David Chao, a venture capitalist who has been on the ground floor of Asian companies worth a combined $206 billion, has raised money for a new fund with a China focus, a sign that rising U.S.-China tensions aren't turning off foreign investors. DCM…
Number of Chinese-based VCs drop by more than half to 345 Funds raised by China-focused VCs plummet by nearly 60% China-focused venture capital firms struggled to raise capital in the first half, culling the number of funds and presaging more pain…
The Wall Street Journal
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River Davis
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TOKYO—At the Fuji-Q Highland amusement park recently, the chief executive and his corporate boss took a ride on the park's No. 1 attraction, the Fujiyama roller coaster, and plunged 230 feet without so much as a peep. A video showed the two…
The New York Times
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Michael M. Grynbaum
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Joy Reid, who rose to television fame as a sharp critic of President Trump and commentator on liberal politics and race, will become the host of a new nightly show on MSNBC, the network plans to announce on Thursday, placing her among a handful of…
Incredible Health cofounders: Iman Abuzeid and Rome Portlock. If you ask any VC or executive the attributes they look for in great founders, the phrase “data-driven” will be one of the first things you hear. As a CEO, we also expect…
