In this episode of China Money Podcast, guest Gary Rieschel speaks to Nina Xiang about US-China competition, venture investment in China under the current geopolitical environment, and more. Gary Rieschel Founding Managing Partner, Board Member Qiming Venture Partners Shanghai, China Rieschel has more than 25 years of operating and investing experience. He is widely recognized as a leading venture capitalist in both the U.S. and China and is Founding Managing Partner of Qiming Venture Partners, a firm with over $6.2B USD under management focused on early stage investments in China. Prior to Qiming, Rieschel was the founder or lead investor in several major venture capital firms in the U.S. and China including SOFTBANK Venture Capital, Mobius Venture Capital, SAIF Partners (China), and Ignition Partners (U.S.). Rieschel served on Softbank Corporation’s Board of Directors for seven years. Prior to being a venture capitalist, he held senior executive positions at Cisco Systems, Sequent Computer Systems, and Intel. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending September 24. There were only 72 startup and growth stage investment deals that closed over the past 5 days in which Chinese startups raised US$1.775 billion. This is down from last week's great week of 103 startups raising a combined US$2.55 billion. Startups this week like Hai Robotics, Black Sesame, and Airwallex raised capital, and more than 460 venture capital and private equity firms got involved with the 72 deals. Investors in this week's deals include Sequoia Capital China, 5Y Capital, Source Code Capital, Legend Star, 01 Venture Capital, DST Global, and Sunic Capital. This is the September 24, 2021 edition of the China Money Podcast where we update you on the news, data, and insights you need for making private equity and venture capital decisions in China. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending September 17. There were 103 deals closing over the past 5 days in which Chinese startups raised US$2.55 billion. Startups like Keenon Robotics, DeepRoute, and Cytovia Therapeutics raised capital, and more than 520 venture capital and private equity firms got involved with the 103 deals. Investors in this week's deals include Alibaba Group, Yunqi Partners, Morningside Ventures, IDG Capital, Addor Capital, Zhongguancun Development Group, and Sequoia Capital China. This is the September 17, 2021 edition of the China Money Podcast where we update you on the news, data, and insights you need for making private equity and venture capital decisions in China. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending September 10. We counted 93 deals closing over the past 5 days in which Chinese startups raised US$2.565 billion. That's a total deal volume drop of 6 deals from the previous week, but a value per deal increase of about 4%. Startups like RootPath Genomics, Distinct HealthCare, Caocao Zhuanche and TimeCab raised capital, and over 400 venture capital and private equity firms got involved with those 93 deals. Investors in this week's deals include Tencent Holdings, Decent Capital, BlueRun Ventures, CDH Investments, CICC Capital, Sky9 Capital, Hony Capital, and Matrix Partners China. And the latest book from China Money Network's founder Nina Xiang was released this week and titled "The US-China Tech War". Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending September 3. As we enter September, there were 99 deals over the past 5 days in which Chinese startups raised US$2.3 billion. Startups like Zeekr Technology, YGL Intelligence, and Yunyou Freight all raised capital, and over 440 venture capital and private equity firms got involved with those 99 deals. Investors in this week's deals include Intel Capital, DST Global, Haochen Capital, GL Ventures, Goldman Sachs, CCB International, Boyu Capital and Gobi Partners. And China Money Network released the "China VC Tracker" for the month of August, which follows more than 400 deals that closed last month. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending August 27. There were 87 deals over the past 5 days where Chinese startups raised US$2.71 billion. Startups like Kuaikan Manhua, XREX and Ionova Life Science all raised large amounts of capital, and over 370 venture capital and private equity firms got a taste of those 87 deals. Investors in this week's deals include Shenzhen Capital Group, Greater Bay Area Homeland Development Fund, GSR Ventures, Tsing Song Capital, Systex Corporation, Metaplanet Holdings, Sequoia Capital China, Qiming Venture Partners, and FountainBridge Capital. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending August 20. Which China-based startups raised big investments this week? There were 80 deals over the past 5 days where Chinese startups raised US$2.61 billion. And there were over 340 venture capital and private equity firms that got involved in those 80 deals. Investors in this week's deals include Temasek, INVESCO Private Capital, Loyal Valley Innovation Capital, GL Ventures, Yunfeng Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, Lilly Asia Ventures, Boyu Capital, Rencent Capital, and SPDB International. And they invested in a whole range of companies including those engaged in biotechnology, blockchain, agriculture, fintech and electric vehicles. