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Springboard to China: Success Strategies and Lessons Learned
When: February 20, 3-7PM
Where: Google Campus
followed by Chinese New Year
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Featuring venture investors, execs and entrepreneurs active in China
Savio Kwan, Alibaba
Hermann Hauser, Amadeus Capital Bruno Bensaid, ShanghaiVest
Jason Ma, ThreeEQ / YeePay
Alexander Trewby, Enterproid
Tudor Aw, KPMG
Benjamin Joffe, Plus8Star / CMUNE
MC: Rebecca Fannin,
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Can A Startup Culture Take Hold in Hong Kong?
Every major market in the world is trying to figure out what makes the Silicon Valley model work.
It's not easy to have that special blend of talent, money, and motivation to succeed all in one place. London is making a run for it with Silicon Roundabout, even with a China connection. See Silicon Dragon London 2013.
I see the beginnings of a startup hub happening in Hong Kong -- a good thing since the city has seemed destined to be left behind by the high energy found in the tech clusters of Beijing and Shanghai.
It can be difficult to name a successful tech startup from Hong Kong, home to real estate tycoons and investment bankers. But innovations from all kinds of startups -- mobile gaming, clean energy, education, healthcare -- are bubbling up.
Yat Siu (see photo), founder of digital consumer entertainment service Outblaze, is one of the stars.
Read Silicon Asia beat, Hong Kong, at Forbes.
We'll see how far Hong Kong can go with its new startup agenda, April 18, at Cyberport.
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CHINESE NEW YEAR RECEPTION
Wine-tasting, live music, a display of contemporary Chinese artworks, caligraphy demonstrations, toasts and talks.
Hosted by Silicon Dragon with the Chinese Cultural Foundation.
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FYI
Sequoia Capital's scary note to startups surfaces in China
DEALS
DCM has invested in Chinese social gaming startup CMUNE. The co-founder Benjamin Jaffe is speaking at Silicon Dragon London, February 20, at Google campus in east London.
Xiaozhu.com and Mayi.con, two competing Chinese clones of short-term room rental site AirBNB, have each drawn $10 million in venture funding. Count Vantage Point, Sequoia Capital and BlueRun Ventures in as investors.
Orchid Asia is set to invest $26 million for an 8% stake in a Hong Kong IPO of Chinese watchmaker Time Watch Investments.
Northern Light Venture Capital is considering an investment in a Chinese air purifier business Beiang. Just in time?
"China firm buys naming rights to Hollywood landmark Grauman's Chinese Theatre" [LA Times] http://lat.ms/ZPUpy0
Jack Ma restructures Alibaba into 25 business units as it moves further apart from Yahoo.
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