# Zhi Tan

> Zhi Tan is a Series A investor at Northern Light Venture Capital backing Gaming and Computer. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Northern Light Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/northern-light-venture-capital)
- Location: Beijing, China
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Apr 2013
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/zhi-tan/54/7b2/8b2

Zhi Tan is a Series A investor at Northern Light Venture Capital in Beijing focused on Gaming and Computer. Zhi Tan joined NLVC in 2009. He brings extensive management and operational experience to the team. Starting from 2004, Dr. Tan was the President of Shanghai Framedia Advertising Development Ltd (Framedia) one of the largest community advertising networks in China. Under his leadership, revenues grew from RMB 36 million to RMB 1.2 billion in 3years. The company was later acquired by Focus Media for US$ 183 million. Prior to Framedia, Dr. Tan served as senior advisor to Chinese media company Tom Group Limited on strategic development as well as mergers and acquisitions. From 1999 to 2002, Dr. Tan served as the CEO of 8848.net, notably the largest online e-commerce company at the time in China. Before joining 8848.net, Dr. Tan was the vice president of Microsoft China and oversaw sales channels and business partnerships. He also served as the senior vice president of UTStarcom, China. In the early 1990s, Dr. Tan joined Chipcom as its General Manager of China Chipcom, a leading manufacturer of networking products, was later became part of Nortel Networks.Dr. Tan graduated from the Computer Science and Technology Department of Jilin University in China in 1980, and received his Ph.D in Computer Science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute of Massachusetts in 1987.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 1 | 100% |
| Computer | 1 | 100% |
| Language Learning | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Yodo1 | Yodo1 is a game platform company that helps developers better market, manage, and monetize their games. Our AI-powered tools and global expertise in areas such as mobile advertising, community management, and digital IP licensing enable partners to increase playtime, revenue, and retention. Starting with our own titles—including Rodeo Stampede,Transformers: Earth Wars, and Crossy Roads—we learned to publish successfully worldwide and in China. Our signature East-meets-West approach helped us amass over 1.5 billion players and has driven the creation of unique, world-class game management, marketing, and monetization tools. | $5M | Series A | Apr 18, 2013 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Changyou Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/changyou-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Singtel Innov8](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/singtel-innov8) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Northern Light Venture Capital

VC Fund · Beijing, China

Northern Light Venture Capital was founded by general partners Feng Deng and Yan Ke on January 1, 2005. Currently it is managed by five Managing Directors. It manages approximately US$ 1.5 billion in committed capital with 4 US$ funds and 4 RMB funds, investing in more than 180 portfolio companies and seed investments to date.NLVC is led by apartnership of accomplished local Chinese and ""returnee"" executives (""returnees"" are those who grew up in mainland China but studied or worked abroad before returning) with significant investing and entrepreneurial accomplishments. Its management team includes Feng Deng, former member of the board at NetScreen (a pioneering IT security firm), Yan Ke, vice President of Netscreen, and Lei Yang, chairman of Vantage Point Venture Partners.NLVC is a China concept venture capital firm focused on early and growth stage opportunities which targets businesses that leverage China’s industrial, economic, or human resources to build exceptional, lasting enterprises in the global economy.NLVC focuses on early and growth stage opportunities in information technology, new media, TMT, clean technologies, consumer service and healthcare. Portfolio companies include Meituan.com, Kaixin001.com, Gogo.com, redbaby.com, MasaMaso.com, and Velo City.

5 contacts available at Northern Light Venture Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Figo Zhang | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/figo-zhang |
| Feng Deng | Founding General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/feng-deng |
| Lixin Li | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lixin-li |
| Lu Lin | Executive Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lu-lin |
| Pandy Song | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pandy-song |

## Similar investors

### Similar industry
- [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund

### Similar country
- [IDG Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idg-capital-partners) — VC Fund
- [Qiming Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qiming-venture-partners) — VC Fund
- [HSG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital-china) — VC Fund

## Featured in investor lists
- [EdTech Angel Investors in China](https://shizune.co/investors/edtech-angel-investors-china)
- [Gaming Angel Investors in China](https://shizune.co/investors/gaming-angel-investors-china)
- [Consumer Angel Investors in China](https://shizune.co/investors/consumer-angel-investors-china)

## FAQ

### What does Zhi Tan invest in?

Zhi Tan invests primarily in Gaming, Computer and Language Learning 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 Zhi Tan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Zhi Tan closed in Apr 2013. 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?

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