Chinese startup Kuaishou mulls IPO in the US to fuel expansion

Chinese startup Kuaishou mulls IPO in the US to fuel expansion

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Chinese video-streaming startup Kuaishou is seen in Beijing, China May 10, 2017. Picture taken May 10, 2017. REUTERS/Stringer

Chinese startup Kuaishou is considering to go public in the U.S. to bankroll its expansion in short videos and fend off competition from TikTok owner ByteDance Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.