{"id":"0e7d08b8-cc40-46df-ad47-7bf3e83bf9a9","kind":"people","code":"UB-P3916","name":"Liu Yuan","nameBasis":"transliterated","summary":"Hi, I'm Liu Yuan from Wuhan, Hubei.I studied undergraduate at a liberal arts college in the United States, Washington and Lee University, majoring in accounting (it doesn't sound too cool so I'm often ashamed to admit it).\nPrior to joining Zhenge, I worked at Greenspring Associates, a venture capital fund in Maryland, both as a VC fund investor and as a direct investor in long-term projects.\nThis experience has allowed me to understand the entire VC ecosystem from a more macro perspective, but it has also gradually made me realize that I would rather stand closer to the entrepreneur.So in the year of 2014, I returned to China and joined the Zhenge Fund.Since then, I have had the privilege of writing the first check for the Manus, Momenta, Amiro, Typeless, Castbox, ARX Ark Infinite, Unnamed, Menusifu, Cenozoic and other teams.\nIt's easy for me to get excited when I meet a great entrepreneur, and almost all of the projects mentioned above expressed a strong desire to invest when I first met the founder.In entrepreneurs, the areas I value most are hands-on ability, love, and perseverance.Outside of work, I enjoy movies and am often teased by my colleagues as a literary youth, and my favorite directors are Sorrentino and Herzog.","description":"Hi, I'm Liu Yuan from Wuhan, Hubei.I studied undergraduate at a liberal arts college in the United States, Washington and Lee University, majoring in accounting (it doesn't sound too cool so I'm often ashamed to admit it).\nPrior to joining Zhenge, I worked at Greenspring Associates, a venture capital fund in Maryland, both as a VC fund investor and as a direct investor in long-term projects.\nThis experience has allowed me to understand the entire VC ecosystem from a more macro perspective, but it has also gradually made me realize that I would rather stand closer to the entrepreneur.So in the year of 2014, I returned to China and joined the Zhenge Fund.Since then, I have had the privilege of writing the first check for the Manus, Momenta, Amiro, Typeless, Castbox, ARX Ark Infinite, Unnamed, Menusifu, Cenozoic and other teams.\nIt's easy for me to get excited when I meet a great entrepreneur, and almost all of the projects mentioned above expressed a strong desire to invest when I first met the founder.In entrepreneurs, the areas I value most are hands-on ability, love, and perseverance.Outside of work, I enjoy movies and am often teased by my colleagues as a literary youth, and my favorite directors are Sorrentino and Herzog.","country":null,"category":null,"originalName":"刘元","eventDate":null,"website":null,"sourceUpdatedAt":"2026-10-21T11:44:19.448Z","englishUpdatedAt":"2026-10-22T00:59:13.972Z","reviewedAt":"2026-10-22T00:59:13.972Z","snapshotAt":"2026-10-22T00:48:04.883Z","sourceHash":"b49f743b7e6f5187e0071ddb60e92ab1d970a91eff23cac7621be4d8af37025d","companyId":null,"foundedYear":null,"logoUrl":null,"originalText":"Hi 我是刘元, 来自湖北武汉。我在美国一所文理学院华盛顿与李大学读的本科，专业是会计（听起来不太酷所以常羞于承认）。\n加入真格之前，我在马里兰的一家风险投资基金Greenspring Associates工作，既做VC母基金投资，也做成长期项目的直投。\n这段经历让我从更宏观的视角理解了整个VC生态，但也让我逐渐意识到，自己更希望站在离创业者更近的地方。于是2014年，我回到中国，加入真格基金。此后，我有幸为Manus、Momenta、Amiro、Typeless、Castbox、ARX方舟无限、未名拾光、Menusifu、新世相等团队写下第一张支票。\n遇到厉害的创业者时我很容易激动，前面提到的这些项目几乎都是在第一次见到创始人时就表达了很强烈的投资愿望。在创业者身上，我最看重的方面是动手能力，热爱和恒心。工作以外，我喜欢电影，常被同事们取笑为文艺青年，最喜欢的导演是索伦迪诺和赫尔佐格。","sources":[],"related":[],"path":"/people/liu-yuan","structured":{"city":null,"country":null,"location":null,"role":"Managing Partner","category":null,"company":null},"definition":"Liu Yuan is listed as Managing Partner.","summaryBasis":"translated","thin":false,"canonical":"https://uniquebase.ai/people/liu-yuan"}