In this episode of China Money Podcast, guest Kai-Fu Lee, founder of US$500 million-under-management early stage venture firm Innovation Works, spoke to our host Nina Xiang. Dr. Lee shared his views on why he is bullish long-term on Chinese start-ups in the O2O (online-to-offline) and P2P (peer-to-peer) lending space, and what is driving mergers between […]

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Shanghai-based Mogoroom, an apartment rental O2O (online-to-offline) platform focused on young professionals, has completed US$30 million series B+ round of financing led by Korean venture firm KTB Network, says Chinese media reports. Existing investors IDG Capital Partners, Ping An Ventures, and Haitong Kaiyuan Investment Co., Ltd. also participated in the round. Launched in 2014, Mogoroom […]

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Beijing-based Zhihu, a Chinese question-and-answer platform similar to Quora, has reportedly completed US$50 million series C round of financing led by Tencent Holdings Limited, according to Chinese media reports. The funding round values the five-year-old start-up at US$300 million, and Tencent is investing as a strategic investor, says the reports. Established in December 2010, Zhihu […]

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ShawKwei & Partners, a private equity firm focused on investing in mid-market manufacturing and service companies across Asia, has appointed Brian Lau as executive director in the firm’s Hong Kong office. Lau will bring his operational expertise into managing ShawKwei's portfolio companies, as well as contributing his transactional expertise to the firm’s deal flow, says […]

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According to Bloomberg's Securities Law Daily, last month "a final agreement that would have allowed a U.S. regulator to examine the audits of Chinese companies listed on American stock exchanges fell through" (full story here). The story calls this a…