Subject: VC in China Smashes Previous Record
From: "Katie Mouallek | Trusted Insight" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 18:30:05 +0000
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Hi Hunter,

Here's what's happening in Venture Capital
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Spotify Is Streaming Money

Spotify has reportedly hired Goldman Sachs to raise an additional $500M in funding. This latest round would give the company a $6B valuation, at least, but will further push back any movement towards an IPO.
Watch (https://thetrustedinsight.com/webinars/628/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=8bf83d61c3-VC_to_GP_2_February_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-8bf83d61c3-325125525)

Most Corporate Venture Capital in 14 Years (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/most-corporate-venture-capital-in-14-years/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=8bf83d61c3-VC_to_GP_2_February_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-8bf83d61c3-325125525)

"Corporations are increasingly backing startups, setting a record for venture capital with $5.4 billion invested in 775 deals... nearly 18% of all venture deals in 2014 had participation from corporations and they accounted for 11% of total venture dollars invested, the greatest percentage seen since 2000."Read more » (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/most-corporate-venture-capital-in-14-years/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=8bf83d61c3-VC_to_GP_2_February_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-8bf83d61c3-325125525)

VC in China Smashes Previous Record (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/vc-in-china-smashes-previous-record/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=8bf83d61c3-VC_to_GP_2_February_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-8bf83d61c3-325125525)

"Investors poured $15.5 billion into deals during the year, more than twice the previous record of $7.3 billion set in 2011...Underlying the increase is a boom in the use of mobile devices. For the first time, more Chinese accessed the Internet via mobile devices than via PCs last year." Read more » (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/vc-in-china-smashes-previous-record/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=8bf83d61c3-VC_to_GP_2_February_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-8bf83d61c3-325125525)

Alibaba to Invest $129M to Fund Startups in Hong Kong (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/alibaba-to-invest-129m-to-fund-startups-in-hong-kong/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=8bf83d61c3-VC_to_GP_2_February_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-8bf83d61c3-325125525)

"If you are an aspiring entrepreneur in Hong Kong, there’s a new fund that may give you financial support – as long as you are setting up your business on Alibaba Group Holding’s platforms.... In the long run, the nonprofit foundation could help Alibaba increase its presence outside mainland China by turning young entrepreneurs in Hong Kong into loyal Alibaba customers." Read more » (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/alibaba-to-invest-129m-to-fund-startups-in-hong-kong/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=8bf83d61c3-VC_to_GP_2_February_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-8bf83d61c3-325125525)

The Downsides of an Inflated Valuation (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/the-downsides-of-an-inflated-valuation/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=8bf83d61c3-VC_to_GP_2_February_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-8bf83d61c3-325125525)

David Waxman of TenOneTen Ventures discusses the valuation metric: "It’s easy to let a high valuation go to your head, make you valuation drunk, so to speak, and allow a big number to be a stand in for real success. It is the ultimate vanity metric, and as such, can be duplicitous." Read more » (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/the-downsides-of-an-inflated-valuation/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=8bf83d61c3-VC_to_GP_2_February_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-8bf83d61c3-325125525)

A Good Time to Invest in India (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/a-good-time-to-invest-in-india/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=8bf83d61c3-VC_to_GP_2_February_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-8bf83d61c3-325125525)

"We are going to take India's $2 trillion economy to $4-5 trillion economy in the next 10-12 years," said Jaynat Sinha, India's Minister of State of Finance Read more » (https://thetrustedinsight.com/news/show_news/a-good-time-to-invest-in-india/?utm_source=GP+Trusted+Insight+Newsletters+%26+Updates&utm_campaign=8bf83d61c3-VC_to_GP_2_February_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_cb5b02aee3-8bf83d61c3-325125525)

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