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TechCrunch
Taiwan-based TNL Media Group raises $8 million to build its publishing and data analytics businesses
Since launching in 2013, Taipei-based TNL Media Group has grown from an independent news site to a media company with several online publishing verticals and a data analytics business. Now the company, formerly known as The News Lens, has raised $8 million from New York-based investment firm Palm Drive Capital, the lead investor in its ongoing Series D round.

INSIDE
創投:台灣的優勢創業方向在 B2B 企業軟體,這三種創業者會特別注意!
INSIDE 這次採訪到即將在台灣擴大投資的美國創投 Palm Drive Capital 合夥人 Seamon Chan,請他談談為何投資台灣,以及認為台灣創業者的優勢與劣勢,同時也給即將出社會的大學畢業生一些職涯的建議。

Business Next
投出9隻獨角獸的Palm Drive Capital,將投資3億元以上於台灣新創
「台灣硬體已經是世界級了,但軟體好像還沒跟上,但我們認為機會,所以才會選擇投資台灣新創。」Palm Drive Capital的共同創辦人陳希孟說。

Gründerszene
Das sind Chinas wichtigste Startup-Investoren, Fonds und Förderer
Das chinesische Investment-Ökosystem unterscheidet sich stark von dem des Westens. Trotzdem ist es möglich, als fremde Firma vom Venture-Capital-Boom zu profitieren.

Business Insider
Silicon Valley Startups valuations are so out of control, these two investors moved to New York City to avoid the ‘bidding wars’ for big deals
“Your gut can be trained,” says our managing partner, Hendrick Lee, who, along with one of our other managing partners, Seamon Chan, spoke to Business Insider about their move from the Bay Area to Manhattan, their investment strategy and how they learned that people building great startups can come from anywhere.

New York Business Journal
Palm Drive Capital looks to raise $100 million for new fund, double its previous effort
The New York-based firm's investments include eight companies that have gone on to become unicorns, including Jet.com.

The Standard
Venture Capital Circles Virtual Banking
First movers in the virtual banking industry are gaining attention from global venture capital and Hong Kong is expected to provide a model for other Southeast Asian markets, says Seamon Chan, co-founder and managing partner of Palm Drive Capital.

CNBC
Palm Drive Capital: We focus on ‘unit economics’ of firms we invest in
Seamon Chan of Palm Drive Capital says it is important to be able to help private companies reach profitable unit economics at an early stage.

Deal Street Asia
NY-based Palm Drive raising up to $150m for third US-Asia venture fund
Palm Drive Capital, a New York-based venture capital firm, is raising up to $150 million for its third US-Asia focused fund.

The New York Times
D.I.Y Private Equity is Luring Small Investors
Amateur investors are setting up high-risk, high-return deals on their own, but the key to success varies.

Vator
Meeting the Managing Partners of Palm Drive Capital
Venture capital used to be a cottage industry, with very few investing in tomorrow's products and services. Oh, how times have changed!

Techcrunch
From Seed to Series A: Scaling a Startup in Latin America Today
It’s not easy to raise growth-stage capital in Latin America, but it’s getting easier.