China’s Lending Club Clone Dianrong Gets Set For $500M In Next Funding
Here goes another big fund raising for a fast-emerging China tech startup, and this one – Dianrong – is a clone of the Lending Club in the U.S.
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Sharing Economy Hits India For On-the-Go Apartment Dwellers
Accel and IDG fund Rentomojo with $2 million to scale up its pay-as-you-go options in India’s new sharing economy for apartments, cars and offices.
Gobi Gets Ok To Manage Alibaba New Fund For Taiwan And Hong Kong Startups
Alibaba gives Gobi the go-ahead to manage its new fund to back Hong Kong and Taiwan startups
GSR, Sequoia, Vectr Ventures Take Top Honors At Silicon Dragon
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.
Gobi Ventures To Indonesia With Deal A Lot Like Tuniu In China
Gobi’s $1 million investment in Indonesian tour operator TripVisto is reminiscent of its earlier backing of Tuniu in China.
Hong Kong Economy Gets Boost With CTO Head & MIT Node
Hong Kong’s startup ecosystem passes two milestones in recent days with a new CTO government position and plans for an MIT innovation node.
Week’s News: Kai-Fu Lee To List Fund, Intel Backs 2 More China Startups, IPOs Thaw, China Media Capital Attracts Alibaba, Tencent
The week’s news saw Kai-Fu Lee launch a bold plan to list Innovation Works on China’s New Board, Intel Capital add 2 more China startups to its growing portfolio, a thawing of the domestic IPO freeze, and Alibaba and Tencent getting behind China Media Capital.
Marry Me For Chinese Citizenship: A Socially Artistic Message
Marry Me For Chinese Citizenship is the handiwork of a NYY grad who wants to call attention to U.S. and China visa issues.
500 Startups Turns Sights On Southeast Asia, Japan And Korea
Doesn’t look like 500 Startups is stopping soon as the early investor spreads its wings with Southeast Asia funds and opts to invest more in Japan and Korea.
Taiwanese AI Startup Pulls In $23M As Sign Of Nation’s New Tech Landscape
Taiwanese AI startup draws $23M more from Sequoia and other heavyweight VCs as sign of nation’s growing tech landscape for software.
China’s DJI Flies Into The Valley To Tap Local R&D Talent
Drone maker DJI joins pack of China tech titans setting up R&D labs and offices in Silicon Valley to tap local talent.
Add-On To Silicon Dragon’s Tel Aviv Forum: Startup Nations Tech Tour
Silicon Dragon’s tech tour and exec ed program with Tel Aviv University helps you learn from the startup nation of Israel. Wweek of Nov. 29. Deadline for registration: Nov. 5. Contact events@silicondragonventures.com
