Victor Ai
Victor Ai | |
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| Born | 1983 China |
| Other names | Ai Yu |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, investor |
| Known for | Founder and CEO of Terminus Group; AI City initiative Cloud Valley |
Victor Ai (; born 1983), also referred to as Ai Yu, is a prominent Chinese entrepreneur and investor. He established and currently serves as the CEO of Terminus Group, the company behind the AI City initiative known as Cloud Valley, which operates under artificial intelligence management.
Prior to creating Terminus, Ai spent over ten years as a partner and head of the New Economy Fund at Everbright, where he concentrated on investments in emerging economy sectors. During this period, he directed funding toward startups including NetEase Cloud Music, SenseTime, Meituan-Dianping, Xpeng, NIO, iQiyi, and Nreal.
Earlier in his career, Ai worked as an investment banker specializing in mergers and acquisitions at JPMorgan Chase.
Education and career
Ai holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Simon Fraser University and earned a Master of Science in Finance from Washington University in St. Louis.
In 2015, he founded Terminus. By June 2016, Ai took on the role of managing partner at Everbright-IDG Industrial Fund, a collaborative venture between Everbright and IDG Capital.
He delivered a presentation at the Fortune Global Tech Forum in November 2019 and was also a participant in the China Annual Conference hosted by the Harvard Business Review in November 2021.