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Silicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation NewsSilicon Valley's AI Gold Rush: Billions Flow as Talent Wars RageThis is you Silicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation News podcast.Silicon Valley continues to assert its dominance as the world’s leading innovation engine, with an extraordinary $112.7 billion raised across more than fourteen thousand startups in San Francisco alone during 2024. As founders in 2025 navigate a landscape rich with grant opportunities, microgrants, and half-million-dollar accelerator investments, the Bay Area remains unmatched for its combination of capital, mentorship, and investor access. Landmark programs like Y Combinator now offer five hundred thousand dollars for early-stage startups, adding prestige and opening doors to a network that notably includes Airbnb and Stripe. Me...
2025-10-2503 minSilicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation NewsSilicon Valley Shakeup: AI Dominates, IPOs Loom, and Remote RulesThis is you Silicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation News podcast.Silicon Valley continued to set the pace for global technology innovation, with several major funding rounds and strategic shifts redefining the landscape this week. According to Edith Yeung’s Weekly Tech, twenty Silicon Valley startups have collectively raised over 1.5 billion dollars, marked by strong momentum in enterprise artificial intelligence solutions, fintech infrastructure, and AI-powered developer tools. Cognition AI recently led the charge with a massive raise to expand its autonomous coding agent Devin, while Isotopes AI landed twenty million in seed capital to tackle enterprise data cleanup, hi...
2025-09-2903 minSilicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation NewsSilicon Valley's Billion-Dollar Blitz: AI, Biotech, and the Remote Work EdgeThis is you Silicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation News podcast.Silicon Valley continues to set the pace for global technology innovation, with this week marking a significant surge in startup funding and major shifts in the tech talent landscape. Enterprise software remains a magnet for capital, as noted by Edith Yeung’s roundup revealing eighteen Silicon Valley startups raising over fourteen billion dollars last week, the bulk flowing into enterprise and fintech innovation. Notably, figure closed a funding round exceeding one billion dollars, backed by powerhouse investors including Nvidia, Intel Capital, and Salesforce, signaling mounting momentum in th...
2025-09-2803 minSilicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation NewsSilicon Valley's AI Frenzy: Billion-Dollar Chip Battles and Hiring ShakeupsThis is you Silicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation News podcast.Silicon Valley surged into the final days of September with headline-grabbing startup funding rounds, major product launches, and talent shifts shaping the Bay Area tech landscape and rippling across global innovation markets. According to TechStartups dot com, AI infrastructure and high-performance developer tools dominated investor interest. Groq, a chip startup rivaling Nvidia, closed a record seven hundred fifty million dollar round, bringing its total raised to nearly one point four billion dollars and pushing its valuation to six point nine billion. This infusion will escalate Groq’s AI...
2025-09-2703 minSilicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation NewsSilicon Valleys AI Gold Rush: PsiQuantum Scores $1B, Perplexity Soars to $20B ValuationThis is you Silicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation News podcast.Silicon Valley is riding a new investment wave, with recent activity setting the stage for transformative change across the Bay Area’s tech ecosystem and far beyond. Quantum computing took center stage as PsiQuantum secured a stunning one billion dollars in fresh funding, sending its valuation soaring to seven billion and affirming investor conviction that practical, enterprise-scale quantum is within reach. This is not just a local headline—global investors like BlackRock and Nvidia are staking claims on technologies poised to upheave sectors from logistics to pharmaceuticals in t...
2025-09-2603 minSilicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation NewsSilicon Sizzles: AI Megadeals, Quantum Leaps & Talent Battles AheadThis is you Silicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation News podcast.The day after September twenty-fourth, Silicon Valley’s tech ecosystem continues to redefine frontiers as venture capital pours into artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and digital health. Last week alone, Edith Yeung reports eighteen startups in the Bay Area raised over fourteen billion dollars, with ten enterprise AI companies capturing a staggering thirteen point eight billion in new investment. Standouts include Anthropic, whose thirteen billion dollar Series F cements its place as a dominant force in artificial intelligence research, while Sierra secured three hundred fifty million to accelerate en...
