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May 25 Invite
Beijing Ventures Bloom
Featuring our who's who:
Hans Tung, Qiming Ventures
Jenny Lee, GGV Capital
Kai-Fu Lee, Innovation Works Richard Hsu, Intel Capital
Ruby Lu, DCM,
Sherry Xiaowei Ying, MoFo
Sonny Wu, GSR Ventures
Daniel Quon, SVB
Fritz Demopoulos, Qunar
Nelson Griggs, NASDAQ OMX
Ning Wright, KPMG
Pat Chan, Borqs
Si Shen, Papaya Mobile
Moderator: Rebecca Fannin
Big deals, winning IPOs, mega funds are springing up in the best season yet for China venture and startups.
Panel /Tech Chats / Q&A
Networking
Cocktail Reception
Buffet Dinner
Tsinghua Science Park
Beijing
Register:
Thanks to our sponsors
Morrison & Foerster
NASDAQ OMX
SVB Financial Group
KPMG
GSR Ventures
SecondMarket
Marketing partners:
Great Wall Club, CCICE,
Mobile MondayShanhgai
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DEALS
GroupOn clone Lashou
nabs $110 million from
Milestone Capital plus
prior investors
including GSR and
Norwest Venture
Digital travel portal
Tuniu.com raises
$50 million from
Sequoia, DCM,
Highland Capital
and Rakuten
Mayfield joins
in on funding of
LED maker ShineOn
at a total
$51.5 million
IPOs, Listings
China's Facebook
Renren files for
IPO on NYSE,
plans to raise
nearly $600 million
in early May
21Vianet raises
$190 million in IPO of
Internet data center
on NASDAQ
Chinese dating site
Jiayuan files for
IPO of up to
$100 million on
NASDAQ
Tudou says plans
for an IPO are
still in the works
despite rumors of
an acquisition
Phoenix New Media
files for NYSE IPO
with plans to raise
up to $200 million
FUNDS
DCM raises $100 million
A (Android) fund with Japan's Gree and KDDI as anchors, plus China's Tencent
Cleantech Startups in the US and China
Great Mobile Internet Conference
Great Wall Club
Asia Society Annual Dinner
Asia Society
May 5, San Francisco
Wall Street China Forum
CE-Online.cn
May 6, New York City
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硅谷龙：中国如何打赢高技术竞赛
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China Still Counts in Forbes Annual Ranking of Top Venture Capitalists
 Any surprise that China plays a major role in Forbes Midas list of top venture capitalists? All in all, three-quarters of the firms on the just-published 2011 rankings are backers of China startups. Ten of the top 100 tech investors in the tally have done deals or overseen their firm's strategy in China. That shows where many of the industry leaders like Jim Breyer of Accel (Silicon Dragon photo) are focused.
Read Silicon Asia @ Forbes, Top VCs.
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China, India Closing Tech Gap
These two Asian powerhouses are catching up fast as tech powers. See a selection from 138 countries ranked according to use of mobile phones, Internet and personal computers plus regulatory environment and IT infrastructure. Read more at Tech Clock.
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2010-11 Ranking Score Rank
Sweden 5.60 1
Singapore 5.59 2
Finland 5.43 3
United States 5.33 5
Taiwan 5.30 6
S.Korea 5.19 10
Hong Kong 5.19 12
Australia 5.06 17
New Zealand 5.03 18
China 4.35 19
India 4.03 48
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Source: Global Information Technology Report
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What's Left to Clone in China | |
Just how many clone opportunities are there left in China? The latest cloning craze is localized versions of GroupOn. Lashou.com, which just raised the large sum of $110 million from venture investors, is one example. Some white spaces still exists for new categories, narrow niches or local twists. Here's a look at how two relative newcomers -- Ushi.cn, the LinkedIn of China, and Hudong, the Chinese Wikipedia, are faring. That's Hudong founder Haidong Pan in photo I took at left.
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FYI NEWS
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Facebook China? What Would the U.S. Say About It? Read Gady Epstein in Forbes' Beijing Dispatch
MySpace's Sorry Failure in China (or what Facebook Should Not Do) See Kai Lukoff at TechRice
Instagram Gets A Chinese Clone of its Very Own. See NextWeb
17 Chinese Tech Companies Shooting for IPO in 2011. See iChinaStock
Chinese social networking site Kaixin101 doesn't plan to be left behind. Renren rival has already filed for a NYSE IPO. The race is on as Kaixin hires JP Morgan and Citigroup. See WSJ
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Kaixin001 founder Cheng Binghao, Silicon Dragon photo |
Baidu Chief Robin Li Cautions China Web Companies Against Hot IPO Market. See Reuters
U.S. Ambassador Huntsman Farewell: Disillusioned and Disappointed About China. Read 1 Billion Ambitions
Meet 8 of China's Emerging Business Leaders.
by Rebecca Fannin in March/April 2011 issue of
Chief Executive magazine.
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Silicon Dragon 2011 Events
Sand Hill Road, Feb. 9: Chindia & The Next Frontier
Beijing, May 25: Beijing Ventures Bloom
New York, Sept 8: IPOs, Exits & China Returns
Silicon Valley, Oct 6: Chinovation
Shanghai, Nov 7: Startups Battle the BAT
Hong Kong, Nov 9: Venture VIPs
For Speaking and Sponsorship Opportunities, contact
events@siliconasiainvest.com
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