How China Is Chasing The AI Dream
Technology is being rocked by a new era of artificial intelligence, and nowhere is this more prominent than in China.
Technology is being rocked by a new era of artificial intelligence, and nowhere is this more prominent than in China.
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...
Silicon Dragon founder/editor Rebecca Fannin was interviewed by NASDAQ Spotlight last week at its Times Square location. I chatted with host Lyanne Alfaro about the future of mobile, livestreaming and ride shares in China. You can check out the video interview here: China In Action.
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.
SOSV founder Sean O’Sullivan chats about startups and tech will partner William Bao Bean and managing director, Chinaccelerator, at Silicon Dragon Beijing 2018, April 26.
Tantan online dating (think Tinder) founder Yu Wang shares his startup success story with his venture investor Wei Zhou and moderator Geoffrey Handley at Silicon Dragon Beijing 2018, April 26.
Chenyu Zheng, author of Knocking Open 99 Doors, chats with Jonathan Rechtman of Cadence Translate at Silicon Dragon Beijing 2018, April 26.
Rebecca Fannin talks about China’s livestreaming craze in an interview with TV network CGTN America.
Highlights – Silicon Dragon Beijing 2018, April 26
More China funds are popping up as venture capital tilts away from the Silicon Valley epicenter and toward emerging Chinese tech startups. Sinovation Ventures debuted a $500 million fourth fund while Sky9 Capital launched a $200 million third fund. Sinovation Ventures, led by AI guru and former Google China executive Kai-Fu Lee, is investing in artificial intelligence, robotics and education startups....