York Chen
York Chen
iD TechVentures Ltd. Founding Managing Partner

 

York has been one of the most active venture capitalists in China for over ten years. He initiated and set up iDT VC operation in China in early 2000. He was termed by media as a “VC Evangelist” and “VC Scholar” unselfishly sharing his deep observation and advice on China VC to the peer groups at home and abroad.

Before 2000,York was a board member of Singapore listed Acer Computer International Ltd. He initiated, managed and oversaw more than 10 diversified national and JV operation spanning from Moscow to Auckland, from Seoul to Bangalore.  Before ’91,York was involved in Acer’s successful presence in Mexico and ex-Soviet Union markets. He is the first Chinese to deliver a public speech in the Kremlin in May 1991 to some 2000 Russian political & industrial leaders. 

York started his career in the public sector. He holds a B.S. from National Taiwan University,a MBA from Fordham University and EMBA from Peking University.