TechCrunch Shanghai is coming with a line up of great speakers from multiple verticals, side stages on blockchain, biotech, new retail, and smart supply chains, as well as hackathons, VC meetups, Chinaaccelerator Demo Day, and something special for the kids. Of course, we know that you are too busy to scan through the entire programme, so […]
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Live from TechCrunch – How Huami is using deep learning to help doctors
Huang Wang, CEO of Huami, partner with Xiaomi and maker of the Mi Band series of wearables, took the stage at Techcrunch Shenzhen 2017 to talk about their latest health band Amazfit’s development and the trend of wearables Huami took the first spot in Worldwide Wearable Device Companies for the first time ahead of Apple […]
Live from TechCrunch – China in the eyes of foreign VCs
Foreign VC funds have long faced a lack of policy transparency and market volatility in China, but China is attempting to grant foreign VCs easier access and simplify investment procedures to sustain the entrepreneurial wave, according to a guideline released by the State Council last September. As the environment to invest across borders becomes friendlier and more lucrative, foreign VCs that […]
Power bank rentals and smart transportation: Meet the experts at TechCrunch Shenzhen 2017
From e-commerce to smart hardware, from O2O to ride-hailing, China’s tech industry seems to always be on a rollercoaster ride with the latest emerging verticals. The power of this phenomenon is vividly described by Xiaomi’s founder Lei Jun in his famous saying: “Even a pig can fly if it stands at the center of a whirlwind.” […]
Live from TechCrunch – How can a foreign hardware company enter China?
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 […]
“Commit to the market”: China will be to Indonesia what US was to China
Indonesia represents almost 40% of the economic output of Southeast Asia and is now rising as the next market for Chinese companies looking into Southeast Asia market for a number of advantages. In the “Startups in Indonesia” panel, Adrian Li, managing partner at Convergence ventures and Weihan Liew, CEO and founder of Mainspring Technology, concluded that Indonesia […]
Live from TechCrunch – China’s companies forced to move faster to stay ahead
With the rise of mass innovation in China, money is flooding into startups, especially those in the latest emerging verticals. Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun puts it more colorfully: “Even a pig can fly if it is in the middle of a whirlwind.” Despite the sector-wise differences, history is repeating itself in China’s internet industry. Nearly […]
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 […]