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending August 13. There were 86 deals this week where Chinese startups raised US$2.02 billion. And there were over 320 venture capital and private equity firms that got involved in those 86 deals. Investors in this week's deals include Sequoia Capital China, China Growth Capital, Orbimed, Matrix Partners China, Source Code Capital, Volcanics Venture, 5Y Capital, Hopu Fund, Oriza Holdings, Zhencheng Capital, and Keli Capital. And they invested in a range of companies including those involved with pharmaceuticals, home renovation, mobile phone design, aerospace technology, smart conferencing, and biodegradable materials. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending August 6. Chinese startups raised US$1.905 billion this past week across 85 deals. And there were over 460 venture capital and private equity firms that got involved in those 85 deals. Investors in those deals include IDG Capital, Deppon Express, CMB International, Eight Roads, CICC Capital, GL Ventures, Boyu Capital, Goldman Sachs, Changjiang Securities, Saiying Capital, Redmile Group and Tencent Holdings. And they handed cash to a range of companies including those involved with rocket technology, virtual reality hardware, semiconductors, Internet marketing technology, and autonomous mining vehicles. And in our just-released China VC Tracker report, we saw an aggregate of 350 VC financing deals worth about US$12.05 billion recorded in July 2021, an increase of US$720 million compared with June. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending July 30. Deal value in China dropped precipitously in the past five days compared to the week before. This week we counted 83 Chinese startups and growth-stage companies raising a total of US$1.395 billion in venture capital. But last week there were 84 companies who combined to raise US$2.28 billion. So with a nearly-identical number of deals each week, the past five days saw a drop of about 40% in average deal value. There were over 250 private equity and VC investors handing out cash this week including GGV Capital, Baidu, Legend Capital, Xianghe Capital, Verity Ventures, Zhen Fund, Lilly Asia Ventures, and Sherpa Venture Capital. And they got involved with a range of startups, including those engaged in blockchain platforms, sparkling water, online games, outbound e-commerce, and immunocytochemical technology. This is the July 30, 2021 edition of the China Money Podcast where we update you on the news, data, and insights you need for making private equity and venture capital decisions in China. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending July 23. Eighty-four Chinese startup and growth-stage companies raised a combined US$2.28 billion over the past five days. Investors in the 84 deals this week include DST Global, General Atlantic, Dawang Capital, Capital Today, Ocean Link, Andreessen Horowitz, GGV Capital, Sequoia Capital China, Addor Capital, Highlight Capital, and CS Capital. And they took stakes in a range of businesses including those involved in dental surgery, robotic automation, analog chip development, e-commerce, medical marketing, autonomous vehicles, and fintech. This is the July 23, 2021 edition of the China Money Podcast where we update you on the news, data, and insights you need for making private equity and venture capital decisions in China. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending July 16. This was a great week for Chinese venture capital investments, as we counted 79 startup and growth-stage companies who raised a combined US$2.85 billion over the past five days. Investors in the 79 deals this week include the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, MSA Capital, Matrix Partners China, Merck Research Lab, Joy Capital, China Growth Capital, Waverider Capital, L Catterton, Linear Capital, Vertex Ventures, Qiming Venture Partners, and Primavera Capital. And they took stakes in a range of businesses include those involved in biotech, restaurant franchising, aeronautics, outbound e-commerce, skin care, media intelligence, cloud storage, and cybersecurity. This is the July 16, 2021 edition of the China Money Podcast where we update you on the news, data, and insights you need for making private equity and venture capital decisions in China. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending July 9. We're in the full swing of July and we counted 77 startup and growth-stage Chinese companies who raised a combined US$2.12 billion over the past five days. To put this week's deal total in perspective, last week there were 76 deals totaling a little bit more than US$1 billion. So this week we had one more deal at 77, but the combined deal value was more than double last week's total! This week's 77 deals included investors like GenBridge Capital, JD.com, Sequoia Capital China, Qiming Venture Partners, Shunwei Capital, Lenovo Capital, and Jucheng Capital. And they invested in a bunch of companies, including those engaged in an e-commerce platform for imports, computational biophysics, and an online meeting SaaS solution provider. This is the July 9, 2021 edition of the China Money Podcast where we update you on the news, data, and insights you need for making private equity and venture capital decisions in China. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending July 2. We're at the start of July, and we counted 76 startup and growth-stage Chinese companies who just managed to top a combined US$1.05 billion in the past five days. But while the total take this week was low, the month of June still hit a high point for Q2 with an aggregated 334 investment deals worth a total value of US$11.33 billion recorded in June 2021. This week's 76 deals included investors like Rotating Boulder Fund, Cowin Capital, Shenzhen Zhongmeiyin Investment, Matrix Partners China, Shunwei Capital, CITIC Securities, Nokia Growth Partners, and Sequoia Capital China. And they invested in a range of companies, such as those involved in logistics, clinical stage biopharmaceuticals, and cellular immune testing. This is the July 2, 2021 edition of the China Money Podcast where we update you on the news, data, and insights you need for making private equity and venture capital decisions in China. