Tagged: Rebecca Fannin

Silicon Dragon Shanghai 2015

Silicon Dragon’s annual Shanghai event, Sept. 16, features investors, founders and CEOs discussing the new China unicorns, RMB funds, deals with the BAT, IPO outlook, innovations in fintech, and what’s next!

Irrational Exuberance Upstages Silicon Dragon NY

 By Mark Kolier, The Way I See It This past Monday evening I attended my fourth NYC Silicon Dragon event hosted by Rebecca Fannin of Silicon Dragon.  Rebecca (author of the 2011 book Start-up Asia and 2008 book Silicon Dragon) always puts together an interesting program and she conducts these programs all over the globe but...

Silicon Dragon NY 2015

Silicon Dragon’s 5th annual event in New York City featured a close-up of the innovation revolution that is shaking up tech hotspots globally. The event was held at NASDAQ.

Renren’s Burst Of US Deals Showcases China Tech Going Global

China’s social networking site Renren is continuing its strategy of investing in U.S. tech startups with disruptive technology. Adding to its expanding portfolio, Renren has recently invested $5 million in mortgage marketplace Sindeo, based in San Francisco. See earlier Forbes post on Renren strategy of moving outside its core business, both by market sector and geographic...

Asian Startups Claim 11% of Billion Dollar Club

It’s remarkable to see so many Asian startups placing in the top tier of global companies valued at 1$ billion or more by venture capital firms. See Billion $ Club. China claims the most with eight, followed by India with four. In a signal that the Startup Asia story is spreading throughout the region, South Korea...