James Mi
InvestorFounding Partner at Luminous Ventures (former Lightspeed China Partners) · Partner at Lightspeed China Partners · Director Inversiones ICF Capital at ICF Capital
Shanghai, China
Writes $250K – $15M checks · typically $8M
About
James Mi is founder of Luminous Ventures and Lightspeed China Partners, a China-focused early-stage venture capital firm managing over $3 billion in assets. Previously a managing director at Lightspeed Venture Partners, he led early-stage investments in companies including Meituan/Dianping, Pingduoduo, Hesai, and Baidu. His career includes roles at Google as director of corporate development for Greater China and pan-Asia, head of Asia products, and chief representative of Google China, as well as positions at Intel in engineering and business development where he co-invented MLC NOR Flash technology.
Contact· published on James's own website
Invests in
Climate TechConsumerDeep TechFintechHardwareSaaS
Experience
- Institut Català de Finances (ICF)Director Inversiones ICF Capitalcurrent2010 — presentGreater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
- Institut Català de Finances (ICF)Director Capital MABcurrent2012 — presentGreater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
- Highgrowth Partners SGECRDirector Asociado2008 — 2010Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
- Barcelona Ventures SGECRDirector Operaciones2005 — 2008Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
- University of BarcelonaDirector Master de Planificación financiera y control de gestión2005 — 2006
- University of BarcelonaProfesor MBA2001 — 2006
- Universitat Pompeu FabraProfesor MBA2003 — 2005
- BCN EMPREN SCRAnalista Inversiones - Dtor. Operaciones2000 — 2005Greater Barcelona Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
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BankingInvestment BankingBusiness PlanningFrom James's professional profile.
Colleagues at Luminous Ventures (former Lightspeed China Partners)
Frequently asked questions
- Who is James Mi?
- James Mi is founder of Luminous Ventures and Lightspeed China Partners, a China-focused early-stage venture capital firm managing over $3 billion in assets. Previously a managing director at Lightspeed Venture Partners, he led early-stage investments in companies including Meituan/Dianping, Pingduoduo, Hesai, and Baidu. His career includes roles at Google as director of corporate development for Greater China and pan-Asia, head of Asia products, and chief representative of Google China, as well as positions at Intel in engineering and business development where he co-invented MLC NOR Flash technology.
- Where does James Mi work?
- James Mi is Founding Partner at Luminous Ventures (former Lightspeed China Partners).
- What does James Mi invest in?
- James Mi invests in Climate Tech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS.
- What check size does James Mi write?
- James Mi typically writes checks of $250K – $15M.
- Where did James Mi go to school?
- James Mi studied at Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya (Ingeniero Industrial, Esp. Organización Industrial); Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya (Master of Business Administration (MBA)).
Shared employers
Also worked at Highgrowth Partners SGECR1
Also worked at University of Barcelona11
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