Bob Xu

Lungtime angel investor Bob Xiaoping Xu is the founding partner of ZhenFund. As a pioneer of angel investing in China, Bob Xu and ZhenFund team have made 8 investments that went public, with another 18 that have grown into billion-dollar businesses. The notable investments by Bob Xu and his team include Meicai, Jumei, LightintheBox, Jiayuan, Yidao, Zhaogang, URwork, VIPKID, 17zuoye, Yitu, Deep Glint, Ehang, Tiger Securities, Mobvoi, Perfect Diary, Furong Xingsheng, Hero Entertainment, Luogic Knowledge Group, Xiaoheng Dumplings, ShuidiHuzhu, Mia, Momenta and Nice. Bob Xu serves as the chairman of China Club for Top Angel Investors, honorary chairman of China Youth Angel Association, and chairman of China Early-Stage Investment Association organized by AMAC (Asset Management Association of China). He has been awarded top angel investors of the year by various organizations including Zero2IPO Group, Financial Times China and Sina. Under his leadership, ZhenFund has been ranked No.1 in China's top early-stage firms of the year for 5 consecutive years by Zero2IPO Group-China VC/PE Annual Ranking, the industry's standard ranking system in China. Forbes Magazine also selected him into Midas List, as one of the world's top 100 investors of the year for five consecutive years since 2016; he was ranked #24 in 2020. Prior to founding ZhenFund, Bob Xu co-founded China's largest private English training and test preparation group, New Oriental Education & Technology Group (NYSE: EDU), along with Michael Yu and Victor Wang. Their startup story was featured in the Chinese movie "American Dreams in China," the top 10 box office hit in China for 2013. Bob Xu received his Bachelor's degree from the China Central Conservatory of Music and obtained a master's degree from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He received an honorary Ph.D. degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 2017.