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26K+records structured
Fragmented official information normalized into a reviewable opportunity system.
AI VENTURE INVESTOR · CFA CHARTERHOLDER · TORONTO
Turning frontier technology into investable conviction.
I combine venture judgment, rigorous financial underwriting, and hands-on AI building to find signal early, underwrite it rigorously, and turn it into decisions teams can act on.
INVESTORBUILDEROPERATOR
700+investment opportunities evaluated
6direct frontier-tech investment cases
RMB 60Mlead investment supported end-to-end
90%manual sourcing effort reduced
01 · POSITIONING
Capital judgment,
with a builder's bias.
My edge sits at the intersection of technology pattern recognition, disciplined underwriting, and the willingness to build the systems I want to invest with.
Cross-border founder and investor perspective across China and Canada
CFA-grounded valuation, scenarios, and risk discipline
Proprietary AI systems for sourcing, verification, and decision workflows
BUILDER OUTCOMES · PROPRIETARY
Quantified leverage.
Deliberately low-resolution.
A proprietary Deal Engine turns fragmented public information into a verified, reviewable opportunity pipeline. Results are published in aggregate; the source map and decision logic stay private.
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2.6K+high-confidence matches
Evidence-supported opportunities retained after layered verification.
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150+jurisdictions with validated inventory
A multi-jurisdiction operating footprint with source-aware coverage.
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$65M+documented value surfaced
Official-record value linked to high-confidence inventory; not realized return.
PUBLIC VIEW
Evidence in. Judgment out.
The operating model is visible at the principle level. The collection playbook, classifications, thresholds, weighting, and exception logic are intentionally undisclosed.
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Structure the signalConvert fragmented public information into consistent, traceable candidate profiles.
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Verify the evidenceLink each candidate to source lineage, confidence status, and an explicit review path.
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Focus human judgmentRoute attention toward the best-supported opportunities while keeping decisions investor-led.
Aggregate operating snapshot · rounded down for confidentiality · no realized-return claim
02 · EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS
Rigor, recognised.
Finance discipline, global management education, and proof of execution across valuation, venture, and AI.
CFA INSTITUTE · VERIFIED CREDENTIAL
Charter certificate
Charter No. 378049Issued October 17, 2024 · Click to open the CFA Institute record.Independent verification
EDUCATION
Schulich School of Business · York University
MBA · Specialized in Real Estate & Infrastructure; Entrepreneurship & Innovation
2024 — 2026CAD 15,000 MBA Entrance Scholarship
Guanghua School of Management · Peking University
MBA · Specialized in Finance & Strategy
2024 — 2026National Third Prize, S&P Global Corporate Valuation Challenge
School of Economics and Management · Tsinghua University
B.S. in Finance · Minor in FinTech & Entrepreneurship
2014 — 2018Finance foundation with an interdisciplinary FinTech and entrepreneurship minor
S&P Global Market Intelligence
Corporate Valuation Challenge
National Third Prize · Team CaptainSelected from 100+ university teams · January 2025Professional English
TOEIC Listening & Reading
940 / 990Professional working fluencySchulich School of Business
Dean’s Cup Strategy Case Competition
FinalistReached the final after three rounds and a 24-hour case, developing an AI-driven transformation strategy for financial advisory services.03 · EXPERIENCE
Conviction, compounded.
A career built across venture investing, corporate strategy, entrepreneurship, AI-native operating systems, and ecosystem leadership.
- 2026
JAN — APR 2026
VC Associate (Co-op)
Rethink VC
Toronto · Remote
Building an AI-native venture operating system.
- Sourced and evaluated 100+ opportunities across AI infrastructure, enterprise software, and retail technology.
- Built the venture website, startup database, and AI-enabled research workflows, reducing manual sourcing effort by 90%.
- Supported founder screening, market analysis, competitive benchmarking, and investment-process design.
