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Why the Midwest is the Next Silicon Valley

by Rebecca Fannin · February 26, 2023

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2023 Issues

2023 Issues

VC Jim Breyer on impact of SVB collapse
March 13, 2023

Join Steve Case on AskAVC show
March 6, 2023

JumpStart's Unique VC Model
February 27, 2023

From Rust Belt to Tech Belt, The New Heartland
February 20, 2023

Ask Next 4 Heartland VCs Your Questions Online
February 13, 2023

Chinese Balloon Spots A Midwest Reboot
February 6, 2023

DisrupTV Dives into My Silicon Heartland Journey
January 30, 2023

10 Reasons for Writing Silicon Heartland
January 23, 2023

Snapshots from Our CES Event
January 9, 2023

2022 Issues

2022 Issues

- Cincy Sheds Its Old Over-the-Rhine Image for Tech
December 19, 2022

- Innovation Hubs Spur A Comeback for America's Heartland
December 12, 2022

- Feeling The Energy of Miami's Art & Tech Scene
December 5, 2022

- Prepping for our CES 2023 event
November 21, 2022

- From Silicon Dragon to Silicon Heartland
November 14, 2022

On Tulsa Time for Black Wall Street
November 7, 2022

1st Review is in for Silicon Heartland!
November 1, 2022

It's Time for the Heartland to Come Back
October 17, 2022

Comeback Capital Time Online
October 11, 2022

What Kroger Learned from China
September 30, 2022

Is Indy A Next Silicon Valley?
September 26, 2022

Why VC Legend Alan Patricof Never Brakes
September 19, 2022

Made In America May No Longer Be A Slogan
September 12, 2022

China's crypto-mining lands in Appalachia
September 5, 2022

Spotting Intel's Chip Site in Ohio
August 30, 2022

Silicon Heartland Launches for Pre-orders
August 15, 2022

Who's Speaking at Asia's Emerging Giants Event
August 8, 2022

July 2022
Asia's Emerging Giants

June 21, 2022
Meet VC Giant Shervin Pishevar

June 3, 2022
Meet Deep Tech VC Finian Tan

May 23, 2022
Disruptor 50 List, Pony.ai

May 3, 2022
Ask A Metaverse VC!

April 25, 2022
VCs Bet on the Metaverse & Its Innovators

April 4, 2022
NFX Bets on Biotech Startup by Janice Chen (Nathan's sister)

March 14, 2022 March 21, 2022
The Silicon Valley Fall-out From Waging Economic War Against Russia

30-year-old female founder (Nathan Chen's sister) stars in CRISPR biotech

March 7, 2022
If It's AI & Robotics, It Has To Be Pittsburgh!

February 28, 2022
Experts Discuss US-China Reset

February 21, 2022
RustBuilt, China-US Tech Panel Preivew

February 15, 2022
Ask VC Pocket Sun of SoGal Ventures

February 3, 2022
US and China VC Hit Record Levels

January 24, 2022
China-US Tech: Reset?

January 10, 2022
Capturing the Metaverse at Silicon Dragon CES 2022

2021 Issues

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2021 Issues
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December 13, 2021
Silicon Dragon CES 2022 Highlights Metaverse Trends in Asia

November 8, 2021
Metaverse appears at Silicon Dragon 2022 with HTC China

November 1, 2021
Tech Titans Convene in Hong Kong

October 25, 2021
LinkedIn Shutting Down in China

October 18, 2021
Why 1 US VC Is Upping $ for China

October 11, 2021
Who's That VC Moving at the Light of Speed?

October 4, 2021
Connect with Nihal Mehta
The Word is Out! Publishers Marketplace

September 27, 2021
A Band of Angels Exploration: 2 Dan's!

September 20, 2021
Time for your check-in with VCs

September 13, 2021
Ask Cyber's Money Man!

August 30, 2021
The Big Debate: Grand Strategy

July 27, 2021
New Boomtowns

July 19, 2021
Next Tech Hubs

June 21, 2021
Corporate venturing done right

June 15, 2021
Endless Frontiers Can Counter China's Tech Rise

June 6, 2021
Two Silicon Boys Are Dealing Outside . . .

