[Yang Tianzhen Crosses Over to VC: Teaming Up with Kimi's Investment Backer Jiang Shanshan to Win AI Projects Through Content] Beating AI News reports that, according to LatePost, Yang Tianzhen, founder of Yixin Entertainment, and Jiang Shanshan, former head of cutting-edge technology investment at Alibaba, have co-founded Helios Venture, a venture capital firm focusing on cutting-edge technologies such as AI, embodied intelligence, nuclear fusion, and brain-computer interfaces. Their roles are clearly defined: Jiang Shanshan is responsible for investment, while Yang Tianzhen handles investor relations, content, and brand building. Jiang Shanshan previously served as Managing Director of Alibaba's Strategic Investment Department. Over the past three years, she led investments in more than ten cutting-edge technology projects at Alibaba, totaling over 10 billion RMB, including Kimi, the robotics company Sharpa, and the nuclear fusion company Nova Fusion. In August of this year, she left Alibaba to begin preparing her own fund. Their collaboration stemmed from a consultation. Jiang Shanshan approached Yang Tianzhen seeking advice on how to build influence for her new fund. Yang Tianzhen proactively offered to start a business together. Jiang Shanshan believes that after leaving a large platform like Alibaba, the new fund must build its own brand to compete with leading institutions for high-quality startups. Yang Tianzhen will leverage her experience in artist management and content marketing to help the fund reach entrepreneurs and provide support to portfolio companies in areas such as brand communication and founder image management. The two also plan to co-produce a tech podcast aimed at the general public. This approach has precedents. Silicon Valley venture capital firm a16z has a dedicated new media team that helps portfolio companies attract customers, talent, and investors through videos, podcasts, and its own distribution channels. Jiang Shanshan summarizes their collaboration logic as: investment capability is 1, and content is the 0, responsible for amplifying the value of the former. In terms of investment strategy, Jiang Shanshan prefers "careful selection and heavy investment." She revealed that she had previously reviewed hundreds of AI application companies but did not invest. She believes that consumer-facing AI productivity tools and entertainment applications will likely be dominated by large companies or model companies in the future; complex areas such as enterprise-level AI agent infrastructure may offer more opportunities for independent startups. [Original Link]