James Mi

James Mi is Founding Partner of Lightspeed China Partners. He has 13 years of venture capital experience and 18 years of industry experience. James' early-stage investments include listed companies Meituan (HK:3690), Pinduoduo (NASDAQ:PDD), Rong360 (NYSE:JT), Innolight (SZ:300308), Lianluo Interactive (SZ: 002280), QingCloud (SH:688316), etc. From 2017 to 2021, he has been included in the Midas List of the world's top venture capitalists by Forbes for five consecutive years. He holds 14 US patents in flash memory, communications, Internet security and commerce.

Prior to founding Lightspeed China Partners in 2011, he was a partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, beginning in 2008. Before Lightspeed, James was Director of Corporate Development for Google, responsible for the company’s strategic investments and M&A efforts in the Greater China and pan-Asian region. James served as Head of Asia Products at Google and Chief Representative of the Google China Representative Office in 2004.

Before joining Google, James co-founded a venture-backed startup, iTelco Communications, a VOIP global communication products and services company. Prior to iTelco, James was with Intel, where he held management positions in chip development, marketing, product management, and business development. He also co-invented MLC NOR Flash technology, which developed into Intel's billion-dollar StrataFlash business.

James received a B.S. in Physics from Fudan University, an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University, and received executive management training at Stanford University. James also serves on Princeton University’s Graduate School Leadership Council and Advisory Council of Center for Contemporary China.