Brian Gu of XPENG Motors: Why China's EV Market Excites Me
18 de junio, 2019 11:30
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On this episode, we interviewed Brian Gu (顾宏地), the vice chairman and
president of XPENG Motors, also known as Xiaopeng Motors, a Chinese electric
vehicle company and a GGV portfolio company. The company designs and
manufactures what it calls "Internet cars" which has AI technology integrated
into the vehicles.
Prior to joining XPENG Motors in March 2018, Brian was the Chairman of Asia
Pacific Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan. He holds an MBA from Yale
University, a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Washington Medical
School and a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the University of Oregon. At
XPENG, Brian leads the company's global strategy, finance, fundraising,
investments and international partnerships.
Brian discussed his journey from an investment banker to a tech company
executive, why China's EV market excites him, and how XPENG differentiates
itself from its competitors. This episode also features a bonus interview with
GGV Managing Partner, Jixun Foo, on why we invested in XPENG Motors.
Join our listeners' community via WeChat/Slack at
[996.ggvc.com/community](https://996.ggvc.com/home/community/).
The 996 Podcast is brought to you by GGV Capital, a global venture capital
firm that invests in local founders. As a multi-stage, sector-focused firm,
GGV focuses on seed-to-growth stage investments across Consumer/New Retail,
Social/Digital & Internet, Enterprise/Cloud and Frontier Tech sectors. The
firm was founded in 2000 and manages $6.2 billion in capital across 13 funds.
Past and present portfolio companies include Affirm, Airbnb, Alibaba,
Bitsight, ByteDance, Ctrip, Didi Chuxing, Grab, Gladly, Hello Chuxing,
HashiCorp, Houzz, Keep, LingoChamp, Namely, Niu, Nozomi Networks, Opendoor,
Peloton, Poshmark, Slack, Square, Wish, Xauto, Xiaohongshu, Yellow, YY,
Zhaoyou and more. The firm has offices in Beijing, San Francisco, Shanghai and
Silicon Valley. Learn more at
On this episode, we interviewed Brian Gu (顾宏地), the vice chairman and
president of XPENG Motors, also known as Xiaopeng Motors, a Chinese electric
vehicle company and a GGV portfolio company. The company designs and
manufactures what it calls "Internet cars" which has AI technology integrated
into the vehicles.
Prior to joining XPENG Motors in March 2018, Brian was the Chairman of Asia
Pacific Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan. He holds an MBA from Yale
University, a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Washington Medical
School and a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from the University of Oregon. At
XPENG, Brian leads the company's global strategy, finance, fundraising,
investments and international partnerships.
Brian discussed his journey from an investment banker to a tech company
executive, why China's EV market excites him, and how XPENG differentiates
itself from its competitors. This episode also features a bonus interview with
GGV Managing Partner, Jixun Foo, on why we invested in XPENG Motors.
Join our listeners' community via WeChat/Slack at
[996.ggvc.com/community](https://996.ggvc.com/home/community/).
The 996 Podcast is brought to you by GGV Capital, a global venture capital
firm that invests in local founders. As a multi-stage, sector-focused firm,
GGV focuses on seed-to-growth stage investments across Consumer/New Retail,
Social/Digital & Internet, Enterprise/Cloud and Frontier Tech sectors. The
firm was founded in 2000 and manages $6.2 billion in capital across 13 funds.
Past and present portfolio companies include Affirm, Airbnb, Alibaba,
Bitsight, ByteDance, Ctrip, Didi Chuxing, Grab, Gladly, Hello Chuxing,
HashiCorp, Houzz, Keep, LingoChamp, Namely, Niu, Nozomi Networks, Opendoor,
Peloton, Poshmark, Slack, Square, Wish, Xauto, Xiaohongshu, Yellow, YY,
Zhaoyou and more. The firm has offices in Beijing, San Francisco, Shanghai and
Silicon Valley. Learn more at
