Email: jieli.space@gmail.com
Website: www.jieli.space
LinkedIn: @JieLi2016
Jie started with a track of being a Physicist and then transitioned into startup/venture investment. Love building with founders from 0 to 1 to 100.
Jie is a tech startup ecosystem builder with 8+ years of experience in venture investment, business development, and operations management. He has advised over 60 startups, facilitated over 10 acceleration programs, and spearheaded international expansion for multiple startups. Jie is also an active mentor and judge at renowned incubators and entrepreneurship programs, including Intel Ignite, Founder Institute, CMU Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Cornell Tech Runway, Newlab Founder Fellowship, etc.
Jie received his education in physics and co-authored multiple publications on quantum optics and fluorescent hydrogel. As an entrepreneur at heart, Jie is a passionate follower of DeepTech.
Always happy to chat about:
- DeepTech, Robotics, AI, Internet, Healthcare, IoT, SaaS, Software, Supply Chain, Consumer
- Product-market-fit, Prototyping, Enterprise, Partnership, Pitching, Product, Recruitment, Sales, Team Building, Business Development, Go-to-market, Customer Acquisition, Digital Marketing
- Business Innovation, Early Stage Startups, Entrepreneurship, Funding, Government Resources, Operations, Strategy, Venture Capital, Investing, Fundraising, USA, Asia
Mentorship & Advisory
- Carnegie Mellon University | Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship, Mentor
- Cornell Tech | Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute | Runway And Spinouts, Mentor | Office Hour
- Newlab Founder Fellowship, Mentor
- NYU Tandon | Game Design Future Lab (GDFL), Mentor
- Equalize Startups, Mentor
- URBAN-X, Mentor | Office Hour
- TigerLaunch | Princeton University, Workshop Instructor
- Intel Ignite, Judge – Cohort Selection
- Founder Institute, Mentor
- Company Ventures, Mentor
- CUNY Firefly Innovations, Mentor
- CUNY Startups, Mentor
- Project Invent, Mentor & Demo Day Pitch Judge
- Peking University HSBC Business School | Course: Entrepreneurship, Mentor
- PHBS-Cambridge University Judge Business School Global Pitch Competition, Judge
- Product Hunt, NYC Meetup Host
- NYC Chinese Entrepreneurs Organization (NYCCEO), Co-Organizer
- MIT Chinese Entrepreneurs Organization (MITCEO) | Startup 101, Mentor
- DeepTech Media – (Ex MIT Technology Review China), Content Specialist
Portfolio
Primary Portfolio
Modality AI: https://modality.ai
NeuronSpike: https://www.nspiketech.com
Quantivly: https://quantivly.com
Visual Feeder: https://www.visualfeeder.com
Genomelink: https://genomelink.io
Frich: https://www.getfrich.com
Upmarket: https://upmarket.ai
Movig: https://www.getmovig.com
Indicator Lab: https://indicatorlab.xyz
Parrots: https://www.flyparrots.com
Stagekeep: https://beta.stagekeep.com
Kanda: https://kanda.industries
Inked Sports: https://inkedsports.co
Magic Kids: https://magickids.me
Firstly: https://firstly.pro
Pear Suite: https://www.pearsuite.com
LocalAway: https://localaway.com
Clearing: https://getclearingbank.com
anthym: https://anthym.life
Equal Time: https://www.equaltime.io
Byrdhouse: https://byrdhouseapp.com
Design with Frank: https://designwithfrank.com
RemoteMore: https://remotemore.com
Atantares: https://atantares.com
Alteron Therapeutics: https://www.alterontherapeutics.com
Quantified Biology: https://www.quantified-biology.com
Mi Terro: https://www.miterro.com
Lilu: https://www.wearlilu.com
AltaClaro: https://www.altaclaro.com
Rene: https://rene.care
BallBox: https://playballbox.com
Cargofy: https://cargofy.com
SINC: https://sinc.business
Prinsta: https://prinsta.io
Micro Check (validating a theory)
InchFab: https://www.inchfab.com/
Curie: https://www.curie.co
Substack: https://substack.com
EquityList: https://equitylist.co
UpCounsel: https://www.upcounsel.com
Doorvest: https://doorvest.com
Factmata (acquired by Cision)
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