Thinking Through Turning Points and Opportunities Amid the Pandemic from a Global Citizen's Perspective | FreeS Fund North America Online Sharing
Welcome to sign up, VC friends from across the US and anyone following the China-US venture capital scene.
Rarely has there been a moment more suited than today to grasp the meaning of "we all share the same world, for better or worse." More than 200 countries and regions are now grappling with the domino effects of COVID-19. Nearly a third of the world's population is living under lockdown, with widespread work stoppages and production halts — all in hopes of hitting the stop button on this pandemic as soon as possible.
"Social distancing" can isolate the virus, but it won't isolate our concern for one another. Though our planned "FreeS Fund Spring North America Trip" was shelved due to the outbreak, we still want to stand shoulder to shoulder with our friends across the ocean.
No one is an island. Against the backdrop of globalization, shifts in politics, economics, culture, and the environment will ultimately reach every "global citizen." Facing this pandemic, we hope to adopt a broader, more holistic perspective to explore what it really means for all of us:
- What challenges and opportunities has the pandemic brought to tech and consumer sectors in China and the US?
- How did the current state of international financial markets come about? How will it affect capital markets in the US and China?
- What impact will the pandemic have on "globalization"?
- Why is now a good time to return to China and start a business?
From 9:00 to 10:30 AM Beijing Time on April 3, Li Feng — founding partner of FreeS Fund and known affectionately as "Uncle Feng" — will share his observations and reflections on the pandemic, along with his read on current venture capital trends, in the first installment of the "From Coast to Coast: CEO Webinar Series — China-US Venture Capital 2020" lecture series.
▍Event Details and Registration
FREES FUND
From Coast to Coast:
CEO Webinar Series — "China-US Venture Capital 2020"
Speaker: Li Feng — Founding Partner, FreeS Fund
Lecture Topic:
"Opportunities and Challenges in Tech and Consumer Sectors Amid the Pandemic"
Format: Live online via Zoom
Time:
- Beijing Time: April 3, 9:00 AM
- US Pacific Time: April 2, 6:00 PM
- US Eastern Time: April 2, 9:00 PM
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We will email you Zoom access details by 9:00 AM Beijing Time on April 2.
▍Solidarity Across the Ocean
The greater the crisis and uncertainty, the more important it is to keep thinking and acting.
During this extraordinary period as the pandemic spreads globally, the "China-US Venture Capital 2020" lecture series is co-hosted by CEO (Chinese Entrepreneurs Organization) on the West Coast and MIT CEO (MIT Chinese Entrepreneurs Organization) on the East Coast. It aims to invite seasoned venture capital professionals to share insights on navigating these challenges with VC peers across the US.
This session with Uncle Feng is also supported by 11 Chinese venture capital organizations and institutions on both US coasts. To them, our sincere thanks.
We welcome VC peers across the US and anyone interested in China-US venture capital to register and join us.
Those who keep thinking and acting amid crisis and uncertainty will never lack companions. If you have entrepreneurial ideas or plans, feel free to send your business plan to bp@freesvc.com, or reach out to Feng Xiaorui (WeChat ID: freesfund).
Finally, we'd like to share some of our recent reflections on the pandemic — we hope they offer some inspiration.
"After the Pandemic, a New Era for 'Good Companies' | Frees Fund"
"After the Pandemic, New Landscapes for Fresh Produce, Dining, and Food | Frees Fund"
"After the Pandemic, Education's Survival Elimination Round | Frees Fund"
"2020: The Travel Industry's Reshuffle and Restart | Frees Fund"
Also follow the FreeS Fund WeChat account (ID: freesvc) for more ongoing analysis of opportunities in China's venture capital landscape.
▍About FreeS Fund
FreeS Fund (FREES FUND) is dedicated to mobilizing all possible capital, technology, and resources to invest in outstanding startups and help them grow into great enterprises with lasting social and commercial value.
Founded in 2015, FreeS Fund focuses on early and growth-stage investments. Our key sectors are consumer, hard tech, and biomedical, spanning lifestyle, education, culture and entertainment, fintech, intelligent manufacturing, AI, biotech and new drug R&D, new energy and materials, and more.
FreeS Fund prioritizes long-term value, research-driven decision-making, and innovation. Like entrepreneurship itself, the path of investing is a long one. We firmly believe that being right matters more than being comfortable.
Founding partner Li Feng specializes in tech and consumer investments, with extensive venture capital experience and distinctive insights and judgment on long-term economic trends. Before founding FreeS Fund, he was a partner and investment committee member at IDG Capital.
Over the past decade-plus, Li Feng has led investments in and managed projects including CreditEase (NYSE listed), LAIX — Liulishuo (NYSE listed), 360 Finance (Nasdaq listed), Bilibili (Nasdaq listed), Three Squirrels (Shenzhen Stock Exchange listed), Unity, and others. He was named one of ChinaVenture's "Top 10 Best Mobile Internet Industry Investors of the Year" in 2015; from 2017 onward, he was named one of 36Kr's "Most Entrepreneur-Friendly VC Investors" for three consecutive years, and also made China Renaissance's "Top 10 Best Angel Investors" lists for 2017 and 2018. In 2019, he was selected for the Forbes China Best Venture Capitalists 100 list, ranking 30th.
Li Feng holds a BS in Chemistry from Peking University and an MS in Chemistry from the University of Rochester.