- 2024
JAN — AUG 2024
Senior Investment Manager
iFLYTEK Venture Capital
Beijing · On-site
Underwriting AI from compute to embodied intelligence.
- Screened 100+ frontier-technology startups across AI infrastructure, agents, next-generation displays, and smart hardware.
- Conducted founder interviews, TAM analysis, competitor benchmarking, valuation, and exit-return modelling.
- Directly supported six selected investments through analysis, modelling, and investment-committee materials.
- 2023
JAN 2023 — AUG 2024
COO & Co-Founder
AllTsing Technology
Beijing · On-site
Moving from evaluating AI companies to building one.
- Co-founded an AI governance and model-infrastructure startup with three Tsinghua Yao Class technologists.
- Secured institutional term sheets totalling RMB 6M / CAD 1.2M.
- Led fundraising, ecosystem partnerships, go-to-market work, and community programmes engaging 40+ participants.
- 2018
2018 — 2022
Investment & Corporate Strategy
Guorun VC · Tsingtech Microvision · CYZone
China
Grounding technology narratives in commercial and financial reality.
- Evaluated 500+ early-stage technology and smart-hardware opportunities across sourcing, interviews, market sizing, and modelling.
- Supported a RMB 60M lead investment from diligence through valuation, IC materials, stakeholder coordination, and execution.
- Built a durable foundation in hard-tech supply chains, company research, and investment storytelling.
BEYOND THE DEAL TEAM
Venture ecosystem leadership.
Extending investment thinking into mentorship, founder support, and community-building across Toronto and beyond.
OCT 2025 — APR 2026Toronto, Canada
Outreach Director
Schulich Ventures Club (SVC)
Opened more doors between MBA talent and Canada’s venture and startup ecosystem.
- Led external outreach to venture capital firms, founders, and Schulich alumni.
- Organized networking and industry events connecting MBA students with investors and startup operators.
- Supported partnerships, sponsorship outreach, and stakeholder communications for the club.
OCT 2025 · TOGETHER MISSION 6.0Canada × India
Startup Mentor & Finance Lead
Together Mission · Future Farming
Turned agritech operating assumptions into a pitch-ready financial and investor story.
- Built unit economics, pricing scenarios, and a cost-benefit analysis for Future Farming.
- Developed the investor narrative, funding FAQ, and responses to commercial and financial diligence questions.
- Worked with founders and mentors across Canada and India to refine the go-to-market plan and final pitch.
SEP 2023 — JUN 2024Global network
Fellow — Startup Sourcing & Founder Community
MiraclePlus
Extended frontier-tech sourcing beyond traditional inbound channels and into founder communities worldwide.
- Sourced and screened early-stage teams across AI, enterprise software, robotics, semiconductors, and other frontier technologies.
- Built founder pipelines through university, startup, investor, and industry networks, then assessed team, product progress, differentiation, market potential, and thesis fit.
- Introduced promising startups to the accelerator and supported founders through the application cycle, while gaining first-hand founder perspective by applying with an AI governance venture.
04 · SELECTED INVESTMENT WORK
Six signals that became decisions.
Direct work across embodied AI, advanced compute, next-generation displays, biomedical AI, and scientific instrumentation.
Jens's direct contribution across the selected cases included investment analysis, competitive benchmarking, return modelling, and investment-committee materials. Company-level financing figures are based on public announcements. Individual investor check sizes were generally not disclosed, and no aggregate capital-deployed or return figure is implied.
01Embodied AI
银河通用机器人
Galbot
General-purpose embodied-AI robots powered by multimodal models for retail, industrial, healthcare, and home-service applications.
Jun 2024Angel
PUBLIC FINANCINGRMB 700M
Company-level round size; iFLYTEK's individual check was not disclosed.
MY CONTRIBUTION
Investment analysis, competitive benchmarking, return modelling, and investment-committee materials.
02Semiconductors
北极雄芯
Polar Bear Tech
Modular Chiplet-based high-performance computing solutions spanning reusable hub, AI-accelerator, and GPU chiplets.
