Bruno Bensaid's guest appearances

Bruno Bensaid

China Business Cast

Asia Startup Pulse

Sesame Asie

Stephane Monsallier

Philip Beck

James Lalonde

Benjamin Joffe

Greg Nance

Sandrine Zerbib

Mike Burns

Yossi Vardi

Sean Pan

Hao Wu

Patrick Riley

Elliott Zaagman

Kevin Chen

Patrick Lee

Emily Cheung

OwlTail

Pour plus d'infos sur la Fresque du Climat en Asie:  - Site officiel  - Me contacter par email : raphael@mind-trust.com  Est-il possible pour une startup francaise de lever des fonds en Chine ? Quel est l'état des lieux des investissements chinois en France ?  Vous voulez écouter cet épisode sur une autre plateforme? (Spotify, Youtube...)    - Principaux sujets abordés dans cet épisode:   Shanghaivest, activité de conseil en Fusacq entre Europe et Chine  Travailler à Singapour, étudier le chinois à Shanghai  Accélérer des startups en Chine  Travailler avec plusieurs VC en Chine dont Ventech  Vertical: investir sur des chinois en chine  Infusio: moteur de jeu mobile, levée de fonds auprès d’investisseurs chinois  Gilles Langourieux, Virtuoso  Bertrand Schmitt, App Annie, stratégie, succès, levée en Chine  Fonctionnement d’un VC, obtenir un deal flow en Chine  Dossier TCL Sagem, rachat par le géant Chinois d’activités de Sagem (brevets, technologies, centre RnD)  Trouver un acheteur, négocier le deal, rebondissements (redressement judiciaire…)  Un investisseur n’aime pas les surprises... Il est parfois plus facile de trouver un acquéreur plutôt qu’un investisseur  Ca prend du temps et de l’énergie de déployer du capital, il y a une taille critique nécessaire  Avoir une relation de travail établie facilite grandement les investissements  Opportunités de levées de fonds en Chine pour entreprises et startups francaises Situation des investissements chinois en France  Abus (HNA…), restriction des investissements chinois à l’étranger  Les entreprises chinoises ne sont plus des vaches à lait    - Liens:   Shanghaivest Mister China (Livre, témoignage sur le business en Chine, fortement recommandé)   - Profil de Bruno Bensaid sur Linkedin    Cet épisode est sponsorisé par IZIVAT: récupérer la TVA sur tous vos achats. Code partenaire "SESAME" pour bénéficier de 5% de remboursement supplémentaire

Pour plus d'infos sur la Fresque du Climat en Asie:  - <a href="https://fresqueduclimat.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Site officiel</a> - Me contacter par email : raphael@mind<a href="http://-trust.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">-trust.com</a> Est-il possible pour une startup francaise de lever des fonds en Chine ? Quel est l'état des lieux des investissements chinois en France ? Vous voulez écouter cet épisode sur une autre plateforme? (<a href="https://smartlink.ausha.co/sesame-asie/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Spotify, Youtube...</a>)   - Principaux sujets abordés dans cet épisode:  <ul> <li>Shanghaivest, activité de conseil en Fusacq entre Europe et Chine </li> <li>Travailler à Singapour, étudier le chinois à Shanghai </li> <li>Accélérer des startups en Chine </li> <li>Travailler avec plusieurs VC en Chine dont Ventech </li> <li>Vertical: investir sur des chinois en chine </li> <li>Infusio: moteur de jeu mobile, levée de fonds auprès d’investisseurs chinois </li> <li>Gilles Langourieux, Virtuoso </li> <li>Bertrand Schmitt, App Annie, stratégie, succès, levée en Chine </li> <li>Fonctionnement d’un VC, obtenir un deal flow en Chine </li> <li>Dossier TCL Sagem, rachat par le géant Chinois d’activités de Sagem (brevets, technologies, centre RnD) </li> <li>Trouver un acheteur, négocier le deal, rebondissements (redressement judiciaire…) </li> <li>Un investisseur n’aime pas les surprises...</li> <li>Il est parfois plus facile de trouver un acquéreur plutôt qu’un investisseur </li> <li>Ca prend du temps et de l’énergie de déployer du capital, il y a une taille critique nécessaire </li> <li>Avoir une relation de travail établie facilite grandement les investissements </li> <li>Opportunités de levées de fonds en Chine pour entreprises et startups francaises</li> <li>Situation des investissements chinois en France </li> <li>Abus (HNA…), restriction des investissements chinois à l’étranger </li> <li>Les entreprises chinoises ne sont plus des vaches à lait </li> </ul> - Liens:  <ul> <li><a href="https://www.shanghaivest.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shanghaivest</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Mr-China-Memoir-Tim-Clissold/dp/0060761407" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mister China</a> (Livre, témoignage sur le business en Chine, fortement recommandé)</li> </ul> - Profil de <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/brunobensaid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bruno Bensaid</a> sur Linkedin   Cet épisode est sponsorisé par <a href="https://www.izivat.com/fr/index.html?lang=fr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">IZIVAT</a>: récupérer la TVA sur tous vos achats. Code partenaire "SESAME" pour bénéficier de 5% de remboursement supplémentaire

#51 Chine: Bruno Bensaid [Shanghaivest] VC, investissements, Fusacq, Chine - France & France - Chine

