Jerry Ye
叶生晅
Jerry Ye (叶生晅) is the founder and CEO of Whale 帷幄, a Chinese enterprise AI company. He previously worked at Facebook, where he was involved in designing and managing large-scale machine learning data pipelines . Whale has raised significant funding across multiple rounds, including a $50 million Series B in 2021 and over $100 million in total Series C funding as of mid-2026 , with backing from Source Code Capital and Linear Capital. Ye has been recognized in industry lists such as 36Kr's "X·36Under36" S-Class Young Entrepreneurs and received the WAIC Yunfan Award at the 2021 World Artificial Intelligence Conference . Linear Capital, an early investor, has noted his ability to deeply embed AI capabilities into enterprise products and drive global growth alongside product strength .
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Whale Raises $40 Million in C3 Round, Bringing Total Series C Funding to Over $100 Million | Linear Portfolio
Continued to attract long-term commitments from a diverse range of global institutional investors across multiple industries.
Linear Voice: 2025 in the Linear Capital Network
Those real and important moments.
After Raising Over 400 Million, This B2B Company Rejected the Grand Startup Narrative | Linear Voice
Business itself is also a complex hard science.
After Raising $60 Million, Whaley Technology's Shengxu Ye Says Business Model Is the Starting Point of Everything
Reject grandiose startup narratives.
We built a pop-up space in Shanghai. Come daydream with AI.
At the crossing of technology and the humanities, let's turn dreams into reality.
MaHui Member Whale Announces Completion of C1 and C2 Funding Rounds
"Whale" Raises Over $60 Million in Series C1 and C2, with Linear Capital Increasing Its Stake | Linear Portfolio
will accelerate the global expansion of its enterprise AI product suite.
To AI Founders: In 2025, Go to These VCs for Funding | Debriefing a Year in Primary Markets with Jing Liu of "Waves"
"2024: Who's Still Actively Investing in AI?"
MaHui Spotlight | Multiple MaHui Members Named to Wealth's 40 Under 40 China Business Elite and Other Lists
Young leaders are driving a revolutionary transformation of productivity.
Linear Capital Portfolio | Whales CEO Sheldon Ye's Chuan Talk: AGI Through Silicon Valley's Eyes, Chinese Companies' Long March
Last week, the Chuang Xue Yuan (Hundun Academy) 2023 "One" Thinking Innovation Carnival brought together "half of the AI circle." Jerry Ye, founder & CEO of Whale, was invited to speak, joining guests and attendees for a wide-ranging discussion on the application prospects of AGI.
Linear Capital Annual Meeting Rebound 2023: Back Offline After Four Years, We Continue to Firmly Support China's Tech Innovation
frontier technology, frontier productivity, frontier lifestyle — all for a better society.
Multiple founders and executives from Linear Capital's portfolio companies have been selected for 36Kr's "X·36Under36" list.
On the evening of June 9, 36Kr unveiled the "X·36Under36 S-Class Young Entrepreneurs List." This marks the sixth year that 36Kr has published its "36 Under 36" list. Unlike previous editions, this year 36Kr elevated "36 Under 36" to the "X·36Under36 S-Class Young Entrepreneurs List," with the aim of identifying more potentially great Chinese entrepreneurs at an earlier stage. **Among the honorees, 13 are founders of portfolio companies backed by Linear Capital.**
MaHui | Nearly 40 MaHui Members Named to 36Kr's X·36Under36 S-Class Young Entrepreneurs List
Source Code Capital portfolio company Whale announced the completion of a $50 million Series B funding round. Source Code Capital led the company's Series A round.
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