On February 2nd, Shen Xianbing, the founding partner of Qilin Investment Company, a mainland quantified private equity firm, passed away at the young age of 40.
According to the obituary released by Qilin Investment in Shanghai on the evening of the 2nd, Shen Xianbing passed away at 10:36 am that day, at the age of 40.
Public records show that Shen Xianbing graduated from the Physics Department of the University of Science and Technology of China. In 2015, he co-founded Qilin Investment with his former classmates from the University of Science and Technology of China, Wang Hongyong and Dong Cheng, serving as a founding partner and deputy general manager. Currently, the company manages assets exceeding 10 billion Chinese yuan.
In recent years, sudden deaths among young people in various parts of China have been frequent, including many celebrities and scholars. For example, on December 14, 2025, bodybuilder Wang Kun passed away due to heart problems at the young age of 30.
On November 22, 2025, Lin Hui, a well-known criminal defense lawyer in Wuhan, Hubei Province, passed away suddenly at the age of 43.
On June 4, 2025, Hou Lili, a 34-year-old internet celebrity from Henan Province, suddenly died of acute cerebral infarction at the age of 34.
On May 16, 2025, Liu Xi, an associate professor in the School of Law and Humanities Communication Department of Zhejiang University of Science and Technology and a master’s supervisor, passed away due to “ineffective treatment of illness” at the age of 44.
On May 9, 2025, Director Zhang Beiping of the Spleen and Stomach Department at the Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine passed away due to illness at the age of 52.
On April 18, 2025, Associate Professor Chen Hao from Peking University passed away at the age of 42.
On April 15, 2025, Dr. Du Xiaohua, a respiratory medicine expert at the First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, passed away at the age of 50 due to illness.
These untimely deaths have drawn attention to the fragility of life and the importance of health in the midst of busy and stressful modern lifestyles. The loss of Shen Xianbing, along with the other individuals mentioned, serves as a somber reminder of the unpredictable nature of life and the value of cherishing each moment.