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Investor profile

Charles Shao

General Partner, TSVC

About

Charles Shao is a venture capital investor at TSVC who previously co-founded Easyway Company Limited where he designed high-speed rail passenger service systems in China, and served as research fellow and deputy director at Tsinghua University's Center for High-Speed Rail Technology managing R&D projects for China's high-speed rail system. He specializes in investing in transportation technologies, optical communications, and networks, consistently backing companies in transportation, robotics, and industrial hardware that align with his technical background in complex infrastructure systems. Charles Shao is a venture capital investor at TSVC who previously co-founded Easyway Company Limited where he designed high-speed rail passenger service systems in China, and served as research fellow and deputy director at Tsinghua University's Center for High-Speed Rail Technology managing R&D projects for China's high-speed rail system. He specializes in investing in transportation technologies, optical communications, and networks, consistently backing companies in transportation, robotics, and industrial hardware that align with his technical background in complex infrastructure systems.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Sectors
AI
Health
FinTech
SaaS
Deeptech
Hardware

Investment details

Avg check size$1M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA