Northwestern Polytechnical Univ, PhD Optics from Chinese Academy of Sciences. Coined the term Hard Tech (Ying Keji) in 2010 while working on tech transfer. Co-founded Z-Ventures (Zhongke Chuangxing) 2013 from CAS Xian Institute. Fund scale: 120B+ yuan. Invested/incubated 500+ hard tech companies. Made 70+ investments in 2024 alone — busiest VC of the year. Forbes China Sci-Tech Person 2024. For hardware founders: Z-Ventures is THE CAS-backed hard tech fund.