Founding Managing Partner

David Zhang is a Founding Managing Partner for Matrix Partners China, and overseas all operations in China. Previously, he was the Managing Director and head of the Beijing office for WI Harper, where he oversaw all investments, portfolio management and operations in both life sciences and IT in China. David joined WI Harper in late 2001 as an associate in the San Francisco office and moved back to China in 2003. Prior to joining WI Harper, he was a senior venture associate with ABN AMRO Capital and was responsible for developing and executing various acquisition strategies for life sciences, information technology, and Internet companies. Before joining ABN AMRO Capital, David worked at Salomon Smith Barney (the investment banking arm of Citicorp), where he was responsible for analyzing, structuring and marketing companies in the Internet, software and semiconductor sectors. He also spent time at UCSF as a research associate and participated in the High Throughput Genotyping Project for multiple sclerosis for the Department of Neurology.

David played a fundamental role in the formation of Matrix Partners China and in all of its recent investments. Previously, he was also instrumental in the establishment and growth of WI Harper’s Beijing operations. While at WI Harper, David was responsible for investments in Cardiva, Celestry Designs (Sold to Cadence in 2003), Focus Media (NASDAQ: FMCN), iKang Healthcare Services, 3G.cn, Mapbar, Maxthon, Daqi, China Diagnostics Medical Corporation, Verisilicon, and others. David was born in Shanghai, grew up in the United States and holds a M.S. degree in biotechnology and business from Northwestern University and a B.S. in biology and chemistry from California State University, San Francisco.

Contact him at: david.zhang [at] matrixpartners.com.cn