UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. )1
China Finance Online Co. Limited
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(Name of Issuer)
Ordinary Shares, par value HK$0.001 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
169379104
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(CUSIP Number)
Not applicable
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Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[X] Rule 13d-1(d)
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1 The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
IDG Technology Venture Investment, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (a)[ ]
(b)[X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Massachusetts
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 20,580,652 Ordinary Shares. Each of International Data
OWNED BY Group, Inc. and Patrick J. McGovern may also be deemed
EACH to have sole voting power with respect to the above
REPORTING shares.
PERSON WITH
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
See item 5.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
20,580,652 Ordinary Shares. Each of International Data
Group, Inc. and Patrick J. McGovern may also be deemed
to have sole dispositive power with respect to the
above shares.
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
See item 7.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
20,580,652 Ordinary Shares
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
20.7%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
CO
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
International Data Group, Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (a)[ ]
(b)[X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Massachusetts
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 20,580,652 Ordinary Shares. Each of IDG Technology
OWNED BY Venture Investment, Inc. and Patrick J. McGovern may
EACH also be deemed to have sole voting power with respect to
REPORTING the above shares.
PERSON WITH
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
See item 5.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
20,580,652 Ordinary Shares. Each of IDG Technology
Venture Investment, Inc. and Patrick J. McGovern may
also be deemed to have sole dispositive power with
respect to the above shares.
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
See item 7.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
20,580,652 Ordinary Shares
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
20.7%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
CO
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
IDG Technology Venture Investments, LP
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (a)[ ]
(b)[X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6,723,115 Ordinary Shares. IDG Technology Venture
OWNED BY Investments, LLC, and Quan Zhou and Patrick J. McGovern
EACH acting together may also be deemed to have sole voting
REPORTING power with respect to the above shares.
PERSON WITH
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
See item 5.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
6,723,115 Ordinary Shares. IDG Technology Venture
Investments, LLC, and Quan Zhou and Patrick J. McGovern
acting together may also be deemed to have sole
dispositive power with respect to the above shares.
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
See item 7.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,723,115 Ordinary Shares
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.8%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
PN
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
IDG Technology Venture Investments, LLC
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (a)[ ]
(b)[X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6,723,115 Ordinary Shares. Quan Zhou and Patrick J.
OWNED BY McGovern acting together may also be deemed to have sole
EACH voting power with respect to the above shares.
REPORTING
PERSON WITH
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
See item 5.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
6,723,115 Ordinary Shares. Quan Zhou and Patrick J.
McGovern acting together may also be deemed to have sole
dispositive power with respect to the above shares.
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
See item 7.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,723,115 Ordinary Shares
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.8%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
PN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Quan Zhou
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (a)[ ]
(b)[X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY ------------------------------------------------------------------
OWNED BY
EACH 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 6,723,115 Ordinary Shares. Each of IDG Technology
Venture Investments, LLC and Patrick J. McGovern may
also be deemed to have sole voting power and shared
voting power, respectively, with respect to the
above shares.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
6,723,115 Ordinary Shares. Each of IDG Technology
Venture Investments, LLC and Patrick J. McGovern may
also be deemed to have sole dispositive power and shared
dispositive power, respectively, with respect to the
above shares.
CUSIP No. 169379104
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,723,115 Ordinary Shares
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.8%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 169379104
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Patrick J. McGovern
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP * (a)[ ]
(b)[X]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
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NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 27,303,767 Ordinary Shares. Each of IDG Technology
OWNED BY Venture Investment, Inc. and International Data Group,
EACH Inc. may also be deemed to have sole voting power with
REPORTING respect to 20,580,652 of the above shares, and each of
PERSON WITH IDG Technology Venture Investments, LP and IDG
Technology Venture Investments, LLC may also be deemed
to have sole voting power with respect to 6,723,115 of
the above shares.
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6 SHARED VOTING POWER
See item 5. Quan Zhou may also be deemed to have shared
voting power with respect to 6,723,115 of the above
shares.
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7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
27,303,767 Ordinary Shares. Each of IDG Technology
Venture Investment, Inc. and International Data Group
Inc. may also be deemed to have sole dispositive power
with respect to 20,580,652 of the above shares, and each
of IDG Technology Venture Investments, LP and IDG
Technology Venture Investments, LLC may also be deemed
to have sole dispositive power with respect to 6,723,115
of the above shares.