May 24, 2021
China's New AR in Retailing

May 16, 2021
Bad Apple In China

May 10, 2021
Life After Jack Ma

April 26, 2021
Chinese Are Living in Tech Future

April 20, 2021
Top 100 VC Ranking Reflects Growing Diversity

April 12, 2021
Ask A VC Shows: CA, China, India

March 29, 2020
China Biotech Deals & IPOs

March 22, 2021
Tencent, TikTok, Temasek, Tesla News

March 15, 2021
Clubhouse App Craze

March 1, 2021
Surviving A Startup

February 23, 2021
Global VC Trends: New Directions

February 8, 2021
Two Worlds: Polaroid and TikTok

February 1, 2021
Drive Capital, Softbank Driving Deals

January 25, 2021
Tech Titan Online: John Chambers

January 19, 2021
True That Silicon Valley Is Losing Out?

January 11, 2021
3 Tech Titans on Stage This Month!

January 5, 2021
Alibaba Quandary

2020 Issues

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2020 Issues
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December 21, 2020
Catch Silicon Dragon at CES 2021

December 16, 2020
China Power Debate: Decoupling

December 7, 2020
We're on with John Chambers, Ray Lane, Brad Smith

November 23, 2020
Why Tencent is Buying a Trucking Company

November 16, 2020
Expect Softer Tone In Biden Presidency

November 9, 2020
Congrats to Lightspeed's James Mi on VC of the Year Award!

November 2, 2020
Rounding the Globe: Outlook 2021

October 26, 2020
Startups Missing WhatsApp Op

October 19, 2020
8 Key Takeways: VC Han Shen

October 12, 2020
10 Key Takeaways: Bloomberg Beta's Roy Bahat

September 28, 2020
GGV Capital's New $2B Fund

September 21, 2020
Winners & Losers In TikTok Saga

September 14, 2020
Why Has India Banned TikTok?

September 8, 2020
Disney's Mulan Film: Tailor Made for China?

September 1, 2020
TikTik Weighs Sales Options

August 17, 2020
In Search of the Next Tech Titans

August 10, 2020
WeChat/TikTok Tug of War

July 27, 2020
Alibaba's Ant Financial Leads IPO Parade

July 20, 2020
Dragon Feeder Chris Fenton Tells All About China's Hollywood Ties

July 6, 2020
3 VCs Dive Deep Into China's Internet Trends

June 22, 2020
Deep Dive Into 5 Mega Trends in the Chinese Web

June 15, 2020
Feeding the Dragon and Quibi in LA

June 8, 2020
The Serendipity Mindset, NY Forum

June 1, 2020
Zoom Teams Up With Startups To Build Next Big Biz

May 25, 2020
How To Get Lucky!

May 11, 2020
1st China IPO in US Since Virus Crisis

May 4, 2020
What Starbucks has been Drinking in China

April 27, 2020
A Voice of Reason in US-China Venture Dealings

April 20, 2020
China Aces Top 100 VC List with 23 Spots

April 13, 2020
Softbank's Mega Vision Blurs

April 5, 2020
Luckin gets muddied, Zoom series

March 31, 2020
Ask VC Bill Tai About His Next Hit After Zoom

March 23, 2020
US & China Tech Unites To Fight The Virus

March 9, 2020
Sequoia's Scary Memo

March 2, 2020
Chinese Hi-Tech Called Into Action

February 24, 2020
The New Normal: Bots, Webinars, Remote Working, No Handshakes

February 17, 2020
China-Israel-US: is 3 a Crowd?

February 10, 2020
In Search of the Next Tech Titan

February 3, 2020
US-China Split Starves Startups

January 28, 2020
China Tech Innovation Spurs Economy

January 20, 2020
US losing edge in national R&D spending

January 13, 2020
New VC figures show widening US-China gap

January 6, 2020
Where's China at CES 2020?

