Alex Zhou
InvestorManaging Partner at Qiming Venture Partners · Director, Talent at Mayfield Fund
Beijing, China
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About
Alex Zhou is a managing partner at Qiming Venture Partners focused on AI, robotics and frontier technology. He led Qiming's pre-ChatGPT investment in Zhipu AI and was a founding investor in GPU maker Biren Technology; his portfolio spans UBTech Robotics, Roborock and StepFun. Earlier he worked at Kleiner Perkins and ran Hewlett-Packard's China data-storage unit.
Experience
- Qiming Venture PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2014 — presentBeijing City, China
- Beijing Stock ExchangeMember Of The Board Of Advisorscurrent2022 — present
- UBTECH RoboticsBoard Directorcurrent2015 — presentShenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Zhipu AIInvestor & Former Board Directorcurrent2022 — presentBeijing, China
- 壁仞科技Investor & Former Board Directorcurrent2019 — presentShanghai, China
- StepFunInvestorcurrent2023 — presentShanghai, China
- Infinigence AIBoard Directorcurrent2023 — present
- HyperStrongBoard Directorcurrent2020 — presentBeijing, China
- GalbotInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- ROX MotorBoard Directorcurrent2021 — presentShanghai, China
- 石头科技Investorcurrent2015 — present
- Axera Technology 爱芯科技Investor & Former Board Directorcurrent2020 — presentShanghai, China
- 深圳云英谷科技有限公司Board Directorcurrent2019 — presentShenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Mech-Mind Robotics TechnologiesBoard Directorcurrent2019 — presentBeijing City, China
- DeepWayBoard Directorcurrent2022 — present
- TranswarpInvestor2014 — 2022Shanghai, China
- Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersSenior Associate2011 — 2014Beijing City, China
- Hewlett-PackardCountry Product Director2003 — 2009
Skills & more
Green Technology5Product Management10Private Equity14Entrepreneurship28Venture Capital38Marketing2Finance5Financial Modeling10Due Diligence10Business Strategy19Start-ups4Business Development2
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InvestmentsCorporate DevelopmentEmerging MarketsVenture FinancingManagementStrategyLeadershipLanguages Chinese · English
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Founding Managing Partner at Qiming Venture Partners
Gary Rieschel
创始主管合伙人 at Qiming Venture Partners
Grace Suk Han Lee
General Partner at Qiming Venture Partners
JP Gan
General Partner at Qiming Venture Partners
Kan Chen
General Partner at Qiming Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Alex Zhou?
- Alex Zhou is a managing partner at Qiming Venture Partners focused on AI, robotics and frontier technology. He led Qiming's pre-ChatGPT investment in Zhipu AI and was a founding investor in GPU maker Biren Technology; his portfolio spans UBTech Robotics, Roborock and StepFun. Earlier he worked at Kleiner Perkins and ran Hewlett-Packard's China data-storage unit.
- Where does Alex Zhou work?
- Alex Zhou is Managing Partner at Qiming Venture Partners.
- Where did Alex Zhou go to school?
- Alex Zhou studied at Columbia Business School (MBA, Finance & Entrepreneurship).
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Shared employers
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