Qingdao will host the 2019 Global (Qingdao) Venture Capital Conference on May 9-10. [Photo/dzwww.com]

The eastern coastal city of Qingdao, East China's Shandong province. [Photo/qingdaonews.com]

This year's Top 40 under 40 list will be announced on May 10 at the 2019 Global (Qingdao) Venture Capital Conference in Qingdao, Shandong province.

The "40 under-40" project aims to reveal the tremendous potential in the venture capital industry by finding often unrecognized young talent doing remarkable things.

The list was compiled based both on nominations and a thorough review of each investor's professional background, investment track record, approach to working with portfolio companies, and commitment to firm development.

According to CY Zone, a well-known venture media, the list includes the hottest under-40 investors in China's venture community.

In 2018 their total investment amounted to nearly 41.8 billion yuan ($6.18 billion) and their investment cases totaled 456. At an average age of 35.31 they have worked in the industry on average for 9.3 years, investing an average amount of 1.045 billion yuan each in 11.4 cases.