About
Rui Ma
Founder, Tech Buzz China
I study how China develops technological capability — from AI and robotics to EVs, new energy, and advanced manufacturing — and how those systems intersect with global capital and competition.
Through Tech Buzz China, I connect global investors and operators to the realities of China's innovation ecosystem, grounded in primary research and direct engagement with founders and investors.
Beyond industry, I think seriously about education and long-term human capability. Technology is compounding quickly; our institutions and parenting models often are not.
Current work includes a forthcoming book on China's EV industry, a research series on advanced manufacturing, and Parent Compass, an emerging platform focused on modern education strategy.
Press Kit
Official Bio
Rui Ma has over two decades of experience in technology and finance, spanning seed stage to pre-IPO investing spread evenly between the US and China. She founded Tech Buzz China in 2018 to educate and advise investors, funds and entrepreneurs on Chinese tech companies' products, strategies and trends. She previously worked at 500 Global as an investment partner, and she spent a decade in private equity and mergers and acquisitions roles at the Raine Group, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch in Silicon Valley and China. Rui holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley, and additional degrees from Tsinghua, INSEAD, UIUC and Harvard University.
Focus
What I Work On
China Technology
Electric vehicles, AI, advanced manufacturing, consumer platforms — analyzing how Chinese companies build, scale, and compete, and what that means for global markets.
AI & Education
How artificial intelligence changes incentives around learning — and what that implies for parents, schools, and long-term human capability.
Parenting & Family
Raising curious, cross-cultural children in a world shaped by accelerating technology. Honest reflections on what builds resilience, judgment, and real skill.