about us

Shanghai Valley allows a select group of corporate and institutional investors to systematically partner and invest in high quality, exclusive startups that were previously inaccessible and helps exceptional companies to raise strategic capital and resources.
ABOUT US
Shanghai Valley is an exclusive, cross-border investment platform for corporate investors to partner and invest in startups worldwide. We are the two-sided marketplace that allows large global corporations to systematically connect with high quality startups. We believe in quality as opposed to quantity and only allow a select group of companies and investors to join our network. Our investors can access to some of the best startups in the world that have not surfaced to the public in batches as we have automated our online and offline systems. For our startups, we leverage our network to tap into capital, distribution channels, talents, and advisors globally, so that eventually our startups can build their own company ecosystem.

Shanghai Valley is created and launched by Minfon Group, a global venture development company based in Silicon Valley, California, specialized in building and operating corporate innovation and startup programs in the US and around the globe. Beyond this particular program, Minfon Group has also co-built startup programs with BP Castrol, Volvo Cars, and other Fortune 500s, and is the owner of ventures such as Minfon Tech and The Founder Palace. Therefore, Shanghai Valley is launched as our local brand for Asia markets to better serve our investors, startups, and corporate customers for cross-border acceleration activities and has worked with organizations from more than 40 countries since our inception.


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THE TEAM:
KEN CHANG
Ken is the Founder and CEO of Minfon Group, a global venture development company and the parent company of Shanghai Valley and other portfolio startups. He is a serial entrepreneur who has spent over 20 years of his professional life in Silicon Valley and has built Minfon Group from zero to a global company. Ken has founded and led several projects co-created by Fortune 500s and has been invited to speak at NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center. Ken received his BS degree in Finance from State University of New York at Binghamton.
RICHARD XU
Richard has over 15 years of experience in enterprise software development, implementation, and management consulting for companies such as Microsoft, Kaplan, and SAP. In China, Richard was a management consultant for McKinsey where he developed market entry and operation improvement strategies for major high tech companies in the region. Richard received his BS from Peking University, PhD from Cornell University, and MBA from UC Berkeley.
DAVID LIN
David is responsible for the technology platform and the startup due diligence. Before joining the firm, he was a veteran in social games and apps space. He was an early employee at Playdom, which got acquired by Disney in 2012 for $763MM, and also at Rockyou, one of the pioneers of social media era. He specialized in virality and central technologies. David received his BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California – Berkeley.
EDWARD A. IPSER, JR., PHD
Ed has founded, cofounded, joined, and advised many startups before joining Shanghai Valley. Previously, as founder of MarketFusion, he raised $23M in venture capital. He also founded SVASE (Silicon Valley Association of Software Entrepreneurs) in 1996 which became the premier Silicon Valley entrepreneurial organization before merging into SVForum. He now also has his own personal startup foundry. He earned a PhD in CSCI from USC.
ALVIN WONG
Alvin is actively involved in fundraising, deal sourcing and origination through his network of local investors and international PEs and VCs. He was a Vice President in Duff and Phelps’ Shanghai office, and was responsible for the South China’s operations. Prior to that, he was working in Hourlihan Lokey’s Hong Kong office, covering the Greater China and Southeast Asia region. Prior to that, Mr. Wang worked in Lehman Brothers’ Corporate Finance team in New York City’s corporate headquarter. Alvin received his Master of Science in Finance from Boston College and is a Ph.D. candidate from Northeastern University, Boston.
LAURENCE LI
Laurence has nearly 20 years of experience in the private banking industry covering a wide range of onshore and offshore financial products in Greater China. He is experienced in financial planning, personal retirement planning, and allocation of long-term and short-term investments. He has worked as the head of sales department in two well-known asset management and insurance companies in Greater China. Laurence believes Shanghai Valley can be an innovative and global platform for corporations and individuals in the cross-border investment field. Laurence received his BS in Business Administration from Tamkang University in Taiwan and is certified for Securities & Futures Institute.
LEO CHEN
Leo is an expert in software related products focusing on web and mobile technologies. Prior to joining Shanghai Valley, Leo worked as a senior software engineer at HTC, one of the largest mobile devices companies in the world. Before HTC, he worked at ASUS, a worldwide top-three consumer notebook vendor, as a software specialist. Leo received his Master of Information Technology in Software Engineering from The University of Sydney, Australia.
ROGER KUO
Roger is responsible for acquiring quality startup companies and bringing them to Shanghai Valley platform. He has over 15 years of experience utilizing his marketing, sales, and business development expertise as a successful entrepreneur in the e-commerce space. He also assists and consults startups with their product-market fit, go-to-market, branding, and growth strategies. Roger received his BS in Business Administration (with a specialization in International Business) from San Francisco State University.
ADVISORS
WE HAVE TREMENDOUS SUPPORT FROM GLOBAL ADVISORS AND MENTORS.
THE FOLLOWING IS A PARTIAL LIST OF OUR CURRENT ADVISORS.
JOHN SCULL
Co-founding Managing Director of Southern Cross Venture Partners (Silicon Valley, US)
MARTIN HAUGE
Chairman of Frog Capital (UK), Chairman of No Isolation and Vibbio (N), Managing Partner of Fluent Digital (LUX)
SUSAN LUCAS – CONWELL
Innovation Catalyst for Siemens Technology To Business and KLA-Tencor (Silicon Valley, US)
ANDREAS RAMOS
Global expert and author for 12 books on Internet strategies (Silicon Valley, US)
RICHARD DASHER
Professor at Stanford University (Silicon Valley, US)