October 13, 2021, Singapore - GGV Capital is pleased to confirm the appointment of Jenny Lee to Temasek Holdings’ Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2022.
A Managing Partner with GGV Capital since 2005, Jenny is one of the world’s most respected investors. Since 2012, she has been consistently recognized on the Forbes Global 100 VC Midas List, the definitive ranking of the world's top 100 venture capitalists, and became the first woman to break into its Top 10 in 2015. Renowned for her focus on startup innovation, Jenny has been instrumental in helping 10 startups go public, including Agora, XPeng, and WPS. After joining GGV, Jenny opened the firm’s first China office and later returned home to re-open its office in Singapore. She also leads the fund’s global fundraising activities.
Jenny is a well-known figure within the Singapore business community, a recipient of the Business China Young Achiever Award and The Business Times Outstanding Executive Award, and named on the Forbes Asia’s Power Businesswomen Top 25 list.
“As a longtime advocate for entrepreneurs globally – and as a Singaporean – I am honored by this appointment. I look forward to lending my experience and passion for developing tech communities to Temasek’s mission of delivering sustainable value over the long term,” said Jenny Lee, Managing Partner, GGV Capital.
About Temasek
Headquartered in Singapore with 13 offices in nine countries around the world, Temasek is a global investment company with a net portfolio value of S$381 billion (US$283b) as of 31 March 2021. The Temasek Charter defines Temasek’s three roles as an Investor, Institution and Steward, which shape its ethos to do well, do right, and do good.
About GGV Capital
Co-founded in Silicon Valley and Singapore in 2000, GGV Capital is a global venture firm that invests in local founders. With $9.2 billion under management, the firm has investments in the United States, Canada, China, Southeast Asia, India, Latin America, and Israel. As a multi-stage, sector-focused firm, GGV Capital invests in seed-to-growth stage companies across three sectors: Social/Internet, Enterprise Tech, and Smart Tech. Over the past two decades, GGV had backed more than 400 companies around the world, including Affirm, Airbnb, Alibaba, Big Commerce, Boss Zhipin, Grab, HashiCorp, Hello, JD MRO, Keep, Kujiale, Manbang, NIU, Opendoor Technologies, Peloton, Poshmark, Qunar/Ctrip, Slack, Square, StockX, Udaan, Wish, XPeng, Zendesk, Zuoyebang, and more.
