Today, the FOF Research Center officially released its "2026 40U40 Outstanding Young Investors" rankings. Zhu Pai, CEO of Ef Capital, has been honored with the "2026 Top 40 Under 40 (40U40) Best Direct Investment Fund Young Investor" award.

On the occasion of the upcoming Youth Day (May 4th), the FOF Research Center, supported by comprehensive data and in-depth research analysis, unveiled this significant ranking designed to encourage dedicated young professionals who quietly contribute to the private equity investment industry. Industry consensus traditionally holds that talent in investment follows a pyramid structure—the older, the more senior. However, with the full arrival of the digital and hard-tech era, on highly specialized tracks such as deep tech and biomedicine, a group of outstanding Chinese young investors are leveraging their solid expertise and precise forward-looking vision to identify investment targets with truly long-term value.

In this selection, the "Top 40 Under 40 Best Direct Investment Fund Young Investor" award focuses on evaluating the candidates' comprehensive performance in direct investment, including but not limited to the return rate of investment cases, insight into emerging technologies, empowerment capabilities for portfolio company ecosystems, and industry reputation.

Ef Capital CEO Zhu Pai is honored as:

2026 Top 40 Under 40 (40U40)
Best Direct Investment Fund Young Investor

Mr. Zhu Pai has long focused on investment opportunities at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and life sciences, leading and participating in multiple projects with significant industry influence. His investment philosophy integrates deep industrial understanding with an international perspective, committed to driving key technological breakthroughs with capital. This is perfectly consistent with Ef Capital's mission: "Striving for Life Sciences."

Driven precisely by this philosophy and mission, the community of young investors represented by Mr. Zhu Pai is joining forces with young entrepreneurs to become a major force in changing the world. Against the backdrop of technological innovation increasingly becoming the core driving force of national development, this new generation of investors will continue to uphold professionalism and long-termism, uncovering genuine value in markets full of challenges and opportunities. Ef Capital will also continuously strengthen its investment research capabilities and ecosystem empowerment, supporting more exceptional startups in their growth, and injecting endless youthful energy into the prosperity of China's hard-tech industries.