Backed by Chinese gov, Silk Ventures is a new $500M fund to invest in European and U.S. ‘scale-ups’ Ifeadi C. 16:06 TechCrunch, Zero Tech Blog European and U.S.-based tech ‘scale-ups’ with Asia ambitions, rejoice. Outing today is a new $500 million VC fund from Silk Ventures, and backed in part by the Chinese government. Read More via Zero Tech Blog Share this Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterPlus on Google+ Related PostsCheckRecipient, a London startup that uses machine learning to stop misaddressed emails, raises $2.7MResearchers use a pair of robotics platforms in hopes of developing drought resistant cropsProject Zero uncovers a nasty Wi-Fi chip exploitTusk Ventures quietly held a first close on $25 million for its debut fundAfter an unexpected reveal, AOL’s CEO explains that Oath is about B2B brandingInstacart VP of operations Mike Swartz has left the company