China’s Ministry of Science and Technology has announced the 2017 China Unicorn Enterprise Development Report (in Chinese) and the Zhongguancun Unicorn Enterprise Development Report. 164 companies have made the top unicorn list, with a total valuation of $628.4 billion. Ant Financial took the crown with a valuation at $75 billion. Didi Chuxing and Xiaomi were placed second […]
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Five most highly-anticipated Chinese tech IPOs for 2018
After a slow start, Chinese tech firm sped up its IPO rush in the latter half of 2017, marked by hefty IPOs like the ones from China Literature, ZhongAn, Qudian, and Sogou. The past year also witnessed strong performances from some of China’s top listed tech giants. Tencent joined the half-a-trillion-dollar club last November, while […]
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Venture capital firm GGV raises 1.5 billion in new RMB fund
GGV Capital has raised close to RMB 1.5 billion in its first RMB fund, the venture capital firm announced in a press release. The new RMB fund will focus on early stage and growth stage startups in areas including internet services, consumption upgrade, cutting edge technology, smart hardware, corporate services, and digital services. Founded in […]
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China’s top 6 angel investors
Top 6 Chinese angel investors that give wings to startup dreams
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Chinese smartphone shipments slump 16.6% in Q1 2018
China, once the world’s engine for smartphone growth, is on the wane.
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9 of the world’s 12 most shipped smartphone brands are from China
Nine of the world’s twelve most shipped smartphone manufacturers are headquartered in China, according to semiconductor market research firm IC Insights. The company recently updated its 2018 IC Market Drivers Report in which it documented the applications fueling demand for integrated circuits (ICs). According to the report, Apple and Samsung still dominate the market for […]
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The top 10 Android app stores in China in 2017
We’ve updated for 2018. Check out this year’s list here. While Apple continues to have their struggles in China, Android-powered smartphones are picking up the slack. Unfortunately, Google isn’t doing so well in China either. This means that if Android users want to download applications, they must rely on app stores operated by local players. The app […]
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Gionee headquarter to lay off half of its employees
Gionee, once one of China largest smartphone manufacturers, said it has begun laying off employees at its headquarter, according to NetEase reports (in Chinese). The Shenzhen-based company is reportedly cutting as much as 50% of jobs at its headquarter. The job cut is merely a continuation of bad news from Gionee. Just last week, Gionee released […]
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Xiaomi turns to brick-and-mortar to bolster decreasing market share
Xiaomi, a once red-hot Chinese hardware startup touted as the China’s answer to Apple, is encountering serious challenges from local competitors of Oppo, Vivo, and Huawei in the past year. It’s even been being moved from the first to the fifth spot in the market share list. The reasons behind this disastrous drop were multi-faceted and involve […]
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Beijing to set up standard organ for blockchain and distributed ledger technologies
China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced Monday its plans to set up a national committee for the standardization of blockchain and distributed ledger technologies. The move comes against the backdrop of an increasingly standardized industry. International standardization entities, including the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and World Wide Web Consortium […]