2025-09-2403 minSilicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation NewsSilicon Valley's AI Gold Rush: Mega Rounds, Hiring Frenzy, and Titans ClashThis is you Silicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation News podcast.Silicon Valley’s venture engines are roaring this September as mega funding rounds, AI breakthroughs, and fresh hiring trends redefine the Bay Area’s startup landscape with ripple effects worldwide. This week, Groq, the cutting-edge AI chipmaker, closed a monumental seven hundred fifty million dollar round at a stunning six point nine billion valuation, now standing as one of Nvidia’s most formidable rivals according to TechStartups dot com. Early-stage dynamism is strong too, with San Francisco’s Blacksmith, backed by Google Ventures, landing ten million to accelera...
2025-09-2003 minSilicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation NewsSilicon Valley's AI Arms Race: Groq's Mega-Round, Talent Wars, and the Next Big ThingsThis is you Silicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation News podcast.Silicon Valley continues to set the global pace for innovation and technology investment as we move into the week of September twentieth, twenty twenty-five. New funding and product milestones underscore how the Bay Area ecosystem is feeding both local progress and worldwide transformation. According to TechStartups, Groq just closed a massive seven hundred fifty million dollar funding round at a six point nine billion dollar valuation, positioning the AI chipmaker as a formidable rival to Nvidia. This surge in capital reflects investors’ ongoing conviction in AI infrastructure as...
2025-09-1903 minSilicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation NewsSilicon Valleys Billion Dollar Babies: Quantum, AI & Green Tech Sizzle as Hiring BoomsThis is you Silicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation News podcast.Welcome to Silicon Valley Tech Watch for September 16, 2025, where today’s developments clarify why the Bay Area remains the world’s engine for innovation. The funding landscape is surging. Last week, PsiQuantum closed a staggering one billion dollar Series E led by BlackRock, aiming to build a million-qubit quantum computer and turning heads across global tech. Meanwhile, Replit’s 250 million dollar round, backed by names like Prysm Capital and Google AI Fund, signals unstoppable investor appetite for AI-driven developer tools. Torus, building hybrid flywheel-battery energy systems, landed 200 millio...
2025-09-1503 minSilicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation NewsSilicon Valley Buzz: AI Mega-Rounds, Layoff Woes, and the Race for Smarter Health TechThis is you Silicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation News podcast.Today on Silicon Valley Tech Watch, the latest startup and innovation news reflect a dynamic landscape of ambitious funding, shifting talent, and rapid breakthroughs—underscored by global attention and local disruption. In 2025 alone, venture capital dollars are fueling a new generation of artificial intelligence companies: according to TechCrunch, Ambience Healthcare just closed a $243 million Series C round led by Oak HC/FT and Andreessen Horowitz, while generative media platform Fal snapped up $125 million from Meritech Capital, putting its valuation at $1.5 billion. With over thirty United States-based AI co...
2025-09-0103 minSilicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation NewsSilicon Valley's AI Explosion: Startups Raise Millions as Top Talent Gets ScarceThis is you Silicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation News podcast.Silicon Valley has roared into late August with a burst of startup financing, innovation, and talent movements that underscore why the Bay Area remains an epicenter for global tech transformation. This week, the focus falls sharply on artificial intelligence, robotics, and health tech, as investors continue to double down on high-conviction bets. One of the most notable raises came from Twin Health, securing fifty-three million dollars in Series E funding to scale its AI-driven metabolic health solutions. Meanwhile, Nuro grabbed two hundred three million dollars to drive...
2025-08-2704 minSilicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation NewsSilicon Sizzles: AI Mega-Rounds, Talent Wars & Robo-Health Revolutions Shake Up The ValleyThis is you Silicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation News podcast.Silicon Valley is buzzing this week as fresh capital, innovative product launches, and eye-catching talent moves reshape the Bay Area’s global tech landscape. According to Silicon Valley Journals, headline funding rounds continued their torrid pace, with Nuro pocketing two hundred and three million dollars to accelerate its autonomous delivery platform and Twin Health landing a fifty-three million dollar Series E for its AI-driven metabolic health system. Meanwhile, FieldAI banked three hundred fourteen million dollars to push the frontiers of robotics, and Stark’s sixty-two million dollar rais...
