About
Zhi Yang founded BVCF in 2005. He has over 16 years of China and U.S. life sciences investment experience, with a total of over 20 years in the life sciences industry as a private equity investor, venture capital investor, senior executive, entrepreneur, and scientific inventor. As private equity and venture capital investor, he has built portfolios of 25 companies, with 8 exits (4 IPO, 4 acquisitions). As entrepreneur, he co-founded 7 companies, 6 of which continue to conduct business and grow. As scientist, he was the principal inventor of more than 10 U.S. and international patents, which have been documented to have earned MNC’s over $250 million. He was a senior fellow and faculty member at Rockefeller University and is now an advisor to the China Health and Medical Development Foundation, under China’s Ministry of Health. Yang earned his PhD in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, as well as an M.A. in Cellular and Developmental Biology, both from Harvard University. As a fello
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 3 investors at BVCF are tracked.
- • 226 investors hold the Founder & Managing Partner role in VCSift. Zhi Yang is one of them.
- • 1,074 investors are based in Shanghai, Shanghai, China.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
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- Shanghai, China
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