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending June 25. As we end the last full week prior to end of the first half of the year, we count 82 startup and growth-stage Chinese companies who raised investments totaling US$1.975 billion in the past five days. This week's 82 deals included investors like Eastern Bell Venture Capital, Shunwei Capital, GL Ventures, Warburg Pincus, South River Capital, Xi'an Investment, Grains Valley Venture Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, and Trustbridge Capital. And they invested in a range of companies, such as those involved in artificial intelligence, pharmaceutical drug discovery and a noodle shop chain. This is the June 25, 2021 edition of the China Money Podcast where we update you on the news, data, and insights you need for making private equity and venture capital decisions in China. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending June 18. Even with the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival holiday this week, we still saw some large fundings for Chinese startups and growth-stage companies. Last week there were 73 deals totaling US$3.99 billion, and this week there were 70 deals totaling US$2.28 billion. This week's 70 deals included investors like IDG Capital, Temasek, Lake Blue Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, GGV Capital, Baidu Ventures, GL Ventures, and Cambrian Venture Capital. And they invested in a range of companies, such as those involved in e-cigarettes, online content, and pharmaceuticals. This is the June 18, 2021 edition of the China Money Podcast where we update you on the news, data, and insights you need for making private equity and venture capital decisions in China. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending June 11. This was a massive funding week for Chinese startups with 73 dealings closing for a total just shy of US$4 billion! To put this week's huge investment scale in perspective, last week there were 10 deals fewer than this week, but last week's total deal value was a full US$2.3 billion less than this week. Investors such as Sequoia Capital China, IDG Capital, AVIC Capital, Yingke PE, Matrix Partners China and Gaosheng Capital all piled into some big deals in artificial intelligence, robotics, e-commerce, cybersecurity, blockchain, online payments, marketing technology and healthcare technology. This is the June 11, 2021 edition of the China Money Podcast where we update you on the news, data, and insights you need for making private equity and venture capital decisions in China. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending June 04. Deal flow was on the low side in China this week with only 63 documented fundraise closings, but we still saw some mega fundings, such as the US$200 million Series B for a Shanghai-based healthcare company and a US$190 million Series D closing for an 8-year-old artificial intelligence firm. Investors in key deals this week include China Merchants Venture, Sequoia Capital China, Greenwoods Investment, WuXi AppTec, N5 Capital, Matrix Partners China, Legend Capital, and Chenhui Venture Partners. This is the June 04, 2021 edition of the China Money Podcast where we update you on the news, data, and insights you need for making private equity and venture capital decisions in China. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending May 28. Frequent China Money Podcast listeners know that last week we counted 73 Chinese startups closing their funding rounds. Well, this week we had another 73 deals close in China. But the good news is this week's total deal size increased. Last week's 73 deals totaled US$1.295 billion. And this week's total deal size amounted to US$1.7 billion. That's about US$400 million more this week on the same number of deals. Investors in key deals this week include Sourcecode Capital, Shunwei Capital, CICC Capital, China Life PE, China Asset Management, ABC International, Cormorant, CDBI Partners, Proxima Ventures, GP Capital, FutureX Capital, and Forebright Capital. This is the May 28, 2021 edition of the China Money Podcast where we update you on the news, data, and insights you need for making private equity and venture capital decisions in China. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture investment and tech sector for the week ending May 21. After last week's massive number of startup fundings hitting 80, we came very close this week, as 73 Chinese startups, growth stage, and pre-IPO companies closed big funding over the past 5 days totaling US$1.295 billion. And whereas last week we had a nice mix of cryptocurrency, artificial intelligence, and e-commerce firms in China raising capital, this week's highlighted companies are all from the biotech and healthcare sector. Investors in key deals this week include Lyfe Capital, HG Capital, Green Pine Capital Partners, Matrix Partners China, Oriza Holdings, Newley Capital, Yinglian Health Industry Fund, WuXi AppTec Group, and Sequoia Capital China. This is the May 21, 2021 edition of the China Money Podcast where we update you on the news, data, and insights you need for making private equity and venture capital decisions in China. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.