2019 Issues

Top 10 Predictions for 2020
December 30, 2019

Top 10 Trends in 2019
December 23, 2019

China EV Maker BYD Gets Bad News
December 16, 2019

Stakes Rise In US-China Tech Cold War
December 9, 2019

Baidu Goes To BAT
December 2, 2019

Alibaba Bets on Hong Kong IPO
November 25, 2019

Pivot to SEA, more $ for Chinese EV maker, Vegas Jan. 7!
November 18, 2019

Former Uber CEO Brings Copy to China Model to US
November 11, 2019

Scrutiny of TikTok
November 4, 2019

China Beats US on Unicorn Ratings
October 28, 2019

Scrutiny of Chinese App TikTok
November 4, 2018

China Beats US on Unicorn Rankings
October 28, 2019

Misleading! China Beats US on Patents
October 21, 2019

Chinese AI Startups Hit By US Ban
October 14, 2019

WeWork in Trouble in China? Ban on China IPOs?
September 30, 2019

Special: The Buzz About Tech Titans of China
Sept. 23, 2019

Voice Your Opinion: US-China Tech Cold War
Sept. 16, 2019

Special Issue: Book Launch
Sept. 6, 2019

How China Is Innovating Faster, Working Harder & Going Global
Sept. 2, 2019

Why Email & Cash Are Dead in China
August 26, 2019

Tech Titans of China on Tour
August 22, 2019

Apple Disadvantaged by China Tariffs
August 19, 2019

Texas Tech Startup Has Pawn to Play
August 12, 2019

What Could Go Wrong?
August 5, 2019

Why Salesforce Is Linking up with Alibaba
July 29, 2019

China Innovators
July 22, 2019

China's Tech Upgrade
July 15, 2019

China's Drone Maker DJI Flies Too High
July 1, 2019

Facebook Copies WeChat Again
June 24, 2019

Why Mary Meeker Dives Deep Into China
June 17, 2019

China & US Tech Titans Feel Pinch Of Too Much Power
June 10, 2019

Roots of US-China Tech War
June 3, 2019

Impact of US-China Trade War on Silicon Valley
May 28, 2019

Next Move: US-China Tech Challenge
May 20, 2019

Dispute China's Methods But Not Its Gains
May 13, 2019

Why China's 996 Work Culture Makes Sense
May 6, 2019

Is Apple Really Copying Xiaomi?
April 29, 2019

Does It Have To Be US Vs. China?
April 15, 2019

Don't Ignore The China Challenge/ Sequoia's Shen Aces VC Ranking
April 8, 2019

Which Market Will Own The Car of the Future?
March 26, 2019

Core China VC Firms: 21% Returns / SoftBank shrinks to $500M fund
March 18, 2019

Facebook imitates WeChat, 3 China VCs don't cut it in bike-sharing
March 11, 2019

Luckin Coffee Stir Up An IPO, ZhenFund's New Fund
March 4, 2019

15 Seconds of Fame, Shared Kitchen Startups Nabs $50M
February 25, 2019

SoftBank Vision Fund: Too Big, Paying Too Much?/Tencent Buys Into Reddit
February 18, 2019

US Tech Tips 4 China, A16z funds HK VR startup, Pinduoduo's new $1.5B
February 11, 2019

China Tallies Up 1/4 of 2018 Global Unicorns
January 28, 2019

China Deals in US Tech Dips 79%
January 21, 2019

Dual (or Duel) VC Superpowers
January 14, 2019

Top 10 Predictions by Silicon Dragon
January 8, 2019

2019 China Tech Predictions
January 2, 2019

2018 Issues

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2018 Issues
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2018 Year in Review: China Venture on Fire!
December 17, 2018

Tencent-Alibaba In Tech Giant Match/Enter ByteDance
December 10, 2018

Sequoia's Make Money Motto Matters Big Time In China
December 3, 2018

Who Won Silicon Dragon Honors + Pinduoduo, UCommune
November 19, 2018

Starbucks, Anheuser-Busch Brew New Retail Tech in China
November 11, 2018

Scouting In China At Tech Giants To Dig Up Latest
November 4, 2018

Reporting from Baidu World in Beijing
October 22, 2018

October 15, 2018
Checking in from Skolkovo

October 8, 2018
Next stops, Moscow, then Hong Kong

October 1, 2018
VC Chats - Kai-Fu Lee, Dixon Doll

September 24, 2018
Alibaba Makes Amazon Go Look Outdated

September 17, 2018
The Cloner Behind Meituan

September 10, 2018
Mighty Challenges Face New Alibaba Leader

September 4, 2018
Is China Tech At A Crossroads?