2025-08-2504 minSilicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation NewsSilicon Sizzles: AI Unicorns, Mega Deals, and Hiring Sprees Set Valley AbuzzThis is you Silicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation News podcast.Welcome to Silicon Valley Tech Watch, your go-to for the most pressing startup and innovation news shaping the Bay Area and beyond as we move into July 29, 2025. The energy in the heart of tech innovation is unmistakable this week, with deals and pivots setting the stage for the future of digital enterprise, artificial intelligence, and the global economy.Fresh funding rounds are cementing the Bay Area’s reputation as the global launchpad for transformative technologies. According to TechStartups, San Francisco’s Confident Security has just exit...
2025-07-2804 minSilicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation NewsSilicon Sizzles: AI Mega-Deals, Hiring Sprees, and the Race to Partner with Tech's Freshly FundedThis is you Silicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation News podcast.Silicon Valley is once again abuzz with headline-making funding rounds and a new generation of artificial intelligence-driven innovation. In the latest round of investment news, Unify, an AI-native go-to-market platform based in San Francisco, has secured forty million dollars in Series B funding led by Battery Ventures with major participation from the OpenAI Startup Fund, Thrive Capital, and others. Unify plans to turbocharge its product development and expand its AI-powered sales platform, which already counts Airwallex and Flock Safety among its users. Its core technology automates buyer...
2025-07-1903 minSilicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation NewsSilicon Valley's Youth Obsession Fades as AI Shifts Hiring StrategiesThis is you Silicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation News podcast.Silicon Valley has kicked off another week with a surge of startup funding and strategic pivots that listeners following the Bay Area tech ecosystem will want to track closely. According to Growth List, since the start of this year, San Francisco–based startups alone have pulled in nearly four billion dollars in funding, with recent standouts including LanceDB, a data and artificial intelligence platform raising thirty million dollars in Series A, and Paraform, an HR-tech innovator pulling in twenty million dollars at the same stage. Startups like Ar...
2025-07-1802 minSilicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation NewsSilicon Valley's Jaw-Dropping 2 Billion Dollar AI Baby and the Hiring Frenzy Shaking Up TechThis is you Silicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation News podcast.Silicon Valley’s innovation machine is running at full throttle, with the Bay Area reaffirming its prime status as the world’s most influential tech hub. In a move that stunned industry insiders, former OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati’s new startup, Thinking Machines Lab, secured an unprecedented two billion dollars in seed funding, bumping its early valuation to twelve billion dollars. This round, backed by heavyweights like Andreessen Horowitz, NVIDIA, Accel, ServiceNow, CISCO, AMD, and Jane Street, marks one of the largest seed rounds in Silico...
2025-07-1603 minSilicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation NewsSilicon Valley's AI Gold Rush: Big Bucks, Hiring Shifts, and the Next Big ThingThis is you Silicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation News podcast.Silicon Valley’s innovation engine is running at full throttle this July, fueled by a string of major funding rounds and a tidal wave of activity in artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure. According to Growth List, Bay Area startups have already secured nearly four billion dollars in fresh capital for 2025, with names like LanceDB, an artificial intelligence data platform, and SuperDial, which leverages artificial intelligence for sales enablement, closing eight-figure Series A rounds last month. Notably, recent data shows that U.S.-based artificial intelligence startups are do...
