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Billionaire Li Is Looking for His Next Tech Investment
- Besides his traditional businesses, Li’s an angel investor
- Facebook, Siri among early investments made by Hong Kong mogul
Li Ka-shing.
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Li Ka-shing, the billionaire who made early investments in the likes of Siri and Facebook Inc., is examining startups involved in artificial intelligence and 3-D printing to find the next company that could shake up the technology world.
Through his charity, Hong Kong’s richest man has most recently been looking at investing in the field of carmaking via 3-D printing, Li Ka Shing Foundation Director Frank Sixt said in an interview in Hong Kong on Tuesday. Li is also keen on startups involved in artificial intelligence, big data and high-tech food such as the meatless "Impossible Burger," he said.