Alex Li moved from China to New Zealand at age three and grew up in Auckland through early financial hardship, an experience he says shaped his resilience, and he later founded the Auckland Microfinance Initiative before moving into venture investing. He keeps a disciplined daily routine of coffee and exercise in the morning and meditation at night, and he focuses on understanding things from a founder's point of view while believing the best leaders set aside ego to serve their teams, customers, partners, and community.
About their Fund
MVP Ventures describes itself as a top-tier co-investor rather than a lead investor, combining three types of capital—broad retail investors, a select group of ultra-high-net-worth individuals, and institutional/family-office money—and using its own data systems to spot and rank startups early, sometimes even before they have a website. It focuses its post-investment help on four specific areas (go-to-market, talent, government, and capital markets), dedicates a large share of its team to this support, and often invests a smaller amount while still aiming to be founders' most valued investor, a pattern reflected in its focus on hard-tech, robotics, aerospace, and AI companies and its willingness to lead later-stage deep-tech rounds when conviction is high.
















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