Rui Ma
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Rui Ma is a partner at FreeS Fund (峰瑞资本), where he focuses on materials, biotech, and AI for science investments . He joined the firm as an investment vice president by 2019 and was already a partner by 2021 . His portfolio spans computational biology, synthetic biology, and frontier therapeutics; in 2021 he was named a top investor in digital health by Huxiu and Baize Capital . He has also represented FreeS Fund in public discussions on AIGC and brain science . The corpus does not cover his personal background or education.
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Has the Inflection Point for AI for Science Arrived?
Where will the next Nobel Prize emerge?
On the Eve of IPO, a Conversation with METiS Pharmaceuticals' Caida Lai: From Formulas on a Whiteboard to "The SpaceX of Pharma"
The story behind the investment.
Congratulations to METiS Pharmaceuticals on its Hong Kong Stock Exchange IPO — FreeS Fund invested in four consecutive early rounds.
From Whiteboard Equations to the "SpaceX" of Pharma
AI for Science Investment and Entrepreneurship: Where Are the Opportunities in the Next Decade?
"That failed data is valuable."
AI for Science: Standing at the Turning Point of a Research Paradigm | FreeS Fund Report
What is AI for Science, and why now?
"AI Has Transformed All of Silicon Valley" | A Conversation with Rui Ma, Former Partner at 500 Startups China, on SaaS AI Startups and Investing in Silicon Valley
Congratulations to XtalPi on its Successful IPO: How FreeS Fund's Research-Driven Approach Learns from Investing
AI + Robotics Creates First 18C Listing — Congratulations to XtalPi
Spend a Summer on a VC Journey of "Seeking Truth" and "Taking Things Seriously" | FreeS Fund's 2024 Internship Program Is Now Open
Welcome aboard — a great workplace is one with a bunch of amazing colleagues.
FreeS Fund 2023 Year in Review: Take the Long View
In 2024, hold onto hope, keep pushing upward, and do what's right rather than what's easy.
What Are Top Overseas Chinese Students Thinking About When It Comes to Entrepreneurship and Investing? | FreeS Fund Dialogue
How do we make sense of the business world and think about the future?
FreeS Fund's 8th Anniversary — Welcome Aboard, Let's Go Further Together
Discover more possibilities together.
A Debate: Two Investors With Different Perspectives on GPT | FreeS Research Institute
AlphaFold 2 vs. ChatGPT: Which Will Drive Greater Change?
Every Brain Is a Unique Little Universe | FreeS Fund's World Autism Awareness Day Special
May every life be treated with gentleness.
Conversations with 29 Tech Investors: There Are Treasures, But No Treasure Map
Investing in tech is definitely the right call, but consensus remains scarce.
How to Invest in Biotech in 2023? | FreeS Research
Data-driven, cross-disciplinary, bearing fruit — the most certain direction amid uncertainty
The U.S.-China Biotech Race: Where Are the Opportunities in Synthetic Biology? | FreeS Fund Dialogue
Over the next five to ten years, which technologies will have a significant impact on synthetic biology?
FreeS Fund's Seventh Anniversary: Working Together to Go Further
Welcome to the team.
Untangling the Ins and Outs of Carbon Emissions to Find the Path to Carbon Neutrality | FreeS Research Institute
What Investment Opportunities Exist in the Hundred-Trillion-Yuan Carbon Neutrality Market?
How Should We Think About Green Investing? | FreeS Research Institute
Why Does Carbon Neutrality Have to Be Zero?
What Are the Opportunities for Biotech Over the Next Decade? | A FreeS Fund Conversation
Breaking Through the "Great Stagnation" in Technology: Biotechnology Is a Critical Breakthrough
What Happens When the Hottest Tech Sectors Collide? | FreeS Fund Chip Series
How do cross-disciplinary ventures that push the boundaries of imagination achieve steady, grounded commercialization?
"The Chip Shortage": Entrepreneurial Challenges and Opportunities | FreeS Research Institute · Chip Series
Why Is the Auto Industry Struggling More Than Others With the Chip Shortage?
Interdisciplinary Frontier Entrepreneurship: How Chips Are Reshaping Every Industry | May 15 Livestream Registration
See you on May 15!
4 Companies Raise Nearly 2 Billion RMB in Total | FreeS Family Funding News · Vol 8
Walk alongside more outstanding founders.
