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Eyes on the Prize: Chinese VC Funds

October 10, 2019 By Colin Shek

Chinese VC funds are muscling out international VC funding in the China market. What does this mean for startups and the development of China’s tech system?

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Chinese Economy, Economy, Finance, Private Equity, Technology Tagged With: Tech Investment, Venture Capital

Unicorn Factory: Interview with GGV Capital’s Hans Tung

January 29, 2019 By Dominic Morgan

Hans Tung knows how to spot a unicorn. During his career, he has invested in 11 startups that have gone on to attain billion-dollar valuations, including Airbnb, Bytedance, Slack, Wish and Xiaomi. Tung is also one of the few venture capitalists that feels equally at home on both sides of the Pacific. A native of Taiwan, he moved to California aged 13 and began his career in Silicon Valley, before becoming one of the first VCs at a US firm to move to China full-time in 2005. Since moving back to the US in 2013, he has continued to invest in both markets.

Filed Under: C-Suite Interview, Conversations, Innovation Tagged With: Start-up, VC, Venture Capital

No Easy Rides: DCM Ventures’ Ramon Zeng on How Chinese Startups Manage to Thrive

March 29, 2017 By Deng Yuanyuan, Liu Sha

The Chinese internet industry has developed at an amazing speed with a number of tech firms becoming “unicorns” worldwide. A major force behind those fast-growing companies and young CEOs is the venture capital firms who play a crucial role in spotting and supporting innovative models. Over the past 10 years, VC has evolved from a non-mainstream form of finance to one of the hottest areas in the Middle Kingdom. Ramon Zeng, with a number of successful investments in “unicorns”, talks about his observation of the industry and what the next big trend will be.

Filed Under: All Articles, China, Conversations, Entrepreneurship Tagged With: E-Commerce in China, Intellectual Property, O2O, Startups, Technology, Venture Capital

American Entrepreneurship: Vastly Overrated?

June 30, 2015 By Salvatore Babones

American entrepreneurship rates are not that good right now. But is the picture as bleak as it is made out to be?

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Employment, Entrepreneurship, ExpertSpeak, Know China, Opinion Tagged With: Employment, Entrepreneurship, Slider, Start-ups, Venture Capital

China Roundup: Apple China is Hot-Again

April 30, 2015 By Major Tian

Apple China is back in the reckoning; Walmart announces brave expansion plan and Alibaba gives the YunOS a renewed push.

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Connections, Digital Economy, Know China, Multinationals in China, Retail, Technology Tagged With: Alibaba, Apple, China Telecom, Food Safety, Investment, Lenovo, Slider, Smartphone, Start-ups, Venture Capital, Wal-Mart

Is There a Start-Up Bubble in China?

February 10, 2015 By Major Tian

Venture capitalists are pouring billions into start-ups and valuations are high. Are these signs of a bubble in China’s buzzing start-up sector?

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Entrepreneurship, Finance Tagged With: Entrepreneurship, Funding, Investment, Qihoo, Slider, Start-ups, Venture Capital, Xiaomi

InnoSpring: Bridging China and Silicon Valley

July 23, 2014 By Major Tian

InnoSpring CEO Xiao Wang discusses the role of the first US-China tech start-up accelerator in closing the gap between China and Silicon Valley. Earlier this month, Qihoo 360, a Chinese internet security company, launched a venture capital fund in Silicon Valley, joining other Chinese tech giants and conglomerates like Alibaba, Tencent and Fosun International in their search for start-ups […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, C-Suite Interview, Conversations, Digital Economy, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Innovation, Technology Tagged With: Entrepreneurship, Incubators, InnoSpring, Innovation, Investment, IPOs, Silicon Valley, Slider, Start-ups, Technology, Tencent, US, Venture Capital

China Roundup: Qihoo 360 Launches a VC Fund; China’s Trade Numbers Improve; and Electric Cars to Get Cheaper

July 11, 2014 By Major Tian

The week that was: Qihoo 360 heads to Silicon Valley to fund start-ups; CCTV’s latest smear campaign targets Bank of China; China’s trade numbers look up; and electric cars may get cheaper. Qihoo 360 launches its VC Fund in Silicon Valley Qihoo 360, an internet security firm based in Beijing, has just set up a venture […]

Filed Under: All Articles, China Round-up, Chinese Economy, Connections, Digital Economy, Economics, Economy, Finance, International Trade, Know China, Policy and Law, Technology Tagged With: Bank of China, BYD, Chinese Economy, Economic Reform, EV, Foreign Exchange, Fosun, GDP, GDP Growth, Qihoo 360, RMB, Silicon Valley, Slider, Tesla, Venture Capital

InnoSpring and the rest: Incubators with Chinese Characteristics

June 26, 2014 By Beidi Zhang

China-focused incubators such as InnoSpring and zPark Venture are all trying to bridge the gap between China and Silicon Valley—but in different ways and with different results. The walls of the lobby are decorated with a smattering of colorful logos. Rows of chairs are neatly laid out, ready for presentations in what is known as […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Digital Economy, Finance, Innovation, Talent, Technology Tagged With: Chinese Company, Funding, Incubators, Investment, Silicon Valley, Slider, US, Venture Capital

Will China Overtake Silicon Valley?

June 23, 2014 By Bennett Voyles

Maybe not so soon… but the tech scene in China is big—and getting bigger. For the past 40 years, Silicon Valley has been to the digital revolution what Detroit was to the automotive revolution–or Manchester to the first industrial revolution, for that matter. But will it last? A growing number of technology executives now believe […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Finance, Innovation, Know China, Manufacturing, Technology Tagged With: Apple, Innovation, Internet Companies, Made in China, Silicon Valley, Slider, Technology, Venture Capital

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