Board Secretary, Equity Financing & Investor Relations
Fortsense is a leading autopilot LiDAR chip design start-up, well-known for its SPAD (single photon avalanche diode) and 3D sensing products.Role:• Led team of 4 senior managers, including CTO, Finance Director and Business Development Director, driving series C2 equity financing in partnership with Directors of Sales, R&D and HR. Reporting directly to Founder & CEO.• Responsible for investor relations and shareholders affairs, as well as A-share IPO programme.Achievements:· Successfully led and closed milestone Series C2 strategic financing deal with leading automaker Chery Group seven months after joining.· Turned around finance team by changing way of working, with particular focus on professional pitchbook, datapack, and financial modelling, to become more professional function better able to focus on key projects.· Developed strategy targeting large Chinese automakers as investors for potential future financing, leveraging firm’s LiDAR USP; built strong network of strategic investors and RMB funds focused on semiconductor/autopilot/deeptech industries.