Yipin
Founding Partner
Formed in 2014，Planetree is an early stage VC fund investing in deep technology. Planetree's investments include multiple category leading companies like PingCAP, Deeproute, Minimax, XTransfer, and Manycore etc. Prior to founding Planetree, Yipin was a Partner at GGV Capital. He started his investing career at GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. Before his investment career, he worked for Sun Microsystems and the Singapore Navy.
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Portfolio
PingCAP, AAC Technologies (HK:02018), Sinosun Technology (SZ:300333), MeiHua Group (600873.SS), xFire, Heptagon and nearly 100 other US and Chinese startups.
School
Master's degree - Stanford University
MBA - Nanyang Business School
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YU
Partner
Yu is a Partner at Planetree, which he joined in June 2014 as one of the founding member. Prior to joining Planetree, Yu co-founded LiMei Technology, a leading intelligent marketing platform, where he served as CTO and spearheaded the launch of China’s first professional mobile DSP product. Before his entrepreneurial venture, he spent five years at Google, working in both the New York and Shanghai offices.
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Portfolio
MiniMax, PingCAP, DeepRoute, Keenon, Neolix, Sobot, Taiko, Kaito,Aiper, Yiqixie (aquired by Kuaishou), etc.
school
Master of Computer Science - Johns Hopkins University
MBA - the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
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Emily
Vice President
Emily began her career in the green tech investment team at Citigroup NYC office, where she gained foundational experience in finance and investment strategies. Emily then worked as a product leader in TravelClick and Google headquarters, with focus on machine learning and AI. Her unique blend of financial acumen and deep tech industry experience positions her as a versatile professional with a keen ability to identify and capitalize on emerging opportunities in technology-driven markets.
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Portfolio
Homhem, Hey Revia, AlterStaff, HelloBoss, etc.
School
Bachelor of Science - Cornell University
Master of Computer Science - the University of Pennsylvania
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Cynthia
Managing director
Cynthia is managing director and lead the legal, finance and USD investor relation at Planetree. She is also one of the founding member of Planetree. Before joining Planetree, Cynthia served as the Finance Controller at Samena Capital in Hong Kong, where she honed her expertise in financial management within the investment sector. Her career also includes a significant tenure of nine years at PwC, where she worked in both the Hong Kong and New York offices.
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Certified
distinguished member of both the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
School
Bachelor of Accounting - the City University of Hong Kong
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