Peter’s book launched this week. It’s sure to be a best-seller and already has been prominently featured in major media.
Get Peter’s autograph on your book this Friday.

When: June 14, 4-6pm
Where: 30 Rockefeller Plaza, NYC
Logistics: check in at lobby, proceed to 40th floor (Deloitte)
What: Introduction by Deloitte’s Lili Zheng, Author Talk, Q&A, Signing, Reception, Networking

Thanks,
Rebecca Fannin
Founder/Editor/Author
www.silicondragonventures.com

Top Author Talk and Happy Hour At Rock Center

Friday, June 14, 2024 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EDT)

30 Rockefeller Plaza
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112

Organized by Silicon Dragon Ventures

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Listen to “Rebecca Fannin latest book, Silicon Heartland Transforming the Midwest from Rust Belt to Tech Belt” on Spreaker.

Chronicling her return to America’s heartland, CNBC contributor Rebecca A. Fannin provides an optimistic and engaging look at the current entrepreneurial comeback happening in the Midwest, documenting its transformation from Rust Belt to Tech Belt.

The American Midwest was once a proud bastion of good-paying jobs and middle-class life. Recently it has come to evoke bleakness: job loss, opiate addiction, despair. But without fanfare, a pivotal movement has grown, quietly transforming the heartland into a high-tech hub.

In Silicon Heartland, tech journalist Rebecca A. Fannin returns to her hometown region to report on how tech ecosystems—of entrepreneurial talent, venture capital, accelerators, incubators, universities, and R&D—are retooling midsized heartland cities and Appalachian towns. Remote regions that were nearly forgotten when the money and power shifted to Silicon Valley—and to China—are being rebooted and reenergized like never before. This movement of tech startups burgeoning in Middle America bodes well not only for leading the region to greater heights, but also for boosting our economy and morale nationwide.

Structured around Fannin’s road trip across Middle America, her stories and interviews with venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, and business from the Midwest make for a personal yet comprehensive look at the economic rebirth of a region that has been overlooked and underestimated for far too long. Highlighting the successes and efforts that continue to surprise coastal elites, Fannin introduces the resourceful people and the behind-the-scene stories that are reinventing the American Midwest.

“No place or company is immune from getting disrupted—and Silicon Valley is no different. In Rebecca’s new book, Silicon Heartland, she explores the tech innovation frontier emerging in states that were once centers of commerce but were left behind when they didn’t adapt to new technologies.” — John Chambers, founder and CEO of JC2 Ventures, and former executive chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems

“An indispensable book for founders, investors, and change-makers.”—Jim Breyer, founder and CEO, Breyer Capital

“A book that inspires hope for our future.”— Ro Khanna, author of Dignity in a Digital Age

“An uplifting journey into America’s all-too-often overlooked Midwest…the untold story of the Rust Belt rising.”— Maëlle Gavet, CEO of Techstars and author of Trampled by Unicorns

“A must-read for anyone who believes that entrepreneurial success is only possible on the coasts. The Silicon Heartland welcomes you!”—Brad D. Smith, president of Marshall University and former chairman and CEO of Intuit

“[A] much-needed boost of optimism at a time when it’s vitally needed.” — Chris Fenton, author, Feeding the Dragon

“An insightful look into the rebirth of cities and a region that launched American leadership in the global economy.”— Dan Schwartz, author of The Future of Finance: How Private Equity and Venture Capital Will Shape the Global Economy

“Only Rebecca Fannin, with her venture background, China experience, and heartland roots, could uncover the amazing tech revolution occurring in the middle of America.”— David Kaufman, director of global strategies, Nixon Peabody

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Aug.09 – Rebecca Fannin, founder of Silicon Dragon Ventures and author of “Tech Titans of China,” talks about the prospects for Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok, the video-sharing app that the Trump administration has declared a national-security threat, and the rivalry between U.S. and Chinese technology companies. Twitter Inc. has held early talks about a potential combination with TikTok, Dow Jones reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Fannin speaks on “Bloomberg Markets: Asia.”

IPOs
Chinese AI unicorn Sensetime, backed by Softbank and Alibaba, is heading to a dual listing in Hong Kong & China + $1.5 billion of pre-IPO financing. See photo of founder Xu Li, early investor Frances Leung & me doing a Tech Chat at Silicon Dragon in Hong Kong, November 2017. Early trend-spotting!

