# Top 50 Artificial intelligence Startup Investors in China in October 2023

## Sequoia Capital China
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 39
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence

We help founders build enduring companies.

## ZhenFund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 33
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, E-Commerce

ZhenFund is a seed fund founded by former entrepreneurs to invest in the most promising innovators. New Oriental co-founders Bob Xiaoping Xu and Victor Qiang Wang established ZhenFund in 2011 in collaboration with Sequoia Capital China. ZhenFund now has a network of over 800 portfolio companies, including over 30 unicorns based in China. Webelieve that great businesses start with exceptional founding teams. We are dedicated to helping our entrepreneurs build successful companies by providing them with mentorship and the best resources available. Some of our services include biannual demo days to top Chinese VCs, ZhenHR services, marketing and PR consulting, as well as fundraising. Our strong and large CEO network also facilitates entrepreneurs helping each other, especially via our WeChat platform. ZhenFund has been ranked as the “#1 Early-Stage Investment Firm” for six years. Bob Xiaoping Xu, Founder of ZhenFund, has been named on the Midas List since 2016 and ranked #11 in 2019. Anna Fang, Founding Partner and CEO of ZhenFund, has been named on the Midas List since 2019 and made her 4th appearance as #12, and #1 on Midas Seed List in 2022.

## Baidu Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 26
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, Biotechnology

"BV is an independent venture fund established by Baidu in 2017. BV's investors include Baidu as well as other leading financial institutions and businesses. BV currently manages roughly $500M USD across 3 funds and has offices in Beijing and San Francisco. Its mission is to support entrepreneurs and companies who are spearheading the newage of artificial intelligence. These companies are changing the way we work and live—and ultimately how we interact."

## Linear Venture
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 25
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Internet

Linear Capital (Linear Venture) was founded by Jingdong, Lynx former executives and early Facebook employees Chuan Wang Huai, attention Pan smart, technology-driven big data early in the project area. Has invested horizon robot, Rokid, with shield, melting point, etc. more than 30 start-up team, and is trying to become China's best intelligentapplication data Fund (Applied-Data-Intelligence). Our existing limited partners from Asia's top hedge funds, but also from Alibaba, Tencent, Baidu, the public comment, go, people network, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and other well-known Internet company founders or executives and Xue Manzi, Mr Leung and other aspect of capital investment sector for decades veterans. We strive to use industry expertise and resources to help the investment company move fast and break fewer things, and ultimately the linear path and nonlinear growth.

## Iflytek
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hefei, Anhui, China
- Relevant deals: 25
- Stages: Series A, Angel
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software

Anhui USTC iFLYTEK Science and Technology Co., Ltd. (科大讯飞) is a software enterprise focused on the research of intelligent speech and language technologies, development of software and chip products, provision of speech information services, and integration of e-government systems.As a key supplier of intelligent speech technologies, USTCiFLYTEK holds long-term research experience in the field of intelligent speech technologies, and reputed achievements in a variety of technologies such as speech synthesis, speech recognition and spoken language evaluating.

## IDG Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 24
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, Internet, E-Commerce

IDG Capital is an investment firm that funds early- to growth-stage companies in the technology sector. Today they work with private equity and venture capital fund managers, investment advisors, and business entities from around the world. Their limited partners include many internationally reputable investors, including sovereign wealth funds,pension funds, institutional investors, major charities, university endowments, family offices, and business luminaries.IDG Capital brings a powerful combination of global perspective and local experience to investment management. As long-term value investors, they are highly skilled at mobilizing global resources to address local needs, especially for Inbound and outbound opportunities in China and the rest of Asia. Their highly skilled team has an in-depth understanding of the Chinese market and enjoys close relationships with many influential business leaders.

## Qiming Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 18
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology

Founded in 2006, Qiming Venture Partners is a leading China venture capital firm with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, Hong Kong, Seattle, Boston and the San Francisco Bay Area.Currently, Qiming Venture Partners manages eleven US Dollar funds and seven RMB funds with $9.4 billion in capital raised. Since our establishment, we have investedin outstanding companies in the Technology and Consumer (T&C) and Healthcare industries at the early and growth stages.Since our debut, we have backed over 480 fast-growing and innovative companies. Over 180 of our portfolio companies have achieved exits through IPOs at the NYSE, NASDAQ, HKEX, Shanghai Stock Exchange or Shenzhen Stock Exchange, or through M&A or by other means. There are also over 70 portfolio companies that have achieved unicorn status.

