Shenzhen, the Silicon Valley in China, is becoming a must-destination for the foreign hardware startups to start their business. On the other hand, Chinese startups are starting from Shenzhen and expanding to global markets, such as educational robot kit Makeblock, drone maker DJI, and smartphone manufacturer Huawei. In the panel “Startup in Shenzhen”, Benjamin Joffe, Partner […]
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Take the blockchain challenge at TechCrunch Shenzhen’s Hackathon
The TechCrunch Shenzhen Hackathon is only two weeks away! Check out the bevy of tools and prizes that will be featured for the coming weekend. Blockchain and bike rentals Blockchain technology, with its distributed cloud storage and unbreakable smart contracts, could be the future! Dianrong’s blockchain lab has developed a Blockchain as a Service platform (BaaS). Together […]
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Hacking blockchain, bike-rental and robotics at the TechCrunch Shenzhen Hackathon
Shenzhen’s rainstorms didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of students, designers and coders from all over the world participating in the 2017 TechCrunch Shenzhen hackathon, co-hosted by TechNode. In teams of 4 or 5, the participants took on challenges posed by sponsors Dianrong, Mobike, Meet Magento Association and Segway Robotics. Dianrong is China’s premier peer-to-peer lending platform […]
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Live from TechCrunch – Blockchain opportunities for hungry entrepreneurs
With a series of recent blockchain initiatives – from joining one of the world’s biggest blockchain initiatives Hyperledger Project, to launching “Chained Finance” with Foxconn’s FnConn, China’s peer-to-peer lending marketplace Dianrong is getting ready for full blockchain integration across its platform. We talk to Ling Kong, Dianrong’s CTO on how big and small companies are riding the blockchain wave. Solving Trust […]
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Live from TechCrunch – Highlights from the first TechCrunch Shenzhen
Organized by TechNode and TechCrunch, TechCrunch Shenzhen marks TechCrunch’s 7th session in China. After six fantastic tech gatherings in Shanghai and Beijing, this is the first time for TechCunch Summit to make its debut in Shenzhen. Entering a brand new city is a risky step for TechNode and TechCrunch, TechNode founder Dr. Gang Lu acknowledged in […]
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The ultimate guide to TechCrunch Shenzhen (and some free tickets)
TechCrunch Shenzhen is upon us, starting in less than 24 hours from June 17 to June 20. In case you’ve missed the highlights, we present to you the ultimate guide to TechCrunch Shenzhen 2017. TechCrunch Shenzhen is going to bring: Main Stage (nearly 50 opinion leaders in tech industry) Two-day Startup Alley (around 200 innovative startups […]
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TechCrunch Shanghai 2017: Announcing new dates and new sections
In June, for the first time, TechNode brought TechCrunch to Shenzhen. TC Shenzhen attracted 6000+ attendees, 170+ media professionals, 80+ domestic and foreign investment institutions and 200+ startups. This Fall, TechCrunch and TechNode will return to Shanghai, making waves in the city that hosted TechCrunch three times before. From November 25 to 28, TechCrunch Shanghai […]
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The ultimate guide to TechCrunch Shenzhen’s VC Meetup
TechCrunch Shenzhen is just around the corner along with its most popular session during the conference: VC Meetup. For entrepreneurs who are still shopping about from one venture capital institution to another with your business plan, we offer you the opportunity to meet a stack of VCs for 10 minutes face-to-face communication. VC Meetup has become […]
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Making waves: TechCrunch 2017 comes back to Shanghai
When I wrote this, I was attending the TechSauce Global Summit held by my friend in Bangkok, Thailand. On the stage, the host introduced that our annual TC International City Event in China has attracted a lot of entrepreneurs from other countries in Asia. Below the stage, friends from Southeast Asia said: Hey, I have […]
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Join us for the biggest TechCrunch event in China!
What: TechCrunch Shenzhen 2017 When: June 17-20th, 2017 Where: I-Factory, Nanshan District, Shenzhen It has been four years since TechCrunch.cn and the TechCrunch China Summit landed in China. In that time, we have seen 6 sessions in Beijing and Shanghai with more than 300 speaker, including the world’s most famous entrepreneur, venture investor like Alphabet/Google […]
