Q4 2016
Startup News Asia
China
- China’s fintech service boom a growing headache for traditional banks
- A look at Plug and Play’s Tech Center in Shanghai
- Ofo to ship 20K bicycles for ‘Uber for Bikes’ rentals in UK and US
- DadaABC, online English language education start-up, lands funding
- Beijing mobile e-commerce firm Daling lands US$72M
- Microsoft invests in Layie AI ‘mobile concierge’ startup
- iQiyi video-streaming site plans $1BN Baidu-backed IPO
- Huochebang ‘Uber for trucks’ gains $1BN valuation
- Wearable devices could overtake tablets in China
- Blued gay dating app buys into Hornet for global growth
- Beijing’s Spearhead acquires San Fran adtech Smaato for US$148M
- The top 10 mcommerce apps for Android
- Lefit fitness startup raises $14M
- Federation of Logistics & Purchasing sets up Blockchain Application Sub-Committee
- Wearables head for top of shopper wish lists
- Yeahmobi raises $100M to expand mobile ad network
- Shanghai’s naked Hub opens Xintiandi regional coworking flagship
- Live streaming wins huge audiences…and regulatory scrutiny
- A look at Strait Cup (Jinjing) Innovation & Entrepreneurship Comp
- Bits x Bites accelerator VC fund launches for foodtech startups
- Wyre raises $5.8M for China-US crossborder Blockchain payments
- Meitu selfie app startup goes public, lands $631M
- Lonely nights in Beijing inspire US$273m home-cooking startup AirKitchen
- In 2015, over $27Bn was invested into Chinese startups
- Tech media platform 36Kr lands $14m
- China’s IoT innovation platform IngDan opens center in Silicon Valley
- CapitaLand parnters URWork for coworking in China malls
- China set to launch VR cinemas, following Amsterdam’s lead
- Nanjing gov’t awards $220K to Bankledger blockchain startup
- Business travel expenditure expected to hit $345Bn in 2017
- eBeeCare aiming to leverage rise of medtech in India and China
- Short rentals site Zhubaijia raises $14.5M
- 500 Startups’ China head leaves to set up own fund-of-funds
- Huiyin Blockchain Venture opens $20M fund for Bitcoin startups
- What does China mean for Southeast Asia’s startups?
- Startupbootcamp expands to China, launches digital health program
- Vrex Lab aims to give love notes augmented life
- Megvii face recognition startup said to have raised at least $100M
- Meitu, Chinese selfie app startup, to be largest HK tech IPO since Alibaba
- FinTech in A 53-point summary
- AliPay, China Unicom to issue ‘Ant Sim Card’, earning mobile data by using AliPay
- Angel Plus launches $100m fund to invest in US tech startups
- BitPesa automating payments between Africa and China
- Chinese startup launches landline phone with video calling features
- A look at China as tech innovation hub in marketing & advertising
- Petuum, Hotbody, AllMobilize each raise $15m
- A quick look at China’s presence in the blockchain and startup investment spaces
- Hyperledger’s next move: A Blockchain bridge into China
- Beijing cowork space & incubator Kr Space lands US$30M
- Shanghai cowork startup naked Hub closes $33M from HK’s Gaw Capital
- Online edtech Mofangge raises $22M funding
- Education app maker startup Knowbox $15M
- China sets out 4-step plan for digital government
- China retail market to pass US as world’s largest by year-end
- ZhongAn online insurer opens fintech innovation company
- Ant Financial enters SEA with investment in Thailand’s Ascend Money
- Q3 2016 startup news: China, HK & India
- A look at Ruff, winner of TechCrunch Beijing 2016 Startup Competition
- A look at Kuang-Chi Group $250M Global Community Innovation Fund
- China plans nat’l clearance system for online payment providers
- Toutiao news-aggregation app set for $10B valuation
- A look at how stores in China use apps to increase foot traffic
- Sharing economy sees rapid growth, seen as good for society
- Social media users prefer sharing non-commercial content
- A look at Yoli, one-on-one on-demand English lessons via WeChat
- Yue Guang aims to tempt online shoppers back into malls
- Is there a tech startup bubble growing?
- WeChat aims to be all-in-one app with electronic ID card
- EZParking smart parking startup lands $13.3M
- A brief look at differences between SE Asia and China’s VC scenes
- China’s electric car startup Singulato raises $600m in 2nd round
- Shenzhen’s Kuang-Chi Group sets $300m global startups fund
- Yixia short video app lands US$500M
- Shenzhen’s O-Film acquires $8.7M stake in VR firm
- HTC announces $1.5BN VR Investment Fund and Research Institute
- VR smart gloves give a new voice to the disabled
- Hi-Tech Fair highlights VR and smart cities as startups focus on research
- Lenovo Capital invests in Chinese VR startup SoReal
- Virtual reality content expected to boom in China
- A look at China’s plans for far-reaching social credit system using online data
- Bits x Bites launched, new foodtech accelerator VC fund
- Chinese angel, VC funds partner for big data and AI accelerator
- China increases 4700 handicraft bases to boost women’s startups, employment
- Digital ad fraud levels remain high in China
- Startup News Asia quarterly round-up: China, HK, India
- A look at the opportunities with China’s growing online shopper population
- Hubei province earmarks $81b to seed startups
- Q3 2016 China, Hong Kong and India Startup News Asia
- China’s local governments getting into venture capital
- Redpoint Ventures closes $180M fund dedicated to China
- A look at China’s VR investment focus moving from hardware to content
- Ecommerce startup GDFS targets travel retail growth, opens HK store
- Chinese EV startup NextEV opens Silicon Valley HQ
- A look at URork, a possible WeWork for China
- A startup look at Shanghai
- Redpoint Ventures closes $180m China-focused VC fund
- A look at Musical.ly, Chinese music app
- Shenzhen co develops flexible display with 0.01mm-thick screen
- Lenovo to boost investment in AR and VR startups
- Every day, 12,000 new businesses are created in China
- China’s shared-space startup 5Lmeet raises $60M
- E-commerce aids Xiajin, ‘Town of Handicrafts’, in East China
- TriBeluga celebrates 3 years of bringing startups to China
- A look at FotoPlace, the ‘Instagram of China’
- Baidu sets up US$3bn fund to finance internet projects
- Macau bets on startups and entrepreneurship to diversify economy
- Daddy Lab startup puts toxic kids’ products to the test
- Hangzhou may overtake Beijing, Shanghai as China’s ‘Silicon Valley’
- Live-streaming ‘WeChat drone’ set to launch
- A look at GDP impact of China’s digital transformation
- MakeX aims for affordable 3D printer for dental and jewelry
- Demo China SV Summit 2016: Cross-Border Investment and Entrepreneurship
- Over 90% of digital buyers in May 2016 used smartphone to purchase
- China’s bike-sharing startups make moves with $200m investment
- TechCrunch Beijing Startup Battlefield is open for applications
- Open-source Blockchain startup Antshares raises $4.5m
- China’s wearables market continues to grow
