Q2 2017
Startup News Asia
China
- China: Toutiao news aggregator app – US$880M from in-feed ads
- A look at China’s drone startups targeting the agtech industry
- A look at China’s moves into agtech, vertical farming and more
- China: Nongtian Guanjia agri drone-sharing startup backed for $7M
- China: A look at 8 leading AI startups
- A look at artificial intelligence’s implications for China
- China: Lenovo to invest $1.2BN in AI, big data, IoT over 4 years
- China: Mobvoi, Google-backed AI startup, to gain $180M from Volkswagen
- China: Tencent sets up Seattle AI lab, building research team in China
- China: Guizhou province aims to become China’s ‘Big Data Valley’
- China: Terark may revolutionize how data is stored, accessed, analyzed
- Wyre bitcoin startup launches chatbot for B2B payments from WeChat to Facebook
- China: BTCC launches Mobi app, enters Bitcoin debit card market
- China: Tencent launches TrustSQL, its own Blockchain platform
- China: ViewFin blockchain firm partners Denmark’s OpenLedger
- China: Sandbox for public Blockchain projects launched by conglomerate
- China: BaoQuan e-data certification blockchain startup lands $3.6M
- China: Blockchain Challenge coming to TechCrunch Shenzhen’s Hackathon
- China: URWork, New Space merger points to growing cowork market maturity
- China: Naked Hub aims for SE Asia growth beyond current 21 locations
- China: Mydream+ cowork startup raises $20M
- China: URWork-New Space merger set to create $1.3BN global cowork player
- China: Cowork space startup Bigger raises $18M
- China: Duocaitou accommodation crowdfunding platform gains $10M
- China: Another look at the Moby Mart driverless ‘robo-grocery’ store
- China: Zhuan Zhuan used goods platform set to gain $200M from Tencent
- Alibaba set to generate near 30% of China’s digital economy jobs
- China: I Believe online convenience store operator lands $29M
- China: Fixed-line broadband penetration set to hit 63% in 2017
- China: ‘Dancing grandmas’ are driving ecommerce and tech boom
- China: Tmall World launched by Alibaba for 100M overseas Chinese shoppers
- China: LeapLearner aims to change how kids learn to code using games
- China: Retech edtech lists on ASX, raises US$13.5M
- China: Zongheng Literature online reading firm backed in $116M round
- China: Kaishu Story kids stories startup lands US$13M funding
- China: SparkLabs accelerator network to launch in Beijing
- China: Entrepreneur education may be approaching tipping point
- China: PonyCar EV-sharing startup backed by OPPO mobile co in $22M round
- China: She Loves Tech kicks off search for female entrepreneurs, businesses
- China: Alipay, Wechat Pay enabled $3 trillion in digital payments in 2016
- China: WeChat to take payment service and Mandarin learning into US
- China: MintQuantum lands $14.5M for online lending concept growth
- China: Wecash online credit evaluation platform lands US$80M
- China: Niu Jiao Suo fintech set to help Chinese move money overseas
- China: Ping An sets 1st overseas fintech, healthcare fund of $1BN
- China: Lang Di Fintech event set for July in Shanghai
- A look at Bits x Bites, China’s first foodtech accelerator
- China: Hema Xiansheng, hybrid O2O supermarket chain
- China: A look at Guangzhou’s use of payment apps
- China: Nokia, Xiaomi join $14M round in Yuedongquan fitness mobile app
- China: A look at CakeResume, creating interactive, drag-and-drop resumes
- China: Shenzhen Stock Exchange to facilitate Chinese capital for Indian startups
- A brief look at the differences between India and China for startups
- China: Xinhua News Agency partners Alibaba in reinvention bid
- China: Infervision unveils AI tool for lung cancer diagnosis
- China: 200-member girl band is latest investor-funded startup
- China: Toutiao personalised news app lands $1BN at $11BN valuation
- China steps up online news, social media control with mandatory licenses
- China: Another look at Toutiao news app, valued at $11BN
- China: Mylio lands $25M for ‘private cloud’; wet to open Hengqin R&D facility
- China: Beijing hosts entrepreneurship contest for Chinese returnees
- China: A look at Geek+ logistics robotics and smart warehousing
- China: Mobile charger sharing services Ankebox, Laidian land funding
- China: A look at 5 startup accelerators
- A brief look at why Beijing may not yet be a truly global startup ecosystem
- China: Tantan dating app raises $70M for monetization push, o’seas growth
- China: 4YFN to intro 150 startups at Mobile World Congress Shanghai
- China: LOOK backed over $4M to help Key Opinion Leaders work
- $1BN American-Chinese University Growth Fund established
- China: Shanghai makes 300-event move to help city startups
- US China Innovation Alliance Summit seeks competition entries
- China: Morningside Ventures sets 1st RMB fund as startups ditch dollars
- China: RocketSpace accelerator/cowork operator opens Shenzhen tech campus
- China: Jing Rong in Sichuan remakes itself as innovation and startups hub
- China-backed fund raises $500M for US, European startup investment
- China: A look at 14 startups from Microsoft Accelerator Shanghai
- China: Zhongguancun Inno Way incubates 1.7 startup projects each day
- China: A look at Moby Mart, self-driving 24/7 supermarket
- China: An advance look at TechCrunch Shenzhen, set for mid-June
- China: MockingBot lets you build mobile app wireframes online in minutes
- China: A look at the smartphone landscape
- China: Royole rollable display firm raises $58M
- China: Digital travel sales set to hit $109BN in 2017
- A quick look at ITB China 2017 Startup Award finalists in travel tech
- China: Tujia Airbnb competitor shows the power of knowing your market
- China: Banyan Capital raises $725M across 2 new broad tech funds
- China: Mega funds totaling $138BN aim at new era of tech innovation
- China: Ping An scouts fintech/healthtech deals in $10-30M range for new $1BN fund
- China: An overview of firms set for TechCrunch Shenzhen’s VC meetup
- China: LiveMe live streaming app lands $60M
- China: SoReal startup launches prototype VR theme park in Beijing
- Australia: A brief look at Landing Pad startups making moves in Shanghai
- A look at startup investment, collaboration opportunities for China and India
