Neil Shen is the founding and managing partner of HongShan (HSG), formerly Sequoia Capital China. See contact routes.
Neil Shen is the founding and managing partner of HongShan (HSG), formerly Sequoia Capital China, which became independent from Sequoia in 2023, and he previously co-founded Ctrip.com and Home Inn before entering venture capital. His investment thesis centers on backing top-tier technology companies in China, with a recent strategic pivot toward artificial intelligence and robotics across both domestic and international markets. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not explicitly detailed in available sources, HongShan has raised nearly $9 billion, largely from US pension funds, to back major AI startups. Notable portfolio companies include Alibaba Group, ByteDance, Meituan, JD.COM, Pinduoduo, Moonshot AI, Zhipu, StepFun, and MiniMax. Shen is distinguished as the most successful venture capital investor in China according to Forbes and the Financial Times, having held the top position on Forbes’ Midas List from 2018 to 2020 and again in 2023. He actively advocates for using American capital to fund Chinese AI firms competing globally, reflecting a distinctive point of view on cross-border technology investment amid tightening US re
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