Many founders believe an IPO is the only option for an exit. Today, we sit down with Bruno Bensaid, co-founder of Shanghaivest, mentor at Chinaccelerator, and long-term player in China’s startup ecosystem to share his insights on early exits and acquisitions by corporate bodies. Here’s a short quote: “All options should be on the table from very early on”. Shanghaivest helps build and execute investment,  expansion, fundraising and exit strategies for companies in China and Overseas. Show Notes: 01:10  Introduce Bruno 01:52 How Bruno made transitions from engineering to business 03:48 Is go public the only ultimate goal? 8:19 All options should be on the table from the very early on 10:40 How’s the acquisition market in China and how it involves 11:55 More transactions in gaming and healthcare industry 12:33 What are those Chinese buyers? What acquisitions are they looking for? 17:35 Local corporate VCs are more active than Google  - they have a large range of investment possibilities 19:13 The early exit doesn’t mean that founders get less return. Do you see early exit is good for founders in China? 22:30 You need to think about your exit early. Check out the article: “Why founders need to prepare for exits”  https://medium.com/sosv-accelerator-vc/why-founders-need-to-prepare-for-exits-97766d865410 25:01 Example of App Annie 29:03 Why does it make sense to consider an early acquisition in China and what’s the criteria for corporates to decide on acquisition 36:06 Contact Bruno Feel free to leave a comment and start a conversation with us! If you have an ideal guest whom you would like to listen to, please let us know and we'll do our best to realize it! Many thanks to our host Oscar Ramos, guest Bruno Bensaid, editor David and Geep, organizer Chinaccelerator and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.com

Many founders believe an IPO is the only option for an exit. Today, we sit down with Bruno Bensaid, co-founder of Shanghaivest, mentor at Chinaccelerator, and long-term player in China’s startup ecosystem to share his insights on early exits and acquisitions by corporate bodies. Here’s a short quote: “All options should be on the table from very early on”. Shanghaivest helps build and execute investment, expansion, fundraising and exit strategies for companies in China and Overseas. Show Notes: 01:10 Introduce Bruno 01:52 How Bruno made transitions from engineering to business 03:48 Is go public the only ultimate goal? 8:19 All options should be on the table from the very early on 10:40 How’s the acquisition market in China and how it involves 11:55 More transactions in gaming and healthcare industry 12:33 What are those Chinese buyers? What acquisitions are they looking for? 17:35 Local corporate VCs are more active than Google - they have a large range of investment possibilities 19:13 The early exit doesn’t mean that founders get less return. Do you see early exit is good for founders in China? 22:30 You need to think about your exit early. Check out the article: “Why founders need to prepare for exits” <a href="https://medium.com/sosv-accelerator-vc/why-founders-need-to-prepare-for-exits-97766d865410" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://medium.com/sosv-accelerator-vc/why-founders-need-to-prepare-for-exits-97766d865410</a> 25:01 Example of App Annie 29:03 Why does it make sense to consider an early acquisition in China and what’s the criteria for corporates to decide on acquisition 36:06 Contact Bruno Feel free to leave a comment and start a conversation with us! If you have an ideal guest whom you would like to listen to, please let us know and we'll do our best to realize it! Many thanks to our host Oscar Ramos, guest Bruno Bensaid, editor David and Geep, organizer Chinaccelerator and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website <a href="http://www.chinaccelerator.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.chinaccelerator.com</a>

The Myth of An Early Exit with Bruno Bensaid, Investor and Co-Founder of Shanghaivest

We are hosting Bruno here already for the 2nd time. Last time we spoke about investors mindset in China and this time because of regulations the Chinese government there are constrains over outbound investment. Episode Content:Hey Bruno, so for the listeners who didn’t listen to our previous episode, which was a bit over a year ago. Can you brief us of what are you doing these days?We brought you on the show to speak about the change of Chinese policy towards outbound investment. First, what are the restrictions exactly?What are are the reasons for those restrictions?Should small local and foreign startups in China should be worried?Is there any way around this policy for now. Any legal structure that can work to still being able to move the money?Because of these new regulations, is there any shift in Which companies Chinese investors are currently looking to invest?Where are the best places looking for Chinese funding these days? Where are the easier areas?Download and SubscribeDownload this episode: right click on this link and choose "save as"Subscribe to China Business Cast on iTunesOr check out the full list on subscription options Periscope Live broadcasting of the recordings follow @StartupNoodle (open link on mobile)Add Mike ('michelini') or Shlomo ('shlomof') on wechat to join China Business Cast WeChat group

We are hosting Bruno here already for the 2nd time. Last time we spoke about investors mindset in China and this time because of regulations the Chinese government there are constrains over outbound investment. <h2>Episode Content:</h2><ul><li>Hey Bruno, so for the listeners who didn’t listen to our previous episode, which was a bit over a year ago. Can you brief us of what are you doing these days?</li><li>We brought you on the show to speak about the change of Chinese policy towards outbound investment. First, what are the restrictions exactly?</li><li>What are are the reasons for those restrictions?</li><li>Should small local and foreign startups in China should be worried?</li><li>Is there any way around this policy for now. Any legal structure that can work to still being able to move the money?</li><li>Because of these new regulations, is there any shift in Which companies Chinese investors are currently looking to invest?</li><li>Where are the best places looking for Chinese funding these days? Where are the easier areas?</li></ul><h3>Download and Subscribe</h3><ul><li>Download this episode: right click on <a href="http://s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/chinabusinesscast/cpc55.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this link</a> and choose "save as"</li><li>Subscribe to <a href="http://media.blubrry.com/chinabusinesscast/s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/chinabusinesscast/cpc55.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">China Business Cast on iTunes</a></li><li>Or check out the full list on <a href="http://www.chinabusinesscast.com/subscribe-to-china-business-cast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">subscription options </a></li><li>Periscope Live broadcasting of the recordings follow <a href="http://www.periscope.tv/StartupNoodle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@StartupNoodle</a> (open link on mobile)</li><li>Add Mike ('michelini') or Shlomo ('shlomof') on wechat to join China Business Cast WeChat group</li></ul>

Ep. 55: Chinese Regulation Updates in Cross-Border Investments with Bruno Bensaid from Shanghaivest