August 20, 2018
WeWork Strips Its nakedHub In China

August 6, 2018
What's Up With Google and Starbucks In China

July 31, 2018
Spotlight on Hollywood-Asia Deals

July 25, 2018
DC to CA-China Deal Making: Yellow Lights

July 16, 2018
AI Superpowers with Kai-Fu Lee

July 9, 2018
Xiaomi IPO Draws Mixed Reviews

July 1, 2018
China's Bid To Lead Electric Vehicle Market Moves Up

June 25, 2018
Fintech, podcasting startups win pitch contest

June 18, 2018
Silicon Dragon Pitch Contest Selects Finalists

June 11, 2018
Alibaba Beats FANGs

June 4, 2018
Meeker on China Tech

May 28, 2018
Is China Crushing Silicon Valley?

May 21, 2018
Why China's BAT Won't Duel with the FANGs

May 14, 2018
Twitch of China Scores $180M IPO in NYC

May 7, 2018
Xiaomi Mega IPO Could Set Standards

April 30, 2018
New China Funds Reach For Ceiling

April 23, 2018
Qiming's Pot of Gold, Even More Tencent/Alibaba Deals

April 16, 2018
Silicon Valley Challenger China Gains

April 9, 2018
SenseTime, Mobike Prove It's China Tech Time

April 2, 2018
Robin Li cheers IPO of iQIYI but others?

March 26, 2018
Uber "grabbed" in SEAsia

March 19, 2018
Uber China Launcher Turned London VC

March 12, 2018
IPOs Spring Into Action

March 5, 2018
China's BAT Refocuses

February 26, 2018
China Consolidating

February 19, 2018
AI And China

February 12, 2018
Eye On India

February 5, 2018
Ant Financial, Sequoia, Baidu Leading Deals

January 29, 2018
Series of Mega China Tech IPOs

January 22, 2018
China Unicorns Tilt VC Toward Asia From US

January 15, 2018
Baidu, Alibaba Shine At CES

January 8, 2018
Frictions Rise Over Failed Alibaba-MoneyGram Deal

January 2, 2018
Alibaba, Huawei, Didi Factor In

2017 Issues

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2017 Issues
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2017 Year-End Issue
Trending Topics

December 18, 2017
Alibaba's Cool, New Vending Machine To Sell Cars

December 11, 2017
Can China Control Bitcoin & Bike Sharing?
December 4, 2017
Europe's Coolest Tech Hub

November 27, 2017
Blockchain To Bike-Sharing

November 21, 2017
Presenting Awards for Top VC, Founder, Dealmaker

November 13, 2017
Hot Week in China VC & Tech!

November 6, 2017
Unicorns & Innovators Buzz Hong Kong

October 30, 2017
Technion Does Tech Triangle

October 23, 2017
AI Hype Troubles VCs

October 16, 2017
Smart Bike Race Pits 2 Unicorns Against Valley Startup

October 9, 2017
Looking for Decacorns? Turn to Beijing!

October 2, 2017
Is Silicon Valley Ignoring China?

Sept. 25, 2017
Silicon Dragon 2.0 in SF

Sept. 18, 2017
From Invented China to . .

Sept. 11, 2017
Scale Up In Shanghai

Sept. 5, 2017
Red Hot Deals

August 28, 2017
China VC Rises To US Levels

August 21, 2017
AI Heats Up Anew

August 14, 2017
Dragon Power: Tencent Inks 2 More US Deals

August 7, 2017
China's Sogou Heads For Nasdaq IPO

July 31, 2017
WeWork in China - Deja Vu?

July 24, 2017
Silicon Valley Risks Losing Its #1 Startup Status - $$$

July 17, 2017
Profiling LA's Hottest VR Startup in China

July 10, 2017
Grab the Popcorn and See the LA Show!

