Far away are the days high-tech zones would offer an office and tax breaks to startups. China´s government has become much smarter in nurturing the next generation Jack Ma´s, says William Bao Bean, managing director of Chinaccelerator and an investment partner at SOS Ventures in InTheBlack.
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“All along, Chinese tech start-ups have been crying out for ‘smart’ capital,” says William Bao Bean, managing director of Chinaccelerator and an investment partner at SOS Ventures, a global VC firm with offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.
“In the past, China’s high-tech zones would simply gather established brands together and offer tax breaks. Now we’re seeing government funds increasingly collaborate with entrepreneurs and investors looking to put their own money into select start-ups. It’s a far more effective way of nurturing profitable innovation.”
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