AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum China 2023
The premier private equity & venture forum in China
China World Summit Wing Hotel, Beijing & Online
05
Sep
Venture capital – can innovation power VC to greater IRRs?
China’s venture capital activity is picking up speed as stability and opportunity returns to the market. Sparking the interest of investors nowadays are businesses capturing climate change opportunities, advanced technologies, automation, manufacturing, and other relevant applications that can drive growth. Our esteemed panellists will examine the latest trends defining the future of local startups and discuss the next big thing(s).
- What are the best opportunities for electric vehicles, alternative energy? Which other sectors are the opportunities coming from?
- What are the latest regulatory changes and how can investor navigate?
- What exit options are currently available for Chinese VC funds?
- Are tougher market conditions and lower valuations providing a good investment landscape for risk takers?
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SpeakersJingyi Xu Partner COOLEY LLP
Jinjian Zhang Founding Partner VITALBRIDGE
Wei Zhou Founding Managing Partner CCV
Yang Zhang Chairman, Founder TH CAPITAL
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Jingyi Xu is a partner of Cooley’s fund formation practice. Her practice focuses on the formation and representation of private investment funds both in the United States and internationally. In particular, Jingyi specializes in representing fund managers investing in China in connection with the formation of their USD-dominated funds, including venture capital funds, private equity funds and project funds, as well as upper-tier arrangements, carried interest plans and various governance matters. Jingyi also represents institutional investors (including sovereign wealth funds and funds of funds) and other investors in connection with investments in private funds.
Jingyi was recognized as a "Next Generation Partner" and "Rising Star" for investment funds practice in China by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2022 and 2021 editions respectively. She is also recognized as one of the "2022 Rising Stars" by China Business Law Journal.
Jingyi is a native Mandarin speaker and is fluent in English.
Jinjian Zhang founded Vitalbridge Capital in October 2019. Vitalbridge focuses on robotics, artificial intelligence, and technology services from the perspectives of both "demographics" and "technology innovation" to help China's digital upgrade.
Jinjian Zhang has led investments in companies such as Puxin (NY:NEW), Liulishuo (NY:LAIX), Cloopen (NY:RAAS), Dustess, Maycur Technology, Publink, LM-Dental and etc.
Jinjian Zhang graduated from the National Artificial Intelligence and Imaging Laboratory of Fudan University with a master's degree.
Wei Zhou is the founding partner of CCV Capital. He has 11 years of successful entrepreneurship experience and 17 years of venture investment experience.
In 2007, Wei joined KPCB as a founding member of KPCB China. He then served as a Managing Partner of KPCB and led the technology investment team in Greater China. In 2017, Wei founded CCV Capital where he adheres to a visionary investment strategy. CCV Capital focuses on early-stage investments in artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous driving, and green tech. He has maintained a unicorn rate of 35% in the first ten years of operations and continues to yield at least one unicorn each year.
The companies he invested in include: JD.com (NASDAQ:JD), VenusTech (002439), CreditEase (NYSE:YRD), Rong360 (NYSE:JT),ChineseAll(300364), Arrail Dental (HKSE:06639), Perfect Corp(NYSE:PERF), KJY water (301372), Ximalaya FM, Shukun Technology, MetaApp, Cowa Robot, Transsnet Financial, IceKredit, Quicktron, PPIO, U POWER Technology, etc.
Wei is a pioneer in China's fintech payment industry. Prior to CCV Capital, Wei had more than ten years of startup experience as founding member/founder before his Venture Capital career.
Wei has been named among China's Top 30 Venture Capitalists by Forbes China for five consecutive years and included in the Top 30 Most Influential Investors of the Year by Fortune, China's Top 10 Venture Capitalist by CV Awards, China's Top 10 Influential Investors by China Renaissance, and awarded Best Investor of the Year by Zero2IPO and China Venture.
Wei also serves as the treasurer of China Venture Capital and Private Equity Association ("CVCA"), the oldest and longest-running trade group representing the venture capital and private equity industry in Greater China.
Wei holds an M.B.A. degree from Wharton, University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor's degree in Physics and Electronics Science from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. He is a long-term entrepreneurship mentor at Wharton Business School, Tsinghua PBC School of Finance, and Zero2IPO Sandhill College.