# Jeff Xiong > Jeff Xiong is a seed investor at ROOBO (Shenzhen) backing SaaS, Video and EdTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [ROOBO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/roobo) - Location: Shenzhen, China - Total investments: 3 - Lead investor: 0% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-xiong-09a77b1 Jeff Xiong is a seed investor at ROOBO in Shenzhen focused on SaaS and Video. Jeff Xiong, Chairman and Founder of Seven Seas Partners, a venture capital firm focusing on investing in cross border technology companies in US and China. Jeff was the Former Chief Technology Officer for Tencent from 2005 to 2013, where he was responsible for product strategy planning of the overall platform, new product innovation, research anddevelopment of core technologies, and management for engineering excellence. He previously worked at Microsoft for nine years as program management in Internet Explorer, Windows and MSN product groups in Redmond, WA, and as founding director of MSN China Development Center in Shanghai, China. He began at IBM in 1995 as Staff Programmer of Internet Division in White Plains, NY. Jeff received his Bachelor of Engineering Degree in Information System Engineering from National University of Defense Technology in 1987 and a Master of Science Degree in Information Retrieval from Chinese Defense Science and Technology Information Center (CDSTIC) in Beijing in 1990. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | SaaS | 1 | 33% | | Video | 1 | 33% | | EdTech | 1 | 33% | | Parking | 1 | 33% | | Software | 1 | 33% | 16 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 2 | 67% | | Series A | 1 | 33% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Extern | Extern invented the remote Externship, a completely new form of real work experience with integrated learning. Unlike traditional job marketplaces, Extern creates work experience “supply” by powering Externships on behalf of companies. Extern.com makes tens of thousands of real work experiences per year available to students with curiosity,passion, and determination to prove themselves through a turnkey software platform that makes running work experiences a breeze for companies. Our mission is to help anyone discover and launch their career through real professional experiences available anywhere at any time. Work experience is the credential that matters most, but getting it when you don’t have experience can be hard. We envision a world where anyone can access work experience as a form of education – no matter their background, experience, or socio-economic status.World class brands such as AT&T, Home Depot, HSBC, PwC, National Geographic Society, The Nature Conservancy, Meta, Beats by Dre (Apple), Expedia, Macquarie Group, Snap, HP, and others have trusted Extern to create and manage high impact Externships with their teams. By making work experience more accessible, Extern is driving the rapid mobility and upskilling needed for a new economy. Come join our movement to reshape work, education, and credentialing for future generations with the Externship.Backed by Y Combinator, Foundation Capital, Launch Fund, University Ventures, and Learn Capital. | $1.9M | Seed | May 25, 2017 | | | Parkloco | Parklocois is an online platform that provides real-time data analytics software to parking lot owners and shares data with existing consumer facing channels. Its proprietary discount system works directly with parking lot operators to help solve its clients’ everyday parking problems.Parkloco was launched in 2014 and is based in Providence,Rhode Island. | | Seed | Apr 15, 2016 | | | RxData | RxData is developing a platform for international pharma pricing and access data. We are regularly collecting data from authoritative online sources from 15+ North American and Europen countries and incorporating that data into our proprietary reporting platform. | | Series A | Nov 14, 2014 | | 3 of 3 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [AltaIR Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/altair) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Blueprint Health](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blueprint-health-accelerator) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Foundation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/foundation-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Learn Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/learncapital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Liyuan Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/li-yuan-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Navitas Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/navitas-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About ROOBO VC Fund · Beijing, China ROOBO is dedicated to creating a holistic system that integrates world leading A.I. robot system, product and service. They explore and experiment to discover the core knowledge in A.I. and at the same time, never cease to invent and design new A.I. robots as well as other intelligent hardware for consumers. They strive to be the first in theindustry to provide great user experience for everyone. 5 contacts available at ROOBO. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Jeff Xiong | Executive Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-xiong | | Anthony Chen | Marketing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anthony-chen-3 | | Bruce Lau | Co-Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bruce-liu-3 | | Guijie Wang | Senior software Engineer, VOIP Communication team leader | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/guijie-wang | | Xing Pei | Senior UI designer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xing-pei | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Jeff Xiong invest in? Jeff Xiong invests primarily in SaaS, Video and EdTech startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### Is Shizune's investor data accurate? Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co