Investment Trends in Generative AI

Yan Lee is the Founder and Managing Partner at Hive Ventures - a Taiwan-focused global seed to early stage venture capital firm, with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) and its applications. He brings his strong past experience as an entrepreneur in the fields of Big Data and AI to offer strategic support to Hive Ventures’ portfolio companies. Yan is a passionate venture builder and aims to support top talents in Taiwan to foster its next wave of unicorn technopreneurs.

Yan was the Founder and CEO of Buzzinate, a leading Big Data platform and service provider in China that merged with iClick in 2014. He played a central role in Buzzinate’s success, which led him to be included in Forbes’ “30 under 30 Entrepreneurs of China'' in 2012 as well as Campaign Asia’s “40 under 40” in 2018. Yan went on to become the Chief Product Officer and Head of International Business of iClick Interactive (Nasdaq: ICLK), where he spearheaded product innovations and drove business growth globally.

Yan holds an MBA from the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai. He is also an alumnus of the London Business School (LBS) and National Chengchi University (NCCU) in Taiwan.