In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending April 2. April is the cruelest month, wrote poet T.S. Eliot. But if April is anything like the month of March that just closed, it will be a record-breaking month for startups and investors in China. An aggregate of 336 venture capital deals worth US$12.02 billion were recorded in March 2021, and 76 different investment deals closed in the past 5 days...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending March 19. From Chinese business enterprises to hutongs and everything in between in China, we are nearing the end of March 2021 and in the past 5 business days we  analyzed 72 of the top startup and private company deals closing with private equity and venture capital firms in China with a combined raise of more than US$2.3 billion in everything from...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending March 19. We passed the halfway point this week for March 2021, and in the past 5 business days we took a deep dive into nearly 80 deals closing with private equity and venture capital firms in China with a combined raise of more than US$2.79 billion in everything from seed to pre-IPO rounds. Investors such as Sequoia Capital China, Temasek, Tiantu...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending March 12. We are nearing the ides of March 2021, and in the past 5 business days we counted over 70 deals closing with private equity and VC firms in China with a combined raise of more than US$2.3 billion in everything from seed to pre-IPO rounds. And one firm even raised a whopping 700 million in its Series A, while we saw other news concerning...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending March 5. So this was another great week for startups and growth companies eyeing China's venture capital and private equity coffers. We saw over 60 documented investment deals close this week, and those deals totaled more than US$1.5 billion. True, this was a 50% drop from last week's massive US$3.2 billion, but this was a week of quality, not...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending February 26. This was a massive week for China's venture capital and private equity investors as well as the startups and businesses that closed their funding rounds. We documented 99 deals that closed this week, and those deals totaled more than 3.204 billion US dollars. Just a massive week of dealflow across China! Key investors making commitments...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending February 19. Matoka Capital's Danny Levinson sits in as guest host, and topics covered include private equity and venture capital deals done this past week with Sequoia Capital China, Tencent Holdings, KKR, Qiming Venture Partners, Temasek Holdings, Primavera Capital, FountainVest Partners, Evergrande Group, DCP Capital, DT Capital Partners, Redhill...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture and tech sector for the week of September 9 to September 13, with Eudora Wang sitting in for Nina Xiang in Hong Kong. Topics covered include Chinese all-electric vehicle brand Byton is raising a series C round at US$500 million after the start-up experienced a management shake-up and reported layoffs; Sky9 Capital closed two new funds with US$440 million in total capital commitments; and Houbank,...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture and tech sector for the week of September 2 to September 6, with Eudora Wang sitting in for Nina Xiang in Hong Kong. Topics covered include Alibaba Group paid about US$2 billion to acquire Kaola, an import e-commerce platform operated by NetEase, Xianghe Capital closed its second USD fund at US$425 million and debut RMB fund at RMB1 billion (US$139.30 million), and Chinese automotive company Geely...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture and tech sector for the week of August 26 to August 30, with Eudora Wang sitting in for Nina Xiang in Hong Kong. Topics covered include Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) unicorn Megvii, the developer of facial recognition software Face++, filed for an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong, Tencent poured US$125 million into Kuaikan Manhua, an online platform for Chinese original comic...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture and tech sector for the week of August 5 to August 9, with Eudora Wang sitting in for Nina Xiang in Hong Kong. Topics covered include Venturous Group is creating a capital pool worth US$1 billion to power the second transformation of China driven by smart urbanization and digitization, Didi Chuxing launched an independent company for its autonomous driving unit, and JD.com is leading a new round...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture and tech sector for the week of July 29 to August 2, with Eudora Wang sitting in for Nina Xiang in Hong Kong. Topics covered include Chinese investment bank China Renaissance’s private equity unit raised its third RMB-denominated fund at over RMB6.5 billion (US$943.08 million), Chinese venture capital firm Joy Capital closed an early-to-growth-stage fund at over US$700 million for TMT and...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture and tech sector for the week of July 22 to July 26, with Eudora Wang sitting in for Nina Xiang in Hong Kong. Topics covered include SoftBank launched "SoftBank Vision Fund 2″ to raise US$108 billion to facilitate the continued acceleration of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, China collected about RMB200 billion (US$29.08 billion) for "Big Fund II" to back homegrown chip developers, and...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture and tech sector for the week of July 15 to July 19, with Eudora Wang sitting in for Nina Xiang in Hong Kong. Topics covered include SoftBank-backed Chinese robotics start-up CloudMinds filed for an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York stock exchange to raise up to US$500 million, SoftBank Ventures Asia reached the first closing of "Growth Acceleration Fund" at about US$269 million, and...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture and tech sector for the week of July 8 to July 12, with Eudora Wang sitting in for Nina Xiang in Hong Kong. Topics covered include Hong Kong-based growth capital fund Genesis Capital reached the final closing of its second fund at US$850 million in total capital commitments, Chinese logistics robotics firm Geek+ was close to secure over US$150 million in a series C1 funding round, and Plum...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture and tech sector for the week of July 1 to July 5, with Eudora Wang sitting in for Nina Xiang in Hong Kong. Topics covered include Chinese biotechnology firm Lepu Biotech closed RMB900 million (US$131.47 million) in a series A round, Tencent led a series C round worth RMB250 million (US$36.32 million) in Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Synyi, and Qualcomm Ventures backed Chinese...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture and tech sector for the week of June 24 to June 28, with Eudora Wang sitting in for Nina Xiang in Hong Kong. Topics covered include Warburg Pincus closed "Warburg Pincus China-SEA II" at over US$4.25 billion for investments in China and Southeast Asia, Chinese online healthcare services provider Miaoshou Doctor confirmed to be valued at over RMB7 billion (US$1.01 billion) after a series C3 round,...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture and tech sector for the week of June 17 to June 21, with Eudora Wang sitting in for Nina Xiang in Hong Kong. Topics covered include China issued eight principles to regulate the research and application of artificial intelligence (AI), Centurium Capital closed its debut China fund at over US$1.89 billion in capital commitments, and Cathay Capital reached the first closing for its second investment...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture and tech sector for the week of June 10 to June 14, with Eudora Wang sitting in for Nina Xiang in Hong Kong. Topics covered include Chinese securities regulator launched the much-anticipated Nasdaq-style high-tech board, Vivo Capital rounded up over US$1.28 billion for the ninth private equity fund, and HSBC introduced a US$880 million technology fund for China’s Greater Bay Area. Be sure to...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture and tech sector for the week of June 3 to June 7, with Eudora Wang sitting in for Nina Xiang in Hong Kong. Topics covered include Sinovation Ventures closed the third RMB-denominated fund at RMB2.5 billion (US$361.72 million), China issued the first batch of 5G licenses for commercial use, and ByteDance, the Chinese operator of short videos app TikTok, invested RMB1.26 billion (US$182.27 million)...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture and tech sector for the week of May 27 to May 31, with Eudora Wang sitting in for Nina Xiang in Hong Kong. Topics covered include global investment powerhouse Warburg Pincus plans to raise up to US$4.25 billion for its second China and Southeast Asia-focused private equity fund, cloud computing infrastructure developer Beijing Qinhuai Technology secured US$570 million fresh funds from Bain...

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture and tech sector for the week of May 20 to May 24, with Eudora Wang sitting in for Nina Xiang in Hong Kong. Topics covered include Chinese online travel service platform Mafengwo secured US$250 million in a new round of financing led by Tencent, innovative drugs developer Allist Pharmaceuticals raised RMB1.18 billion (US$170.75 million) fresh funds, and JD-backed ESR closed a new fund to focus on...