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Ms. Annabelle Yu Long is the founding and managing partner of BAI Capital, a leading
venture capital fund in China. Since 2008, Ms. Long has led the team to achieve more
than 18 IPOs and more than 40 unicorns, including Linklogis (09959.HK), Lexin
(NASDAQ:LX), BitAuto (NYSE:BITA), NetEase Cloud Music (09899.HK), SF Intra-City
(09699.HK), Yixin (02858.HK), Dingdong Fresh (NYSE:DDL), BIGO, Stori, Keep
(03650.HK), PingCAP, Seyond, ClearMotion, Source, Viture, Lejian, Colorful Pines,
Tantan, Mobike, etc.
BAI Capital originated from Bertelsmann Asia Investments (BAI), a division of the
Bertelsmann Group. In 2021, the firm rebranded as BAI Capital and launched an
independent $700 million Fund I, which was closed in 2022 with an investor base that
includes institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds, large insurance
companies, internet giants and FOFs globally, in addition to Bertelsmann.
Besides her role at BAI Capital, Ms. Long serves as an independent director of
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, NIO (NYSE:NIO; HKEX:9866;
SGX:NIO) and Tapestry Inc. (NYSE:TPR, whose portfolio includes Coach, Stuart
Weitzman and Kate Spade). Notably, she was the inaugural Chinese member of the
Stanford Graduate School of Business Advisory Council, serving from 2015 to 2021. She
was named a Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum in 2011 and
has been actively involved in the WEF.
Ms. Long holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BSEE
from the University of Electronic Science and Technology in China.
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