23
Sep
Venture capital: Deploying in the wave of China innovation
China's national hi-tech push has ignited a bit of a market frenzy as deal hungry venture capital funds pile into deep technologies, artificial intelligence, renewable energy, and other relevant applications that can drive growth. However, the macro environment will continue to impact investment decisions, despite this rebound and many investors remaining cautious of further investments. Is now the time to go all-in? Our panel of leading VCs will examine the latest trends defining the technology boom and predict the next big thing.
- What are the best opportunities emerging in China’s hard tech sector?
- How is the geopolitical context changing hi-tech venture capital fundraising in China?
- Who are the primary backers of industry investment funds?
- How is China’s long-term support for renewable energy creating sustainable growth?
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SpeakersJingyi Xu Partner Cooley LLP
Jason Chen Chief Operating Officer/Managing Director Gobi Partners
Ian Goh Founding Partner 01VC
Maryann Tseng Head of International Capital Markets, Senior Managing Director of Strategic Investment Department SenseTime
Jian Zhang Vice President Shenzhen Capital Group
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Jingyi 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 has been recognized as a "Next Generation Partner" for Investment Funds practice in China by the Legal 500 Asia Pacific from 2022 to 2025. She is also recognized as one of the “2024 ALB China Top 15 Rising Lawyers” and the “2022 Rising Stars” by China Business Law Journal.
Jason has over 18 years of experience in private equity, fund management, and investment banking. He was most recent with GLP Capital Partners, a global alternative asset manager with approximately US$125 billion in assets under management focusing on real assets and private equity, where he led investments in Greater China and Southeast Asia, in addition to overseeing and managing GLP’s investment in China Merchants Capital, one of China’s largest private equity investment platforms with US$47 billion in assets under management. Previously he was the Head of PIPE Investments at China Everbright Limited, a Chinese private equity and asset management platform, where he managed principal and third-party capital and invested in pre-IPO and late-stage Chinese companies. Before that, he was the Head of Direct Investment and a Managing Director at China Huarong Asset Management where he managed a US$1 billion portfolio of structured credit and mezzanine debt of Chinese companies.
Before entering the private equity industry, Jason spent close to a decade as an investment banker at Citi and Standard Chartered Bank where he was responsible for advising and executing capital markets transactions and M&A for Chinese and Hong Kong corporates and global private equity funds, completing approximately US$5 billion of M&A transactions and US$10 billion of capital markets deals.
Jason graduated cum laude from Columbia University with a B.S. in Industrial Engineering Operations Research and Economics.
Ian Goh is a seasoned investor in the technology space with over 18 years of experience. He is the Founding Partner at 01VC, an early-stage venture firm focused on cross-border, supply chain, and deep tech investments. Ian has been an early investor in and board member of some of the most innovative companies in recent years, including Lalamove, XTransfer, and Hai Robotics. He also participated in the early investment in Baidu, one of China’s most iconic internet companies.
He has served on the boards of several public and acquired companies, such as Zhaogang.com (HKSE: 6676.HK), 7gege (acquired by La Chapelle, HKSE: 06116.HK), IN (NEEQ: 836484), Cgen Media (acquired by Nasdaq-listed Focus Media), Kanghui (acquired by Medtronic, NYSE: MDT), Madhouse.cn (acquired by BlueFocus, SZ: 300058), and A8.com (HKSE: 0800.HK).
Prior to founding 01VC, Ian was a Partner at Matrix Partners China, focusing on consumer internet and transaction platforms. He began his venture career in 2004 at TDF Capital, which later merged into Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers China, where he also served as Partner. Ian first came to China in 2001 to join Lycos Asia, one of the early internet pioneers, where he held corporate and business development roles.
He also played a strategic role in helping Kuadi Dache acquire its competitor Dahuangfeng, and introduced GrabTaxi to Didi Chuxing at a formative stage.
Born in Singapore and later educated in Australia, Ian holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Murdoch University. He is both a CFA charterholder and a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Maryann Tseng is Head of International Capital Markets, and Senior Managing Director of Strategic Investment Department at SenseTime Inc.
SenseTime Inc is a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed under ticker 0020.HK, with market capitalization of US$8.5bn artificial intelligence software services company.
Prior to joining SenseTime Inc, Maryann was a highly recognized global markets and capital markets investment banker in Asia, mostly with Morgan Stanley; often highly ranked by Institutional Investor and Asia Money.
Maryann holds adjunct associate professorship at Hong Kong PolyTech University; sits on the corporate advisory board of HKUST MSc Business Analytics program. She is a CIMA CGMA fellow; received Executive Education from Harvard Business School and Stanford University Business School and Law School.
She now is based in Hong Kong, but travel frequently to key markets and countries globally for investors engagements, business commercialization and developments.
Vice President of Shenzhen Capital Group, member of the Investment Committee. His responsibilities include leading departments that handle fundraising, project investment and post-investment services. He has extensive experience in investment and financing, as well as corporate management. He has management experience in government FoFs with AUM exceeding 100bn RMB.