Comments on: Facebook gets $60M from Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing

By: Job

Job — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:18:32 +0000

Great blog post, I am sure there will be an IPO soon as markets turn tech aware

By: Facebook gets another $40 million — starting location-based mobile services? » VentureBeat

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:28:31 +0000

[...] we noted at the time of Ka-Shing’s first investment, Facebook needs a strong ally in China to help it [...]

By: VentureBeat » Web companies raising lots of money, to make themselves recession-proof

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:20:06 +0000

[...] look at the social networks. Facebook raised $240 million from Microsoft last October, then raised another $60 million from Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing in November, and an undisclosed amount from European [...]

By: VentureBeat » Can Facebook stand tall against Big Brother?”

VentureBeat » Can Facebook stand tall against Big Brother?” — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 20:33:06 +0000

[...] say, Yahoo’s mail service. Facebook has already started moving into the Chinese market. It has recently taken $60 million in funding from Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing, although it’s not clear how [...]

By: Matt Marshall

Matt Marshall — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 17:17:28 +0000

added “million”. thanks.

By: Li Ka Shing invests in Facebook at JCurve.info

Li Ka Shing invests in Facebook at JCurve.info — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:41:37 +0000

[...] Ka Shing invested $60m into Facebook reports Venture Beat. Not bad! Now Facebook clearly has Asian and China ambitions. It’s too big a market to ignore [...]

By: Greg Tarr

Greg Tarr — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 11:52:23 +0000

Most Likely Li Ka Shing invested thru his Li Ka Shing Foundation investment vehicle based in Hong Kong.

By: Inaki

Inaki — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:52:52 +0000

Joost is not a Silicon Valley company…. non of the companies started by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis (Skype, Kazaa or Joost) were located in the Valley.

Inaki
http://blog.inakiberenguer.com

By: Shak

Shak — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:00:24 +0000

very very smart move by both Facebook and Li Ka Shing, that man is a legend in Asia, and if anyone can make it happen in China, he sure is 1 of them…

you failed to mention he owns some of the most prime real estate in Shanghai and Beijing (think 5th Avenue or Regent Street) .

By: Colin Shoebridge

Colin Shoebridge — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:51:58 +0000

“Facebook has gotten a new $60 investment” – $60 bucks dude! Do some editorial control…

By: Zemode

Zemode — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:44:12 +0000

It’s interesting you tag Joost as a Silicon Valley company.