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Hurun: Number of Unicorns Globally Up 24% to 1,312 in H1

The Hurun Research Institute released its Global Unicorn Index 2022 Half-Year Report on August 30, offering a ranking of the world’s startups founded since 2000 and worth at least $1 billion, although not yet listed on a public exchange.

SAIC Mobility Valued at $1B After Round-B Financing

SAIC Mobility, a strategic brand of mobile travel under Chinese automotive giant SAIC, announced on August 15 that it has completed round-B financing totaling over 1 billion yuan ($14.7 million), with investment by SAIC, Momenta and other institutions.

ByteDance Tops Hurun Unicorn Index 2021 with $350 Billion Valuation

The Hurun Research Institute, in association with the Guangzhou City Commercial Bureau and Huangpu District, released the Global Unicorn Index 2021 on Monday, a ranking of the world’s start-ups founded in the 2000s.

Direct-to-Consumer E-Commerce Platform Cider Completes B-Round Financing for $130 Million,Values Over $1 Billion

Cider, a global direct-o-consumer e-commerce platform, announced on Thursday that it had completed a B-round financing of $130 million.

China’s Fashion Unicorn Shein Accused of Copyright Infringement

Fashion brands including Dr. Martens' owner AirWair International and independent designers have accused e-commerce platform Shein of trademark infringements.

Yuanfudao to Possibly Become World’s Most Valued Online Education Unicorn

Yuanfudao, an online tutoring platform based in Beijing, will complete a $1.2 billion round of financing with its post-investment valuation possibly exceeding $13 billion.

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’s VC Market is Dwindling, but Is It a Bad Thing?

After a record-setting 2018 that saw Chinese VCs ladle out cash to startups at mind-boggling valuations, current numbers spooked global investors, some of whom regard the diminished numbers as a sign of an imminent industry debacle.

Luckin Coffee’s Revenue Increases Fivefold YoY in Q3, Beats Expert Estimates

Luckin Coffee released their third quarter 2019 earnings report indicating a 540.2% year-on-year revenue growth with 1.5 billion yuan.

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.

Online Reading Platform LinkSure Literature Now Has Over 10M DAU

LinkSure Literature, a Chinese online novel reading platform, announces its daily active users (DAU) have exceeded 10 million on Apr. 24, making the almost two-year-old startup a leader in the free reading revolution.

Alibaba CEO Jack Ma Names Daniel Zhang as His Successor

Alibaba Group, the largest e-commerce platform in China, has announced on Sept. 10 that chief executive officer Daniel Zhang will succeed Jack Ma as chairman of the board, effective one year from now.

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.

Ep. 11: After Alibaba, Team Jack Ma’s Newest Centacorn: Ant Financial

What do you call a unicorn worth more than $100 billion? A centacorn, of course! This week on TechBuzz China by Pandaily, co-hosts Ying-Ying Lu and Rui Ma discuss a newly minted centacorn – Ant Financial.

Ep. 1: Toutiao’s Apology and Mobike’s Acquisition by Meituan

TechBuzz China is a new weekly technology podcast powered by Pandaily hosted by Rui Ma and Ying-Ying Lu. To listen to this week’s conversation on Toutiao’s Apology and Mobike’s Acquisition by Meituan-Dianping, you can tune in to TechBuzz China on iTunes Podcast, SoundCloud, or simply search for TechBuzz China in the podcast app of your choice.

Keys to Becoming a Chinese Tech Unicorns: 4 Locations and 3 Companies

As of March 2018, there are 126 unicorn companies in China across 15 industries and 10 cities, with a total valuation of $625.3 billion, or about four trillion yuan.

More Than Half the 124 Unicorns of 2017 are BAT Investments

After a chilling 2016, the capital markets became more rational in 2017. The overall trend remains unclear, but investors seem willing to back projects that show clear rewards. This has led to broad heavy investment, creating more unicorns than previous years.

Chinese Internet User Count Hits 772 million, 90 Percent on Mobile

On January 31, the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) released the 41st statistical report of China Internet network development in Beijing. As of December 2017, China’s Internet population reached 772 million, with a penetration rate of 55.8 percent.

PitchBook Publishes Unicorn Class of 2017, Mobike and NIO Make the List

PitchBook, a global data research institution based in the Silicon Valley, names its Unicorn Class of 2017. In 2017, 57 start-ups were valued at more than $1 billion, and their total value was as high as $116 billion. Eighteen Chinese enterprises were on the list, and 10 were among the top 20.

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