2025-07-1102 min
What's Next｜科技早知道2025 Consensus 大会：区块链生态逐步完善，进入应用新时代 | S9E04Consensus 大会是全球区块链和加密货币行业的顶级盛会，被誉为 「区块链界的超级碗」。最近几年，香港、新加波和日本等地在区块链技术的创新和加密货币投资中的重要地位与日俱增，因此今年的 Consensus 大会首次离开美国，在中国香港举行。那今年的大会有超过 10000 名的参会者，其中包括政策制定者、开发者、投资者和技术专家等。「科技早知道」的监制 Yaxian 也去到了香港，为大家带来第一手的现场报道。
今年大会的焦点之一是区块链技术与稳定币如何重塑全球金融生态。在这一主题下，Solana生态的崛起和PayFi作为结合传统金融的新兴技术，成为了讨论的热点。我们特别邀请了两位嘉宾，Edith Yeung，Race Capital的投资合伙人，Solana早期投资人，以及Richard Liu，Huma Finance的联合创始人兼共同CEO，带我们深入分析这些技术如何在未来几年成为主流，并改变金融行业的格局。他们将阐述区块链和稳定币的应用如何为支付、跨境汇款以及金融服务领域带来变革。
本期人物
Yaxian，「科技早知道」节目监制
Edith Yeung，Race Capital 投资合伙人
Richard Liu，Huma Finance 创始合伙人，Co-CEO
主要话题
[03:12] Edith Yeung：被创始人的初心打动，第一个投资了 Solana lab
[05:39] 香港 vs. 美国市场：特朗普上台一定会积极推动稳定币的上市和应用
[12:26] 区块链生态就是江湖，以太坊是 iOS，Solana 是 Android
[15:38] 5年后，数字金融和区块链生态一定会更加繁荣
[18:12] Richard Liu: 想解决金融科技公司的资金问题，创立 Huma Finance
[21:30] PayFi （Payment Finance）：用区块链技术快速、安全的实现借贷和支付
[24:36] PayFi 生态的六层塔：从底层区块链到顶层应用
[29:53] 稳定币是数字金融项目落地的地基，是区块链技术最大革新
[33:34] 让大家理解 PayFi 转账的高效和安全是大规模落地的最大挑战
PayFi 生态的 Stack 图 （Huma Finance)
延伸阅读
稳定币
是一种与法定货币或其他资产挂钩，旨在保持价格相对稳定的加密货币。常见的稳定币如 USDT、USDC 等，通常与美元挂钩，其价值相对稳定，可用于在加密货币市场中进行交易、避险和价值存储等。
索拉纳（Solana)
是一个高性能的区块链平台，采用了独特的共识机制和技术架构，能够实现高吞吐量和低延迟的交易处理。在加密货币生态系统中，许多项目基于索拉纳平台开发应用，如去中心化金融应用、非同质化代币市场等。
AML/KYC
AML（Anti-Money Laundering）即「反洗钱」，是指为预防金融诈骗犯罪所得及其收益的来源和性质的洗钱活动，而制定和实施的一系列政策、制度和措施。在加密货币领域，AML 措施包括对交易进行监测和分析，识别可疑交易模式，及时报告可疑交易，以及对客户的交易行为进行持续监控等。
KYC（Know Your Customer）是金融机构、加密货币交易平台等在与客户建立业务关系或进行特定交易时，对客户身份进行识别、验证和了解的一系列程序和措施。在加密货币领域，KYC 通常要求用户提供身份证明文件（如身份证、护照等）、地址证明（水电费账单、银行对账单等）以及其他相关信息，以确认用户的真实身份和背景。
PayFi
Payment Finance，是融合支付与金融的创新模式。其核心特点有：借助区块链实现即时结算，加速资金周转；智能合约确保交易安全透明，降低风险；去中心化连接买卖双方，减少中间环节成本；突破地域和银行网络限制，让更多人参与。
RWA
Real World Assets（现实世界资产），是指通过区块链技术，将现实中如房地产、黄金、债券、知识产权等有物理形态或可确认权益的资产转化为数字代币的资产。可提升资产流动性、降低投资门槛与成本、增强透明度和安全性、提高交易效率。
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2025-03-0236 minSilicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation NewsSilicon Valley Secrets: Juicy Predictions and Billion-Dollar Deals in 2025 Tech ShowdownThis is you Silicon Valley Tech Watch: Startup & Innovation News podcast.As we step into 2025, Silicon Valley continues to be a hub of innovation and startup activity. The upcoming Silicon Valley AI and Tech Funding Summit, scheduled for January 6, 2025, at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, is a testament to this. This event, produced by Angel Launch, brings together early and advanced growth startups with accredited investors seeking funding opportunities in AI, general tech, biotech, and healthtech ventures[1][2].The summit offers a platform for startups to pitch and demo their projects to investors, followed by Q...
