There’s little doubt that VR and AR are going mainsteam, leading to a fourth wave of consumer technology change fed by massive investment in the sector such as the massive $794 million round for MagicLeap in 2014. A record $2.3 billion has been invested in virtual and augmented reality startups in the last 12 months, with the...
Silicon Dragon Shanghai 2016, Sept. 22: A Turning Point – China Venture and Innovation Goes Mainstream
VR panelists Alvin Wang, HTC; Marc Jackson, Seahorn Capital; Ryan Wang, Outpost Capital and Archer Li, 51VR discuss the latest virtual reality trends with KPMG’s Anson Bailey.
Panelists discuss China venture scene: James Mi, Lightspeed China; Joe Chang, Eight Roads Ventures: Joseph Chan, Sidley Austin; Jonathan Qiu, Sky9 Capital and Richard Wang, DraperDragon with Rebecca Fannin, Silicon Dragon
Alex Zhu, co-founder of Musical.ly, is interviewed by Vijay Vaitheeswaran of The Economist at Silicon Dragon Shanghai 2016, Sept. 22.
Russell Flannery of Forbes moderates panel with Robin Tyrangiel, Eaton Partners; Stewart Wang, DLA Piper; Oscar Ramos, SOSV Accelerator at Silicon Dragon in Shanghai, Sept. 22.
Charlotte Xu Han, 500 Startups; Lucy Wen and Daisy Guo, Tezign at Silicon Dragon Shanghai 2016, Sept. 22.
Women in venture capital are getting ahead faster in China than in the U.S. Why? How? Check out this video with 3 top lady VCs: Jenny Lee, Melissa Guzy and Anna Fang.
Panelists discuss China venture scene: James Mi, Lightspeed China; Joe Chang, Eight Roads Ventures: Joseph Chan, Sidley Austin; Jonathan Qiu, Sky9 Capital and Richard Wang, DraperDragon with Rebecca Fannin, Silicon Dragon
Making news this week: Kai-Fu Lee’s new $674 million for US-China startups, Tencent’s music streaming deal, disruptions by VR led by China, and Amazon-FlipKart market share battle not over yet.
Weekly Digest: Zuckerberg’s foundation Invests In Indian education startup, Kickstarter Launches in Hong Kong and Singapore, CDH backs Chinese co-working space Fountown.
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.
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