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Ginkgo Gofar Group

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About Company
Ginkgo Gofar Group is a leading China-based private equity firm.

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Also Known As

盈信国富, Yingxin Guofu, 盈信投资集团股份有限公司, 盈信资本, Yingxin Ziben

founded date

01.01.2001

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Number of employees

IPO status

Private

Description

Founded in 2003, Ginkgo Gofar Group, under the leadership of fund manager and CEO Cliff Lin, has grown its net asset value to RMB6.2bn in February 2016. The firm invests in startups in various industries, including software and emergency medicine, with a preference for companies that are 4-5 years old. Ginkgo Gofar Group is active in the United States and typically invests in rounds with 4-5 participants, ranging from $10-50 million. It is often joined by sponsors such as angelMD, Triskelion Capital, and TEDCO.
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Founders
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Cliff Lin
Cliff Lin

Cliff Lin

Graduated from the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) with a Masters degree in Business Administration. In 1994, he joined Shenzhen Junan Securities Co Ltd and transferred to Sinochem (Hong Kong) Petroleum International Ltd in 1995. By Lin’s sound market judgment, he made HK$5mn ($643k) profit for the firm. In June 2003, he purchased RMB 12m worth of Kweichow Moutai’s legal person shares and as of 2015, the market value of the shares purchased reached more than RMB1.1bn, achieving an impressive 100 times profit returns In April 2003, he founded Ginkgo Group Company Ltd. From 2008, he has been a director of Landsea Real Estate co Ltd and Shaanxi Xifeng Liquor Co Ltd. In 2011, he was made the chairman of Anhui Shuanglun Wine Ltd.

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Ginkgo Gofar Group
Ginkgo Gofar Group

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Cliff Lin

Employee Profiles
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Cliff Lin

Cliff Lin

Chairman, CEO and CIO

Lin Zhaohong

Lin Zhaohong

CFO

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