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Bio: Sean O'Sullivan

Sean O’Sullivan founded SOSV in 1995 as a “super angel.” In 2007, based off the success of several investments, Sean began aggressively expanding SOSV, transitioning it nto an organization that today has over 110 staff supporting investments in more than 150 new startups every year. SOSV has 8 general partners, operating globally, with offices and accelerators in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Taipei, San Francisco, New York, Cork, London and Tokyo.

Sean got his entrepreneurial start in 1985 as a founder of MapInfo, bringing street mapping technology to personal computers. MapInfo went on to become a $200 million revenue public company with 1,000 employees worldwide. In 1996, while at the helm of his second company, NetCentric, he created “software for inside the Internet” and is credited with co-creating the term “cloud computing.”

As a visionary entrepreneur and investor, Sean continues to create and support a range of business, humanitarian and educational endeavors.

Bio: Rebecca A. Fannin

Rebecca A. Fannin is the founder of news and events group Silicon Dragon Ventures. Her journalistic career covering global innovation began in Silicon Valley during the dotcom era. Following the venture capital trail to Asia, she was one of the first American journalists to write about China’s entrepreneurial boom, interviewing Jack Ma of Alibaba and Robin Li of Baidu, among others. A regular media commentator and speaker, she also has frequently contributed to CNBC and Forbes, and her articles have appeared in Harvard Business Review, CEO and Inc. magazine. Rebecca’s three forward-looking books, Silicon Dragon, Startup Asia and her latest title, Tech Titans of China, are a go-to resource on top innovation trends and players.

About Silicon Dragon on Zoom

Silicon Dragon presents its online series, Ask A VC Anything. We kicked off the series with Bill Tai, a first investor in Zoom. Each week, we feature a VC in a Q&A session. This series helps startups and investors connect and provides valuable insights into what makes each VC tick. Whether you're raising capital, perfecting your business model, scaling during challenging times, or figuring out how to get unicorn status, an IPO or M&A deal, don't miss this series. Register and join us online.

Thanks to InvestHK

A special thanks to InvestHK. For further information about Hong Kong's startup and investment community and funding and support offered, please contact Lawrence Tang, Head of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong in San Francisco (lawrence_tang@hketosf.gov.hk).