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Deep Dive into Tech! Bessemer's New VC in

Hong Kong

November 16,

4-5pm PT

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Ask A VC Show

with Kelvin Au in London at Cell Capital

November 9, Replay

Kelvin has made 29 investments from his new fund for early-stage tech startups. A geek at heart, he has 18 years' experience in VC, tech & I-banking.

NOTEWORTHY

Ohio's Rust Belt Turns Into a Magnet for CHIPS

As I've noted in my book,

Silicon Heartland,

from Rust Belt to Tech Belt!

The initial $20 billion phase of Intel's chip factory on farmland east of Columbus is supercharging growth here in Silicon Heartland, quoting the FT . The site is 30 miles from my hometown.

Meta strikes deal to return to China after 14 years. Tencent agrees to start selling a new lower-cost headset from Meta late next year.

quoting the WSJ.

The shutdown of OliveAI, a rare unicorn in the Midwest, is not great for early investor Drive Capital or later co-investors Tiger Global, General Catalyst and Khosla Ventures. The AI software firm for the healthcare industry was once valued at $4 billion. To blame? Lack of focus, easy money and champagne and cocaine mentality.

Upcoming Ask A VC Shows

Fady Abdel-Nour

Antler Elevate, Singapore

December 13, 8-9am PT

Connect

Global Head of M&A and investments at a unit of Naspers, known for its early investment in Tencent

Investment analyst at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, set up its presence in Asia

Eddy Chan

Intudo Ventures, Indonesia

January 25, 4-5pm PT

Indonesia's VC firm manages $300 million in capital and is best known for its unicorn-size investment in Xendit, the "Stripe of Southeast Asia."

Ask A VC Show with Eric Feng

October 25 Replay

VC and tech pro Eric Feng at Gold House Ventures, shared how his $30 million fund in Silicon Valley invests in tech founders of Asian descent. It's backed by

tech stars from DoorDash, YouTube, Zoom.

VC Helen Wong

Managing Partner, AC Ventures

October 5, Replay

Ex-GGV, Qiming VC is now in Singapore investing in digital disruptors at AC Ventures throughout Southeast Asia.

See Who's Been on Our VC Show!

60+ VCs Globally

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Silicon Heartland Tour 2023

Lancaster, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Louisville, Dayton, Cincinnati, Stamford, Atlantic City, Buffalo, Tulsa and Morgantown, WVa., and Madison, Wis.

Wisconsin Book Festival

with Science Festival

University of Wisconsin

Discovery Building

Book Talk

October 20

Going to be an epic week in

San Francisco, APEC 2023, attending events about innovation, tech, climate change, and the future of this city. Already got a good start at the APEC Multistakeholder Forum with World Affairs Forum and Commonwealth Club. More coming with Bay Area Council, GlobalSF, US-China Green Energy Council and USF.

I'm ready!

Ask A VC show features

Alyssa Lee

Bessemer Ventures in Hong Kong

November 16, 4-5pm PT

Alyssa joined Bessemer in April after working at Softbank in Shanghai

and Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong.

She's going to share Bessemer research into the top 100 deep tech startups.

Cyberport VC Forum 2023

October 31 - November 1

4 Sessions powered by

Silicon Dragon

Panel Discussion:

Empowering NextGen Startup Funding in A Volatile Global Landscape

Moderator

Rebecca Fannin, Founder/Editor, Silicon Dragon

Panelists

Jenny Xiao, Partner, Leonis Capital, Silicon Valley
Tytus Michalski, Managing Partner, Fresco Capital, Singapore
Douglas Hansen-Luke, Executive Chairman, Future Planet Capital, London
Medea Nocentini, Senior Partner, Global Ventures, Dubai

Cross-border geo-political currents in global venture investing are running strong, and look likely to intensify with increased scrutiny of privacy practices, more regulation of trade and investment in sensitive sectors, strategic competition between the US and China, climate risk and more.

Workshops

From Start-up to Scale-up: Growing your business