Hugo Shong

In 1993, Hugo Shong launched and led IDG Capital starting venture capital investment in China. To date, IDG Capital has invested in more than 1300 companies, supported over 100 leading unicorn companies valued at over $1 billion, and made nearly 400 successful exits through IPOs and M&A in mainland China, Hong Kong China, the United States, and Europe. IDG Capital has invested in numerous star companies, including Tencent, Baidu, Xiaomi, Meituan, Pinduoduo, Xpeng, Nio, Pony.ai, MGI-tech, SenseTime, Qi An Xin Technology, Kingsoft Cloud, iQiyi, Bilibili, HeyTea, SheIn, Anker, Farfetch, Moncler, Acne Studios, Gentle Monster, Trip.com, Home Inn, Wuzhen and Gubei Watertown.

Mr. Shong completed the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program in the fall of 1996. He conducted graduate studies at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy 1987-88 and earned his MS degree from Boston University’s College of Communication in 1987. He studied Journalism at the Graduate School of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences from 1984 to 1986 and he received a B.A. degree from Hunan University in 1981.

Among his many affiliations, Mr. Shong has served as members of the Board of Trustees at Boston University, Harvard Business School Asia Advisory Committee, and the Leadership Board of the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT.