Seen that? - Silicon Valley Bank Bridges Sandhill Road and Shanghai

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Silicon Valley Bank Bridges Sandhill Road and Shanghai at China Venture News

China remains red hot among venture capitalists from Silicon Valley and the Sandhill Road VCs favorite banker, Silicon Valley Bank has made it much easier for them with their announcement of a new office in Shanghai by the end of the year. "We have been calling on Chinese venture capitalists and technology-focused businesses for many years now and we truly believe that China has proven that it will be a [...] Read More


Hina Group effectively bridges Silicon Valley and China at China Venture News

The Hina Group, an investment banking and private equity firm, launched only two years ago is capitalizing on the increased cross-border opportunities between Silicon Valley and China. According to managing director, 35-year old Ken Tsang from the firm's Palo Alto office in California, "our company has done remarkably well and this attributed to our overall team which knows China's market very well." It helps that the charismatic Dr. Hong Chen, the [...] Read More


Sandhill Road VCs Face Great Wall Hurdles at China Venture News

In this week's Red Herring issue, Jeremy Xue, the managing director of Beijing- based Tsinghua Science Park Venture Capital, an affiliate of China's prestigious university knows that the domestic venture capitalists and even the foreign VCs are risk adverse and sums it by saying that when it comes to supporting entrepreneurs, "there is a lot of talk but no action." Xue goes on to indentify specific reasons why most Silicon Valley [...] Read More


China by Road and Rail at Hidden Travel Gems

It is quite a geographically diverse area. Warm southern regions, large-scale urban sprawl, a large desert, frigid north lands, Great Plains, and high mountains. I'm not talking about the United States, either. The above list is meant to describe China. Simply reading about the Middle Kingdom, it's difficult to get a feel for its expansiveness. Even a satellite image seems rather abstract. Writer Vikram Seth spent several years in China, [...] Read More


China's Silicon Valley at TJ's Weblog

Well I would not bet on it but Michael Rogers at MSNBC thinks China is on the tracks building its own Silicon Valley: ""Zhongguancun" doesn't roll off the Western tongue easily, but it will soon be an address that technology investors must learn. For 25 years, locales from Singapore to the south of France have tried to create their own Silicon Valleys, but the original's remarkable spirit has never been duplicated. [...] Read More