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Is shared sleeping capsules a good business in China?

Sharing economies are becoming more and more daring and imaginative in China. Besides the already existing shared bicycles, basketballs, umbrellas, portable batteries, you can even “share” bedrooms now. Lately, the concept of “shared sleeping capsules” have emerged in Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu and other cities. Beijing-based Xiangshui (means shared sleeping) Space is a self-service resting pod […]

ofo Raises 700 Million US Dollar Series E, Led by Alibaba

On July 6, Chinese bike-sharing start-up ofo announced a 700 million dollar funding round. The Series E funding was led by Alibaba, Hony Capital, and CITIC Private Equity, with additional investment from current investors Didi Chuxing and DST Global. CEC Capital served as the exclusive financial advisor to ofo in the transaction. This news is […]

Chinese shared parking startup Airparking receives millions in RMB of Pre-A Round

Chinese shared parking startup Airparking announced the recent completion of their Pre-Series A round financing worth about millions in RMB. This was an exclusive funding from SAIF Partners and the registration of industrial and commercial changes were done as well. This is the second round of financing for Airparking since their last funding from an […]

Lei Jun announces Xiaomi sales reached a historical high

This was the first good news that came across after Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun was, once again, in control of the supply chain. On July 7th, Lei sent out an internal e-mail, announcing the sale of Xiaomi mobile phones during the second quarter of 2017 reached 23.16 million units, ranking this number a historical high […]

Beijing Metro Offers Swipe to Ride: Is NFC Going Mainstream ?

Beijing Metro announced a partnership with the Beijing Municipal Administration Traffic Card to launch mobile swipe-to-ride service on June 26. The first phase will will see NFC subway payment available on the subway’s Fangshan Line. Some 160 NFC-capable mobile phones by brands such as Xiaomi, Huawei, Samsung, Nubia, OnePlus and Meizu will support the new […]

Another Bike Sharing Company Bites the Dust. Founder: I Am Not Optimistic About Bike-Sharing

After Wukong Bikes’ bankruptcy just 8 days ago – June 8th 2017 – yet another bike-sharing company has gone bust. On June 21st, 3Vbike announced that it is going out of business, primarily due to a large amount of stolen bikes causing a strain on liquidity. This may come as a surprise to the company’s […]

No Intermission for Shared Bikes’ War

Hundreds of workers in bright yellow uniforms assemble small yellow bicycles at the Tianjin Flying Pigeon bicycle factory on May 19. The workers hurriedly attach the wheels and gears to each frame, and every 15 seconds a new ofo unit is born. Workers at the end of the line load each new bike into cardboard […]

The new trends of sharing economy in China

Anything is possible in business. The “Sharing economy” has penetrated into every aspect of life: sharing bicycle, sharing umbrellas (which though proved to be a failure within only one day.) What are the problems behind this seemingly endless economy model? And where do we go from here? 2016 truly was the year of “sharing economy”. […]

OnePlus Founder: The Differences Between OnePlus and Xiaomi

Yesterday OnePlus launched their new flagship device OnePlus 5. Here is an interview almost 3 years ago with OnePlus founder Peter Lau, at that moment their first generation product OnePlus One just made its debut. Recently, the British magazine “Connect” published the following: “What the Moto G did for the budget end of the market, […]

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