China Funding Daily, May 26, and 27: Online sports, live streaming and elevator TV media
New fundings in China on May 26, 2017 Lesports (乐视体育), a 3-year-old, Beijing-based internet-based eco-sports company and a subsidiary of technology gi…
[Podcast] China Tech Talk 06: Smartphones in China – Apple’s growing weakness
John and Matthew talk about Apple's challenges in China, including: A brief history of the iPhone in China A look at some strong competitors and …
Workplace tech is the key to differentiation says one Beijing co-working startup
The co-working boom is in full swing in China. Again, the country’s tech history is repeating itself as capitalists are ready to dive in for supporting…
What Panda TV’s 1 bln RMB series B means for e-sports and live streaming
Panda TV (熊猫直播), a Shanghai-based game streaming website, has raised RMB 1 billion in series B funding (in Chinese) led by Industrial Innovation Capita…
China Funding Daily, May 24, and 25: Power bank rental, smart home and online literature
New fundings in China on May 24, 2017 Suichong (随充), a 4-month-old, Shenzhen-based power bank rental startup, has raised tens of millions of RMB in …
Ofo seeks 1 million RMB in damages for defamation against social network Maimai
Bike rental startup ofo is filing a lawsuit against social networking platform Maimai (脉脉) for slander and defamation after a user on the website claim…
WeChat and werewolves: The new face of Chinese tech networking
A famous Chinese saying goes "first make friends, then talk business" (先交朋友 再谈生意 xīanjīaopéngyou zàitánshēngyì). A large part of making those friends i…
AI is the future of everything at i-Lab demo day
The defeat of top Go player Ke Jie to Google’s AlphaGo is pushing discussions about AI technology to new heights this week. After a series of human vs …
China Funding Daily, May 22, 23 and 24: Live streaming, co-working spaces, and online insurance
New fundings in China on May 22, 2017 Chubao (触宝科技), a 9-year-old, Shanghai-based mobile communication app developer, has raised US$ 100 million in …
[Podcast] Analyse Asia 185: SeedPlus & Venture Capital with Michael Smith & Tiang Lim Foo
Editor's note: This originally appeared on Analyse Asia, a weekly podcast hosted by Bernard Leong, dedicated to dissecting the pulse of business, techn…
How Chinese tech firms are changing global markets: Q&A with Hagai Tal, CEO of Taptica
As China’s domestic market continues to develop, many of the country’s internet giants are beginning to look elsewhere for future growth prospects. As …
[Video] Behind-the-scenes at one of ofo’s largest bike makers
For China’s increasingly picky bike renters, ease of access is one of the key determinants when choosing from a rainbow of similar bikes. After all, th…