Meng Lian
InvestorManaging Partner at Qiming Venture Partners · Partner at IDG Capital
Guangzhou, China
About
Meng Lian is a Guangzhou-based partner at IDG Capital best known for leading the firm's early investment in fast-fashion giant Shein. Before venture capital he worked at Chinese education company New Oriental; he holds an MBA from HKUST and a law degree from Jinan University.
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
From Meng's professional profile.
Colleagues at Qiming Venture Partners
Alex Zhou
Managing Partner at Qiming Venture Partners
Alexander Sinclair-Wilson
执行董事 at Qiming Venture Partners
Bin Liu
Associate at Qiming Venture Partners
Gary Rieschel
创始主管合伙人 at Qiming Venture Partners
Motao Sun
Vice President at Qiming Venture Partners
Shuo Mao
Principal at Qiming Venture Partners
Yuxin Fu
Vice President at Qiming Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Meng Lian?
- Meng Lian is a Guangzhou-based partner at IDG Capital best known for leading the firm's early investment in fast-fashion giant Shein. Before venture capital he worked at Chinese education company New Oriental; he holds an MBA from HKUST and a law degree from Jinan University.
- Where does Meng Lian work?
- Meng Lian is Managing Partner at Qiming Venture Partners.
- Where did Meng Lian go to school?
- Meng Lian studied at Columbia Business School (MBA, Finance & Entrepreneurship).
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