## 5Y Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Xuhui, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 17
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Biotechnology

5Y Capital is a firm engaged in providing early-stage venture investments. It was formerly known as Morningside Venture Capital.The investment firm manages USD 5bn in dual-currency funds in USD and RMB, backed by world-renowned sovereign wealth funds, family offices, fund of funds, university endowments, pensions, and foundations.It washeadquartered in Xuhui, Shanghai, China in 2008 by Ken Shi and Richard Liu.

## Hillhouse Capital Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Changyang, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 17
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software

Hillhouse Capital Group is an investment management firm that invests with a long-term time horizon. Hillhouse owns companies across equity stages, spanning the range from new start-ups to the world’s most established public companies. It may invest in a company as a start-up and continue to hold it in the portfolio as a public equity investment.This stage-agnostic investment style allows them to focus on multi-year results, rather than on quarterly earnings.Hillhouse Capital Group invests globally, with a particular focus on Asia. Independent, proprietary research lies at the heart of our investment process. Our team members are sector experts in consumer, Internet, media, and healthcare. Hillhouse Capital Group was founded in 2005 and is based in Beijing, China.

## Innoangel Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 17
- Stages: Angel, Series A, Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Electronics

Innoangel Fund is an investment firm that invests in early stage companies.

## Fortune Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Relevant deals: 16
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Health Care

Fortune Capital, established in April, 2000, is one of the earliest market-oriented venture capital firms in China. For the past 14 years, Fortune Capital focus its investments on leading companies in four key sectors: TMT (Media oriented), Consumer Goods/Services, Modern Agriculture and Clean Tech.Fortune Capital is ranked among thehighest performing VC/PE firms in China and selected as "Vice President of Venture Capital Committee of IAC," "Vice President of Shenzhen VC Association," "Vice President of Shenzhen Chamber of International Investment & Funding," etc.In addition to providing capitals, Fortune Capital provides its investee companies with personalized value-added services.

## Plum Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Changzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Relevant deals: 16
- Stages: Angel, Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet

Plum Ventures is a venture capital company that aims to encourage young people to become entrepreneurs. It specializes ins providing seed and early-stage investments in the technology, new media, and telecommunications industry.
The firm was founded in May 2014 and is based in Changzhou, China.

## Green Pine Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Relevant deals: 15
- Stages: Series A, Angel, Series B
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing, Software

Green Pine Capital Partners is a venture capital firm.

## FutureCap
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 15
- Stages: Series A, Angel, Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Information Technology

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## Frees Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 15
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce, Health Care

By adopting revolutionary mechanisms, FREES FUND is devoted to change the long-established rules in the venture capital. By leveraging the cutting-edge technologies and resources, FREES FUND aims at investing in great startups and helping them grow into great enterprises that are valuable to our society. We mainly invest in early-stagestartups, and hope to become their first-round institutional investor. Our primary interested areas are broad-sense TMT (Technology, Media, Telecom), B2B and deep technology.

## Gaorong Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wangjing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 14
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology

Investors of Gaorong Capital include world-class sovereign wealth funds, university endowment funds, family foundations, pension funds and fund of funds, as well as successful entrepreneurs, including founders and managements of Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu, JD, Xiaomi, Focus Media and VIPShop. They will provide with valuable industry resources,entrepreneurial experience, and global perspectives.

## DCM Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 13
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, Internet, E-Commerce

DCM Ventures assists entrepreneurs in building companies that will change how institutions and people use and live with technology.DCM Ventures focuses on the size of its team, the money they raise, and the investments they make all so that it can focus on the business of helping portfolio companies succeed. Collectively, the DCM investingpartners have over a century of investing and operational experience and each DCM partner has experience building hyper-growth startups into billion-dollar businesses.DCM Ventures manages ten funds totaling $4.0 billion and has made investments in more than 400 technology companies across the United States and Asia. With offices in Silicon Valley, Beijing, and Tokyo, DCM provides hands-on operational guidance and a vast network of global business and financial resources to its portfolio companies.

## Sinovation Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 13
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile

Sinovation Ventures is a full-service venture capital firm that actively invests in the Chinese technology market.

## GGV Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Menlo Park, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 13
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

We believe the talent to build great companies comes from anywhere. A global venture capital firm that invests in local founders. As a multi-stage, sector-focused firm, GGV focuses on seed- to growth-stage investments across Social/Internet, Enterprise Tech, and Smart Tech sectors.

