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After eight years, Macro Polo has ceased operations as the Paulson Institute will focus its independent research on supporting its programs as it continues to diversify its scope.

We appreciate the community that has grown around Macro Polo and the fruitful engagement we’ve had with our legion of smart and sharp audience. You’ve pushed us to deliver even more original work and innovative products. Our body of work speaks for itself, and we hope it will have a long shelf life – that was the intent from MP’s inception.

MP’s website is now archived and no new work will be published henceforth on this site. Please visit www.paulsoninstitute.org for future research and policy work on a range of global issues.

Thank you all for the support over the years, it has been a privilege to have had a home at the Paulson Institute and to have built it the way we did.

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Venture Capital

Venture capital (VC) is a form of portfolio investment (as distinct from FDI) provided to startups with high long-term growth potential. While there has long been significant American VC investment in Chinese startups, Chinese VC investments in the United States only passed $1 billion in 2014, before spiking to $4.7 billion in 2018.

This capital is overwhelmingly from private VCs and directed at high-tech startups in Silicon Valley, with some activity in other tech hubs like New York, Boston, and Austin. But recent moves to tighten national security screening of Chinese investment in American tech means the future of such investments is increasingly cloudy.

Chinese Venture Capital in the US
Chinese Venture Capital in the US
Chinese VC by Sector (2000-1H2019)
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Takeaway Numbers
Heat Map of Chinese Investment in US Tech Companies

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Sources: US-China Investment Project; Pitchbook; CB Insights.