xNova VC at SF Tech Week: Hardware Pitch Night
San Francisco Tech Week 2026, presented by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), takes place October 5–11. The week brings together founders, investors, and technology leaders through events
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xNova VC at HYSTA: Supporting Founders and Future Leaders
Chris Ma, Founder & Managing Partner of xNova VC, served as a judge at the HYSTA Annual Conference Demo Day, joining fellow investors and industry leaders to evaluate startup pitch
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xNova VC at the 2026 Forbes China Silicon Valley Innovation Forum
On September 18, 2026, Chris Ma, Founder & Managing Partner of xNova VC, moderated the “New Industrial Frontlines” panel at the 2026 Forbes China Silicon Valley Innovation Forum at
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Scam AI Partners with deepidv to Strengthen AI-Native Identity Verification
Scam AI has partnered with deepidv to integrate advanced deepfake detection into its AI-native identity verification and compliance platform. As KYC and onboarding processes increa
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Sonilo Launches Sound Effects 1.0
xNova portfolio company Sonilo has launched Sound Effects 1.0, a new system that generates synchronized music and sound effects directly from video. Rather than producing isolated
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xNova VC Supports GTLC 2026 in Silicon Valley
xNova VC was proud to support GTLC 2026 — the Global Tech Leadership Conference, held on July 17 at the Q Bay Center in San Jose. The event drew a packed audience, with participati
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Physion Labs Launches Physion-Arc 1.0 for Evaluating Video Agents
Physion Labs has launched Physion-Arc 1.0, a new benchmark designed to evaluate whether video agents can create complete, multi-scene videos—not just visually impressive individual
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xNova Qiantang Gathering: From the Qiantang River to Victoria Harbour
Following our inaugural xNova Qiantang Gathering in Hangzhou, the spirit of the gathering continued in Hong Kong. On the evening of June 22, we were delighted to bring together ent
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Recursive Takes First Steps Toward Automated AI Research
Recursive, an xNova portfolio company, has shared early progress toward automating the AI research process—from generating ideas and running experiments to evaluating results and i
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xNova Qiantang Gathering 2026
We were delighted to host the xNova Qiantang Gathering 2026 by West Lake in Hangzhou—our first xNova event in China. What began as a small gathering among friends grew organically
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xNova VC Engages with University Alumni Communities Across Silicon Valley
Over the past few days, xNova VC had the opportunity to participate in three meaningful university alumni events across Silicon Valley, each bringing together founders, investors,
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xNova VC Portfolio Company Scam AI Demos with Qualcomm at COMPUTEX 2026
This week, we were in Taipei for GTC Taipei and COMPUTEX 2026, where the momentum around AI was unmistakable. One clear theme stood out: AI is rapidly moving from the cloud to the
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