Jack Ma lets Chinese startups in on one of his well-timed tips, and sure enough, they’re racing ahead now with IPOs before the coronavirus pandemic or trade war further damages the global economy. ⁦Bloomberg

DEALS
Ban on China-made apps in India gives TikTok rivals a boost such as Bangalore-based Trell, which just raised $11.4 million in Series A financing led by Sequoia Capital India with South Korea’s KTB Network on board.

GGV Capital leads a $22 million, Series B investment in Keya Medical, a Shenzhen-based developer of AI-enabled products for medical analysis.

Creative design platform Tezign in China announces it’s closed a Series C investment by Sequoia Capital China.

In a flurry of deals, Sequoia Capital India leads Series A funding in Singapore startup IncomLend, a trade finance and global invoicing platform, and puts $5 million in education loan startup Eduvanz.

DATA
Private equity takes a mid-year bounce off the bottom – Covid19’s impact. Bain

NOTEWORTHY
More than a dozen US corporate execs voice concerns to the White House that a WeChat ban could hurt business. WSJ

Commerce Department further restricts Huawei access to U.S. Technology and adds another 38 affiliates to the entity list.

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Wed, July 26, 2017
2:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT
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Pasadena Convention Center
300 E. Green St.
Pasadena, CA 91101

SPEAKER BIOS
HOLLYWOOD-CHINA DEALS
Max Epstein, Vice President, DMG Entertainment
Mark Rafalowski, EVP-International Distribution, Dick Clark Productions
William Pfeiffer, Executive Chairman & Co-founder, Global Gate Entertainment
Sarah Platt, International Business Development, Wanda Studios
David Uslan, Partner, Uslan Entertainment
Eric Mika, Senior VP, LeEco
Tom McGrath, COO, STX Entertainment
Moderator: Robert Cain, Partner, Pacific Bridge Partners

DIGITAL ENTERTAINMENT INNOVATION & INVESTMENT
Marc Jackson, Managing Director/Founder, Seahorn Capital Group
Chang Xu, Investor, Upfront Ventures
Bert Reuler, Global Product Lead, Emerging Tech, Mattel
Gary Kho, CMO & CTO, Wanda Studios Qingdao
Moderator: Danny Le, Partner, KPMG
TECH CHATS: VR – LA to CHINA
Shiraz Akmal, CEO & Co-founder, Spaces
Pete Blumel, CEO, The Rogue Initiative
Isaac Yang, Partner, China Big Time Fund
Ryan Wang, Co-founder & General Partner, Outpost Capital
Azel James, VP of Content, Immerex Inc.
EB-5 FINANCING & ECONOMIC IMPACT
Kevin Wright, Consultant, Baker Tilly Capital
Jor Law, Co-founder, Homeier Law & VerifyInvestor.com
Christine Lu, Co-founder & Partner, America Innovates
Tyler Rooker, China Investment Manager, Gemdale USA Corp.
Moderator: Justin Thompson, Partner – Real Estate Practice Group, Nixon Peabody

VIDEO CLIP
Peter Crosby, Producer, Return to the Belly of the Dragon
MC: Rebecca Fannin, Founder/Editor, Silicon Dragon
2:30pm – 6pm Forum at Pasadena Convention Center
6 – 7 pm VIP Reception: Gold Room, Pasadena (VIP tickets only)
7:30 pm – 9pm Rooftop Party, Downtown LA
(included in forum ticket)
Thanks to Sponsors: KPMG, Nixon Peabody, Pasadena Economic Development
Supporters: Pasadena Economic Development, PlusYoou, Plug and Play, Innovate Pasadena, N3XTCON, LAEDC, CIE, Geoskope, America Innovates
Media Partners: Forbes, Variety, China Daily, Startup Digest, Crowdfund Beat, LA Tech Digest, Twitter, WeChat, BeFast.TV

Silicon Dragon
Organizer of Silicon Dragon LA 2017 + VIP Reception + Rooftop Party
Organizer Website
Silicon Dragon publishes news of technology, venture capital and startup trends in emerging markets and hosts forums in innovation hubs. Forums are held regularly in New York, Silicon Valley, London, Beijing, Shanghai, Sydney, Hong Kong, Singapore and Bangalore.
Silicon Dragon was formed in 2010 by Forbes journalist, author and media entrepreneur Rebecca Fannin. Ms. Fannin has been covering tech innovations trends globally for 15 years, beginning with Red Herring magazine during the dotcom era. She is the author of two influential and well-received books, Silicon Dragon (McGraw-Hill, 2008) and Startup Asia (Wiley, 2011).
Silicon Dragon spans a global network of 15,000 startups, emerging companies, venture capitalists, angel investors and startup stakeholders. The group is based in Silicon Valley with offshoots in New York City and Hong Kong.
For more info, see:
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Silicon Dragon comes to New York, June 21, NASDAQ funders event. Rebecca Fannin shares her Good News.
June 21

at Nasdaq, Times Square 2pm – 6pm

Plus After-Event Reception with Food & Drinks

Celebrate Summer on The Terrace!

