China VC/Tech Weekly Roundup: Leap Motor Raises $290M, JD Finance Unveils Facial Recognition For Pigs

Published: Nov. 26, 2018, 12:56 a.m.

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture and tech sector for the week of November 19 to November 23, 2018, with Eudora Wang sitting in for Nina Xiang. Topics covered include Chinese intelligent electric vehicle start-up Leap Motor raises RMB2 billion (US$290 million) in series A round of financing, JD Finance forays into stock-breeding with facial recognition technology for pigs, and China's Shenzhen city launches two funds worth US$360 million. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.