Tagged: IPOs

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.

Investors Beware: Today’s $100M+ Late-stage Private Rounds Differ from an IPO

Every successful technology company raises money throughout its lifecycle, perhaps starting with a seed investment and progressing through Series A, B, C, late-stage investments, and, for the most successful companies, an IPO. Historically, different financial institutions specialized in different stages, because the assessment of risk and opportunity was considered unique at each stage — for example,...