William is a Partner at SOSV, a US$235m accelerator focused venture capital fund, and the Managing Director of Chinaccelerator, East Asia's first startup accelerator. William joined SOSV from SingTel Innov8 Ventures where he was Managing Director supporting China investments. While at Innov8 he led investments in Yodo1 (mobile games), Gmobi (Android platform), Lekan (children's video platform), and Massive Impact (mobile advertising). Previously, William was a Partner at Softbank China & India Holdings, a venture capital firm backed by Softbank and Cisco. While at SoftBank he led investments in Silk Road Telecom (SRT) - in mobile enterprise cloud SaaS, Playspan - a payment platform acquired by Visa (NYSE: V), Punch Entertainment - a mobile game developer acquired by DeNA (Tokyo: 2432), and Peacesoft - a Vietnam eCommerce and payment platform backed by eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) and MOL Group (NASDAQ: MOLG). William spent 11 years as an equity research analyst most recently with Deutsche Bank where he was responsible for Internet and Telecom Equipment in Asia and China technology, media and telecom. Previously he covered Digital Media at Bank of America Securities in San Francisco and PC/Enterprise Hardware at Bear Stearns in New York. William is an active angel investor with 39 investments between 2004 and 2014. In 2006 he was ranked #3 All-Asia analyst for Technology/Software and IT Services by Institutional Investor Magazine Asia. In 2005, he was ranked #1 stock picker in Technology, Media and Telecom, and #3 overall for Hong Kong/China by Forbes/SCMP/Starmine. He currently sits on the boards of advisors/directors for a number of companies including GMobi, Massive Impact, ChaseFuture, Neonan, Mingbo, iTalki, and kineticOne as well as organizations including Angelvest (天使谷), the largest and most active angel investing group in Asia, AAMA Shanghai and the Techyizu, Beijing Hive, Digital Matters and AdTech: China events. He holds a BA from Bowdoin College.

Investment Partner, Asia @ My focus is direct investment in early stage startups, angel through Series A. In addition I'm also Managing Director of Chinaccelerator, the first and longest running startup accelerator program in China based out of Shanghai and run by SOSV. SOSV is a leading early stage venture capital firm with offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, New York, San Francisco and Cork, Ireland. Founded in 1994 by Sean O’Sullivan, SOSV currently manages an evergreen fund of $250 million in assets with a focus on seed and early stage investments in the Software, Hardware, Consumer Services, and Life Sciences markets. SOSV currently has 5 partners each running one of 5 accelerators including software focused Chinaccelerator in Shanghai (www.chinacclerator.com), hardware focused HAX in Shenzhen (www.haxlr8r.com), two biotech focused IndieBio programs in San Francisco and Ireland (http://indiebio.co), and food focused Food-X in New York (www.food-x.com). SOSventures invests from $50,000 to $5 million in over 130 companies per year. From October 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) Shanghai City, ChinaManaging Director @ Chinaccelerator is the first and longest running startup accelerator program in China based out of Shanghai and run by SOSV. My focus is driving the Chinaccelerator program with two batches of 10 companies convening in the Spring and Fall From October 2014 to Present (1 year 3 months) Shanghai City, ChinaSteering Committee Member @ AngelVest Group was launched in 2007, in affiliation with the Shanghai chapter of the Asia America Multi Technology Association (“AAMA”) one of Silicon Valley’s leading business networks (www.aamasv.com), is the leading angel investment group in Asia. Our mission is to help our members identify and invest in compelling early-stage businesses across Asia, the US and Europe. We also provide a venue for entrepreneurs to raise early-stage capital from accredited angel investors. Entrepreneurs typically seek to raise from US$100K to $500K, and can enjoy the benefits of continued interaction and mentorship by our angel investors. AngelVest has grown from the leading organized angel investment group in China to the largest in Asia with monthly meetings in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong and Singapore. From March 2007 to Present (8 years 10 months) Shanghai City, ChinaDirector @ From 2007 to Present (8 years) Managing Director @ Singtel Innov8 is the corporate venture arm of Singtel. Innov8 is focused on investing in and driving innovative services and technology from around the world. My focus was global with a special focus on China. I was based in Beijing. From November 2010 to October 2014 (4 years) Beijing City, ChinaPartner @ Focused on early stage investments in technology, media, and telecom companies in Asia excluding Japan and Korea. From March 2007 to October 2010 (3 years 8 months) Shanghai City, ChinaVice President @ Research analyst focusing on downstream technology sectors in Asia From June 2002 to March 2007 (4 years 10 months) Hong KongVice President @ From 2000 to 2001 (1 year) San Francisco Bay AreaAssociate @ From September 1997 to September 2000 (3 years 1 month) Greater New York City AreaAssociate @ Technology analyst From April 1996 to May 1997 (1 year 2 months) Research @ From July 1995 to April 1996 (10 months)

BA, East Asian History, International Relations @ Bowdoin College From 1991 to 1995 High School @ Blair Academy From 1987 to 1991 William Bean is skilled in: Venture Capital, Private Equity, Corporate Development, Private Placements, Investment Banking, Mergers, Start-ups, Entrepreneurship, Emerging Markets, LBO, Due Diligence, Digital Media, Investments, Mobile Devices, Valuation