GGV Capital’s Hans Tung and Zara Zhang discuss the trend known as “Chuhai” (出海), or Chinese founders targeting emerging markets outside of China, such as Southeast Asia, India, Latin America, and more. As the mobile Internet market in China reaches saturation, an increasing number of Chinese entrepreneurs are now eyeing other developing markets where mobile […]

GGV Capital’s Hans Tung and Zara Zhang interview George Yan (严治庆), the founder and CEO of Clobotics, (扩博智能). Founded in 2016, Clobotics is a computer vision startup that seeks to make traditional industries more intelligent. It is headquartered in Shanghai and Seattle with offices in Beijing, Dalian, and Singapore. It currently serves two industries: traditional […]

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Grant Horsfield on his journey from rural South Africa to rural China, and how he is trying to redefine the word “lifestyle” in China.

Audio recording of the 996 Community Meetup in San Francisco, where Hans Tung and Zara Zhang held a short panel and Q&A on tech in China. Join the community via WeChat/Slack at 996.ggvc.com/community.

– Didi raises $500M, expands into Japan
– An Original: Making Sense of Pinduoduo
– Didi raises $500M from Booking Holdings; Expands into Japan with SoftBank
– Zuoyebang Raises $350M
– Ofo Downsizes International Operations
– Google Launches WeChat Mini-Game
– Justin Kan of Twitch and Atrium: From Builder to Entrepreneur

– Xiaomi goes public in Hong Kong
– We interviewed Eric Yuan, founder of Zoom
– Meituan-Dianping and Pinduoduo file for IPO
– ByteDance launches knowledge app
– Meet us in Hong Kong and San Francisco

– Google Invests $550M in JD.com
– VIPKID Raises $500M at $3B+ Valuation
– The Trade War’s Impact on Tech
– 8 Lessons from the Rise of Tik Tok
– Making Sense of the “Tou-Teng War”
– WeChat Changes its Subscription Interface

– Ant Financial Raises $14B in World’s Largest-Ever Fundraising
– Xiaohongshu Raises $300M Round Led By Alibaba
– JollyChic Raises Series C, Becomes Unicorn
– Foxconn and Apple’s Growth
– Jenny Lee of GGV Capital on Being a VC in China

– Advice from Fu Sheng on Being a Startup Founder
– Tencent Under Fire for Investing in Media Startup Accused of Plagiarism
– Tencent Blocks ByteDance’s Douyin; Doubles Down in Short Video
– Yasheng Huang of MIT on the Future of US-China Trade Relations

– Join our Slack Channel and WeChat Group
– Hot Pot chain Haidilao files for Hong Kong IPO
– Qi Lu leaves Baidu
– WeChat passes $1B monthly active users
– Toutiao changes its slogan

– Huya Goes Public
– DJI Raising $1 Billion
– Restaurant Booking App Raises $63M from Alibaba and Ctrip
– We interviewed the co-founders of DataVisor

– Manbang Group Raises $1.9B from SoftBank and Others
– Tencent Leads $820M Investment in Robot Maker Ubtech
– Alibaba Reports Earnings

– Ctrip Invests in Boom Supersonic
– Milk Tea Chain Raises $63M
– Yogurt Startup Receives Funding from Coca-Cola
– Baidu’s Profit
– We interviewed the founder of AppAnnie

– Why Meituan-Dianping’s Expansions Make Sense
– ZTE’s Ban in US Sounds Wake-Up Call in China
– Tencent Launches Docs

– Pressured by Beijing, Toutiao Shuts Down One of Its Apps
– Pinduoduo raises $1B
– SenseTime raises $600M
– Silicon Valley Has a Challenger
– 996 Podcast: Nathan Blecharczyk on Lessons from Airbnb’s China Expansion

– Meituan Acquires Mobike
– Alibaba Acquires Ele.me
– AutoNavi and Ctrip Enter Ride-sharing
– Brad Bao of LimeBike on Tackling America’s Last-Mile Problem

– Join Our Discussion on US-China Relations in Boston
– Two Wars: Tencent vs. Bytedance and Didi vs. Meituan-Dianping
– A Big Deal: Naspers Sells Tencent Shares
– China has 164 unicorns

– A Big Deal: Qu Toutiao Raises $200M, Plans US IPO
– A Idol: Li Ka-Shing Retires
– A Buzzword: “Classical Investor”
– 996 Podcast: Miranda Qu of Xiaohongshu on Powering E-Commerce with Community

– 996 Podcast: Yi Wang of Liulishuo on Teaching English with AI
– A Big Deal: Two Game Streaming Platforms Raise $1B from Tencent
– A Big Deal: China Wooing Tech Companies for Home Listing
– A Quote: How Bytedance (Toutiao)’s Zhang Yiming Retains Talents

– Join us for a Live Session of the 996 Podcast
– Tencent owns 7.5% of Spotify
– Didi Reportedly Expanding into Food Delivery
– China Has Almost as Many Unicorns as the US

– “3 a.m. Sleepless Blockchain WeChat Group”
– Momo Acquires Tantan, “China’s Tinder”
– Tencent Employees Line Up for Red Packets
– China is Racing Ahead in AI

