BAI capital

Annabelle Yu Long, an engineer, ex-TV host and Stanford MBA, bridged Bertelsmann and China's venture scene and runs nine-day Mexico expansion trips with cabinet and industry meetings as a playbook.

Will Wang won a 2012 Bertelsmann talent contest that launched his VC career; he became Partner, a primary public representative, and focuses on next‑generation networks across consumer internet, fintech, hardware.

William Zhao rose from VP to partner in a decade, focusing on cross-border fintech, enterprise services and industrial tech, with a University of Waterloo technical background, named 2020 Emerging Leader.

Yijing Song is an operator-turned-investor with deep consumer internet and data-driven platform experience, Vanderbilt-educated and Shanghai-based, fluent in Chinese and global business, bridging consumer companies between China and international markets.

John Farrell is a venture partner expanding into Mexico and the Americas while leading a Mexico-focused fund, bridging Chinese capital and Latin American startups with local investing experience.

Wenyi Cai, Chinese-born founder of one of Latin America's first venture studios, bridges China and LatAm ecosystems and uses philosophical, art-thinking, and narrative-design frameworks to sharpen founders' long-term storytelling.

Melody Xiaolin Hou is Head of Global Partnerships at Kling AI, where she directs partnership strategy and go-to-market efforts across North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, and emerging APAC markets. She brings over 10 years of experience in venture capital, corporate strategy, and deep-tech sector growth, including six years as Investment Vice President at Bertelsmann Asia Investment and three years as Associate Director at SoftBank China Venture Capital, where she oversaw AI and advanced technology investments. Hou holds a master's degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering from Tsinghua University.

Shengtao Tan is a Business Strategy Manager at Tencent Games. He holds a degree from Fudan University with exchange experiences at Harvard and UC Berkeley, and has prior experience as a summer business analyst at McKinsey's Shanghai office and as a financial consultant in Washington D.C. His background includes work in venture capital and private equity, including a role at Bertelsmann Asia Investments Fund.