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China’s Venture Capitalists Start Making Deals, Amid Signs of Recovery
A global epidemic that’s forcing billions of people to work and study from home, or wear masks whenever they go out, might not seem like the ideal time to sell cosmetics. […]
The Unique Challenges To Scaling Fintechs In Emerging Markets
Scaling startups is hard no matter where they are built. However, in emerging markets, entrepreneurs face a range of unique challenges to succeed. This topic is close to my heart and the subject of my upcoming book, Out-Innovate: How Global Entrepreneurs – from Delhi to Detroit – Are Rewriting the Rules of Silicon Valley (Harvard […]
Serena, Obvious Ventures Invest In This Clinical Trial Marketplace’s $14M Series A
Inato wants to make clinical trials, which often tackle the most complex of diseases, more inclusive of all patients. The startup, founded in 2016 in Paris, France, has raised $14 million in a Series A, led by Obvious Ventures and Cathay Innovation. Serena and Fly Ventures participated in the round as well. […]
China 2020: Rise of the AI driven Services
Over the last two decades we have witnessed the rapid rise of tech in China, which is now considered a world leader with technology giants such as Tencent, Alibaba and Bytedance. Now there are more than 200 unicorns in China, second only to the US. […]
Why 2020 Is The Year For Fintech
This month marked one of the largest fintech acquisitions of all times, Visa’s purchase of Plaid for $5.3 billion. It is a validation of fintech in a literal sense – Plaid is a key enabler to many of the leading fintech players, and critical in simplifying the onboarding flow and integration of players. […]
Chime CEO Chris Britt on teaming up with NBA’s Dallas Mavericks
Chime CEO and co-founder Chris Britt joins CNBC’s “Power Lunch” team to discuss the online banking company, the financial sector and his outlook for the company and the industry. Also, the Dallas Mavericks secured a jersey patch sponsorship with Chime for roughly 3 years. NBA jersey patch sponsorships can currently earn up to $20 million […]
How Start-ups Became The Key To A Sustainable Economy
L’un des principaux moteurs de progrès se trouve dans la combinaison maintenant possible de plusieurs domaines scientifiques différents et trouvant une application sur une même plateforme digitale, pour créer de nouvelles générations de produits et de services qui seront fabriqués, distribués et consommés de façon plus durable. […]
2019 Africa Roundup: Jumia IPOs, China goes digital, Nigeria becomes fintech capital
2019 brought more global attention to Africa’s tech scene than perhaps any previous year. A high-profile IPO, visits by both Jacks (Ma and Dorsey) and big Chinese startup investment energized that. […]
3 Cathay Innovation Predictions for 2020
In today’s fast-paced world — it’s often difficult to pause for reflection. And while we all have our ideas or “resolutions” about how we can improve and be better — it’s equally important to reflect on the positive outcomes from the last year. At Cathay Innovation, 2019 was an exciting year of growth not only […]