Growing Up in a Trade War: China Is Off Limits for This Startup
Passengers look out at the skyscrapers of the Pudong Lujiazui Financial District while taking a ferry across the Huangpu River in Shanghai.
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The China-U.S. trade war threatens to upend the supply chains of multinational technology companies. But smaller businesses are also getting caught up in the dispute.
U.S. startups seeking funding must now consider relations between Beijing and Washington. According to one, that means turning away from Chinese investors and overseas cash in general in favor of raising money in the U.S. It could also accelerate the need to go public, according to Ripcord Inc. founder Alex Fielding.