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The Hong Kong Investor Putting American Money Into China’s AI Push

Neil Shen has long bridged both countries, from working at Sequoia after Yale to his own firm

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Neil Shen has long served as a bridge between the United States and China, leveraging his deep roots in both tech ecosystems to fuel innovation across borders. A Yale graduate who began his career at Sequoia Capital in Silicon Valley, Shen later returned to China to found Sequoia China, where he became one of the most influential venture capitalists in the country’s tech boom. Now, as China intensifies its push to lead in artificial intelligenc…

An Investor Putting American Money in China's AI Push

Read this exciting story from The Wall Street Journal February 21, 2026 issue. Neil Shen has long bridged both countries, from working at Sequoia after Yale to his own firm

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