2025-01-0202 min
Silicon Valley VC News DailySilicon Valley Venture Capitalists Navigate Evolving Landscape: Sector Shifts, Regulatory Challenges, and Global ExpansionIn recent months, Silicon Valley venture capital firms have been navigating a complex landscape marked by economic challenges, regulatory shifts, and evolving investment trends.### Investment Shifts and Notable DealsTop venture capital firms are increasingly focusing on sectors such as healthcare, fintech, e-commerce, cybersecurity, and sustainability. AI startups are also gaining significant attention, reflecting the ongoing importance of technology and innovation[4].Firms like Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and Lightspeed Venture Partners continue to be major players. Sequoia Capital, known for its successful investments in companies like Apple, Google, and WhatsApp, remains a leader in the...
2024-11-1103 minSilicon Valley VC News DailySilicon Valley's Evolving Landscape: Navigating Divisions, Leadership Changes, and Regulatory ChallengesSilicon Valley, known for its vibrant technology ecosystem and influential venture capital scene, is experiencing notable shifts that could redefine its future. Edith Yeung, a general partner at Race Capital, has highlighted a significant division within the region's venture capital community. This division underscores a growing need for venture capitalists to pay closer attention to regulatory frameworks and policies that could impact the tech landscape.In a strategic move to strengthen its position, Together Fund, a venture capital firm known for fostering innovation, has appointed Lakshmi Shankar as a General Partner. Shankar, a former Google executive with over...
2024-08-0502 min
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2022-08-281h 10
Female VC LabE055: Edith Yeung: Race CapitalRace Capital invests, builds, and partners with exceptional founders building market-transforming companies. They work side by side with our founders as early as possible, every step of the way. They have successfully built our own companies from small to big, from nothing to IPO, and want to help others do the same.
2022-06-2312 min
知識衝浪 Knowledge SurfingEP5. 【知識衝浪 x Edith】與幣圈大神相遇的故事 Investing in Solana and FTX知識衝浪英文特輯首次上線🔥 這一集我們特別邀請到來自 Race Capital 的矽谷投資人 Edith 來和我們分享她與幣圈大神相遇，成為 Solana 和 FTX 早期投資人的精彩故事。超級難得的經驗分享，千萬不要錯過！ This is Knowledge Surfing, a podcast that covers the latest tech trend with founders and investors. In this episode, we are excited to have Edith Yeung, the General Partner of Race Capital to share with us the story of how she invested in Solana and FTX during both companies' infancy. We also discussed the differences between web2 and web3 companies. 本集踏浪指南🌊 🌞 在 2018 年遇見 Solana 🛫️ SBF 幫助 Solana 起飛 🚢 Tina曾與SBF在同一條船上！？ 🤔 Web2 與 Web3 投資有什麼不同？ Highlights🌊 🌞 Investing Solana in 2018 🛫️ SBF - The Big Breakthrough for Solana 🚢 Tina was on the same boat with SBF!? 🤔 The difference between investing in web2 and web3 本節目由【聲歷其境】團隊製作播出 Powered by Firstory Hosting
2022-01-2741 min
ACQ2 by AcquiredRace Capital, Crypto Investing, and FTX + Solana’s Early DaysIt has been dubbed "one of the best venture investments of all time" by Packy McCormick, generating over a 4000X return in 3-and-a-half years. Today, we are talking with Chris McCann and Edith Yeung, the earliest investors in Solana, and partners at Race Capital. They also unbelievably were the earliest investors in FTX and started Race Capital in the midst of crypto winter!On this episode, we talk with Edith and Chris about the stories behind both of those investments and their views on what's next in crypto from their vantage point in the center of the...
2022-01-271h 33
ScalescapeWinning Portfolios | Edith Yeung (Race Capital)Edith Yeung, general partner at Race Capital, joins us for a discussion on portfolio construction, capital concentration, and exit strategies. She has invested in over 50 startups including Lightyear/Stellar (valued $1.2B), Silk Labs (acquired by Apple), Chirp (acquired by Apple), Fleksy (acquired by Pinterest), Human (acquired by Mapbox), Solana, Oasis Labs, Nebulas, Hooked, DayDayCook, AISense, and many more. Enjoy!
2021-09-0125 min
Wharton FinTech PodcastChris McCann & Edith Yeung of Race Capital – Why Now is the Best Time to Invest in VC!Miguel Armaza interviews Edith Yeung and Chris McCann, General partners of Race Capital, a Venture Capital fund looking for market-transforming companies.
Edith is also an author and creator of the China Internet Report, an annual report on China technology trends as well as the writer of Silicon.news – a weekly briefing on Silicon Valley news.
