Steven Xi of Eastlink Capital

Steven Xi is the Founder and Managing Partner of Eastlink Capital.

Prior to co-founding Eastlink in 2014, he was a special advisor (2012-2016) and Managing Director (2007-2011) at Riverwood Capital, a tech focused global growth capital PE firm with over $3 Billion assets under management.

Steven focused on Internet, software/IT services and digital media investments related to China. Since 2004, Mr. Xi has invested in several successful companies including

✅ Databricks

✅ Uber

✅ MobileIron

✅ Framedia (sold to Focus Media (Nasdaq: FMCN) for $183 million),

✅ VanceInfo Technologies (Nasdaq: PACT), and

✅ RenRen (NYSE: Renn).

We talk to Steven about

• What he looks for in founders

• The role of community in his success