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Silicon Dragon Valley 2014:
Oct. 2
Tim Draper, founder, DFJ, Draper University
The China Angle in U.S.
Tech Deals
Hans Tung,
Managing Partner, GGV Capital
Jay Eum,
Managing Director,
TransLink Capital
Tim Draper,
Founder, DFJ
David Lam,
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Silicon Dragon
Tech Chats
Eric Setton, Founder & CTO, Tango
Thairun Arunachalam,
CEO, Peel
Ron Hoge,
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XinYe,
CEO, CASEE
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55 E. 3rd Ave.
San Mateo
Time: 5-9pm
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Silicon Dragon 2014 Global Events
October 2,
November 13, Awards
November 20, Bangalore
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Startup Asia Sydney 2014,
Video of Keynote Speaker -
Matt Barrie, founder of Freelancer.com
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Startup Asia Sydney 2014
August 21, 2014
Video Highlights
VC/Dealmaker Panel
Tech Chats with Star Aussie Entrepreneurs
Jodie Fox, Shoes of Prey
Ross Wright, ZED Technologies
Emil Davityan, Bluedot Innovation
Stephane Ibos, Maestrano
Jaime Conyngham, Tapit
Phil Bosua, LIFX Labs
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NEWS
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INDIA
Bangalore-based Freecharge, an online platform for mobile charging, has raised $33 million from Sequoia Capital, Sofina from Belgium and Ru-Net from Russia.
AUSTRALIA
Financing for Australian startups has lagged behind other developed markets but progress is being made. Consider the $12 million in venture funding by Sand Hill Road player Sequoia Capital in innovative lighting startup LIFX Labs from Melbourne.
Founder Phil Bosua (photographed at Startup Asia Sydney 2014) didn't even pitch Sequoia!
Read more at Forbes, Seeing the Light.
GREATER CHINA
Fosun Venture Capital and Sequoia Capital have backed Shenzhen-based personal finance mobile platform, Feidee.
Hong Kong-based t-shirt design app Snaptee has raised an additional $750,000. Investors are Nest, SXE Ventures and execs from GroupOn in Taiwan, Malaysia and Hong Kong. (Silicon Dragon has a custom-designed t-shirt from Snaptee, thanks to founder Wai-lun Hong.
Chengwei Capital has invested $20 million in Chinese drone maker XAircraft Aerial Solutions.
RESEARCH
Research from investment banking firm Williams Capital Advisors shows that Alibaba has invested in nine U.S. companies from 2013 to August 2013 for a total deal value of $968 million.
Meanwhile, Chinese companies overall have invested in 51 U.S. companies from 2013 to August 2013 in deals totaled at $3.6 billion.
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