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The Twitch of China, HUYA, went public last Friday on the NYSE, buoyed by major Chinese backers Tencent and social entertainment company YY, which together own 75.7 percent of the newly listed company’s shares. HUYA raised $180 million in the IPO and was trading up 30 percent at mid-day, as one of a series of Chinese...

Xiaomi mega IPO will set new bar for China’s GroupOn, Uber and more. Silicon Dragon podcast interviews Castbox founder about her Netflix for podcasts and its new $13.5M funding.

Uber China Exec Pivots To New London VC Fund Candice Lo led the launch of Uber in China. Now she’s a venture capitalist in London with a new VC firm, Blossom Capital, investing in the next generation of innovative companies from a European base. It should be very interesting to hear from Lo about the frenzied pace of opening 65...

IPOs spring into action. Think Xiaomi, Foxconn, Inke, more!

China’s BAT refocus on smaller, more strategic deals in deep dive into U.S. technology startups

Alibaba, Toutiao lead deals in China’s increasingly consolidated tech markets.

India deal flow was strong this past week with several new fundings as China gets ready to ring in the Year of the Dog.

China & Israel:  How Long Will The Love Affair Last?  Deal making between China and Israel was explored by a panel of top venture capitalists at the recent Silicon Dragon event in Tel Aviv. Certainly, it seems the pros currently outweigh the cons. But this could be short term. Capital is pouring into Israeli venture funds from...

A series of China tech unicorns are poised to go public: Xiaomi, Didi, Meituan-Dianping, Lufax with Sequoia, Qiming, Softbank + in the wings.

Silicon Dragon News: VC Tilts to Asia, thanks to China unicorns. Israel VC investment climbs 9%. Valley AI company lures in China VC firms.