Advance New Book on China Venture Capital China Venture News

A number of leading private equity and venture players continue to float their funds through the South China Seas, most with offices not only in Hong Kong but now also in China. This includes industry giants like Warburg Pincus, The Carlyle Group, and Intel Capital, to name but only a few of the stellar mega funds. More American VCs are making a beachead in China each passing week. The venture [...] Read More


China Venture Capital Research Institute Issues New China VC Yearbook China Venture News

Like China itself, the venture capital scene has witnessed some dynamic change. Dr. Gongmeng Chen, the director of the Hong Kong based China Venture Capital Research Institute has just released their latest annual China VC Yearbook. This acclaimed baedecker on China venture capital includes more than 900 pages and 400 charts and tables. In an earlier interview with CVN, the director stated, ""The role of the CVCRI is to help [...] Read More


For China's Poor- Venture Capital Funds for Digital Deliverance China Venture News

Hangzhou based Sinomen, has received US$1 million in funding and will soon receive another US$1 million investment, according to Pacific Epoch. Sinomen is an information website for China's rural workers. The website was launched in November 2005 and provides recruitment, training, life style, and various other information for China's rural workers. Rural laborers began to flood into cities in the 1980s looking for simple manual jobs. There are now about 140 [...] Read More


Nanotechnology research funding up, venture capital down Nanotechbuzz

More than $9.5 billion was spent on nanotechnology research and development worldwide in 2005, a considerable rise as compared to 2004. But $9 billion of that was from governments and corporations, says "The World Nanotechnology Market (2006)" report from Research and Markets. And VC's may be backing off even more in 2006. Venture capital investments in MEMS and nanotech companies in the first half of 2006 were down 15.4% compared [...] Read More


The 2009 Outlook for Venture Capital (from the National Venture Capital Association) TJ's Weblog

Nine out of ten venture capitalists expect a decrease in VC investment in 2009. That, according to a recent survey conducted by the National venture capital Association. The survey, conducted in late November and early December, asked more than 400 VCs about the outlook for next year. Some 92 percent of them forecast decreased investment (measured in dollars, but not necessarily in deals) for 2009. While there may be less [...] Read More