方爱之 Fang AizhiFang Aizhi

Columbia Univ BA, Stanford MBA. Ex-GE business development, ex-JP Morgan investment banking. Joined ZhenFund from day one, built the fund framework alongside Xu Xiaoping. Founding Partner and CEO — the actual decision-maker running ZhenFund today. Forbes Global Best VCs list 4 consecutive years (2019-2022, peaked #12). Became the investment decision-maker with Dai Yusen from 2021, while Xu Xiaoping stepped back. China VC's first-ever succession: 80s-gen woman taking over from 50s-gen founder. For hardware founders: Fang Aizhi is THE person to reach at ZhenFund.