Victor Ai
Chinese businessman
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Victor Ai[2] (Chinese: 艾渝[3]; born 1983), also known as Ai Yu,[4] is a Chinese businessman and investor.[5] He is the founder[6] and CEO of Terminus Group.[7][8] He launched the AI City project, named Cloud Valley, which is controlled by artificial intelligence.[9][10]
Victor Ai | |
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| Born | 1983[1] |
| Alma mater | Simon Fraser University Washington University in St. Louis |
| Occupations | Businessman, investor |
| Title | CEO of Terminus Group |
Prior to founding Terminus, Ai was head of Everbright's New Economy Fund,[11][12] where he served as its partner.[13] He worked for more than 10 years in the field of new economy investments.[14] He led investments into start-ups including NetEase Cloud Music,[15] SenseTime, Meituan-Dianping, Xpeng,[16] NIO, iQiyi,[17] and Nreal.[18]
Earlier in his career, Ai worked in the mergers and acquisitions department of global investment banking at JPMorgan Chase,[19] where he was an investment banker.[20]
Education and career
Ai earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Simon Fraser University and a Master of Science degree in Finance from Washington University in St. Louis.[21]
In 2015, Ai founded Terminus. In June 2016, Everbright and IDG Capital jointly set up Everbright-IDG Industrial Fund, where he worked as its managing partner.[22]
In November 2019, Ai attended the Fortune Global Tech Forum,[23] where he was one of the speakers.[24] In November 2021, he took part in the China Annual Conference of the Harvard Business Review.[25]