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China-based venture capital firm

ZhenFund
Native name真格基金
Company typePrivate
IndustryVenture Capital
Founded2011
FoundersBob Xiaoping Xu
Victor Qiang Wang
Anna Fang
HeadquartersBeijing, China
Key peopleAnna Fang (CEO)
ProductsInvestments
Websitezhenfund.com Edit this at Wikidata

ZhenFund (Chinese: 真格基金; pinyin: Zhēngé jījīn) is a Beijing-based venture capital firm founded in 2011 by New Oriental co-founders Bob Xu and Victor Wang. It is considered one of the largest angel investors in China.

Background

In 2011, Bob Xu and Victor Wang established ZhenFund as a firm in collaboration with Sequoia Capital China. Xu and Wang previously co-founded New Oriental, one of the largest education conglomerates in China. Zhenfund was originally a personal investment vehicle for the duo that was set up in 2007. The duo brought in Anna Fang as a founding partner shortly after the firm was launched.

The firm invests in various industry fields such as the internet, technology, artificial intelligence, corporate services, healthcare and education.

Offices

ZhenFund is headquartered in Beijing with additional offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Palo Alto.

Notable investments

See also

References

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