Still Hiring Investors: FreeS Fund Fintech Open Day Registration Closing Soon | Frees Fund Vol. 2

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Quick Look:

• FreeS Fund is hiring investors in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, covering biotech, deep tech, and consumer/TMT;

• Registration is still open for the "FreeS Fund Fintech Venture Summit 2020." On September 27, the fourth livestream, "New Investment Opportunities in Insurtech," will go live as scheduled. Registered participants, please check your email for access details and join on time.

• The FreeS Fund Fintech Open Day will take place on Saturday, October 17. Early next week, before the National Day holiday, we'll send emails to selected partners whose profiles align with the event. Please check your inbox and save the date. If you'd still like to join the Open Day, please register soon — we'll send out another round of notifications after the holiday.

• Awards: FreeS Fund was named to China FOF Research Center's "2020 China LP Summit Top 100 Most LP-Friendly GPs"; FreeS Fund was also ranked by 21st Century Business Herald in the "2019-2020 TMT Investment Competitiveness: Top 10 Early-Stage Investment Firms."

/ 01 / Join Us

▍We're Hiring Investors | Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Three Sectors

We're looking for investors in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen to focus on biotech, deep tech, and consumer/TMT. If you have industry experience and an interest in investing, we'd love to have you join us — and we welcome referrals to strong candidates as well.

Please send your CV to hr@freesvc.com

Please use this subject line: Application for "[Specific Position]" - "[Work Location]"

Click for full job details: In Our Sixth Year, FreeS Fund Is Hiring Investors | Doing What's Right, Not What's Easy

/ 02 / Upcoming Events

▍"FreeS Fund Fintech Venture Summit 2020" Still Open for Registration

From September to October, FreeS Fund, in partnership with Live Silicon Valley, CreditEase Wealth Management, and Plug and Play, presents the "FreeS Fund Fintech Venture Summit 2020" — featuring four online livestream sessions (one already held) and one Fintech Open Day. The summit will cover topics of interest to fintech entrepreneurs: wealth management, financial enterprise services, payments/digital currency, and insurance.

On September 26, the fourth livestream, "New Investment Opportunities in Insurtech," will go live as scheduled. Registered participants, please check your email for access details and join on time.

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▍FreeS Fund Fintech Open Day: October 17 (Saturday)

Registration remains open for both the summit's online forums and the Fintech Open Day (hybrid online + offline). Early next week, before the National Day holiday, we'll email selected partners whose profiles align with the event. Please check your inbox and save the date. If you'd still like to join the Open Day, please register soon — we'll send another round of notifications after the holiday.

Fintech entrepreneurs, aspiring founders, industry professionals, and students are all welcome to scan and register.

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For those currently overseas, you're welcome to join via video conference.

P.S. The offline portion of the October 17 Beijing Fintech Open Day is limited to 30 participants. Please fill out the registration form carefully. We'll share the specific location by email after your registration is approved.

Click for event details: FreeS Fund Fintech Venture Summit 2020: What New Opportunities Will Emerge in Fintech?

/ 03 / Awards

▍FreeS Fund Named to China FOF Research Center's "2020 China LP Summit Top 100 Most LP-Friendly GPs"

On September 9, the "2020 China LP Summit" concluded. Hosted by the Venture Investment Committee of China Science and Technology Finance Promotion Association and the China FOF Alliance, with strategic support from JRJ.com and co-organized by the China FOF Research Center, the summit released its "2020 China LP Summit Commendation List," on which FreeS Fund was recognized in the "Top 100 Most LP-Friendly GPs." (See coverage from China FOF Research Center: The Strong Stay Strong! 2020 China LP Summit Commendation List Officially Released)

▍FreeS Fund Ranked by 21st Century Business Herald in "2019-2020 TMT Investment Competitiveness: Top 10 Early-Stage Investment Firms"

On September 14, 21st Century Business Herald released its "2019-2020 TMT Investment Competitiveness Rankings." The publication and its 21st Century Innovation Capital Research Institute compiled the list through surveys of hundreds of investment firms, questionnaires, and data collection on fundraising, TMT-sector investments and exits, and follow-on financing performance — supplemented by third-party data from CVSource ChinaVenture and expert committee evaluation of ESG considerations.

FreeS Fund was ranked in the "Top 10 Early-Stage Investment Firms." (See coverage from 21st Century Business Herald: Major Release! 2019-2020 TMT Investment Competitiveness Rankings)