Startup News
April 2018
- China: Little Red Book e-commerce startups aiming for $200M raise on $2.5BN valuation
- China: Knowbox online education platform raises $100M
- China: Shenzhen City launches $79.2M blockchain-focused VC fund
- China: Baidu launches $500M fund focused on internet and AI startups
- China: The 5 top AI startups from the recent ChinaBang 2018 Awards
- China: SenseTime AI giant eyes move into full-spectrum state-directed censorship
- China: Pear Video news platform secures $98M from giants Tencent and Baidu
- China: VIPKid education startup reportedly fundraising around $3BN valuation
- China: Youku video platform the latest company to remove regulator-defined ‘inappropriate content’
- China: Tencent Music, country’s largest music streaming firm, reportedly to IPO; valuation may be upwards of $25BN
- Apple lets Siri integrate with Alipay, one of China’s largest payment platforms
- China: President outlines blueprint to build China’s cyberspace strength
- Y Combinator officially set to enter China
- China: An overview of the GSMA Global Mobile World Congress set for Shanghai in June
- China: Tech firms turn to games to get kids interested in STEM
- Western banks nervous around China securities watchdog’s new rules
- China: An overview of the lengths the state goes to in media regulation
- China: $275M tech-focused fund launched
- China: iTutorGroup edtech startup aims for $2BN valuation pre-IPO
- China’s Xiaomi said to be considering a purchased bid for GoPro
- Innovation China campaign launches in Shanghai’s Yangpu District
- China: Ping An Good Doctor online healthcare platform preps for $1.1BN Hong Kong IPO
- China: Alibaba set to invest $717M in Huitongda Network, ecommerce startup with reach in 18 provinces and 15K rural towns
- China: A look at Horizon Robotics, aiming to power self-driving cars and smart cameras with AI system-on-chips
- China: Mobile viewing set to overtake TV this year, in part due to popularity of digital video
- An overview of China’s global industrial robotics moves
- Meilishuo online fashion retail app aiming for $4BN IPO
- China: Sinovation Ventures raises $500M fund to invest in AI startups
- China: A look at Quantum Music, a WeChat ‘mini-program’ running on top of the chat platform
- China’s Didi Chuxing ride-sharing giant to launch in Mexico
- China: Xiaomi aims for stake in ZestMoney fintech in $20M funding round
- China’s HAWK Internet partners with App Annie, global app data provider, to expand internationally
- China’s Bitmain bitcoin mining company approved for US mining operation
- China: Computer programming education sees major boost
- China: A look at Shanghai’s Pudong district’s moves into ecommerce
- ASEAN and China launch Year of Innovation focused on ecommerce, smart cities and more
- China: ‘The technology sector is now all but state-owned’
- China: Jinan to gain smart highway capable of charging electric vehicles
- China: Xianghuanji phone rental startup secures $24M
- China’s largest news app expands censor army to 10K, set to push more state-approved content
- China: Xiaopeng Motors EV startup aiming for $1.6BN fundraise this year
- China: Apple Pay’s NFC payments now available for Shanghai and Beijing subway
- China: An intro to Douyin, one of China’s top micro-video apps
- China: 62 airports already using facial recognition for security checks
- China: Qingdao police tell shops, restaurants to use government-approved WiFi router or be fined US$15K
- An overview of China’s government surveillance tech tie-ins, from AI startups to tech giants
- Startupbootcamp China Landscape Report 2018 – a manual for startups entering China
- China: Ministry of Education unveils 5-year AI training program for universities
- China: IceKredit AI-based risk management and big data startup secures $25M
- China completes gasoline shipment to Singapore using blockchain tech
- China: Hangzhou City supporting blockchain-driven startups with $1.6BN fund
- China: DJI drone firm said to be raising $1BN at a valution of $15BN
- China: gogo car startup adds options for 400 Shenzhen taxis to offer mobile convenience stores
- China: An intro to Pinduoduo, $1.5BN startup challenging e-commerce giants in China’s towns and villages
- China: A video intro to the $4-8TN Belt & Road Initiative – soft power through economic investment
- China: A look at the development of ‘super-apps’ and how they presage future development worldwide
- China: TuSimple to launch autonomous truck for seaport logistics operations
- China: A look at fast-growing Geek+ warehouse robotics and logistics automation firm
- China: BitKan cryptocurrency data startup raises $10M for overseas expansion
- An overview of tech-driven surveillance in China
- China: A look at Your Choice, modularized drone startup crowdfunding on Indiegogo
- China: ZhenFund aims for $190M 5th fund, focusing on youth-led ventures
- China: An intro to some of Jilin Province’s female entrepreneurs
- Walmart switches from Alipay to WeChat for digital payments in Western China
- World’s largest money manager worried about tech firms; China’s Ant Financial a particular threat
- Singapore, China, Australia and Thailand banks partner for APAC cross-border real-time payments