## Vision Plus Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Relevant deals: 13
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care

Vision Plus Capital (also known as Yuan Jing Capital) focuses on the Internet innovation, consumer upgrades, digital medical, intelligent technology four areas, the RMB and the dollar double currency investment. Yuan Jing Capital for the start-up enterprises to provide multi-faceted help, including the introduction of talent, strategy carding,operational upgrading, financing strategies.Founded in 2015, it was composed of team members for first-line Internet company's core positions of experts and domestic first-tier VC senior investors, for the start-up companies to provide practical experience and team support.

## Redpoint Ventures China
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 13
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Redpoint Ventures China focuses on early investments in the TMT sector, focusing on consumer Internet and technology-driven enterprise IT services opportunities.

## QF Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Relevant deals: 12
- Stages: Series A, Angel, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Internet, Artificial Intelligence

QF Capital is a fund management company that focuses on private equity investments.

## Glory Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 12
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing

Glory Ventures is a cross-border venture capital fund established by a new generation of investors with a global perspective. Already achieving excellent performance, the investment team has plentiful experience in both China and Israel's high-tech and venture capital industries. The unique advantages by which Glory Ventures distinguishesitself from other domestic venture capitalists lie in the fact that it is a research-driven VC that realizes the value of an entire industrial value chain. They integrate industrial resources from the private equity markets and public-listed companies to build strategic synergy. They deliberate exits by both M&A and IPO, taking into consideration both opportunities. Thus, they strive to build an ecosystem across various industries through investment in specific value-chains and providing value-added services that lead to synergetic exits. With a clear multi-industrial positioning backed by their professional and outstanding investment team, Glory Ventures has been highly recognized by Chinese first-class investors and has won the strategic investments of famous organization such as Banyan Capital, major shareholders from various A-share listed companies, founding team of Dianping.com, and many others, making it a top-tier investment ecosystem combining early-stage venture capital investment and the integration of high-end entrepreneurs and industrial resources. Currently, Glory Ventures invests actively in Israel and China, but their global vision encompasses much more. In Israel, Glory Ventures invests in customer-proved, disruptive innovative companies which are synergistic with China’s enormous consumer market, including companies in the field of intelligent hardware, IoT, AI, computer vision. In China, Glory Ventures invests in subsectors such as B2B enterprise service, consumption upgrade, and IoT. Their portfolio includes 20+ stellar companies in the fields of AI, IoT, Fintech and consumption upgrade, over half of which have won the follow-up investment from the industrial capital and famous funds like HTC, Quanta Computer, Alibaba, Shanda Networks, Wind, Crystal Optoelectronics, Join-In Group, and Fortune Capital.

## Yunqi Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 12
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology

Founded in 2014, Yunqi Partners is among the first in China to sharpen its focus on technology empowered industries. Yunqi is systematically investing in digital transformation of industries and industrialisation of technologies covering areas such as cutting-edge technology, advanced manufacturing, IoT, SaaS and B2B supply chain.

## Shunwei Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 12
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Software

Shunwei Capital is a venture capital fund that focuses on early to mid-stage investments in local internet industry. It specializes in incubation, startups, early to mid-stage, and growth capital investments. It seeks to invest in the technology, media, telecommunications, high technology, new media, games, internet finance, and rural area internetsectors. Their investors include sovereign wealth funds, fund of funds, university endowment funds, and family offices.Shunwei Capital is a China-based company that was founded in 2011 by Tuck Lye Koh and Lei Jun.

## Kaitai Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Relevant deals: 12
- Stages: Series A, Angel, Seed
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical

KAITAI CAPITAL, founded in 2009, is a professional investment management organization that mainly engaged in innovative investment, industrial investment, and wealth management business. Fields of investment include biopharma, healthcare services, agriculture tech, consumer business, digital technology and etc.

## Yonghua Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 11
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Angel
- Focus: Education, Health Care, Manufacturing

Shanghai Chung Hua Investment Management Co., Ltd. is specialized in Yongjin Group's equity investment management platform. Total investment scale Chung Hua invest over 6 billion yuan, it has invested in more than 80 outstanding enterprises, of which more than 40 enterprises have been successfully listed. Currently Chung Hua investment teamcovering the major cities Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Xiamen, Hangzhou, Changsha, Chengdu, etc., and in many industries new energy, environmental protection, consumer goods, TMT, agriculture and other in-depth research team.

