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Some of these investments include: Meituan\/Dianping (HKSE: 3690), PinDuoDuo (NASDAQ: PDD), TuSimple (NASDAQ: TSP), Energy Monster (NASDAQ: EM), Full Truck Alliance\uff08NYSE: YMM\uff09, FinVolution (NYSE: FINV), QingCloud (SSE: 688316), FangDD (NASDAQ: DUO), Innolight (SZSE: 300308), Lianluo Interactive (SZSE: 002280), MediaV (acquired by Qihoo), MetroWave (acquired by IPG Photonics), Opulan (acquired by Qualcomm),&nbsp; ShareWave (acquired by Cirrus Logic), Ainemo (acquired by Baidu), 51WORLD, ByteDance, eBroke, Tujia, Doctor Trust, YiAuto, Biren Technology, Starfield, NeoX and Xbiome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ron has over 20 years of venture capital experience. He was the Managing Director of Lightspeed Venture Partners and started Lightspeed\u2019s China operations from scratch. Prior to Lightspeed, Ron was Managing Director of KLM Capital, where he led the company\u2019s early-stage cross-border investments in Silicon Valley and China. 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