Neil Shen
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Neil Shen

China 58 years old Self-Made

Overview

Source of Wealth
Venture capital
Residence
Hong Kong
Organization
Founding and Managing Partner at HongShan
Education
Shanghai Jiaotong University (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
Yale University (Master of Arts)
Marital Status
Married

Assets

  • Kuaishou Technology
    9,730,000 shares @ -
    -
    1024-HK
  • Meituan Dianping
    18,000,000 shares @ -
    -
    3690-HK
  • Pinduoduo
    7,560,000 shares @ -
    -
    PDD-US

Biography

Neil Shen is the founding and managing partner of investment firm HSG (formerly HongShan) which was the China arm of Sequoia Capital until 2023.

The investor in Meituan, Pinduoduo and TikTok parent ByteDance made it to the Midas List for the thirteenth time in 2024.

Shen was a successful entrepreneur himself earlier in his career, cofounding travel site Trip.com before joining Sequoia.

Shen had previously worked as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank Hong Kong, Chemical Bank, Lehman Brothers and Citibank.

As an investor, Shen has increasingly focused on consumer and biotech companies including Innovent (IPO 2018) and Zai Lab (IPO 2017).