Chinese Unicorns

China VC Weekly: Fitness Tech, Groceries, Smart Car Washes and Big Data

This past week saw Keep, China’s answer to Nike’s Training Club, officially become the first unicorn in the world of fitness tech.

China Leads the World in Number of Unicorn Startups

Out of a total of 494 global unicorns, categorized by a valuation of over $1 billion, 206 were Chinese, compared to 203 from the United States, according to the latest Hurun Report on unicorn companies.

Hurun Released “Greater China Unicorn Index” and “Future Unicorns” for 2019 Q1

Hurun Research Institute released “Hurun Greater China Unicorn Index 2019 Q1” and “Hurun China Future Unicorns 2019 Q1” on May 7, 2019. This is the sixth release of the Unicorn Index and the first release of Future Unicorns.

Luckin Coffee Received $150 Million New Investment

Luckin Coffee announced today that it has received additional $150 million new investments based on the Series B-round financing that was completed in November 2018. The company was valued at $2.9 billion after the investment.

Chinese Companies Occupies One-third of the World’s Unicorns, ByteDance Tops the List

Ninety-four Chinese entities have reached unicorn status, led by ByteDance, the world's most valuable private company valued at $75 billion.

Fresh Produce E-Commerce Unicorn MissFresh Raises $450 Million in Series D Funding

MissFresh, a fresh produce e-commerce platform, announced the completion of their Series D fundraising on September 6. The $450 million round is lead by Goldman Sachs Investment Partners (GSIP) and Tencent Holdings Ltd., followed by Tiger Global Management and four new investors.

Chinese Unicorns: Internet Companies Take a Dominant Position.

On March 8, Foxconn received A-share after a record speed of 36 days of proceedings. As regulators continue to send favorable signals for domestic listing and trading, more unicorn companies are likely to enter A-share.

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