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
See item 7. Quan Zhou may also be deemed to have shared
dispositive power with respect to 6,723,115 of the above
shares.
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
27,303,767 Ordinary Shares
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES [ ]
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
27.5%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON *
IN
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* SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 169379104
ITEM 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER:
China Finance Online Co. Limited
ITEM 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
Room 610B
6/F Ping'an Mansion
No. 23 Financial Street
Xicheng District
Beijing, 100032, China
ITEM 2(a). NAME OF PERSONS FILING:
1. IDG Technology Venture Investment, Inc.
2. IDG Technology Venture Investments, LP
3. IDG Technology Venture Investments, LLC
4. International Data Group, Inc.
5. Quan Zhou
6. Patrick J. McGovern
The above persons have agreed that this Statement may be filed by IDG
Technology Venture Investment, Inc. ("IDG Ventures") on behalf of all of them
jointly pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1). A copy of such agreement is attached as an
Exhibit to this Statement.
IDG Ventures is a wholly-owned subsidiary of International Data Group,
Inc. ("IDG"). A majority of the capital stock of IDG is owned beneficially by
Patrick J. McGovern, the founder and Chairman of the Board of IDG.
IDG Technology Venture Investments, LP ("IDG Ventures LP") is a limited
partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. The general
partner of IDG Ventures LP is IDG Technology Venture Investments, LLC, a limited
liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware ("IDG
Ventures LLC"). The managing members of IDG Ventures LLC are Patrick J. McGovern
and Quan Zhou.
ITEM 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
For all reporting persons other than Mr. Zhou:
One Exeter Plaza
Boston, MA 02109
For Mr. Zhou:
Room 616, Tower A
COFCO Plaza
8 Jianguomennei Dajie
Beijing 100005, People's Republic of China
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ITEM 2(c). CITIZENSHIP:
Mr. McGovern and Mr. Zhou are each United States citizens. The
jurisdiction of organization of the other reporting persons is as follows: IDG:
Massachusetts; IDG Ventures: Massachusetts; IDG Ventures LP: Delaware; and IDG
Ventures LLC; Delaware.
ITEM 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Ordinary Shares
ITEM 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER:
169379104
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1(b), OR 13d-2(b),
CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;
(c) [ ] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act;
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
Company Act;
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
Advisers Act of 1940;
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
or Endowment Fund;
(g) [ ] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(ii)(G);
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(l)(ii)(H).
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP. (See Note A)
The information for each reporting person contained in Items 5-11 of the
cover pages is incorporated herein by reference. For all reporting persons,
number of shares beneficially owned includes Ordinary Shares represented by ADSs
beneficially owned by the reporting person.
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
N/A
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
N/A
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ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.
N/A
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
N/A
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
N/A
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION.
N/A
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the
undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement with
respect to it is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 14, 2005
IDG TECHNOLOGY VENTURE INVESTMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Edward B. Bloom
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Edward B. Bloom
Vice President
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AGREEMENT
Each of the undersigned hereby agrees that the Statement on Schedule 13G
to which this Agreement is attached may be filed by IDG Technology Venture
Investment, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation, on behalf of itself and each of
IDG Technology Venture Investments, LP, a Delaware limited partnership;
International Data Group, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation; IDG Technology
Venture Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company; Quan Zhou and
Patrick J. McGovern.
Dated: February 14, 2005
IDG TECHNOLOGY VENTURE INVESTMENT, INC.
By: /s/ Edward B. Bloom
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Edward B. Bloom
Vice President
IDG TECHNOLOGY VENTURE INVESTMENTS, LP
By: IDG TECHNOLOGY VENTURE INVESTMENTS, LLC
Its General Partner
By: /s/ Patrick J. McGovern
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Patrick J. McGovern
Managing Member
IDG TECHNOLOGY VENTURE INVESTMENTS, LLC
By: /s/ Patrick J. McGovern
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Patrick J. McGovern
Managing Member
INTERNATIONAL DATA GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Edward B. Bloom
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Edward B. Bloom
Vice President
/s/ Patrick J. McGovern
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Patrick J. McGovern
/s/ Quan Zhou
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Quan Zhou