July 3, 2017
Silicon Dragon Drifts to LA July 26

June 26, 2017
VCs Pick Amazon As Top Tech Titan

June 19, 2017
See Who Wins The Pitch In NY

June 12, 2017
Silicon Dragon Narrows List for Pitch Contest

June 5, 2017
Digital China Leads The World In Many Tech Trends

May 29, 2017
15 Founders Pitch NY's Top VCs

May 22, 2017
U.S.-China Tensions Over Deals, Power Reach A High

May 15, 2017
Silicon Dragon Launches Pitch Contest In NYC

May 8, 2017
China Sets Innovation Trends From Fashion to Livestreaming

May 1, 2017
Too Many Unicorns in China?

April 24, 2017
China-Hollywood Deals Come To Screeching Halt

April 17, 2017
Forbes Asia List of Under 30 Superstars

April 10, 2017
Sequoia Makes Another Unicorn In China

April 3, 2017
China-California Deals Come Unglued

March 27, 2017
China's Bid For Soft Power Intensifies

March 20, 2017
LA Traffic Jams No More?

March 13, 2017
Hyperloop digs LA, London lures tech

March 6, 2017
UK-China At A Crossroads in Brexit Era

February 27, 2017
Global VCs In Awe of China's Tech Climb

February 20, 2017
Who's Who In Tel Aviv/ Who's Next In London

February 13, 2017
Getting Ready For China VC Talk In Tel Aviv

February 6, 2017
2 More China Unicorns, VC Legend Returns

February 1, 2017
Hyperloop eyes India, Jack Ma Puts $800M In MoneyGram

January 23, 2017
China Doesn't Need Facebook

January 16, 2017
China Anoints 1 More Unicorn

January 9, 2017
VR, Smart Gadgets, China Shine at CES

January 3, 2017
It's Going To Be A Good Year!

2014~2016 Issues

2016 Issues

December 28, 2016
Year-in-Review 2016

December 19, 2016
Kissinger on Trump-China Era

December 12, 2016
Silicon Dragon Rolls Out Q1 2017 Events-SF, Tel Aviv & London

December 5, 2016
China Art Beaches in Miami

November 28, 2016
Facebook's Tough Choice in China

November 21, 2016
Silicon Dragon Names VC & Founder Winners of the Year

November 14, 2016
Super-high valuations return to Chinese startups

November 8, 2016
China's Growing Soft Power in Hollywood

October 31, 2016
Sequoia's 2nd Chinese IPO in NY

October 25, 2016
LeEco's Wild Bid

October 18, 2016
LA Heats Up This Week

October 11, 2016
Recap: Silicon Dragon SF 2016

October 3, 2016
SF Show Highlights VR, AI, IoT

September 26, 2016
Tech Trumps SF

September 19, 2016
China's VR, AI, VC Revolution

September 12, 2016
Meet VC & VR Innovators

September 1, 2016
Catch the Early Bird

Mid-August 2016
Uber, Twitter, Facebook, Apple Look to China for Leads

August 1, 2016
$35 B Deal To Buy Uber China Could Spiral

July 25, 2016
LeEco Makes A Splash In LA

July 20, 2016
Mattel Moves To Make Smart Toys

July 12, 2016
Facebook's VC Pro Jim Breyer Does China In A Big Way

July 5, 2016
Catch the Latest in VR, VC & Hollywood

June 27, 2016
Two Startups Win Big at Silicon Dragon Pitch NY

June 13, 2016
Silicon Dragon NY 2016: China-Israel-U.S.

June 6, 2016
The New Tech Triangle: Beijing, NYC, Tel Aviv

May 25, 2016
Three Leading Ladies In Venture

May 18, 2016
Making Sense of the Apple-Didi Deal

May 10, 2016
Too Much Money Too Soon for Asia's Startups?

May 3, 2016
Friction Surfaces In Funding Trends for China Tech

April 25, 2016
China At The Tipping Point
It's Not So Chilly After All In Global VC

April 12, 2016
China's Tech Titans Enter India To Buy Startups

April 5, 2016
Women in Asia Are Getting Ahead in Venture

March 29, 2016
China Ranks High On Forbes List of Top 100 VCs

mid-March 2016
Rolling With Next Greater China Forums

March 2016 Special
Can Taiwan Get Back On The Tech Map?

