David Chu
Partner @Qiming Venture Partners
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WORK HISTORY
Partner @Qiming Venture Partners
Los Angeles, CA, US
Founded in 2006, Qiming Venture Partners is a top-tier China-based VC focused on investing in leading technology & consumer (T&C) and healthcare companies at the early and growth stages. We are recognized for our nearly two-decade track record of demonstrating consistently strong fund performance and distributions across market cycles and having a solid reputation among entrepreneurs and investors. The Firm has raised eleven USD funds and currently manages more than US$11 billion in assets under management on behalf of blue-chip investors globally. Qiming has backed over 580 companies, with more than 200 successful exits including 74 IPOs, underscoring the strength of our portfolio and our ability to help founders scale to public markets. Our exits include companies such as Xiaomi, APT Medical, Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals, Insta360, WeRide, UBTECH Robotics, Tigermed, Zai Lab, CanSino Biologics, Meituan, Hyperstrong, Bilibili, and Roborock, among many others.
EDUCATION
Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
MBA
University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
B.S., Business Administration
SKILLS
ABOUT DAVID CHU
David is a Partner at Qiming Venture Partners, focusing on fundraising and investor relations for Qiming’s USD funds. David has over 20 years of experience in the U.S. and China’s venture capital ecosystems as a limited partner, financial advisor to entrepreneurs, and venture capitalist.Prior to joining Qiming in 2022, David was a Senior Investment Officer with the Private Equity team at the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA). David led LACERA\'s internal execution of PE/VC co-investments and secondaries, a program which he helped architect and implement. Prior to being promoted to Senior Investment Officer in 2018, David was responsible for managing LACERA\'s global portfolio of venture capital and growth equity fund commitments. During his seven year tenure, David served on 30 advisory boards and led over $2.5 billion in commitments across numerous PE/VC funds, co-investments, and secondaries.Prior to that, David spent 10 years as a Co-founder and Managing Director of SVP Capital Advisors, a Shanghai-based financial advisory firm. At SVP, David led the sourcing and execution of a dozen fundraising and M&A transactions with leading venture capital firms and strategics. Earlier in his career, David worked at Idealab, Schroders, and Arthur Andersen.David has a B.S. in Business Administration from the from the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley and an M.B.A. from Cornell University.
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