Rui Ma leaves 500 Startups to launch US-focused fund-of-funds
Rui Ma, Greater China partner at Silicon Valley-based investor 500 Startups, has left the firm and set up her own early-stage fund-of-funds to invest in US GPs.
Based in San Francisco, the fund will target managers specializing in angel and seed-stage rounds for Silicon Valley-based start-ups, according to a statement posted on Ma's official WeChat platform. Most...
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