S olina Chau is a prominent Hong Kong businesswoman and one of the most powerful and influential female investors in the world. She is the co-founder of Horizons Ventures, a venture capital firm that serves as the private investment arm of the legendary Hong Kong tycoon, Sir Li Ka-shing. For decades, she has been a close confidante and key business partner to Li, guiding his investments into the global technology sector and helping him stay at the forefront of innovation.

Under Chau's leadership, Horizons Ventures became renowned for its prescient and incredibly successful early-stage investments in some of the world's most disruptive technology companies. The firm's legendary bets include being an early backer of Facebook, the music streaming service Spotify, the voice-over-IP company Skype, the navigation app Waze, and the AI research lab DeepMind (which was acquired by Google). Her ability to identify transformative technologies and her close relationship with Li Ka-shing have made her a pivotal, though often low-profile, figure in the global tech and venture capital ecosystems.