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Yu Zeng (Chinese: 曾玉), commonly known as Jenny Zeng, is a Chinese venture capitalist and a serial entrepreneur. She is the founder and a managing partner at venture capital firm MSA Capital.[1] In 2011 she was named one of China's 30 most influential businesswomen by the China Entrepreneur Magazine.[2][3]
Jenny Zeng | |
|---|---|
| 曾玉 | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Beijing Electronic Industrial Management Institute |
| Occupation(s) | entrepreneur, venture capitalist |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Title | Managing partner of MSA Capital |
Zeng is also a board member of the Future Forum and a member of The Nature Conservancy.[4]
Biography
editZeng was born into a military family in Chongqing, China. She was the third daughter of her parents. She studied international trade at Beijing Electronic Industrial Management Institute and graduated in 1996.[3][5]
In 2002, she became the first executive director of China Venture Capital Association.[5] She started her first company Maple Valley Investments in 2004.[5] Maple Valley gained fame by helping InTime Department Store raise US$90 million of private investment and later go public and attracted many other high-profile clients.[6]
In 2014, she founded MSA Capital which focuses on investing in AI, genomics, mobility, consumer internet and SaaS. Her investments have included Mobike[7] and Uber.[8]
Personal life
editZeng gave birth to a child in the spring of 2010.[6]
References
edit- ^ "How an Investor in China Opened Doors in Silicon Valley". The Information. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ "Yu Zeng: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018.
- ^ a b Wang Yanqing 王燕青 (March 2, 2012). "曾玉："投资女侠"是如何炼成的". Southern People Weekly. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012.
- ^ "福布斯中国2023女性创投人20揭晓". Forbeschina.com. January 16, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Jenny Zeng". World Economic Forum. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016.
- ^ a b Xiang Mei (September 1, 2010). "Jenny Zeng, the Lady Knight-Errant of Investments". The Economic Observer. Archived from the original on September 5, 2010.
- ^ Li Yuan (December 9, 2017). "China's Startups Are Only Pawns in the Game". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017.
- ^ Li Yuan (August 1, 2016). "Financial Pressures Shaped Didi-Uber Deal". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on April 27, 2017.