What is happening to China’s once-booming unicorn ecosystem? Why are unicorns, previously fueled by rapid growth and aggressive capital, now struggling to differentiate themselves? In this article, we explore why unicorns have now chosen to adopt more pragmatic strategies, how government-backed funds are becoming the dominant players, and what trends are shaping the future of startups. 01 The New Trends in China’s Unicorn Ecosystem. As high-risk, high-reward investments, the slowdown in the growth of unicorns is largely due to more cautious investors. According to data from the global venture capital platform Crunchbase, the amount of capital flowing into unicorn companies […]

Over the past decade, venture capital fueled the growth of hundreds of startups with valuations exceeding $1 billion. With the rise of ChatGPT, AI emerged as a leading sector, attracting over $50 billion in funding and creating 20 new unicorns in 2023. In 2024, key drivers of unicorn creation are shifting, and global unicorn valuations […]

In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, integrating high-potential start-ups into an existing business portfolio has emerged as a crucial strategy for achieving long-term growth, especially in dynamic sectors like pharmaceuticals and technology. An analysis by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reveals that between 2010 and 2019, the leading five technology firms in the United States—Amazon, […]

When we talk about fusion, those who have studied physics will immediately think of nuclear fusion. There are two types of nuclear reactions, fission and fusion. Atomic and hydrogen bombs both use fission, in which a particularly large mass of atoms is split into two at ultra-high temperatures and pressures, generating a great deal of […]

Growth in the number of unicorns in China has been slowing due to economic headwinds and changing attitudes

By Teng Bingsheng – Professor of Strategic Management, Associate Dean of Executive Education Programs, CKGSB With the domestic pandemic under control, China’s VC market has recovered significantly and seen a major rebound. China’s total domestic VC investments (bar chart on left axis) vs total amount invested in renminbi (line chart on right axis) As seen from the […]

 Teng Bingsheng, Professor of Strategic Management and Associate Dean at CKGSB, discusses the emerging concept of business ecosystems with Arnoud De Meyer, Professor at Lee Kong Chian School of Business of Singapore Management University, in light of the release of the Chinese translation of his book Ecosystem Edge: Sustaining Competitiveness in the Face of […]

Teng Bingsheng, Professor of Strategic Management, Associate Dean for Executive Education Programs The Covid-19 pandemic and trade conflicts have exacerbated global economic uncertainty. Economic ties between China and the United States are constantly weakening and technological competition has become one of the main themes of bilateral relations. It will be important for China to become […]

Chinese brands have historically been seen as producing cheap, low-quality products, but both quality and global perceptions are changing

  Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKBSB) Professor of Marketing and Director of the Social Innovation and Business for Good Center, Zhu Rui, along with industry experts shared insights on China’s global environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting, its new environmental impact regulations and the future of ESG investment.  Zhu was joined by Wang …

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Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CKGSB) is proud to announce that four of its professors have been named as “Highly Cited Chinese Researchers of 2020” by Elsevier

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On May 7th, 2020, publication group Elsevier officially announced its annual “Most Cited Chinese Researchers” list of 2019. Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business (CGKSB) is proud to announce that 4 of its professors have been named on the 2019 list.