Da Rong Cao
Founder presso Lightspeed China Partners
Profilo
Mr. Ron Cao is Founder and Partner of Sky9 capital.
During his venture capital investment career across Silicon Valley and China, Ron has focused on investing in innovative and disruptive opportunities in consumer internet, industrial internet, enterprise services, deep tech and digital healthcare.
He has invested in a number of technology companies that have grown to become market leaders in their respective industries.
Some of these investments include: Meituan/Dianping (HKSE: 3690), PinDuoDuo (NASDAQ: PDD), TuSimple (NASDAQ: TSP), Energy Monster (NASDAQ: EM), Full Truck Alliance(NYSE: YMM), FinVolution (NYSE: FINV), QingCloud (SSE: 688316), FangDD (NASDAQ: DUO), Innolight (SZSE: 300308), Lianluo Interactive (SZSE: 002280), MediaV (acquired by Qihoo), MetroWave (acquired by IPG Photonics), Opulan (acquired by Qualcomm), ShareWave (acquired by Cirrus Logic), Ainemo (acquired by Baidu), 51WORLD, ByteDance, eBroke, Tujia, Doctor Trust, YiAuto, Biren Technology, Starfield, NeoX and Xbiome.
Ron has over 20 years of venture capital experience.
He was the Managing Director of Lightspeed Venture Partners and started Lightspeed’s China operations from scratch.
Prior to Lightspeed, Ron was Managing Director of KLM Capital, where he led the company’s early-stage cross-border investments in Silicon Valley and China.
Before entering the investment field, Ron started his career in the US with Motorola, Goldman Sachs and Intel.
Ron was named by Forbes China as one of the “Top Venture Capitalists of China” over multiple years.
In 2013, Ron was selected by the World Economic Forum as one of its “Young Global Leaders”.
Ron is actively involved with various philanthropic pursuits, especially in the areas of children’s education and impact investing.
Ron holds bachelor’s and master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Posizioni attive di Da Rong Cao
Società | Posizione | Inizio |
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ShareWave, Inc.
ShareWave, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology ShareWave, Inc. provides wireless home networking services. The company is based in El Dorado Hills, CA. ShareWave was acquired by Cirrus Logic, Inc. on October 03, 2001 for $24.11 million. | Director/Board Member | - |
Lightspeed China Partners
Lightspeed China Partners Investment ManagersFinance Lightspeed China Partners ( Lightspeed China Partners ) is a venture capital subsidiary of Lightspeed Management Co LLC founded in 2011 by Da Rong Cao, James Mi and Herry Han. The firm is headquartered in Shanghai, China. | Founder | 01/11/2011 |
Forum of Young Global Leaders | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Shanghai Yunyi Investment Consulting Co. Ltd. | Founder | 01/06/2016 |
Precedenti posizioni note di Da Rong Cao
Società | Posizione | Fine |
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FANGDD NETWORK GROUP LTD. | Director/Board Member | 30/08/2022 |
FINVOLUTION GROUP | Director/Board Member | 24/08/2020 |
Klm Capital, Inc. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Lightspeed Management Co LLC
Lightspeed Management Co LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lightspeed Management Co. LLC (Lightspeed Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1971. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It was formerly known as Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
Shanghai Satuxi Networks Ltd.
Shanghai Satuxi Networks Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Shanghai Satuxi Networks Ltd. operates a bitcoin exchange platform. Its online platform offers exchange, payment processing, and mining of currency. The company was founded by Bobby Lee, LinKe Yang and XiaoYu Huang in June 2011 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. | Director/Board Member | - |
Formazione di Da Rong Cao
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Graduate Degree |
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Società quotate in Borsa | 3 |
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INTEL CORPORATION | Electronic Technology |
FINVOLUTION GROUP | Finance |
FANGDD NETWORK GROUP LTD. | Technology Services |
Aziende private | 8 |
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Opulan Technologies Corp.
Opulan Technologies Corp. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Opulan Technologies Corp. develops and markets broadband service equipment solutions. The firm offers Internet protocol (IP) convergence chip solutions for xDSL, IPTV, 3G wireless, carrier Ethernet and NGN and FTTx access. The company was founded by Zheng Liu in 2003 and is headquartered in Cupertino, CA. | Electronic Technology |
Lightspeed Management Co LLC
Lightspeed Management Co LLC Investment ManagersFinance Lightspeed Management Co. LLC (Lightspeed Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1971. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It was formerly known as Weiss, Peck & Greer Venture Partners. | Finance |
ShareWave, Inc.
ShareWave, Inc. Telecommunications EquipmentElectronic Technology ShareWave, Inc. provides wireless home networking services. The company is based in El Dorado Hills, CA. ShareWave was acquired by Cirrus Logic, Inc. on October 03, 2001 for $24.11 million. | Electronic Technology |
Klm Capital, Inc. | |
Forum of Young Global Leaders | |
Shanghai Satuxi Networks Ltd.
Shanghai Satuxi Networks Ltd. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Shanghai Satuxi Networks Ltd. operates a bitcoin exchange platform. Its online platform offers exchange, payment processing, and mining of currency. The company was founded by Bobby Lee, LinKe Yang and XiaoYu Huang in June 2011 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. | Technology Services |
Shanghai Yunyi Investment Consulting Co. Ltd. | Finance |
Lightspeed China Partners
Lightspeed China Partners Investment ManagersFinance Lightspeed China Partners ( Lightspeed China Partners ) is a venture capital subsidiary of Lightspeed Management Co LLC founded in 2011 by Da Rong Cao, James Mi and Herry Han. The firm is headquartered in Shanghai, China. | Finance |
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