Zhang Ying: Jingwei Capital Founder | Generated by AI
Question: Who is the founder “Zhang Ying” of Jingwei (经纬) Capital in China?
Answer:
You’re thinking of 张颖 (Zhang Ying / David Zhang), one of the most prominent VCs in China’s tech ecosystem.
Who he is:
The two founding managing partners of Jingwei Venture Capital China (经纬中国) are Zhang Ying and Xu Chuansheng.
MPCi (经纬创投, Jīngwěi Chuàngtóu) is a Chinese venture capital firm headquartered in Beijing, founded in 2008 as the China investment arm of Matrix Partners. It was previously known as Matrix Partners China before rebranding.
David Su and Ying Zhang are the Co-Founding Managing Partners, with David based in Shanghai and Ying in Beijing.
Track record:
- Matrix Partners China manages over 50 billion RMB and has invested in more than 700 companies, including XPeng, Li-Auto, Futu Securities, Guazi, Eleme, Momo, and many others.
- Zhang Ying is particularly known for an early bet on Focus Media (分众传媒) that returned ~30x.
Why he’s notable in China’s VC scene:
He’s extremely active on WeChat/social media for a VC, shares opinions on markets, entrepreneurship, and internal culture — making him more visible than most Chinese fund managers. He focuses on early-stage TMT, consumer internet, enterprise software, and deep tech.
Jingwei’s current status:
On 1 July 2024, Matrix Partners said its China affiliate would be renamed MPC (MPCi), intended to clarify the local approach and organizational independence — framed in the context of heightened U.S.-China geopolitical tensions, similar to splits at Sequoia Capital and GGV Capital.
So the firm is now formally independent from the US Matrix Partners brand, but Zhang Ying remains at the helm.