Q1 2017
Startup News Asia
China
- China: A look at 5 new travel startups
- China: Shanghai’s LUXSENS uses AI to find best price for luxury bags
- More calls made via WeChat than telco carriers, says report
- China: Kittly Live video streaming entertainment startup lands $21M
- China’s VR market set to expand fourfold in 2017
- China: 6 heavyweights partner for $800M Hou An Innovation Fund
- China’s banks looking at Blockchain to combat fraud
- China: Wanyoo internet cafe chain lands $30M for international growth
- China: In first 3 quarters of 2016, Chinese fintechs attracted over US$9BN
- China Mobile, Ericsson, Mobike trial IoT in Shanghai
- China: HK’s Credit China Fintech invests $30M in BitFury Group blockchain provider
- China: Koubei online-to-offline service closes 1.1BN funding round
- China: 14 startups join new Microsoft Accelerator Shanghai
- Coolhobo pivots to VR to target China’s hi-end imported food consumers
- China: iPhone share sinks as local players mount mid-price challenge
- China: Edtech startup Xuebajun gains $100M funding
- China: Wecash fintech enters Indonesia via joint venture
- China: Da Xian Bing product crowdfunding platform gains US$145K
- China: 731M ‘net users, 53.1% of the population online
- China: $14.6BN internet investment fund established
- China: Beijing’s MissFresh lands $100M
- China: ‘Net user numbers grew to 731 million last year
- Why China has the edge in Artificial Intelligence
- China: Meiya flights, business travel mgmt platform startup lands $17M
- China: Media/video content startup Er Geng lands $21M
- China’s overall fintech market is now worth up to $2.2 trillion
- How China took center stage in Bitcoin’s ‘majority control’ civil war
- China: Distrii, Chinese co-work space operator, lands $10M
- A look at how China is winning the race to drones dominance
- China: Juzhen Financials to launch own blockchain tech for banks
- China: UrWork raises $58M to expand cowork locations
- China: LendIt China announces mid-year Lang Di Fintech 2017 conference
- China’s Fosun partners Iron Pillar Capital VC fund for India tech investments
- China: Baidu opens AR lab, begins integrating AR into search
- China: Online parenting startup Niangao-mama lands $8M
- China: Video sites, social networks most popular for digital marketing
- China: Shanghai’s iGulu startup makes beer home-brewing easier
- Zhihu, China’s Quora: 65M users, 18.5M active daily, 6M questions, 23M answers
- China: A quick look at 12 tech and hardware conferences coming in 2017
- China: Another look at the recently-launched Asia Fintech Fund Of Funds
- China: Near 15% of financial tech consumers accessed online loans
- China: A look at MOX mobile-only accelerator’s 2nd batch
- China: Entrepreneurship gains popularity in Shanghai schools
- China: Baidu set to enter direct banking sector with CITIC Bank
- China: A quick look at MAGNEO, AR device developed for children
- China: Nongfenqi rural financial services platform lands $14M
- China: Consumers starting to move from C2C to B2C platforms
- China: VeChain, blockchain-based anti-counterfeiting for fashion
- China: Shanghai Bajiulin new media startup lands $23M
- Huiyin Blockchain Venture leads $1.9M series for bitcoin startup Bitpagos
- A look at China’s desire to pay for trustworthy web content
- China: Chushou TV game-focused mobile live video platform, gains $58M
- ‘China is set for electric vehicle boom before the rest of the world’
- China launches $1.44B Asia FinTech M&A Fund of Funds
- A look at Blued, China’s most popular gay-dating app startup
- China: A look at 5 startups from Hangzhou
- China: ThePaper lands $88M from Shanghai state-owned enterprises
- China: Ecommerce giant Alibaba to open 1st India office
- In China, social media means shopping as much as sharing
- China: Over 95% of ‘net users go online via mobile
- China: Toutiao news app buys Flipagram platform for video growth
- How Chinese mobile payments are quietly conquering the world
- China: Shansong ‘flash delivery’ service clinches US$50M
- China: A look at Kuai Shou, the $2BN video sharing app with 400M users
- China: Chengdu City to spend $2.19BN to grow tech innovation by 2020
- China: Fund launched for early-stage culture projects, online content and media
- China: Gov’t invested $1.07BN in edtech startups in 2015
- China turns to blockchain to make markets clearer and cleaner
- China: Genecast cancer diagnosis & therapy company lands $18M
- China: Ms Paris online dress rental platform lands US$18M
- An introduction to 500 Startups’ new China boss
- China: Millennials hustling for part-time gigs, not traditional jobs
- China: Shenzhen launches US$1.5BN startup VC fund
- China: Beijing ‘Silicon Valley’ to expand to Hebei and Tianjin
- China: Anxin Doctor mobile health platform gains $28M
- China-Sweden Technology and Innovation Fund aims for 1.45BN
- China: Sichuan makes moves to become bitcoin mining capital
- China: HTC Vive, Tourism Administration to launch VR tourism platform
- China: Shanghai’s AT Zuche p2p car rental platform gains US$58M
- Advanced tech, backward banks, soaring wealth make China a fintech leader
- China: CloudMinds cloud AI startup raises $100M
- China: Mobile payment users overwhelmingly male
- China: People’s Bank is developing its own digital currency
- Citi claims 1M users for voice authentication tool in Asia-Pac
- China: SuperG Capital to establish AI-assessed incubator network
- China’s CIOs reportedly preparing for a digital ecosystem surge
- China: Yongqianbao fintech startup builds ‘data detective’ to assess loans
- China: Haoeyou lands $40M to help Chinese patients get US medical treatment
- China: Kuaishou photo-share app lands US$350M
- China: Fashion influencers – a new force in retail
- China: Wujie Space office-share startup raises $14M for next phase
- China: Follow[the]Seed to invest in startups using algorithm-based evaluation
- China: Newrank social media monitoring and ranking startup lands $26M
- China: Yuanben blockchain startup aims to crack down on piracy
- China: Xiaobaicare elderly homecare service lands $43M
- China: Amazon plans air freight service for Chinese sellers
- China: CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund backs three US fintech startups
- China: government set to launch national AI strategy with dedicated fund
- A look at China’s top 10 AI companies and valuations
- China: Chained Finance supply chain finance blockchain platform launches
- China: Fuyoukache logistics startup lands $36M
- China: Returnee startup founders aim for tech-friendly Shenzhen
- China: Chainbase Accelerator for blockchain startups sets for launch
- China: Mobile isn’t always the first choice in urban regions
- China: Guian New Area creates Beidouwan VR Town to grasp VR opportunities
- China: Maihuolang rural e-commerce platform lands $150M
- China: CloudMinds AI partners LEIA for 3D holographic reality on mobiles
- China: Silicon Valley Bank’s JV Bank expands to Beijing
- China: Online shopping market set to hit $1.7TN by 2020
- China: ‘Bityuan’ won’t kill China’s banks. Yet.
- China’s events-focused startups growing to meet ever-increasing demand
- China: Bluegogo bike-share startup gains $58M funding
- Chinaccelerator mentor program aims to help China’s startups expand
- China: ITB China Startup Award 2017 calls for travel-focused submissions
- China: CYTS Hongqi Fund set up to invest in innovative travel startups
- China: 5Lmeet cowork startup backed by Singapore sovereign wealth fund
