Google Tiptoes Back Into China With Funding of Startup In Mobile Voice Search
Google in China Part II involves making investments in Chinese startups with technology that add to search.
Google in China Part II involves making investments in Chinese startups with technology that add to search.
Xiaomi moves further afield into new products as it adds a scooter, smart TV and trolley.
VC firms that stand to gain from Alibaba’s proposal to purchase the remaining 82% of Youku Tudou include Chengwei Capital, Youku’s first institutional investor in 2005 (alongside Farallon Capital Management) which has also participated in each of the five successive funding rounds leading up to the company’s 2010 IPO. Other VC firms that have a stake...
Southeast beauty site startup draws $2M from Gobi to capitalize on model that worked in China.
JD.com’s move into Silicon Valley adds to trend of Chinese tech leaders with U.S. outposts and pursuit of cross-border business as competition grows.
New Upshot fund by former execs at SVB and Tesla adds to pool of capital on AngelList for startups.
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...
Alibaba turns to India for outreach, with new investments in Indian startups Paytm and Snapdeal.
Check out which tech leaders attended the summit in Seattle to talk about Internet standards.
Silicon Dragon’s tab of new deals, VC funds, and trends in cross-border tech innovation and investment.
Weekly news roundup of Asia deals and trends.
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...