How Do Tech Companies Go From "Technology Is Valuable" to "Technology Makes Money"? | FreeS Research --- In the past two years, the tech industry has undergone a profound shift. The era of "technology for technology's sake" is fading. Companies that once commanded sky-high valuations based on technical prowess alone are now facing a harsh reality: investors and markets increasingly demand proof that technology can translate into sustainable profits. This transition—from "technology is valuable" to "technology makes money"—is far from automatic. It requires fundamental changes in how tech companies think about product-market fit, commercialization strategy, and organizational capabilities. ## The Valuation Trap For years, Chinese tech companies were rewarded for technical milestones. Breakthroughs in AI, quantum computing, or autonomous driving could attract hundreds of millions in funding before a single revenue dollar was earned. The underlying assumption: superior technology would inevitably find commercial applications. This logic has collapsed on multiple fronts. Some technologies proved to be solutions in search of problems. Others faced regulatory headwinds that made their intended business models unviable. Still others discovered that the cost of commercial deployment far exceeded initial projections, rendering unit economics untenable. The result is a growing cohort of "zombie unicorns
Why should tech talent avoid "walking around with a hammer looking for nails"?
FreeS Fund Earns Ten Honors from Zero2IPO, PEDaily, ChinaVenture & GEW, CVCRI, ChinaRong360, Wanbang RB, and Lancha Consumer | FreeS Matters
Continuously hiring investors
Going live tonight at 8:30 PM | A conversation on opportunities and trends in the brain science industry
See you at 8:30 tonight.
FreeS Report 24 | Embracing the "Smartest" Opportunity: Investing Boldly in Brain and Neuroscience
If the universe is complex, mysterious, and captivating, so is the brain.
Biotech Firms Raise Nearly 4 Billion Yuan, Consumer Companies Land Over 1.4 Billion | FreeS Family Funding Roundup · August
We've also released three short videos this week — follow us to check them out.
Celebrating Six Years, Looking Forward to More Upward-Minded Partners Joining Us | FreeS Fund
Do what's right, not what's easy.
What's It Like Doing Venture Capital in China? | 2021 FreeS Fund China-US VC Forum Transcript
How do you know if you're cut out for investing? What challenges will you face along the way?
Li Feng: Will Consumer Investment Stay Hot in 2021? | FreeS Research
Whenever most people aren't optimistic, there's usually an opportunity hiding in there.
FreeS Fund China-US Venture Forum Session 2 is still open for registration; FreeS Fund receives multiple recognitions from Langchao New Consumption, Joy Capital, and Qiming Technology & New Voice Innovation Service
Do what's right, not what's easy.
FreeS Fund China-US Venture Capital Forum Registration Now Open | Seizing New Opportunities in China's Era
Whether you're looking for a job or starting a company, feel free to come chat with us at FreeS Fund.
Wang Liming: Another Breakthrough in AI Protein Structure Prediction — What Does It Mean?
Brute force makes miracles?
Why Is AI Drug Discovery So Hot, and Why Now? | FreeS Fund Biomedical VC Summit Transcript
Why We're Bullish on AI Drug Discovery
Why Is AI Drug Discovery So Hot? And How Long Will It Stay Hot? | FreeS Fund Events & Research Recs
Three Slightly Brain-Burning Little Gifts
A Job Posting, Three Events | Frees Fund
Looking forward to your participation.
FreeS Fund Healthcare Open Day Is Here: Entering the Grand Era of Biomedical Innovation
Looking for China's Genentech, Moderna, Alnylam, Spark, Nimbus Therapeutics
Brain Diseases in Its Crosshairs: NeuroXess Raises $4.2 Million in Angel Round | FreeS Fund Deal News
Brain research remains one of the great unsolved challenges in science.
IPOs, Top 50 Best Returns, New Breakthroughs in Rocket Technology... 23 Milestones and 11 Reflections | FreeS Fund Blackboard · July
Do what's right, not what's easy.
FreeS Fund Sets Up Shop in Shanghai, New Office Now Operational
FreeS Fund opens offices in both the north and south, choosing to do what's right rather than what's easy.
The Birth of a Retail Unicorn, Winning the Championship, and Finding the "Nail"... 12 Advances and 3 Insights | FreeS Fund Blackboard · October
Continuing to Push on Consumer and Deep Tech
XtalPi Closes $46 Million Series B+ Round | FreeS Fund Deal Brief
Empowering drug R&D organizations worldwide.
Bluepha Completes Pre-A Round, Angel Investor FreeS Fund Continues to Follow On | FreeS Fund Investment News
Create more microbes to fully satisfy people's pursuit of a better life.
