In the second half of our guide to corporate venturing's biggest trends in 2018, we look at the growth of Chinese tech companies, genomics, advances in transport tech and the growth of the scooter rental space.
The new breed of Chinese tech giants emerges
While WeChat owner Tencent, e-commerce firm Alibaba and internet group Baidu remain the largest players in the Chinese tech space, 2018 saw some of their biggest counterparts (and in some cases portfolio companies) accelerate growth and begin to make their presence felt in corporate venturing.
Bytedance was already known as the operator of China’s most popular news aggregation app, Toutiao, but some crafty acquisitions – in particular that of Musical.ly – widened…
