VELVET GROUP

VELVET is taking a further step to bridge the Chinese and global startup ecosystem. Today, I am proud to announce the launch of TechNode.fr, the French language version of China tech news portal TechNode.com. Over the past few years, China has undergone exponential growth in digital with an Internet population of 618 million, 500 million mobile Int... ernet users and more than 100 million tablet owners. In 2013, China overtook the United States to become the world's largest e-commerce market with over €217 Billion in transaction value. TechNode.fr is designed to address French speaking countries & regions (France, Belgium, Switzerland, Quebec, Canada, etc.), opening doors for the 220 million French-speaking community to witness and understand the fast evolving digital landscape of China. Thanks to VELVET's expertise in both Chinese and French market, TechNode teamed up with us to design and operate this new website. VELVET is leveraging its team of Chinese, English and French copywriters based in Shanghai to deliver the latest news around China social media, mobile, e-commerce, startups and new trends. TechNode (formerly known as MOBINODE) is the leading tech blog uncovering the latest news on start-up entrepreneurs, investors, large companies and industry trends in China and Asia. TechNode is the official partner of TechCrunch, managing TechCrunch China. Its main focus are: social media, mobile and e-commerce and new trends such as Big Data and augmented reality. Written in English, Chinese and French, TechNode aims to be the go-to source for original, insightful and opinionated content that helps connect the eco-system of entrepreneur's, investors and consumers. TechNode is founded by Dr. Gang Lu, one of the most influential Chinese tech bloggers in global web industry.Read More