着广泛合作关系。

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Lingtu secures US$30 Million in New Funding
Gobi Partners Leads Oversubscribed Round
Lingtu Strengthens its Leadership in Digital Mapping and Location-Based Services in China
Beijing — May 23, 2006
Lingtu, China’s leading digital mapping and location-based services (LBS) company, today announced that it has closed a US$30 million round in financing.  Gobi Partners led the funding round, which also included Oak Investment Partners, Miven Venture Partners, AllianceBernstein, Georgian Pine Investments and bScope Partners.  “This powerful syndicate of investors will help Lingtu build upon its commanding market share in China,” said Thomas G. Tsao of Gobi Partners.  “They also bring the experience and track record to help the Company expand regionally.”
The financing will be used to further grow Lingtu’s mapping, software, marketing, sales and R&D teams.  Significant resources will be deployed to continue increasing the coverage, level of detail and accuracy of Lingtu’s mapping and geospatial database – China’s biggest and most comprehensive.  “We have maps for all of China’s 337 cities,” said Tang Ningzhe, CEO of Lingtu.  “We are on a relentless mission to finish mapping out China’s countryside, its ever expanding road network and the exploding amount of points of interest and addresses.  Lingtu will also stay ahead of the curve and transition to dynamic three dimensional maps.”
The funding will also further boost Lingtu’s innovation leadership to deliver new LBS technologies and services to the market such as: SmartGuider – Lingtu’s award winning personal navigation software;www.51ditu.com– a leading map portal for Internet search; VR Map – a ground-breaking 3D-GIS software solution; and Map Star – a GPS tracking service provided by China Unicom.  The Company will actively expand its enterprise client base which includes leading players in such vertical markets as automotive, government, logistics, transportation, telecom, and utilities.
“The demand for high quality digital maps is experiencing significant growth,” said Bandel Carano, Managing Partner of Oak Investment Partners.  “Of all the players in China, Lingtu has emerged as the only one with the unique vision and all the elements in place to successfully connect the Internet, mobile users, vehicles and objects.”
Profitable since 2001, market demand for Lingtu’s products and services has reached an inflection point as revenue and EBITDA in Q1 2006 grew by more than 300% and 500%, respectively, year-over-year.  “The Company’s strong business momentum is a testament to senior management’s strategic planning and execution,” said Victor Tsao, founder of Linksys and senior partner of Miven.  “This is one of the most seasoned operating teams in China.”
The Company also reached a number of critical milestones.  Lingtu’s popular CD-ROM has now surpassed three million desktop PC users.  Its SmartGuider product will be distributed through Digital China’s national network and will be pre-installed on a number of new navigation devices due out in September.  Lingtu has also won a number of new contracts to supply maps and software to leading portals and telecom operators such as China Mobile.
“We continue to be impressed by Lingtu’s leadership and its value proposition for customers,” said Jamie Kiggen, Senior Vice President of AllianceBernstein.  “Lingtu has demonstrated that it can execute on its vision, and we are enthusiastic about the company’s future.”
According to estimates, the global digital mapping and LBS-related industries may reach more than US$50 billion in revenues by 2008.  "The Chinese digital mapping sector has the potential to be the world’s largest market" said Richard Chang, an advisor to Gobi Partners and Managing Partner of Georgian Pine Investments.  "As a complete solutions provider from databases to applications, Lingtu is well positioned to capitalize on this growth."

About Lingtu
Founded in 1999 and with more than 640 employees, Lingtu is the largest integrated digital mapping and location-based services company in China.  Leveraging its proven software technologies and China’s most comprehensive digital map library, the Company offers location-based services to enterprises and consumers using different devices and platforms including PCs, mobile handsets, smart phones, and telematics devices.  Lingtu has been working closely with China’s telecom carriers which are implementing location-based services to increase data revenues.  Lingtu’s Internet site,www.51ditu.com, is a leading local and map search portal in China which offers point-of-interest content, enhanced search capabilities, and premium applications.  For more information, please visithttp://www.lingtu.com

About Gobi Partners
Gobi Partners is a Shanghai-based venture capital firm focused on early stage investments in China’s digital media sector.  Gobi defines digital media as a new form of communication emerging from the convergence in telecommunications, media and technology.  Gobi invests in companies that are pushing the frontier, integrating gaps or enabling consolidation within the digital media value chain.  The Gobi Fund includes IBM, NTT DoCoMo, Sierra Ventures, McGraw-Hill and Steamboat Ventures (the VC arm of Disney) as investors.  For more information, please visithttp://www.gobivc.comorhttp://www.gobi.cn
About Oak Investment Partners
Oak Investment Partners is a multi-stage venture capital firm with a total of US$8.4 billion in committed capital. The primary investment focus is on high growth opportunities in communications, information technology, internet new media, financial services information technology, healthcare services and consumer retail. Over a 28-year history, Oak has achieved a strong track record as a stage-independent investor funding more than 425 companies at key points in their lifecycle. Oak has been involved in the formation of companies, funded spinouts of operating divisions and technology assets, and provided growth equity to mid- and late-stage private businesses and to public companies through PIPE investments.

About Miven Venture Partners
Miven Venture Partners is a multi stage venture capital firm passionately focused on investing in innovative entrepreneurs in the areas of Information Technology, Consumer Electronics (devices, software, silicon, web 2.0), Media and Entertainment (content, software) and wireless opportunities in US, China and India. Miven Venture Partners was formed in 2005 by Victor Tsao (founder of Linksys and SVP, CISCO Systems), and Jawad Ansari (founder of Corporate Metrix and former Venture Partner of Irvine Ventures).

About Alliance Bernstein
AllianceBernstein L.P is one of the largest publicly traded global asset management firms in the world with approximately US$635 billion in assets under management at April 30, 2006. AllianceBernstein provides diversified, global investment management services that include growth and value equities, style blend and fixed income services to institutional, high net worth and retail clients worldwide. Additionally, through its Sanford C. Bernstein LLC & Co. subsidiary, AllianceBernstein provides in-depth research, portfolio strategy, trading and brokerage-related services.

About Georgian Pine Investments
Georgian Pine Investments is primarily focused on investments in the telecom, media and technology sectors in China.  Georgian Pine's Partners have been involved with starting leading media companies like Columbia Pictures Asia and backing successful technology companies including: Atheros Communications (Nasdaq: ATHR), Epinions (eBay),  Onebox (OPWV) and Shawei (Tom Group).

About bScope
bScope Partners is a privately held investment  holding company involved in the financing, building and management of companies with solid potential for sustainable growth and long term returns in the Greater China region. bScope’s aim is to apply long-term China experience, international management expertise, and an extensive international network to help companies create real value for its shareholders, customers & business partners and thereby benefiting society on the whole. bScope maintains a project incubation and a consumer retail & brand management company in Shanghai.

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