On 12 Oct 2024, we had our inaugural ‘CM Founders Club’ session held at Morrison Foerster’s Shanghai office. Formally known as ‘CEO Training Sessions’, the rebranded half-day sessions are held quarterly for CM Venture Capital portfolio startup leaders to share updates/tips, discuss opportunities and brainstorm challenges. This is based on our ‘Build’ principle, which is part of our overall 4-step investment philosophy: Predict-Select-Build-Partner.

External experts were also invited to the session for insight-sharing; with big thanks to Morrison Foerster, CICC and 光禾作用 for their time and effort. Attending the event were leadership from Beaver Bio, Sengong, Skysys, Echiev, Enwise, Guofu Hydrogen, CSMH, and Prismlab. Also attending the session were secondees and representatives from our partners Mitsubishi Corp China  and Phoenix Contact. With highly spirited discussions, networking exchanges and plenty of smiles, it was clear the new CM Founders Club format is a step in the right direction for our startups.