JJJens Juan, CFA, MBAContact

01 · EXPERIENCE

Conviction,
compounded.

A career across venture investing, corporate strategy, entrepreneurship, and AI-native operating systems—built around turning technical complexity into decisions.

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700+investment opportunities evaluated
6direct frontier-tech investment cases
RMB 60Mlead investment supported end-to-end
90%manual sourcing effort reduced

03 · EXPERIENCE

Conviction, compounded.

A career built across venture investing, corporate strategy, entrepreneurship, AI-native operating systems, and ecosystem leadership.

  1. 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.
    AI infrastructureVenture systemsSourcing
  2. 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.
    Embodied AISemiconductorsHealthcare AI
  3. 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.
    AI governanceFundraising0→1
  4. 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.
    Venture capitalCorporate strategyFinancial modelling

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.
7 monthsecosystem leadership
Venture communityPartnershipsStudent leadership
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.
2nd placecompetition finalist
MentorshipUnit economicsInvestor readiness
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.
20+countries & regions in the fellow network
Founder sourcingAccelerator screeningGlobal community