March 1, 2016
Young Superstars of Asia Will Be Tough To Beat

Mid-February 2016
London Edges Closer To Becoming The Sand Hill Road Of Europe

February 2016
What It Takes To Be The World's Startup Center

January 25, 2016
Huge Financings For Asian Upstarts Still In Vogue

Mid-January 2016
China Tech Innovators Steal The Show In Vegas

January 2016
Tech In 2016: Complex, Fascinating

2015 Issues

December 15, 2015

December 1, 2015

November 15, 2015

October 28, 2015

October 21, 2015

October 15, 2015

October 1, 2015

September 28, 2015

Mid-September 2015

September 1, 2015

Mid-August 2015

February 2015 Baidu's CNY Heat Map, Alibaba's India Deal

January 2015 Alibaba Woes, Renren Core, FlipKart IPO?

Getting Your Chindia Strategy Right

2014 Issues

December 2014It's Startup Asia Bubble Time!

November 2014Mining the China-India Corridor

Lift Off - Hong Kong!

October 2014More Going On Than Usual

Get Ready for A Gold Rush of Deals

September 2014The B Alibaba T (BAT) are Buying

Tech Cocktail

August 2014Sizing Up Alibaba

Talking Silicon Dragon with GGV, Redpoint & Flipboard

July 2014Crowds Could Squeeze Angels

China Tech Innovator in LEDs Breaking Through

June 2014Catch These Worldly Investors Before July!

Worldly Startup Investors Show How It's Done in NYC

May 2014How China Is Winning The Tech Race

Tech Bubble or Tech Revolution?

April 2014Launching Our Silicon Dragon Awards 2014

Docking at Cyberport

March 2014Straight from SXSW To SF

February 2014 International Fog City Tech

January 2014Making a Splash at Canary Wharf

2011~2013 Issues

2013 Issues

December 2013 Greetings and Global Journeys

Nov. 12, 2013 Presenting Our Silicon Dragon Awards

Oct. 28, 2013 Startup Asia, Sydney

Oct. 18, 2013 The Bridge to International Markets

Sept. 23, 2013 Deal Heat

Sept. 10, 2013 China Deals Back to Frantic Pace?

August 2013 Looking Up From Down Under

July 2013 Who Says Summer Isn't Busy and Fun?

June 14, 2013 What Keeps Neil Shen and Jack Ma From Getting Bored

May 15, 2013 Our Top 100 VCs Take the Stage

April 28, 2013 It's a Wrap! Silicon Harbour

April 8, 2013 Lift Off! Hong Kong's Moment

March 2013 Preview of Digital Media Innovators Forum

February 2013 Silicon Dragon Lands in Times Square

Chinese New Year Is The Year of the Snake Really the Little Dragon?

January 2013 Where the Silicons of Hong Kong and London Meet

2012 Issues

December 2012 Circling the Globe in 365 Days

November 2012 Tencent's WeChat, YY IPO showcase China innovation

October 2012 Sand Hill Road Out-takes

September 2012 Silicon Dragon Goes to Silicon Global

August 2012 See You in a Shanghai Second

July 2012 A Dragon Joins the Yangtze with the Bay

June 2012 Riding the Rails in China & Where Women VCs Count

May 2012 China Counts for 1/4 of Forbes Midas List

April 2012 The Rise of The Serial Entrepreneur

March 2012 See you in Beijing!

January 2012 Startup Asia Invite

2011 Issues

December 2011 Connections

October 2011 Startups Battle the BAT

September 2011 Chinov8!

SDNY Special Speed Bumps Ahead

Auguust 2011 Stormy Outlook for China IPOs

July 2011 We are Ringing the Bell at NASDAQ!

June 2011 It's Great to Have a Bubble

May 2011 China VC: 2 Hot?

April 2011 China Counts in Forbes Midas List

March 2011 Beijing Venture Blooms

February 2011 Surge in China, India Deals

January 2011 Chindia Tops IPO charts

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