Zhou Lingfei
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Ms. Zhou Lingfei has 17 years of industry experience in the investment and financial fields. She was once the youngest partner of Qiming Venture Partners, and participated in investments in well-known projects such as Musical.ly, Yuanxin Technology, Dingdong Maicai (NYSE: DDL), Luo Tianyi, Mafengwo, Tuhu Car Ownership, as well as projects like Veer Seed fund investment projects. She also worked for four years in the risk management teams of GE Capital in Shanghai and Hong Kong and the GE Global Financial Management Training Program. Ms. Zhou Lingfei holds an MBA degree from the EMBA program of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a bachelor's degree in economic sociology from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. She has been selected into the Forbes China 100 Venture Capitalists list in 2021 and 2022, the Forbes China Female Venture Capitalist 20 list in 2022 and 2023, and has been rated as the "F40 Chinese Young Investors" in the investment community for three consecutive years from 2018 to 2020. Ranked on the list of "40 Investors Under 40 Years Old" by Chuangye.com in 2018 and "36 Amazing Investors Under 36 Years Old" by 36Kr in 2019.
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JP Gan
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