Silicon Dragon Digest: The impact of Brexit on startups in Europe and globally was the subject of heated debate among in-the-know panelists at Silicon Beach. Plus, deals in China & India keep coming.
Silicon Dragon weekly digest: Apple’s R&D center in China, Tencent and Foxconn invest mega amount in India’s social messaging app Hike.
Tencent’s forays into Hollywood could be just the start. How about Superman on WeChat?
US tech brands like Twitter and Facebook are looking to China’s innovators for ideas. That’s a first!
US startup Biocellection takes home the champion prize and significant funding at Beijing contest with OTEC and Silicon Dragon for entrepreneurs headed to China. Plus, Silicon Dragon Digest looks at LeEco deal to buy VIZIO.
Silicon Dragon’s weekly digest covers China’s leap in innovation, Baidu’s AI gimmick and Amazon’s go-local strategy in India.
Lightspeed China’s new funds lifts off while India gets fresh recognition as a startup hub but not much new capital.
There was no summer slowdown for venture investors in China and India as deals and funds kept the pace with Alibaba, ZTE, Sequoia, Accel and Bertelsmann in the headlines.
Tencent outdoes itself with $8.6 billion deal in Finland while SAIF invests $3.5 million in Delhi-based workforce management platform FarEye, plus Baidu scores on list of amazing companies.
Silicon Dragon New York 2016 presented a pitching competition at Nasdaq, June 23. Fifteen entrepreneurs competed for a chance to go to Beijing and get funding.
Sequoia Capital made its first deal in New Zealand while Lenovo and Tencent inked a $12 million investment in VR startup in the US. SAIF led a $12 million round in an online tax service in India.
Tencent increasingly goes Hollywood with JV its latest move, Jack Ma funds Ariana Huffington’s new venture. Sequoia Capital India puts $4 million in edtech startup in Bangalore.
Tech Titans of China: How China's Tech Sector is Challenging the World by Innovating Faster, Working Harder and Going Global (Hachette Book Group, 2019, 2nd edition 2026)
Silicon Heartland (Penguin Random House, 2022)
Startup Asia: Top Strategies for Cashing in on Asia's Innovation Boom
Silicon Dragon: How China Is Winning the Tech Race