Portfolio analysisiFLYTEK-backed
PUBLIC FINANCINGRMB 150M
Publicly disclosed Angel+ round in 2022. The separately announced 2024 financing did not name iFLYTEK.
MY CONTRIBUTION
Investment, competitive, and follow-on analysis for an iFLYTEK-backed frontier-compute company.
03Semiconductors
微玖光电
VIJO Optoelectronics
Full-colour Micro LED microdisplays for AR glasses, automotive displays, and other high-end display applications.
2024Angel
PUBLIC FINANCINGUndisclosed
iFLYTEK participated; individual check size was not disclosed.
MY CONTRIBUTION
Investment analysis, competitive benchmarking, return modelling, and investment-committee materials.
04Healthcare AI
水木分子
PHARMOLIX
Multimodal biomedical foundation models, knowledge graphs, and agents spanning target discovery through clinical research.
Aug 2024Angel
PUBLIC FINANCING~RMB 100M
Near-RMB 100M cumulative seed and Angel financing; the Angel round was not separately quantified.
MY CONTRIBUTION
Investment analysis, competitive benchmarking, return modelling, and investment-committee materials.
05Healthcare AI
天津智谱仪器
Tianjin Zhipu Instrument
High-performance mass spectrometers, automated sample preparation, clinical platforms, and AI/IoT-enabled analysis.
Oct 2024Pre-A
PUBLIC FINANCINGRMB 10M+
Public announcement described the round as tens of millions of RMB.
MY CONTRIBUTION
Investment analysis, competitive benchmarking, return modelling, and investment-committee materials.
06Embodied AI
影智科技
Yingzhi Technology / XBOT
Commercial embodied-AI systems spanning service robots, AI companions, smart cultural products, and healthcare use cases.
Nov 2024A Round
PUBLIC FINANCINGRMB 10M+
Public announcement described the financing as ten-million-level RMB.
MY CONTRIBUTION
Investment analysis, competitive benchmarking, return modelling, and investment-committee materials.
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06 · AI, TOOLS & DATABASES
A modern investor's systems layer.
Research platforms, modelling tools, and agentic systems used to move from fragmented information to a sourced decision.
JENS.SYSTEMS / ONLINE
signal → structure → judgement
04 modules · human review retainedAI.01
AI & agent systems
Hands-on tools and patterns I use to turn open-ended research into repeatable workflows.
- OpenAI Codex
- Cursor
- LLM agent workflows
- Vibe coding
- Automated deal sourcing
- Investment memo synthesis
DATA.02
Research & databases
Professional platforms and structured information systems for company, market, and financing intelligence.
- Bloomberg
- S&P Capital IQ
- PitchBook
- Startup database design
- Public filings
- Financing intelligence
MODEL.03
Investment toolkit
The modelling and communication layer that converts evidence into an investable recommendation.
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- DCF & LBO models
- Comparable companies
- Scenario analysis
- ProjectLibre
BUILD.04
Portfolio build stack
Technologies used to create this living profile and its interactive investment storytelling system.
- React & TypeScript
- Three.js
- GSAP
- Remotion
- Cloudflare Workers
- Git & GitHub
07 · AI-NATIVE BUILDER
Not only investing in AI—building with it.
I design agentic workflows that turn fragmented information into structured, decision-ready evidence. At Rethink VC, this approach reduced manual sourcing effort by 90%. A separate proprietary Deal Engine has structured 26K+ records and linked $65M+ in documented value to priority inventory without exposing its source map or ranking logic.
Explore the live Rethink VC platformSTEP 1 / 4100+ opportunities
Map fragmented opportunity signals
Monitor companies, product launches, founder activity, financing events, and market data across otherwise disconnected sources.
Evidence linked · human review retained
TORONTO · GLOBAL
Let's turn the next technical signal into conviction.
Open to conversations with founders, investors, and teams building at the frontier of AI, healthcare, and deep technology.