# Lin Hsi-Lei

> Lin Hsi-Lei is a Series A investor backing EdTech and Education. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Lin Hsi-Lei is a Taiwanese actress and model who has appeared mainly in Hong Kong films.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 100% |
| Education | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jiliguala | Jiliguala was founded in 2014 by Cathy Hsu and Tony Hsieh when they decided to quit their jobs at Google, take a leap of faith and pursue a future combining education and technology. With over 6 million users to date, it has been an exciting and busy few years!Head office is based in Shanghai, China, amongst the hustle and bustle of anincredible city. Their office is located in a reclaimed art/work space on the Suzhou creek - don’t be shy to drop by next time you’re in the neighbourhood.Their passion? Educating impressionable youth on the English language! They work relentlessly on their very own, self developed app which has an integrated teaching program and online classroom. They are proud to provide a platform which both teachers and kids love. Each lesson is interactive: designed to keep kids interested and involved.Each lesson is already pre-planned: designed so no lesson prep is required, making it easy for teachers to fit lessons into their schedule seamlessly. Students are based in every corner of China and via the wonder of the internet - they pop into students’ homes evenings and weekends to say hi, play games, and tutor kids in learning English. |  | Series A | Apr 01, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Gene Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gene-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Yonghua Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yongyong-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Lin Hsi-Lei invest in?

Lin Hsi-Lei invests primarily in EdTech and Education startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Lin Hsi-Lei last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lin Hsi-Lei closed in Apr 2016. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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