Ying Shen
沈颖
Ying Shen (沈颖) is an executive director at FreeS Fund (峰瑞资本), focused on early- and growth-stage investing in consumer, global expansion (出海), and interdisciplinary sectors; her portfolio includes Duanmu Liangjin, Youha (Uah有哈), and Speediance . Before joining FreeS, she spent seven years at Bank of China's New York branch doing cross-border M&A and project financing, and also worked at Goldman Sachs' New York headquarters . She was still listed as a vice president in 2023-2024 FreeS pieces , and by mid-2026 was being introduced as an executive director, speaking on AI, hardware, and the next generation of globalized Chinese brands .
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Coverage
Why We Remain Bullish on the AI + Hardware + Global Expansion Track
In the cross-border expansion space, there's a fascinating "disconnect" between micro-level intuition and macro-level data.
When instruments and AI rush toward each other, how do we define performance for the next era?
AI creates the possibilities; hardware connects them to reality — taking ordinary people from "listening to music" to "playing with music."
Taking Over From Smartphones, Smart Wearables Are Becoming the New Engine of Consumer Electronics | FreeS Research
The lifestyle revolution driven by technology has only just begun.
What Did This Company Do Right by Walking Away from a 600 Million RMB ODM Business to Build a Smart Wearables Brand? | A Conversation with COROS Founder Lewis Wu
What's changing in the sports tech industry, and where are the future opportunities?
Globalization Isn't Americanization, Advanced Markets Birth Advanced Brands... | This Is What They Said in Shenzhen
Supply Chain Reshaping, Tariff Shocks... How Do China's Tech Consumer Goods Make It Through?
The Next Stop for Chinese Brands: From Hard Power to Global Narrative
How Can Brands Deliver Emotional Value to Users?
How Can Consumer Tech Products Go Global?
Intelligence and Localization: How Chinese Tech Consumer Brands Are Going Global
18 Charts That Explain the Shifting Global Supply Chain | FreeS Research Institute
Under US-China competition, the global supply chain is being reshaped.
World Book Day | The Books That Give Us "High Energy"
Crossover Book Recommendations from Investors and Business Writers
Why Are There Still So Many Opportunities in Tech Consumer Products? The Smart Musical Instrument Industry as a Case Study | FreeS Fund Venture Dialogues
Intelligentization is an open playbook for Chinese brands going global.
Consumer Innovation Never Sleeps: How to Build New Categories Through Interdisciplinary Approaches | A FreeS Fund Conversation
How much room for growth is left in the sports market?
A Trip to the US Revealed New Opportunities in 6 Consumer Sub-sectors | FreeS Research
Prosperity and Challenges: Observations and Reflections on the 2023 US Consumer Market
How to Find Fresh Inspiration for Consumer Brands from Chinese Aesthetics? | A FreeS Fund Conversation
How can you find inspiration for building a consumer brand from traditional culture?
