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416 people in our graph share verified history with Benjamin — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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Benjamin: together at Peking University
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About
Benjamin Yang is a Senior Investment Principal at Prosperity7 Ventures, a $3 billion venture capital fund backed by Saudi Aramco, where he focuses on frontier technologies including generative AI and embodied AI robotics. He previously served as a senior investment associate at CVC, a $5 billion Chinese growth fund specializing in digital technology, and as an investment banker at UBS focused on cross-border M&A. Yang holds an M.P.A. from Cornell University and two bachelor's degrees from Peking University.
Experience
- Prosperity7 VenturesSenior Investment Principalcurrent2023 — presentBeijing, China
- Prosperity7 VenturesInvestment Principal2021 — 2023Beijing, China
- China Venture Capital FundSenior Associate2018 — 2021Beijing, China
- China Venture Capital FundAssociate2016 — 2018Beijing, China
- UBS Investment BankM&A Analyst2014 — 2016Beijing, China
Skills & more
Investment BankingProject ManagementPresentation SkillsFinancial AnalysisCommunicationMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)InvestmentsVenture Capital
Languages Chinese · English
- Certificate of Fund Qualification — Securities Association of China
- Certificate of Securities Qualification — Securities Association of China
From Benjamin's professional profile.
Colleagues at Prosperity7 Ventures
Abhishek Shukla
Managing Director at Prosperity7 Ventures
Andrew St. Clair
Sr. Investment Associate at Prosperity7 Ventures
Asif Giga
Investment Director at Prosperity7 Ventures
Aysar Tayeb
Managing Director at Prosperity7 Ventures
Balsam Alsaif
Head of FoF Investments at Prosperity7 Ventures
Binbin Chen
Research Associate at Prosperity7 Ventures
Brandon Donnelly
Head of Strategy & Research at Prosperity7 Ventures
Catherine Lu
Financial Controller at Prosperity7 Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Benjamin Yang?
- Benjamin Yang is a Senior Investment Principal at Prosperity7 Ventures, a $3 billion venture capital fund backed by Saudi Aramco, where he focuses on frontier technologies including generative AI and embodied AI robotics. He previously served as a senior investment associate at CVC, a $5 billion Chinese growth fund specializing in digital technology, and as an investment banker at UBS focused on cross-border M&A. Yang holds an M.P.A. from Cornell University and two bachelor's degrees from Peking University.
- Where does Benjamin Yang work?
- Benjamin Yang is Sr. Investment Principal at Prosperity7 Ventures.
- Where did Benjamin Yang go to school?
- Benjamin Yang studied at Cornell University (Master of Public Administration (MPA), Economic and Financial Policy); Peking University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) & Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Economics); The University of Hong Kong (Economics).
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Also attended The University of Hong Kong163
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Shared employers
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