Divergence and Synergy: Navigating Private Investment Landscapes in the US and China
中美一级市场的分歧与协同
Jason Kingdon
Family Office, Partner
Kingdon Capital Management China Analyst
家族办公室合伙人
金顿资本管理公司
中国分析师
Jason M. Kingdon (G2) is a dedicated Sinophile with a focus on manager analysis, allocation, and alternative investments. Kingdon performs manager analysis and allocation for his LP-only strategy single-family office. He also serves as a China and alternative assets analyst at Kingdon Capital Management, a long/short value investment firm founded by Mark E. Kingdon (G1).
Kingdon is deeply involved in various leadership and community organizations. He is a member of the Gold House, an organization dedicated to advancing socioeconomic equity for Asian and Pacific Islanders, and Spark Family Offices, a community for next-gen family office members. Kingdon also co-founded China Institute Next Gen x Serica (CINGS), whose mission is to convene young leaders in the Sino-U.S. relationship.
Jason earned his Bachelor's degree from Columbia University and his Master's degree from Harvard Business School.
Cheng Shen
AllBright Law Offices
Senior Partner
锦天城律师事务所
高级合伙人
Cheng Shen is a corporate lawyer specializing in the capital market with nearly 20 years of experience. Mr. Shen has been acted for companies, financial institutions and other market participants on complex IPO, M&A, private equity transactions, and venture capital investments, fund establishment, etc. in mainland China and pan-Asia markets.
Mr. Shen has provided legal advice to technology and life science companies at various growth stages. His portfolio includes significant transactions such as the IPOs of SMIC, Hua Hong Semi, CSIQ, and Haohai Biological, as well as the strategic acquisition by Hengtong Optic-Electric of a majority stake in the Indonesian listed company Voksel, etc.
Recognized for his exceptional service and expertise, Mr. Shen has been consecutively acknowledged by Chambers as a highly recommended lawyer from 2022 to 2024. Mr. Shen is fluent in English and Mandarin.
Weber Su
Mu Capital
CEO & Founding Partner
MOTOCUBE Chairman
木星资本 创始人
MOTOCUBE 主席
Weber is the CEO and Founder of Mu Capital, which ranked among the Top 5 Emerging Investment Bank for 2021 by 36Kr. He is focused on hardware and software powering/powered by AI, and globalization of supply chain in China.
Weber is also engaged in venture studio and incubating, working closely with tech leaders/CEOs in China, i.e. he is Chairman of MOTOCUBE, the largest electric motorcycle & micro-mobility supply chain company in China, serving clients such Vingroup, Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT), KIMCO, etc.
Weber earned a Bachelor's degree from China Foreign Affairs University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Seamon Chan
Palm Drive Venture
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
棕榈道资本
创始合伙人
Seamon Chan is Founding Partner at Palm Drive Capital, a global venture capital firm invested in over 160 technology startups across five continents including CG Oncology(NASDAQ:CGON), Bitdeer(NASDAQ:BTDR), Spire Global(NYSE:SPIR), Clover Health(NASDAQ:CLOV), WeLab, Jet.com, Carta, Vetcove, Rippling, Rappi, Flutterwave, Yassir, and Boom Supersonic. Previously, he was at Insight Partners. Seamon brings entrepreneurship and operating experience through startup roles in the mobile, gaming, advertising, and social networking spaces in the US, Asia, and Europe.
Seamon serves as Chair of the Milken Institute Young Leaders Circle (Asia), member of the Board of Trustees for the United Chinese Americans Community Foundation and Review Committee, and member of the Advisory Board of the Mekong Future Initiative.
Seamon graduated from Stanford University, the Owner/President Management program at Harvard Business School, and is completing the Tsinghua University People’s Bank of China School of Finance Belt Road Initiative EMBA Program.
Ping Wang
Asia Pacific M&A Fund Management Limited Chairman
亚太并购基金管理有限公司 董事长
Dr. Ping Wang, with a quarter-century of expertise in equity investment, M&A, and industrial fund management, has led over 50 successful IPOs and M&A projects, amassing investments of over 20 billion. Celebrated as China's premier local PE manager, Dr. Wang also serves as an APEC business leader and the rotating chairman of the China Merger and Acquisition Association. Focused on sectors like healthcare, biomedicine, and the digital economy, Dr. Wang contributes academically as a visiting professor at Xiamen University's School of Management, where he earned his Doctorate in Accounting.