Unicorn deals factored into the winners of venture investors at Silicon Dragon Awards for 2015. GSR took top prize for Didi investment, Sequoia weighed in with DJI deal. Vectr Ventures won angel investor honors.
Hong Kong’s startup ecosystem passes two milestones in recent days with a new CTO government position and plans for an MIT innovation node.
Marry Me For Chinese Citizenship is the handiwork of a NYY grad who wants to call attention to U.S. and China visa issues.
China tech markets are rapidly consolidating as a trio of deals in travel, group buying and taxi-hailing apps get underway this year.
Silicon Dragon narrows its list of contenders to 10 startups in Greater China for its annual Founder Awards, presented in Hong Kong November 5.
India’s startups are getting a boost with record-high deals and more on the way as VC firms raise new funds.
The merger of China’s Meituan, a “Groupon for China,” and Dianping, “China’s Yelp,” to create a $15 billion giant respectively backed by Alibaba and Tencent as well as several prominent VC firms, marks the largest combo in China’s Internet industry in a year when Internet deals involving Chinese companies are pegged at $58.4 billion, nearly double the amount for...
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Silicon Dragon’s ranking of China’s top 10 unicorn startups (below) offers a snapshot of these breakthrough leaders with stratospheric valuations. Of the 131 unicorns worldwide, China claims 18 startups in the $1 billion-plus club. More details on each of these unicorns plus a list of the full 18 Chinese companies in the $1 billion club can be accessed...
Chinese investors have arrived in Israel to back startups and venture funds.
When e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding eventually decided to list in New York last year, some Hong Kong officials and bankers sought to defend the snubbed city’s long-standing reputation as one of the world’s leading financial centres. “Don’t worry. Others will still come to Hong Kong after Alibaba” was the main message heard at the time....
Headlines on Chinese and U.S. relations are usually dominated by tensions over trade and security as China flexes its economic muscle on the world stage. Corporate takeovers in the U.S. by foreign companies can be controversial as locals fear losing their jobs. But this new report found that Chinese investment is saving jobs by offering new financing to troubled businesses.”
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