Yiqing Tao

Yiqing Tao is an Investor at Asahi Kasei Corporate Venture Capital based in Shanghai, China. In this capacity, she directs all corporate venture capital activities across the expansive Chinese market for the global firm, operating under the broader Asahi Kasei Ventures umbrella. Her mandate encompasses formulating regional investment strategy, executing direct equity investments across all funding stages, and allocating capital to external regional venture capital funds. She targets innovative regional startups across multiple sectors, deploying initial check sizes ranging from several hundred thousand dollars to several million dollars per transaction. Additionally, she facilitates strategic business collaborations between emerging portfolio companies and various operational units within the multinational Asahi Kasei industrial conglomerate. Tao currently focuses on identifying scalable emerging technologies and driving strategic corporate venture initiatives to support long-term growth throughout the broader Asian innovation ecosystem.