SenseTime may be best known as the world’s highest-valued AI company — having raised $620 million at a valuation of over $4.5 billion — but it is also an investor, too. The Chinese firm this week led a 1.36 billion RMB ($199 million) Series D funding round for Moviebook, a Beijing-based startup that develops technology to […]
View More AI giant SenseTime leads $199M investment in Chinese video tech startupCategory: Beijing
LemonBox brings US vitamins and health products to consumers in China
China is rising in many ways — the economy, consumer spending and technology — but still many of its population looks overseas, and particularly to the West, for cues on lifestyle and health. That’s a theme that’s being seized by LemonBox, a China-U.S. startup that lets Chinese consumers buy U.S. health products at affordable prices. […]
View More LemonBox brings US vitamins and health products to consumers in ChinaThere’s more: Google is also said to be developing a censored news app for China
Can Google’s week get any worse? Less than a day after the revelation that it is planning a censored search engine for China, so comes another: the U.S. firm is said to be developing a government-friendly news app for the country, where its search engine and other services remain blocked. That’s according to The Information which reports […]
View More There’s more: Google is also said to be developing a censored news app for ChinaThere’s more: Google is also said to be developing a censored news app for China
Can Google’s week get any worse? Less than a day after the revelation that it is planning a censored search engine for China, so comes another: the U.S. firm is said to be developing a government-friendly news app for the country, where its search engine and other services remain blocked. That’s according to The Information which reports […]
View More There’s more: Google is also said to be developing a censored news app for ChinaStarbucks partners with Alibaba on coffee delivery to boost China business
Starbucks is palling up with Alibaba as it seeks to rediscover growth for its business in China. China has been a bright spot for some time for the U.S. coffee giant, but lately it has struggled to maintain growth — its China business dragged on its Q3 financials — and it is up against some […]
View More Starbucks partners with Alibaba on coffee delivery to boost China businessGoogle is reportedly planning a censorship-friendly search service for China
Google’s search service could be poised to make a dramatic return to China next year, according to an explosive report from The Intercept. Google yanked its search service from China in 2010 in the face of pressure over censorship, but now the publication reports that it has developed a censored version that could launch in […]
View More Google is reportedly planning a censorship-friendly search service for ChinaWeWork China raises $500M to triple the number of cities it covers
WeWork’s China business is getting a fresh injection of capital after it raised $500 million. The company entered China two years ago and today it covers Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu with nearly 40 locations. It claims 20,000 members, and it is also active in Hong Kong, which technically falls under ‘Greater China.’ The new capital […]
View More WeWork China raises $500M to triple the number of cities it coversChina’s Xiaomi makes underwhelming public debut in Hong Kong IPO
China’s Xiaomi, the world’s fifth biggest seller of smartphones, made an underwhelming public debut after it hit the Hong Kong Stock Exchange amid concerns around an ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China. Media reports in the lead up to today’s bell ringing suggested that eight-year-old Xiaomi was shooting for a valuation of as […]
View More China’s Xiaomi makes underwhelming public debut in Hong Kong IPOTechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield is coming soon to Beirut, São Paolo and Lagos
Everyone knows there are thriving startup communities outside of obvious hubs, like San Francisco, Berlin, Bangalore and Beijing, but they don’t always get the support they deserve. Last year, TechCrunch took a major page from its playbook, the Startup Battlefield competition, and staged the event in Nairobi, Kenya to find the best early stage startup […]
View More TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield is coming soon to Beirut, São Paolo and LagosIsraeli autonomous technology developer Innoviz is entering China’s car market
Innoviz, a developer of light detection and ranging technologies for computer vision and autonomous vehicles, is getting a toehold in China, the world’s fastest growing auto market, through a partnership with the Chinese automotive supplier HiRain Technologies. From offices in Beijing, Chicago, Detroit, Shanghai, Tianjin HiRain serves as a global supplier to some of China’s […]
View More Israeli autonomous technology developer Innoviz is entering China’s car marketGoogle is quietly formulating a new strategy for China
Google is slowing piecing together a strategy for China to ensure that it doesn’t miss out on the growth of technology in the world’s largest country. It’s been months in the making through a series of gradual plays, but further evidence of those plans comes today via a product launch. Files Go — a file manager for […]
View More Google is quietly formulating a new strategy for ChinaGoogle brings its ARCore technology to China in partnership with Xiaomi
Google is ramping up its efforts to return to China. Earlier this year, the search giant detailed plans to bring its ARCore technology — which enables augmented reality and virtual reality — to phones in China and this week that effort went live with its first partner, Xiaomi. Initially the technology will be available for […]
View More Google brings its ARCore technology to China in partnership with Xiaomi