We[0] are currently raising Series A and are based in China. Notes from our experience to date: (1) Very few VCs here speak fluent English. I have had to pitch

We[0] are currently raising Series A and are based in China. Notes from our experience to date: (1) Very few VCs here speak fluent English. I have had to pitch in Mandarin many times, even to partners at local branches of leading international firms. (2) Many mainland VC firms now run USD denominated funds, some are explicitly looking out of China, especially to Southeast Asia. (3) A great place to be for VC next week is RISE in Hong Kong, http://riseconf.com/ http://riseconf.com/ ... please reach out with an email if you are attending. (4) Many companies here seem open to partnership deals. I suspect that non-equity sources of funding may have a greater influence here than elsewhere. (5) An environment of extreme capital availability combined with a huge largely homogeneously regulated market definitely affects business model and growth strategy. It would be interesting to see aggregate research in this space. [0] http://infinite-food.com http://infinite-food.com