Zeren Bai is a venture capital investor at Linear Capital who worked as an AI researcher and developer at Tencent before entering VC, giving him hands-on experience in computer vision, NLP, and machine learning that he now applies to evaluate complex AI startups. He specializes in AGI investments and has led Linear's deals in multiple AI-native companies while serving as the firm's technical diligence expert who can rigorously assess deep-tech products and infrastructure.
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Linear Capital is a Shanghai-based frontier tech fund founded by Harry Wang, Facebook's first Chinese R&D manager, who brings a Silicon Valley engineering background to evaluating and supporting startups through an engineers backing engineers philosophy. The firm focuses exclusively on three AI-driven pillars—AI software and applications, AI hardware and robotics, and AI for science and manufacturing—while providing what founders describe as unusually hands-on technical feedback and emotional support, including late-night availability and help with hiring, customers, and strategic decisions.
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