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Sinovation bets big on AI in line with China's aim to lead the world
Published Mon, Aug 21, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Beijing
FOR years, Lee Kai Fu would share his venture capital firm's office space in Beijing with startups that he was backing so that they could get advice and collaborate with each other. But about three months ago, the last of the startups packed up and moved out. The desks were promptly taken over by employees of Sinovation Ventures' latest growing endeavour, an inhouse AI Institute.
"It makes more sense to have our AI…
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