UK Bank Veterans Back China-Focused Start-Up

UK banking grandees Lord Rothschild and Sir Simon Robey have backed a start-up that invests in Chinese tech companies, despite growing tensions about cross-border investments into the country, The Daily Telegraph reported.

The two are among investors in nr2, a London-based search engine that discovers information about start-ups in South Korea and China. It works with companies including L’Oréal and Pernod Ricard to help spot trends.

Read the full report: The Daily Telegraph

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George Russell

George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.