
Neil Shen
Founding and Managing Partner, HongShan
$3.45B
$13.4M (0.4%)
as of 08/10/26
About Neil Shen
Neil Shen is the founding and managing partner of HSG, formerly known as Sequoia China until 2023.
The investor in Meituan, Pinduoduo, TikTok parent ByteDance, and Kimi developer Moonshot returns to the Midas List for a 15th consecutive year.
Shen was a successful entrepreneur himself earlier in his career, cofounding travel site Trip.com before joining Sequoia.
Shen had previously worked as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank Hong Kong, Chemical Bank, Lehman Brothers and Citibank.
The Hong Kong-based investor has backed some of China's biggest tech companies like fintech Ant Group, fast fashion giant Shein and video platform Kuaishou, which now has a $30 billion market cap.
Personal stats
Citizenship
People's Republic of ChinaSource of wealth
Venture capitalResidence
Hong Kong, People's Republic of ChinaMarital status
MarriedBirth date
12/16/67 (age 58)Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Shanghai Jiaotong University; Master of Arts, Yale UniversitySelf-made
self-madeNeil Shen’s fortune is worth

58K
troy ounces of gold

53K
median U.S. household

35K
median U.S. income

0.069%
U.S. credit card volume

0.014%
GDP of the United States

0.01%
United States debt
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Financial assets
HONG KONG | 1024-HK
Kuaishou TechnologyHONG KONG | 3690-HK
Meituan DianpingNASDAQ | PDD-US
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