The window for AI IPOs is shrinking
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Visa gets approval to prepare for domestic China operations
Visa said it has participated in China's payments market for more than 40 years.
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Nvidia’s China AI-chip share falls to 34% as Huawei gains
Huawei, the Shenzhen-based telecoms and technology company, shipped 572,000 AI accelerators and took 28% of the market.
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DeepSeek to lead seed round for robotics startup Winverse AI
DeepSeek also invested US$20.8 million in robotics firm Unitree's Shanghai IPO.
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Mapping the players dominating China’s cleantech space
Mapping China’s cleantech sector: Key players, top investors, and funding insights in one report.
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Moonshot faces $700m shareholder dispute ahead of HK IPO
Known for its Kimi models, Moonshot has been in arbitration with Recurrent.ai since 2024.
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Alibaba AI cloud revenue seen up over 50%
Alibaba Cloud said in May 2026 that its cloud revenue growth had risen to 40%.
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Tencent weighs up to $5b offshore bond sale for AI spending
The bonds could be issued in US dollars and offshore yuan, with a sale potentially happening early this month, the people said.
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Chinese AI chipmaker Biren plans $509m share sale
Biren plans to issue 130 million new shares at HK$31.08 (US$4) each, about 10% below the previous close.
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Manus maker Butterfly Effect lands over $500m funding
Manus is described as an AI agent that can execute tasks and workflows on a user’s behalf, rather than only generate text.
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Lenovo launches AI Express with Nvidia
Lenovo said the program offers a path to its Hybrid AI Factory with Nvidia.
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Ex-ByteDance intern raises $30m for China AI startup
World models are AI systems that simulate real-world physics for applications such as robotics and interactive video.
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A cheat sheet of M&As in China
Need to get up to speed with China's M&A scene? This one’s for you.
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DeepSeek seeks $11.9b in funding at $74.6b valuation: sources
The fundraising began in July and targets a 500 billion yuan (US$74.6 billion) valuation.
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ADIA, Coller EQT in talks to back $1b ByteDance vehicle
Depending on how investors allocate that discount, ByteDance’s implied valuation would be US$400 billion to US$450 billion.
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Moonshot AI eyes Hong Kong IPO after $50b valuation
A summer fundraising round valued Moonshot at US$31.5 billion.
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Zhipu shares rise 5% as GLM models gain recognition
Its GLM model family has recently gained recognition overseas.
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Meet the 100 top-funded startups and tech companies in China
Here are the companies in China that are attracting tons of investors and have the resources to spend on software, talent, and expansion.
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