Li Yan
严力
Li Yan is the founding partner and CEO of Eastern Bell Capital (钟鼎资本), a Chinese RMB fund he co-founded around 2010 alongside Mei Zhiming . The firm has since grown into one of the more established本土GPs: by early 2026 it had raised its sixth RMB fund and second USD fund, with total capital under management crossing RMB 30 billion . Yan himself has kept a deliberately low profile in recent years — 暗涌Waves noted in early 2026 that "external information about Zhongding has become extremely scarce" . In the same year-end reflection he described his own role with dry understatement: "a 'veteran cadre' going to the front lines as an investment manager" .
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Coverage
Yan Li: From Civilization Back to the Jianghu — 20 Scattered Thoughts at the End of 2025
Not on the shore, but on the crest of the wave.
暗涌Waves·2024, When Everyone Stands at a Crossroads: 96 Investors' Decisions
Deciding is easy. Waiting is hard.
暗涌Waves·Two Decades of RMB Funds: Between Life and Death
Are USD Funds in Trouble? Is It the RMB Funds' Turn to Make a Move?
暗涌Waves·A grain of sand for the era, a mountain for USD funds
To survive in an era of sweeping change, keeping your eyes on the ground is never enough — you have to look up at the sky too.
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