Yan Shi Zhang
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| Born | August 28, 1969 Bukit Timah Hill, Singapore |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore |
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| Known for | Chinese venture capitalists & Polaris Venture Fund |
Notable work | Invited to join Skuchain and served as the chairman of the board in 2018. |
Yan Shi Zhang (Chinese language: 张岩石) was born on August 28, 1969 in Bukit Timah Hill, Singapore is a Chinese venture capitalist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He is the founder and CEO of Polaris Venture Fund. In 2018, he was invited to join Skuchain and served as board chairman. He is engaged in the work of IT core technology, financial technology, medical care, AR/VR, robotics, drones, space technology, Blockchain, and other cutting-edge technologies that have great value to society. Shi Zhang is now active in the field of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency.[1][2]
Early Life
Yan Shi Zhang born on 1969 in Bukit Timah Hill, Singapore. He studied for a master’s degree in financial mechanics in the Department of Finance from National University of Singapore in 1990, and also did his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1998.[3][4] Shi Zhang is the principal of 500 Startups in Greater China from 2002 to 2004.[5] He became one of the Silicon Valley venture capitalists, and he took the lead in leading international venture capital funds to open representative offices in Mainland, China, and conduct local investment business.[6][7] 1-12
Investment
Shi Zhang has invested in companies listed in the United States, such as Baidu, Hongkong, and Focus Media:
- Invested in Aerohive Networks (NYSE: HIBE) in 2006.[8]
- Investment partnership of $10 million in 2007.
- Invested in the market capitalization of Polaris venture fund of $48 million in 2013.
- Invested in Chime Bank in 2013 of $14.5 billion of valuation in 2020.
- Invested in Woomoo (acquired by Priceline) in 2013.
- Invested in Orbeus (acquired by Amazon (company) in 2013.
- Invested in Ozlo (acquired by Facebook) in 2013.
Awards
- Forbes magazine named the global authoritative venture capitalist annual award “Forbes Midas List” career achievements in 2006.
- The best venture capital figure of china venture 2016–2017.[9]
- Global best cross-border venture Capital Chinese of China Investment Group in 2017.[10]
References
- ↑ Lei Ji, Lei Ji; Yujing Wang, Yujing Wang; Botian Shi, Botian Shi; Dawei Zhang, Dawei Zhang; Zhongyuan Wang, Zhongyuan Wang; Jun Yan, Jun Yan. "Microsoft Concept Graph". Science Data Bank Datasets. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ 張淑瓊. (1994). 張炎. Di qiu chu ban she. ISBN 957-9585-25-3. OCLC 41328444.
- ↑ Services., National University of Singapore. Library. Reference and Information (1990). The National University of Singapore : a decade of publications 1980-1990. NUS Library. ISBN 9971-62-247-5. OCLC 221274680.
- ↑ "Quelch, Prof. John Anthony, (born 8 Aug. 1951), Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, and Professor of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, since 2013", Who's Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, retrieved 2022-09-15
- ↑ Nourse, E. S. (December 1975). "The regional workshops on primary care". Journal of Medical Education. 50 (12 pt 2): 201–209. doi:10.1097/00001888-197512000-00028. ISSN 0022-2577. PMID 500.
- ↑ "Silicon Valley venture capitalists are optimistic about the future". Physics Today. 2012. doi:10.1063/pt.5.026009. ISSN 1945-0699.
- ↑ Sun, Ming; Fang, Sihai (2009). "The Size of Venture Capital Funds' Portfolios: Evidence from Mainland China". SSRN Electronic Journal. doi:10.2139/ssrn.1433143. ISSN 1556-5068.
- ↑ Datta, Debasish (2021-03-26), "Datacenter Networks", Optical Networks, Oxford University Press, pp. 491–536, retrieved 2022-09-15
- ↑ "Figure 5.8. Venture capital". dx.doi.org. Retrieved 2022-09-15.
- ↑ Tarrade, Hortense (2012), "Investment scope decision", Cross-Border Venture Capital Investments, Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag, pp. 78–96, ISBN 978-3-8349-3118-4, retrieved 2022-09-15
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