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Qin Zhi: The Things Only Entrepreneurs Can Teach Themselves | 2017 Ma Hui

Qin Zhi: The Things Only Entrepreneurs Can Teach Themselves | 2017 Ma Hui

Compared to most entrepreneurs, Qin Zhi was lucky — he personally led a startup to a successful Nasdaq listing. He was also unlucky — forced out after a power struggle with the controlling shareholder. These dramatic ups and downs gave him a depth of experience and reflection on people and situations that few others possess.

Cijinrong Announces Completion of 65 Million Yuan Series A Funding Round Led by Source Code Capital

Cijinrong Announces Completion of 65 Million Yuan Series A Funding Round Led by Source Code Capital

On March 20, Cijinrong — a supply-chain finance company that had been operating for seven months — announced the completion of its Series A funding round, raising RMB 65 million led by Source Code Capital, with Matrix Partners China and Yunqi Capital making additional investments.

Yi Cao: Inclusive Finance Enters an Era Where "Internet Plus" and "AI Plus" Work in Tandem

Yi Cao: Inclusive Finance Enters an Era Where "Internet Plus" and "AI Plus" Work in Tandem

According to Zero One Finance's *2016 China Consumer Finance Annual Development Report*, P2P consumer finance assets reached 99.1 billion yuan in 2016, up 90.9% year-over-year, with conservative estimates projecting 200 billion yuan for 2017. Consumer finance asset-backed securitization also accelerated: in 2016, 51 consumer finance ABS products were issued for a total of 93.632 billion yuan — 6.76 times the 2015 figure.

Ma Hui | Synced Closes Pre-A Round Led by Toutiao, with Source Code Capital as Follow-On Investor

Ma Hui | Synced Closes Pre-A Round Led by Toutiao, with Source Code Capital as Follow-On Investor

Recently, Synced closed its Pre-A funding round, led by ByteDance with participation from Source Code Capital, Xunchan Tou, and 5Y Capital. Going forward, Synced will work closely with these four strategic investors, along with its previous angel investor Legend Star Comet Labs, to deepen collaboration across content, investment, industrial services, project incubation, and technology research in the global AI space — with specific partnership details to be announced in phases.