# Rickey Yao

> Rickey Yao is a startup investor at XVC. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [XVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xvc)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yao-rickey-b2875637/

Rickey Yao is a startup investor at XVC. Rickey dreams to live in the future today. Nothing thrills him more than to bring into reality the wild imaginations that change the world for the better.Before joining XVC, Rickey worked at GGV Capital and The Carlyle Group. In 2014, he transitioned into venture capital from private equity because he was inspired by innovative yet groundedentrepreneurs, and wanted to build long-lasting partnerships with them. At GGV, his emphasis was new population, new interaction and new consumption. He engaged in investment projects such as Zuiyou, Hellobike, Tangdou, Musical.ly, Zuoyebang, Chushou.tv, Kuaidian, Citybox and Philm.During his college days at Fudan University, Rickey served as president of the Fudan Photography Association. He was also an early member of the Fudan Security Investment Association and founded the Fudan Consulting Club. These experiences taught Rickey much about execution: he believes that investment is not just about strategic judgement, but about providing hands-on support that will help portfolio companies grow and thrive.In his free time, Rickey enjoys reading (though he always buys more books than he can read), practices modern archery (though he often damages the arrows on the target with new shots), and hangs out in shopping malls (under the pretense of understanding new consumer trend). But most commonly, you will find him scrolling through Bilibili and Zuiyou before he goes to sleep.

## About XVC

VC Fund · Beijing, China

XVC is a venture capital firm that typically invests between 1.5 and 15 million USD (or RMB equivalent) per company.The company aims to search for visionary entrepreneurs, build partnership with them, and maximize their success with company's capital, experience, network and global vision. In order to move fast and be responsive, XVC keepstheir organization lean and focus only on big ideas.

4 contacts available at XVC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Boyu Hu | Partner and Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boyu-hu |
| Dayu Mi | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dayu-mi |
| Rickey Yao | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rickey-yao-692e |
| Yi Lu | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yi-lu-83d7 |

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