757 Third Ave. Grant Thornton 6pm – 8pm

PROGRAM

New York’s Global

Innovation Revolution (bet you didn’t know there was one!)

PITCHES

VC JUDGING

$200K AWARD
VC PANEL M&A DEALS PANEL TECH CHATS BOOK TALKS TECHNION IN NY

NY’s TOP VCs

JUDGE THE PITCH CONTEST

Jim Robinson RRE Ventures Brian Cohen NY Angels

AFTER-EVENT

RECEPTION: 6-8pm

Where: Grant Thornton on the terrace

757 Third Ave.

For skeptics of New York City’s startup scene, it helps to have a close-up view. Rather than look at things through the lens of Silicon Valley, the Big Apple has developed its own brand of startups.

Of course, this has long been called Silicon Alley. That used to mean mostly startups centered on advertising, media and e-commerce.

But today, it’s branched out to artificial intelligence, biotech, virtual reality, fintech, natural drinks, livestreaming content and mobile app for foodies, sports and drivers looking for a parking space.

Just like Stanford, Berkeley and UC Davis fed entrepreneurial talent to the Bay Area, it’s Columbia, NYU, Princeton and Cornell in New York that are churning out a new generation of well-educated and well-rounded techies.

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg put this startup movement into action — and the new Technion-Cornell Institute that is opening up on Roosevelt Island is just one example. Indeed, Silicon Alley is much broader than the area around the Flat Iron district where it grew up the late 1990s Internet boom.

Silicon Dragon has been involved in this ramp-up too, holding a pitch contest at Nasdaq MarketSite June 21 for the best and brightest up and comers in the city.

Read Forbes post: Does NYC have what it takes?

DEALS & FUNDS

Chinese bicycle sharing app MoBike has raised $600 million in a Series E round from lead existing investor Tencent and Sequoia Capital China to aim (amazingly) to bring the station-less bikes to 200 cities globally by end of 2017. Mobike has raised nearly $1 billion since October 2016. The race is among China’s bike-sharing rivals to ramp up the fastest.

VC deals in the transit sector are where it’s at. Chinese used car trading platform Quiza has raised $400 million in a second round from Sequoia Capital China (again!), Matrix Partners, BlueRun Ventures and Hive Capital. Used car sales are on the upswing in China as first-time drivers upgrade to their next model.

NOTEWORTHY

In a quantum leap forward, Chinese scientists have come up with a breakthrough satellite and physics technology that could lead to an ‘unhackable’ global communications network. Even the Pentagon described the advance as “notable.”

China’s detention of the chairman of Anbang Insurance Group and Chinese banks’ curbs on sales of the company’s investment products could ripple through the country’s financial system. The crackdown comes as Anbang has been testing the limits on expansion and funding sources in a global M&A shopping spree that included the iconic Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York in 2014 and talks to buy a Manhattan office tower from Jared Kushner’s family.

Even the Vatican has gotten into startups! Inspired by the Pope’s call for tech startups to do more social good and fight climate change, Fresco Capital founder Steven Forte started a two-month accelerator program in Rome that includes $100,000 in equity financing and a demo day in December at the Vatican. Honolulu-based agtech startup Smart Yields made the first cut and is headed to Rome.

Michael Bloomberg

The Asia Society of New York hosted a summit discussing the Belt and Road Initiative. Speakers included Michael R. Bloomberg, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and former mayor of New York City, Kevin Rudd, president of the Asia Society Policy Institute, Ambassador Cui Tiankai, current ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to the U.S., and C.H. Tung, vice chairman of the Twelfth National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
Check out Bloomberg’s remarks on climate change and a full video of the Asia Society program. It was a packed house!

UPDATE: The Clock is Ticking!

SILICON DRAGON’S PITCH CONTEST

June 21 at Nasdaq

15 FOUNDERS HAVE WON THE CHANCE TO PITCH

Judges Q&A, Audience Feedback

Winners will be announced on stage, June 21

2 Finalists go to Beijing August 18 to compete globally

Global champion wins funding of up to $200,000 ++

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To Watch The Show LIVE

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