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China's live stream e-commerce platform Kuaishou went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the world’s largest tech IPO since Uber in 2019.
Alibaba-backed Yigongli operates a network of unmanned, low-cost automatic car-wash machines that users operate and pay for with a smartphone app 24/7.
The medtech startup has extended the application of AI beyond cloud medical images to the full spectrum of medical records for more accurate diagnosis.
Before joining Kuaishou, Yang Yuanxi was a lead developer at Huawei. He and co-founder Cheng Yixiao got acquainted at HP, where they both worked for more than two years.Together with entrepreneur Su Hua, they pivoted GIF Kuaishou into a popular video-sharing app in 2013.
Lighthouse Capital is a boutique investment bank established in 2014. The firm has helped to raise finance for over 75 companies, completing more than 120 private funding deals worth over $11bn in total. Its portfolio of companies is valued at over $100bn, including 19 with unicorn status.Lighthouse Capital also manages four PE funds, worth $250bn, targeted at companies in the growth and later stages in emerging sectors.
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China's live stream e-commerce platform Kuaishou went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the world’s largest tech IPO since Uber in 2019.
Alibaba-backed Yigongli operates a network of unmanned, low-cost automatic car-wash machines that users operate and pay for with a smartphone app 24/7.
The medtech startup has extended the application of AI beyond cloud medical images to the full spectrum of medical records for more accurate diagnosis.
Before joining Kuaishou, Yang Yuanxi was a lead developer at Huawei. He and co-founder Cheng Yixiao got acquainted at HP, where they both worked for more than two years.Together with entrepreneur Su Hua, they pivoted GIF Kuaishou into a popular video-sharing app in 2013.
Lighthouse Capital is a boutique investment bank established in 2014. The firm has helped to raise finance for over 75 companies, completing more than 120 private funding deals worth over $11bn in total. Its portfolio of companies is valued at over $100bn, including 19 with unicorn status.Lighthouse Capital also manages four PE funds, worth $250bn, targeted at companies in the growth and later stages in emerging sectors.
China's live stream e-commerce platform Kuaishou went public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the world’s largest tech IPO since Uber in 2019.
Alibaba-backed Yigongli operates a network of unmanned, low-cost automatic car-wash machines that users operate and pay for with a smartphone app 24/7.
The medtech startup has extended the application of AI beyond cloud medical images to the full spectrum of medical records for more accurate diagnosis.
Before joining Kuaishou, Yang Yuanxi was a lead developer at Huawei. He and co-founder Cheng Yixiao got acquainted at HP, where they both worked for more than two years.Together with entrepreneur Su Hua, they pivoted GIF Kuaishou into a popular video-sharing app in 2013.
Lighthouse Capital is a boutique investment bank established in 2014. The firm has helped to raise finance for over 75 companies, completing more than 120 private funding deals worth over $11bn in total. Its portfolio of companies is valued at over $100bn, including 19 with unicorn status.Lighthouse Capital also manages four PE funds, worth $250bn, targeted at companies in the growth and later stages in emerging sectors.