Chris is an entrepreneur turned investor who previously founded and led the community program at Greylock Partners.
In this interview, we talked about their background, investing strategy, and we even explore the Chinese fintech ecosystem.
2020-10-2844 min
FinTech Silicon ValleyEdith Yeung General Partner Race Capital on Covid-19 crisis for startupsEdith Yeung General Partner Race Capital She is author and creator of the China Internet Report, an annual report on China technology trends widely popular among investors and corporate executives and Silicon.news - weekly briefing on Silicon Valley funding, merger, and acquisition news. She has invested in over 50 startups including Lightyear/Stellar (valued $1.2B), Silk Labs (acquired by Apple), Chirp (acquired by Apple), Fleksy (acquired by Pinterest), Human (acquired by Mapbox), Solana, Oasis Labs, Nebulas, Hooked, DayDayCook, AISense, and many more. Prior to Race Capital, Edith was a partner at 500 Startups, the world's most active early-stage fund and in...
2020-06-1519 min
Asia Startup PulseFundraising during COVID-19: Dos and Don’ts, Transforming Crisis into Opportunity with Design, and How to Survive COVID-19 as a Travel Company; 8x8 Global Speakers Series (1/3) with Edith Yeung, Yiying Lu and Abel ZhaoWelcome everybody to another episode of the China Startup Pulse. We have a special one today. We are back with our Chinaccelerator 8x8 Speaker Series this year with eight influential speakers from all over the world to share their insights for startups in eight minutes.In this week’s episode, our speakers will share their experience and insights as to how startups can weather through the storm that is the Coronavirus pandemic. Our three guests bring different perspectives given their diverse backgrounds.[02:13] Edith Yeung[11:47] Yiying Lu[18:36] Abel ZhaoEdith Yeu...
2020-05-0827 min
Asia Startup PulseFundraising during COVID19 & Surviving as a Travel company; 8x8 (1/3)Welcome everybody to another episode of the China Startup Pulse. We have a special one today. We are back with our Chinaccelerator 8x8 Speaker Series this year with eight influential speakers from all over the world to share their insights for startups in eight minutes.In this week’s episode, our speakers will share their experience and insights as to how startups can weather through the storm that is the Coronavirus pandemic. Our three guests bring different perspectives given their diverse backgrounds.[02:13] Edith Yeung[11:47] Yiying Lu[18:36] Abel Zhao
2020-05-0827 min
Word on the Block | Forkast.NewsThe Status of Blockchain in Asia, From "China Internet Report" Author (ft. Edith Yeung)Is Asia gaining ground in the technology race? Edith Yeung, advisor at 500 Startups, partner at Proof of Capital, and author of “China Internet Report” (link to new 2019 report: scmp.com/china-internet-report) shares why Asia is the place to be for blockchain adoption. For a VC who spends half her time in Silicon Valley, she recognizes that there is an economic hunger that drives adoption differently from Hong Kong to Singapore, Mainland China to the rest of the region. The sheer size of populations in China, India, and Southeast Asia means that adoption can reach mass scale quickly, and things can...
2019-07-1018 min
PodBites#live Podbites interview with Edith YeungMay 1 6:00PM PT #Livecast #replay
Podbites EPISODE #2
Guest: Edith Yeung
Edith Yeung is the creator of the China Internet Report and a partner at Proof of Capital and 500 Startups.
Edith invests in blockchain and AI startups, including Stellar, Oasis, Solana, Silk Lbas and many more.
Earlier in her career, she worked as General Manager of Dolphin Browser, a Sequoia-backed mobile browser with over 150 million installs worldwide.
Edith frequently speaks at the internet and investment conferences around the globe, and also she is featured by BBC, Bloomberg, CBS, NPR, Techcrunch etc.
In this episode, we are talking about internet, cross-border investments...
