Facebook Founder Turns To India For 1st Investment In Asia
Weekly Digest: Zuckerberg’s foundation Invests In Indian education startup, Kickstarter Launches in Hong Kong and Singapore, CDH backs Chinese co-working space Fountown.
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.
Silicon Dragon weekly digest: Apple’s R&D center in China, Tencent and Foxconn invest mega amount in India’s social messaging app Hike.
Silicon Dragon Weekly Digest: Alibaba jumps into VR with HTC to help new technology to scale up more widely, Tencent does a $226 million deal in Douyu TV live streaming, Sequoia India backs peer-to-peer lending service in Singapore.
“There are so many opportunities right now in China, I feel like I’m in an all-you-can-eat buffet where I am just tempted to grab way too many dishes!” says Steve Hoffman, captain of Founders Space, which has just opened in Shanghai.
Tencent’s forays into Hollywood could be just the start. How about Superman on WeChat?
Viewpoint: The reality is, despite its great allure, U.S. companies are more likely to lose their shirts than make their fortune in China.
US tech brands like Twitter and Facebook are looking to China’s innovators for ideas. That’s a first!
Silicon Dragon presents its annual LA event, July 27 at the Pasadena Convention Center. This year’s theme is Hollywood Meets China Meet Tech.
Silicon Dragon 2017 – Calendar of Flagship Events & Salons
Panelists Andy Stack, River Studios; David Levitt, Pantomime; Adam Arrigo, Wave; Emma Chen, Ximmerse; Ryan Wang,
Outpost Capital with moderator: Everardo Gomez, VP-Digital Media, East West Bank
Panelists discuss the momentum behind Hollywood-China deals:
William Pfeiffer, Dragongate; Jonathan Garrison, CastleHill Partners; Max Epstein, DMG Entertainment; Christina Chou, Creative Artists Agency; David Uslan, Uslan Entertainment; Jinjian Huang, Partner, Nixon Peabody; with moderator Robert Cain, Pacific Bridge Pictures