Fosun RZ Capital, the corporate venture capital (CVC) arm of Chinese conglomerate Fosun International, was founded in 2013 and has headquarters in Beijing and Shanghai.
Jonathan (Zhun) Qiu is the managing director of Fosun RZ Capital as well as the head of its operation in the US. Throughout his career he has focused on technology and internet investments in both the US and China.
The unit focuses on investment in technology and new commerce industries, in line with the four major sectors of the parent company’s activities: health, happiness, wealth and smart manufacturing. Its investments cover cutting-edge technological innovation in the US and Israel as well as in high-growth emerging markets in China, India, and Southeast Asia
Among the unit’s recent investments are a role in the $33m series B raise for Israeli spatial biology company Nucleai as well as a part in the $6m series A round for Voila for Influencers, a US-based platform that helps social media influencers monetise their content.
Prior to joining Fosun, Qiu helped found investment firm Sky9 Capital and acted as its managing director, and he has also been managing director and head of the investment committee of Decent Capital, another venture capital company. Qiu was the co-founder of Circlemo, social network startup aimed at professionals in China.
In addition, Qiu has been involved with technology giant Tencent’s cloud computing initiatives, and he played an instrumental role in setting up Tencent Networking Lab.
Qiu holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Peking University and a master’s in computer science from the University of Southern California.
