Northern Light Venture Capital Commences Beijing Operations

Northern Light Venture Capital, a China focused venture capital firm led by Chinese entrepreneurs who founded major publicly held US technology companies, announced that it has commenced operations from its office in Beijing's Zhongguancun area.

Northern Light is led by general partners Feng Deng and Yan Ke, both former senior executives at Juniper Networks and founders of Netscreen, an IT security firm that they grew from a start-up into a dominant market leader.

In addition to Feng Deng and Yan Ke, the Northern Light team includes venture partner Datong Chen, who founded Spreadtrum Communications and Omnivision Technologies, and venture partner Victor Tsao, who was formerly founder and CEO of Linksys and a senior executive at Cisco Systems. Victor Tsao, Feng Deng and Yan Ke each won the prestigious Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award on separate occasions.

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