端传媒获得台湾美商中经合集团领投优先股投资
（香港，台北，2015年12月2日）端传媒，一家面向全球华人的数位媒体，今天宣布荣获在全球创业投资业界享有盛名之台湾美商中经合集团（“中经合”）领投的优先股投资。
端传媒以原创报导、数据新闻为特色，为全球华人提供优质的新闻资讯和时尚动态。端传媒于2014年在香港成立，旗下网站和移动互联网应用服务于2015年8月上线。自上线以来，已经在200多个国家和地区拥有超过300万的华文读者。
中经合集团创始人暨董事长刘宇环先生表示：“数位化是媒体业的未来发展方向。端传媒以优质内容为基础，自上线以来，取得了指数级的用户增长，将来在广告业务与跨境电商合作方面都将大有可为。寻找到最优秀的企业家，并和他们一起努力，帮助他们实现自己潜能与梦想——这是我们作为创业投资机构最引以为荣的事业。”本次增资交易完成之后，刘宇环先生将担任端传媒的董事。
端传媒执行主编张洁平表示：“我们希望在移动互联网时代为全球华人提供高品质的新闻内容。原创的深度报导、数据资讯将以新的方式产生价值，获得回报。借由深具全球视野的创业投资机构所给予的认同与支持，我们在新媒体创新探索的道路上更具信心。”
端传媒主要股东蔡华表示：“互联网发展至今，传播媒介与管道已大为丰富，惟仍以内容为王道。端传媒拥有杰出的内容创作团队，在内容和表现方式上不断创新，已获得遍布海内外华文读者的欢迎。感谢刘宇环先生和中经合集团对端传媒的认可与支持，相信端传媒在内容充实和商业化上必将能不断推陈出新，因创造，而卓越。”
本次募集的资金将主要用于扩大端传媒在台湾的营运规模，以及组建电子商务和相关技术团队。
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关于端传媒
端传媒是一家面向全球华人的数位媒体。 端传媒以原创报导、数据新闻为特色，为全球华人提供优质的新闻资讯和时尚动态。更多相关信息，请造访：https://theinitium.com
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关于中经合集团
中经合集团计管理八支创业投资基金，是最早在亚洲从事风险投资业务的机构。中经合致力于建立美国和大中华地区之间资本、技术和管理经验桥梁，以独特的模式为两岸三地企业提供创造价值服务。中经合专注于技术驱动型公司早期和早期扩张期阶段的投资，主要投资领域涵盖互联网、无线增值、半导体、数位媒体、医疗健康、纯净能源科技及新材料领域等。公司在台北、旧金山和北京均设有管理机构。中经合集团的投资组合公司包括超过 150 个快速成长的信息科技、医疗和纯净能源科技企业。 若想取得更多相关信息，请造访：http://www.wiharper.com
媒体联络︰
端传媒：
陈茜
电话：+852 3520-4504
电邮 ：helenchan@theinitium.com
中经合集团：
陈仪雪
电话：(886) 2 2755 6033 ext. 205
电邮：yvonne.chen@wiharper.com.tw
Initium Media Received Preferred Share Financing Led by WI Harper Group
Hong Kong, Taipei, December 2, 2015—Initium Media, a digital media company serving the global Chinese audience, today announced that it has received a preferred share financing led by WI Harper Group (“WI Harper”), a leading global venture capital firm.
Initium Media (端传媒) was founded in Hong Kong in 2014 and launched its website and mobile apps in August 2015. Initium Media provides news, editorial and lifestyle content to Chinese-speaking readers worldwide, focusing on original investigative and data-oriented reporting. Since its launch, it has gained over three million users from more than 200 different countries and territories.
Peter Liu, Founder and Chairman of WI Harper Group commented: “Digital media is the future of the media industry. Initium Media has an outstanding team to produce high-quality content on a consistent basis, and has experienced exponential user growth since its inception. With good content and strong traffic, we trust that they will be able to do well with advertising and e-commerce. We pride ourselves on finding and working with the finest entrepreneurs to achieve their full potential.” Mr. Peter Liu will join Initium Media’s board to become a director after the completion of this transaction.
Annie Jieping Zhang, Initium Media’s Chief Executive Editor, said: “Initium Media’s mission is to provide high-quality content to the global Chinese audience in the digital age. With the recognition and financial supports from a leading global venture capital firm, such as WI Harper, we will be able to focus on our long term development.”
Will H. Cai, Initium Media’s major shareholder commented, “We have come to a point in time where distributions channels are abundant, while content is the king. With an outstanding content creation team, Initium Media has been relentlessly in innovations in the creation and delivery of content, and their efforts have been well received by the Chinese audience worldwide. With the commitment of a renowned investor, such as Peter, and WI Harper Group led by him, Initium Media is well positioned to continue its success as an innovative and influential digital media.”
Initium Media will use the funds raised to expand its Taiwan operation and build an e-commerce platform and related IT infrastructure.
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About Initium Media
Initium Media is a digital media company serving the global Chinese audience. Initium Media provides news, editorial and lifestyle content to Chinese-speaking readers worldwide, focusing on original investigative and data-oriented reporting.
For more information, please visit: https://theinitium.com
To experience the best reading experience, download our apps:
iOs: https://appsto.re/i6Sq54Y
Android: https://goo.gl/4xMgmR
About WI Harper Group
WI Harper Group manages eight funds and is the first company to engage in the venture capital business in Asia. It is also among the first foreign ventures to invest in mainland China. WI Harper Group is committed to building a bridge of capital, technology and management experience between the US and Greater China, thereby providing value-added services to companies at mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong through a unique mode. It focuses on early and early expansion investing of technology-driven companies, with main investment areas covering Internet and wireless, semiconductors, digital media, health care, clean technology, advanced materials and other sectors. Its portfolio consists of over 150 fast-growing information technology, health care and clean technology companies that are serviced by dedicated investment professionals located in Beijing, Taipei and San Francisco.
More information is available at http://www.wiharper.com.
Media Contact:
Initium Media
Helen Chan
Tel: +852 3520-4504
E-mail: helenchan@theinitium.com
WI Harper Group
Yvonne Chen
Tel: (886) 2 2755 6033 ext. 205
Email: yvonne.chen@wiharper.com.tw