About
Jinpei Li is the founder and managing partner of Valkyrie Fund, where she oversees deal sourcing, due diligence, investment decisions, portfolio management, and fund administration. She has eight years of engineering experience, including leadership of the mobile team at AT&T and development of mobile applications, along with five years in cross-border investment and M&A at boutique firms in the U.S. and Asia. Li holds CFA and CAIA certifications, a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from USC, and an MBA from UC Berkeley.
Experience
- Valkyrie FundManaging Partnercurrent2021 — presentMountain View, California, United States
- DECIL (Digital Economy Collaboration Innovation Lab)Presidentcurrent2021 — present
- InvestorAngel Investorcurrent2016 — present
- Eureka Meta CapitalGeneral Partner2021 — 2024
- Diligence Capital - Brainpower Electronic Technology LimitedPartner, US2021 — 2024
- Inuvo, IncDirector, Corporate Development & Finance2018 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
- LightFusion Capital LLCPartner2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- 前海海润国际并购基金 China Highrun Capital LimitedInvestment Director2017
- SVACE - Silicon Valley Association of Chinese EntrepreneursInvestment partner2016 — 2017
- YELLOWPAGES.COM, LLC D/B/A AT&T INTERACTIVESenior Software Engineer, Tech Lead2010 — 2014Sunnyvale, California, United States
Skills & more
Negotiation1Management2Start-ups10Investment Strategies7Public Relations6Fundraising1Mobile Devices21Mobile Applications14iOS development9Agile Methodologies10Software Development7Software Engineering6
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BlackberryWindows MobileProduct ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipAngel InvestingiOS DevelopmentProject ManagementObjective-CiPhoneJavaC++JavaScriptLanguages Chinese (Simplified) · English
- CFA Institute Charterholder — CFA Institute
- CFA five year milestone — CFA Institute
- VC University ONLINE — VC University
- CAIA Charterholder — CAIA Association
- FINRA Series 65 — FINRA
From Jinpei's professional profile.
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Alan Ren
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Alexandr Ikriannikov
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Amanda Huang
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jinpei Li?
- Jinpei Li is the founder and managing partner of Valkyrie Fund, where she oversees deal sourcing, due diligence, investment decisions, portfolio management, and fund administration. She has eight years of engineering experience, including leadership of the mobile team at AT&T and development of mobile applications, along with five years in cross-border investment and M&A at boutique firms in the U.S. and Asia. Li holds CFA and CAIA certifications, a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from USC, and an MBA from UC Berkeley.
- Where does Jinpei Li work?
- Jinpei Li is at Sand Hill Angels.
- Where did Jinpei Li go to school?
- Jinpei Li studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)); University of Southern California (Master’s Degree, Electrical Engineering); Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BS, Telecommunications).
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