Our Team

Facebook's second Chinese engineer and first R&D manager. He used to work on the backend of News Feed and Social Ads, the frontend of virtual currency and the pipeline of payment security & backend. He served as a CEO advisor in Dianping.com, Baixing.com and CSDN. Harry was also the writer of the bestseller "Building up Facebook". Harry owns Stanford's MS&E degree and Zhejiang University's bachelor degree of computer science. Harry is a Fellow of the third class of the China Fellowship Program and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network, and Young Global Leader, Class of 2018, World Economic Forum.

Neil served as Partner at Future Capital Discovery Fund. He has over 15 years of experience in operations, finance, and investments. Prior to joining, he worked at Goldman Sachs' London office, Bosch Group, and served as the Vice President of ChinaCache (NSDQ: CCIH) responsible for corporate M&A. He received a BA from the Shanghai University of International Business and Economics and earned a Masters' Degree from the University of Surrey. He is fluent in Chinese, English, and Japanese.

Jun Yang, served as an engineer, R&D manager, and R&D director at leading Silicon Valley companies such as Google, Facebook (Meta), and Square (Block). In 2015, he joined Dada Group as a co-founder and CTO, leading the company to its IPO on the Nasdaq in 2020. He is also an angel investor and advisor to multiple startups. Jun Yang holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Computer Science from Zhejiang University, as well as a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).

As member of the Accelerated Leadership Program at TCS, Can worked in multiple roles across business development, consulting, and new service introduction. His clients included largest banks and telecom providers in the US. Can was also a founding member of the China IT team at Morgan Stanley. He led the development of post-trading platforms of multiple asian markets for the bank. Can holds an MBA from University of Chicago, a master's degree in Computer Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, and a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Zhejiang University. Can was awarded "Top 20 technology investors" by JazzYear.

Zeren primarily focuses on the next generation of computation-driven applications, and currently invests in the AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) field. Prior to joining Linear Capital, Zeren worked at Cloud and Smart Industry Group of Tencent, where he was involved in research on cutting-edge AI technologies and the implementation of applications. He has extensive project experience in computer vision, natural language processing, big data, machine learning, and their application in various industries. Zeren holds a Bachelor's degree from Tongji University and a Master's degree in Science from Columbia University. He was the champion of IBM's IBM Data & Analytics Challenge.

Senior Principal at Linear Capital, with 14 years of experience in asset management. Dunmin focuses on investments across consumer technology, AI hardware, and globalisation. Dunmin holds a Bachelor's degree in Finance from XJTU.  Prior to Linear, he worked at a leading asset management platform and a tech VC fund.  He contributed to investments in projects such as Li Auto and NIO. He is dedicated to capturing the next generation of leading tech-driven consumer enterprises in both domestic and global markets.

Tianyi possesses great passion in interdisciplinary scientific advances that could dramatically increase productivity in chemistry, new materials and biology. Prior to Linear, Tianyi served in a governmental VC in Suzhou focusing on investment opportunities of new materials and biotechnology. Tianyi graduated from University of Cambridge with a Bachelor’s degree with first-class honors in Natural Sciences and carried out research on gold nanoparticles in Mirkin Group, Northwestern University. He has also been awarded an honorary Master’s degree from University of Cambridge.

Sean focuses on cross-disciplinary innovation and disruptive technologies driven by long-term sustainability values, with an emphasis on energy transition and climate tech. He is dedicated to supporting entrepreneurial teams with the potential for global impact. Prior to joining Linear Capital, Sean worked at a VC, investing in new energy and advanced materials. Sean completed his undergraduate and doctoral studies at Nanjing University, and during his Ph.D. was awarded a full scholarship to conduct research at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where his work focused on the impact of human activities on the global climate.

Haitao joined Linear Capital in 2024, focusing on innovative products in the artificial intelligence field and their vertical industry applications.

Before joining Linear Capital, Ben was the Senior Manager of Ernst & Young, where he had worked for 8 years and focused on transaction advisory services, including due diligence, structuring and various tax planning. Ben graduated from the Department of International Finance of Fudan University.

Michael joined Linear Capital in 2023, focusing on developing our international business / relationships and supporting portfolio companies' global expansion. Prior to joining Linear Capital, Michael was with Jeneration Group, a leading multi-family office investment platform that focuses on Asia growth investments and multi-asset investments globally. Before that, Michael was with CDH Investments, a leading Private Equity and alternative investment manager, helping build out the multi-asset alternative investment platform. Michael started his career in New York with Bear Stearns and then JPMorgan in its investment banking division and also private equity business, Michael was also with Guggenheim Partners' principal investment and private equity business before moving back to Asia. Michael graduated High Distinction with a Bachelor of Science from Indiana University – Bloomington.

Grace joined Linear Capital as legal manager in 2021. Previously, Grace had many years of experience, working at a leading law firm focusing on private equity & investment funds, capital markets/securities. Grace holds a Bachelor Degree in Law and a Double Degree in Economics, both from Peking University. Grace passed the PRC national judicial examination.

Legal Manager of Linear Capital. Responsible for legal matters of the fund. Before joining Linear Capital, Cherie worked at Global Law Office and Shihui Partners for more than five years, focusing on the fields of VC/PE, merger and acquisition and general corporate. Cherie graduated from the law school of Nanjing University.

Before joining Linear, Franny has worked as finance manager in a subsidiary of CICC Capital, being responsible for managing the financial work of the management company and the funds. She also has worked for PwC as a senior auditor, focusing on the audit of private equity funds (PRC/US GAAP). Franny graduated from the school of accounting at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.

Kalyn joined Linear Capital in 2022. Before Linear, Kalyn worked in YF Capital, being responsible for fund financial work and portfolio valuation. Kalyn also has worked as an auditor in Ernst & Young, and has experience in PE/VC and securities companies. Kalyn graduated from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.

Before joining Linear, Han was responsible for marketing initiatives and external collaborations at ZhenFund. Earlier in her career, Han built extensive expertise in brand strategy across premier venture capital firms, including MPCi, Hongshan, Lanchi and BAI Capital. Han earned a Master’s degree in Media Economics from Communication University of China.

Before joining Linear Capital, Joseph worked as an investment analyst at DUMAC (Duke University Investment Office), investing in private equity and venture capital funds worldwide. Joseph graduated summa cum laude from Duke University with a double major in economics and statistics. At Duke University, Joseph served as the President of Duke University Chinese Student Association.

Before joining Linear Capital, Xiang served as a meeting specialist in Suning Commerce Group Co.,Ltd, being responsible for the arrangement and coordination of internal executive meetings and shareholders' meetings, as well as the arrangement and layout of reception meetings for all business divisions. After that, Xiang worked at Wizwork as administrative director, responsible for the collection of project customer files, fee collection, communication with customers, maintenance and other work to ensure the stable operation of the project.