Guang YANG

Managing Partner at Glory Ventures

Guang YANG is a Managing Partner at Glory Ventures, a Shanghai-based venture capital firm that invests in China and Israel.1 2 Here's what we know about him:

Professional Background

Guang YANG has extensive experience in the venture capital and technology sectors. His career progression includes:

Managing Partner at Glory Ventures (current position)2
Vice President (previous role)
Senior Associate (previous role)
Manager, Smart City Business team (previous role)
Manager, Global Roaming team (previous role)
Associate Consultant (previous role)

Role at Glory Ventures

As a Managing Partner at Glory Ventures, Guang YANG plays a crucial role in the firm's operations and investment strategies. Glory Ventures:

Focuses on the new-generation IT industry1
Seeks to build a portfolio of startups with high technological barriers and strong commercialization capabilities1
Primarily makes investments in China and Israel1
Manages over 1.5 billion yuan ($211 million) across three RMB funds and two USD funds1

Investment Focus

Under Guang YANG's leadership, Glory Ventures targets investments in:

Intelligent vehicles
Consumer electronics
Telecommunication
Data awareness, transmission, storage, computing, and application1

In Israel, the firm backs customer-proven technology startups synergistic with China's consumer market, including those in fields such as intelligent hardware, Internet of Things (IoT), AI, and computer vision.1

Recent Achievements

Guang YANG, along with his co-managing partner Jerry Bai Zongyi, has successfully led Glory Ventures through challenging times:

Closed the firm's third RMB-denominated fund at 682 million yuan ($96 million)
Held the first close of a $100 million second US dollar fund
Achieved these milestones despite the "fundraising winter" of 2019 and the COVID-19 pandemic in 20201

Guang YANG's leadership has helped Glory Ventures attract a diverse range of limited partners, including mainstream institutional investors and IT industry players.1