– 996 Podcast: Lin Bin on How Xiaomi Engineered its “Surprise Comeback”
– Chinese Tech Giants Give Out Hundreds of Millions in Free Money During Lunar New Year
– China Produced 8 Times as Many STEM Graduates as the US in 2016
– China Launches Blockchain-Based Apartment Rental Platform

– Elon Musk idolized in China
– World’s largest human migration – Chun Yun – underway
– Didi ventures into Japan
– How Xiaomi engineered its comeback

– 996 Podcast: Tao Zhang of Dianping on Merging with Meituan and “The Groupon War”
– A Chart: Amazon vs. Alibaba
– Toutiao and Baidu Go to War
– Ofo Reportedly Cash Strapped

– Why Chinese startups should consider Alibaba & Tencent their allies, not enemies
– Didi introduces its own bike-sharing service
– Tencent will Invest in Carrefour China
– Alibaba reportedly in talks to partner with Kroger

– “Father of WeChat” reveals product roadmap
– Google signs patent deal with Tencent
– Muji opens first hotel in Shenzhen
– Announcing the 996 Podcast

– Join us at two China-related events
– Tech giants address public outcry over data privacy concerns
– US blocks MoneyGram sale to Ant Financial on national security concerns
– JD.Com To Form Joint Venture With Meili
– Beijing to Build $2.1B Technology Park for AI

– WeChat launches “mini-games”
– Meet our Chinese portfolio founders
– HelloBike raises another $150 Million
– Meituan Launches Taxi Hailing Service in 7 Cities

– Didi now worth as much as Uber
– Tencent and JD.com invest $863 million in Vipshop
– Huawei plans to sell phones in the US next year
– Join us at CES

– What the ByteDance-Musical.ly deal means
– Google’s AI center in Beijing
– Andrew Ng’s new project
– Tencent buys stake in Yonghui Superstores
– What is Xiong An New Area?

– Xiaomi reportedly eyes 2018 IPO
– Tencent and Spotify buy stakes in each other
– Hellobike raises $350 million from Ant Financial and others
– Memorable quotes from Fortune Global Forum
– Huawei plans to launch 5G phones by 2019

– Why Poshmark reminds us of Chinese companies
– Xiaomi partners with Baidu on AI and IoT
– Tesla sets up R&D center in Beijing
– Alibaba sells $7B of highly sought-after Bonds; lays out expansion strategy
– More Chinese people paying for videos

– China’s largest Uber-for-trucks companies merge
– Beijing pushing for 5G adoption
– Toutiao will spend $300M to help influencers make money
– Cheetah Mobile releases strong Q3 results

– How Tencent could help Snapchat
– HJow Tencent makes money
– Bike-sharing company Bluegogo collapses
– Alibaba acquires major stake in China’s largest hypermarket operator
– Baidu unveils series of smart home devices
– A Chart: Chinese smartphone users read news in bed more than anywhere else

– World’s largest shopping spree (Singles Day) reaches historic high
– “Content King” Toutiao and Musical.ly announce agreement to merge
– Tencent now owns 12% of Snap
– Sogou goes public in New York

– How Amazon and Whole Foods can learn from China
– E-commerce giants go all out for Singles Day
– Facebook is testing a WeChat-like “Red Envelope” feature
– Smart vending machine raises $9 million
– More women in Chinese tech named “most powerful in the world.”

– Field notes from China’s retail revolution
– These 7 men now run China
– Producer of China’s national alcohol is now worth $110 billion
– Hellobike merged with Youon Bike
– JD opened its C2C marketplace
– NetEase launches adult product e-commerce site

– Hans interviews Zhang Yiming, founder of Toutiao
– Meituan-Dianping raises $4 billion, will beef up autonomous delivery
– “Tencent of Southeast Asia” goes public
– Microlender Qudian goes public, targets underserved young shoppers

– Tujia raises $300 million
– Sogou files for IPO
– JD unveils unmanned warehouse
– Alibaba’s Damo Institute

– Mobike and Ofo reportedly talking merger
– Half of China travels during “Golden Week”
– Yonghui opens “Super Species” market
– Xiaomi wants to be the Muji of the tech industry

– Bike-sharing startups suffer run on deposits
– Chinese children shop online at 7 years old
– WeChat switches up landing page
– Jack Ma on education
– LeEco becomes “New LeEco”

– Baidu releases open-source autonomous driving framework Apollo 1.5
– Hangzhou ranked #1 among all Chinese cities in terms of net talent inflow
– iPhone 8 met with a cold shoulder in China
– What is Shí Wàn Jiā (a hundred thousand plus)?

– Chinese government plans to ban sales of fossil fuel cars entirely
– 87% of China’s smartphone market is now captured by domestic brands
– Sina Weibo took the cigarette out of an emoji labeled “cool”
– Lessons from Weibo’s comeback
– What is Wú Rén Huò Jià (unmanned snack shelves)?
– Why might more high-speed trains lead to more unicorns in China

– China’s central bank issues “death sentence” for ICOs
– What is “New Retail”?
– How Jack Ma dresses up for Alibaba’s annual employee parties
– How Tencent listens to its users
– What is Shuā Liǎn (face scanning)?

– Alibaba’s and Tencent’s market capitalization each exceeds $400 billion
– Baidu sold its food delivery business to Ele.me for $800 million
– 42.2% of Tencent’s revenue comes from online games
– What is Gòng Xiǎng (sharing)?