Number of Portfolio Companies 2
Number of Founded Organizations 1
  • Primary Job Title Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  • Primary Organization 
    Sinovation Ventures
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel

Kai-Fu Lee is the Chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures and President of Sinovation Venture’s Artificial Intelligence Institute. Sinovation Ventures, managing US$1.7 billion dual currency investment funds, is a leading technology investment firm focusing on developing the next generation of Chinese high-tech companies. Prior to founding

Sinovation in 2009, Kai-Fu Lee was the President of Google China. Previously, he held executive positions at Microsoft, SGI, and Apple. Kai-Fu Lee received his Bachelor degree from Computer Science from Columbia University, Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University, as well as Honorary Doctorate Degrees from both Carnegie Mellon and the City University of Hong Kong. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Kai-Fu Lee is the author of seven top selling books in Chinese and launching new book AI Superpowers (www.aisuperpowers.com/) internationally in fall 2018, and has over 50 million followers on social media.

In the field of artificial intelligence, Kai-Fu Lee founded Microsoft Research China, which was named as the hottest research lab by MIT Technology Review. Later renamed Microsoft Research Asia, this institute trained the great majority of AI leaders in China, including CTOs or AI heads at Baidu, Tencent, Alibaba, Lenovo, Huawei, and Haier. While with Apple, Kai-Fu Lee led AI projects in speech and natural language, which have been featured on Good Morning America on ABC Television and the front page of Wall Street Journal. He has authored 10 U.S. patents, and more than 100 journal and conference papers. Altogether, Kai-Fu Lee has been in artificial intelligence research, development, and investment for more than 30 years.

Number of Investments 2
Lee Kai-Fu has made 2 investments. Their latest investment was Series B - NationalChip on Feb 25, 2019, when NationalChip raised
CN¥150M
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Feb 25, 2019
NationalChip
Series B - NationalChip
CN¥150M
Jun 6, 2017
LEGEND POKER
Yes
Series A - LEGEND POKER
CN¥15M
Number of Current Jobs 1
Number of Past Jobs 4
Lee Kai-Fu is the Co-Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Sinovation Ventures. Additionally, Lee Kai-Fu has had 4 past jobs including Corporate Vice President at Microsoft.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Microsoft
Corporate Vice PresidentJul 1998Jul 2005
Silicon Graphics
Vice PresidentJul 1996Jul 1998
Carnegie Mellon University
Research Computer Scientist / Assistant Professor19881990
Apple
ice President, Interactive Media Group