From polymer chemistry and five U.S. patents to Soros Fund Management and a quarter century at IDG Capital — a career spent judging the future amidst uncertainty, behind companies like Coinbase, Zoox and Pony.ai.
Years at IDG Capital
1999 — Present
Quantum Industrial fund
assisted at Soros
U.S. patents held
W.R. Grace & Co.
Professionals on the
Vanguard Team
Joined the IDGVC investment team in 1999, focusing on technology investing across two decades of China's internet era and beyond. The 2019 Hurun Rich List placed IDG Capital among the top three investors in Chinese unicorn companies, alongside Tencent Holdings and Sequoia Capital China.
Backed defining companies across crypto, autonomous driving and consumer technology — including Coinbase, Zoox, Pony.ai, Farfetch and iQiyi.
Assisted a senior partner in managing the US$3 billion Quantum Industrial Holdings fund, which deployed over US$1 billion in a single year. Built a strong record in technology investing — worked closely with the firm's advisors and investment partners, and participated in the strategic review and decision-making of the Quantum Industrial board of directors.
Participated in a wide range of securities transactions at one of Wall Street's storied investment houses.
Developed new engineering processes and was awarded five U.S. patents — the scientific foundation behind a "crystal lattice" approach to investing.
He leads a 56-member team, serving as its founder and leader, covering research, risk, modeling, and operations. All team members hold professional certifications including CFA, FRM, and CMA, and are dedicated to rigorously assessing uncertainty.
Vanguard Team
100 Wall Street, 24th Floor
Suite 2400 · New York
"Investing is, in essence, judging the future amidst uncertainty."
A multi-dimensional perspective is like a crystal lattice in chemistry. Investing demands a "crystalline" way of seeing how things develop — the ability to integrate many disciplines into one coherent view.
Like Wang Yangming's "unity of knowledge and action" — prediction requires more than insight. Judgments must be tested and corrected in practice: observing and participating in companies' growth, and building one's own systematic methodology along the way.