ufund team
Management
Connie Wang
Founder & CEO
Finance
Yi Li
Head of Finance
Yi is a Partner at UFUND Ventures and Texas Renaissance Homes, bringing nearly two decades of experience in real estate investment. He began his career in 2006 with a focus on residential and multifamily investments across Texas, establishing a strong track record of disciplined growth and value creation.
At UFUND, Yi oversees risk management, financial structuring, and portfolio development, and also serves as the firm’s Head of Finance. His leadership has been instrumental in shaping UFUND’s investment strategy and strengthening its financial foundation.
Yi holds an MBA from the University of Texas, an M.S. from Johns Hopkins University, and a B.S. from Tsinghua University in Beijing.
Connie is the founder and CEO of UFUND Ventures, a real estate investment firm that focuses on small and mid-cap markets in the US.
She also founded Texas Renaissance Homes to invest in off-market distressed real estate, wholesale, Fix-flip and value-add opportunities. With a steady and rapid success, her business started to grow, and it’s continuously expanding.
Connie has completed real estate transactions in the thousands, and managed assets value in the hundreds of millions USD. She currently manages a real estate portfolio value over $75M.
Prior to 2006, Connie worked for Visa, Dell and Cisco. Once in real estate, she began to apply her extensive tech background by developing tools to determine property valuation, increase team collaborations, and maximize revenue/profitability.
Connie earned her master’s degree in Computer Science from George Mason University (Virginia), and bachelor’s degrees in Finance and Economics in China.
Capital & Investments
Allyson Silver
Director of Capital Partnership
Allyson Silver is the Director of Capital Partnerships at UFUND, a private equity firm focused on commercial real estate investments. In this role, she leads the firm’s capital formation and investor strategy, overseeing equity placement, investor partnerships, and strategic engagement efforts to support UFUND’s continued growth.
With over a decade of experience in real estate private equity, Allyson has been involved in more than $600 million in transactions across acquisitions, developments, and joint ventures. Her experience spans the full investment lifecycle, including capital raising, deal structuring, and execution.
Christian Mangru
Commercial Real Estate Analyst
Christian Mangru is a Commercial Real Estate Analyst at UFUND Investment, where he supports investment analysis, asset management, and investor relations. He works closely with senior leadership to help drive disciplined underwriting and deliver institutional-quality insights and communications across the firm’s real estate platform.
Prior to joining UFUND, Christian developed a strong foundation in private equity acquisitions and asset management. He holds a Master of Real Estate Development from the University of Arizona’s CAPLA Graduate College and began his career with exposure to ground-up development before joining Principal Asset Management, where he co-managed a $3.2 billion portfolio of Class A commercial real estate. His experience spans multiple asset classes, with a focus on portfolio oversight, underwriting, and investment decision-making.
Investor
Relations & Platform
Lisa Zhong
Investor Relations & Platform Manager
Lisa Zhong is an Investor Relations and Platform Manager at UFUND, a private real estate firm focused on off-market commercial real estate investments. In this role, she oversees investor communications, supports capital-raising initiatives, and manages the firm’s investment platform to ensure a seamless and efficient client experience. Lisa combines strategic insight with strong operational execution, enhancing both investor engagement and internal processes.
Prior to joining UFUND, Lisa founded and successfully led an international lumber trading business and gained additional experience in financial services with TS Imagine and in accounting with Penske Automotive Group.
Mica Navea
CRM AND PLATFORM SPECIALIST
Mica Carmelita Navea is a CRM and Platform Specialist at UFUND Investment, where she is responsible for the firm's investor data systems and platform operations. She oversees CRM management, data integrity, and workflow coordination, ensuring that information flows accurately across teams and that internal processes remain efficient and reliable.
With more than eight years at UFUND, Mica brings deep institutional knowledge and a solid understanding of the firm's operational infrastructure. She plays a key behind-the-scenes role in supporting investor reporting, maintaining system consistency, and enabling the team to execute with precision.
Before joining UFUND, Mica gained valuable experience in client relations and administrative operations, where she developed strong skills in communication, coordination, and process management—foundations she continues to apply in her work today.
Jiaqi Li
Investor Relations Specialist
Jiaqi Li is an Investor Relations professional at UFUND Investment, with a background in economics and finance. She holds a degree in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and has experience spanning securities analysis, fixed income, and private investments.
Her responsibilities focus on investor communications and capital onboarding, with an emphasis on clarity, efficiency, and execution.
Operations
Moyin Zhao
Operations Manager
Moyin Zhao has been with UFUND, a real estate private equity firm, since 2018. Over the years, she has led the firm’s Marketing, Investor Relations, and Human Resources functions, playing a pivotal role in scaling UFUND’s portfolio more than tenfold.
Since 2025, following the transition of Investor Relations to the Director of IR, Moyin has focused on strengthening UFUND’s operations and internal systems. She has led efforts to integrate platforms and CRMs, standardize procedures, enhance automation, reassign team responsibilities, and oversee major data migration projects. These improvements have streamlined workflows, increased efficiency, and reinforced the foundation supporting UFUND’s continued growth.
Angeli Celestino
Administrative assistant
Angeli Celestino is an Administrative Assistant at UFUND, where she provides vital support across investor relations, operations, and marketing. She coordinates investor transactions, maintains data across CRMs and portals, and assists with legal, compliance, and reporting documents. Angeli also contributes to marketing initiatives, investor onboarding, and inbound communications to ensure a seamless client experience.
Prior to UFUND, Angeli developed a strong background in operations management and client service, gaining experience in process improvement, financial support, and customer engagement. With nearly a decade of combined experience, she brings reliability and versatility to her role, helping strengthen both day-to-day operations and investor relations.
Brokerage
Xin Fang
Realtor
Marketing
Vicky Wu
Marketing Strategist
Vicky Wu is the Marketing Strategist at UFUND, a private equity firm focused on commercial real estate investments. In this role, she is responsible for developing and executing marketing strategies, as well as planning and coordinating investor meetings, marketing events, and client engagement initiatives.
Prior to joining UFUND, Vicky gained extensive marketing experience in the FMCG and market research sectors, holding roles at Unilever and AC Nielsen. In these positions, she specialized in brand management, analytical research, and strategic campaign planning, building a strong foundation in data-driven marketing and brand strategy.
Tingting Zhao
Marketing assistant
Tingting Zhao is a Marketing Assistant at UFUND Investment, where she supports the firm's investor engagement initiatives through digital marketing and content production. She manages investor-facing campaigns across YouTube and short-form platforms, and plays a key role in livestream pledge events for Connie's 100,000+ subscriber community. Her work spans video production, cross-platform distribution, content compliance, and data analytics, helping UFUND strengthen investor engagement and maintain a trusted digital presence.
Acquisitions
John Johnson
acquisition
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David De La Pena
acquisition
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Sales
Angelica Larrea
Sales
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