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According to Olympic legend, hosting the Games is an economic boon for the chosen city and country. In reality, as Rio de Janeiro is finding out, the Games are more often a boondoggle, with costs far exceeding the benefits.

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CMC Holdings, an investment platform affiliated with China Media Capital (CMC), has made an investment in NextVR Inc., a U.S. virtual reality (VR) start-up providing platforms for on-demand live VR broadcast. The investment is part of the company's series B financing round, as it is in the process of raising US$80 million based on a […]
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Restaurant chain Ajisen Ramen, GSR Ventures and other unnamed investors have injected RMB300 million (US$45 million) series B round in Yunnex, a Guangzhou-based smart point-of-sales (POS) solutions provider. The company previously completed a RMB100 million (US$16 million) series A+ round from Chinese venture firm FH Capital and GSR Ventures in November 2015. "Smart POS device […]
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A fund backed by Shanghai's Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park has led a URMB100 million (US$15 million) series D+ round in fresh produce O2O (online-to-offline) platform Fruitday, the company announced in a press conference in Shanghai today. The latest round came after a rumored US$100 million series D round the e-commerce start-up completed earlier this year led […]
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