2019-05-1700 min
Inside China TechExplaining the blockchain revolution in China and how it's changing global bankingVenture capitalist and China tech expert Edith Yeung looks at how Beijing is embracing blockchain and its different approach to the West
2019-05-1021 minInside China TechExplaining the blockchain revolution in China and how it's changing global bankingVenture capitalist and China tech expert Edith Yeung looks at how Beijing is embracing blockchain and its different approach to the West
2019-05-1021 min
Asia Tech Podcast New Episodes300: Edith Yeung - Investment and future of blockchain[14:58] You are investing a lot in China while many of your colleagues in the San Francisco area do not. How does this usually work? -- Each investor has a different style in terms how they want to attract companies. It tends to be easier if you're vertically focused on a particular market, for example blockchain. If you are a founder, it's necessary to find the people who are vertically focused on the products or markets you are interested in. You should know when you reach out who you want to be contacting regarding potential investments.
[24:24] Turning now to the topic...
2018-07-1854 min
China Tech Talk38: Trends in early-stage Chinese startups with Edith YeungMatt and John talk with Edith Yeung, managing partner at 500 Startups about blockchain, AI, and how China's startups fit into global trends.
Edith Yeung on WeChat: edithyeung
2018-02-181h 03
The Jay Kim Show : Entrepreneurship | Investing | StartupsEdith Yeung, Partner at 500 Startups Mobile CollectiveBut that’s just where Edith’s entrepreneurial journey begins. After a chance encounter with the CEO of Dolphin Browser, Edith joined […]
2017-04-1035 min
Analyse PodcastEpisode 41: The 500 Mobile Collective with Edith Yeung of 500 Startups - Analyse Asia with Bernard LeongEdith Yeung from 500 Startups joined us for a chat on all things mobile and an overview of the mobile landscape all over the world. Drawing from her career experience with Dolphin and BiztechDay, she explained her investment thesis: how it continued to evolve with a ever-changing landscape of mobile and how she looked at The post Episode 41: The 500 Mobile Collective with Edith Yeung of 500 Startups appeared first on Analyse Asia.
2015-06-2739 min
analucianovakSavvy Business Woman: Edith Yeung, BizTechDayI am pleased to present to you Edith Yeung, Creator and Founder of BizTechDay.
BizTechDay http://www.biztechday.com
Topic: 'How to connect with Influencers and Build Strategic Partnership'
Read her impressive and inspirational bio at http://www.edithyeung.org/
She created BizTechDay, guest-hosts at Startup Profile segment on CBS5, and is involved with different San Francisco city initiative like the San Francisco Small Business Week and teaches marketing and entrepreneurship at University of California Berkeley extension.
2010-09-0900 min
Professionally SpeakingVoices of BiztechDayBiztechDay attracted over 500 small business owners and entrepreneurs to the San Francisco Hilton on a sunny October Saturday.
Attendees heard from a wide range of keynote speakers, content experts and panelists about ways to grow their business using the power of the Internet & Web 2.0 tools.
The event opened with Tim Ferriss, lifestyle design author of The 4-Hour Workweek who was interviewed by event organizer Edith Yeung. The afternoon keynote was Blendtec marketing genius George Wright - the guy who invested $50 in a viral marketing campaign that created the Will It Blend? YouTube videos seem by millions. The closing keynote was...
2008-10-2600 minProfessionally SpeakingInterview: The Technology DojoWednesday evening I attended Edith Yeung's SFentrepreneur networking session in San Francisco. I ran into Christina Poremski from the Technology Dojo.
A traditional dojo is a school for training in various arts of self-defense (such as Aikido or Karate). Christina and her partner created a Technology Dojo to train successful entrepreneurs and professionals in various arts of defense against wasted time and energy. Their philosophy is based on the ancient principles of simplicity, flexibility and maximization of strength.
The Dojo is a learning community where successful entrepreneurs and small business owners come to learn new skills and to master their...
2008-09-1800 minProfessionally SpeakingInterview: Scott Sigler – Sci-Fi Author & PodcasterA recent San Francisco Immigrant Entrepreneur's Meet-up hosted by the entrepreneur queen herself - Edith Yeung - featured a talk by pioneering podcast Sci-Fi author Scott Sigler. He's the first author, ever, to podcast a novel in it's entirety.
Scott's first novel Earthcore was podcast back in March of 2006 and is available today, by subscribing to the free download from the iTunes Store. Simply fire up iTunes on your computer, choose 'iTunes Store' and enter 'Scott Sigler' in the search area. You'll see that Scott also has other books, Ancestor and Nocturnal, available online as well. There's hours of listening...
2007-12-1000 min