## Source Code Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Chaoyang, Liaoning, China
- Relevant deals: 11
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence

Founded in 2014, Source Code Capital is a leading China VC focused on the broad TMT sectors and investing in both early stage start-ups and growth stage companies. With $1.5 billion and RMB 3.5 billion under management, Source Code Capital has been successfully partnering with close to 150 leading Chinese technology founders since inceptionincluding Bytedance, Meituan, Homelink, among many others. Source Code is focused on the “Big 3” fundamental drivers, which are Internet+, AI+, and Global+ , and invests along sectors such as media and entertainment, consumer services, enterprise, finance, retail, transportation, housing, education, and healthcare.

## Oriental Fortune Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Relevant deals: 11
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce

Shenzhen Oriental Fortune Capital Co Ltd. is a venture capital firm specializing investment in early venture, mid venture, late venture, emerging growth, Pre-IPO, mature, growth capital stage, mezzanine and new third board investments. The firm typically invests in financial services, telecommunication, new energy, consumer goods, medical treatmentand healthcare, life sciences, internet plus healthy lifestyle industry, logistics, energy technology, information technology, mobile innovation, media, movies and television, culture, pharmaceutical, biological medicine, renewable energy, retail, environmental protection business, consumption, new materials, new agriculture, advanced manufacturing, equipment manufacturing, culture, entertainment, and services. It seeks to invest in China focusing on Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, Xi’an, and Wuhu. The firm also invests in Pearl River Delta region, Yangtze River Delta region, and Circum-Bohai-Sea region. For Pearl River Delta, it covers Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Zhuhai, Huizhou, Jiangmen, and Zhaoqing cities in China. For Yangtze River Delta, the firm covers Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuxi, Changzhou, Suzhou, Nantong, Yancheng, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Taizhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Shaoxing, Jinhua, Zhoushan, Taizhou, Hefei, Wuhu, Ma’anshan, Tongling, Anqing, Chuzhou, Chizhou, and Xuancheng cities in China. For the Circum-Bohai-Sea region, it covers Beijing, Tianjin, Shenyang, Dalian, Qingdao, Dandong, Yingkou, Panjin, Fuxin, Huludao, Chaoyang, Shijiazhuang, Baoding, Tangshan, Qinhuangdao, Cangzhou, Langfang, Chengde, Zhangjiakou, Handan, Xingtai, Dongying, Yantai, Weifang, Weihai, Rizhao, and Binzhou cities in China. The firm prefers to invest 20% of its portfolio to early stage, 40% to expansion stage, and 40% to Pre-IPO stage. Shenzhen Oriental Fortune Capital Co Ltd. was formed in November 2007 and is based in Shenzhen, China with offices in Shanghai, China; Beijing, China; and Wuhu, China.

## Hongtai Capital Holdings
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 11
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Internet, Information Technology

Hongtai Capital Holdings is a private equity and venture capital firm that specializes direct and fund of funds investments through Aplus Fund and Aplus Capital. It specializes in direct investments covering angel and growth capital stage investments in big data, artificial intelligence, financial technology, consumer upgrade, culturalentertainment, internet, internet of things, and intelligent manufacturing sectors for Aplus FundHongtai Capital specializes in direct and fund of funds investments through mature stage investments, acquisitions, and industry consolidation in healthcare, new healthcare, health, medical treatment, biotechnology, healthcare education, next generation health diagnostics, alternative energy, advanced manufacturing in Shandong Province in China for Aplus Capital. It prefers to invest in companies with IPO potential for Aplus Capital. Hongtai Capital typically makes joint acquisitions and acquire majority stakes in portfolio companies for acquisitions. It seeks to exit though selling or injecting into listed companies for acquisition of majority stakes. Hongtai Capital acquires minority stakes and prefers to exit through reorganization and listing. It also specializes in incubation, seed, start-up, early, middle, expansion, late stage, mergers and acquisitions investments for industry consolidation. Hongtai Capital typically invests in relaxation entertainment, media, culture, education, cultural sports, technology, mobile internet, network security, smart hardware, telecommunication, consumer, online consumer, food, beverage, leisure, environmental protection, mobile agriculture, environment-friendly new materials, creativity, chain-style business, retail, , and sensor technology, finance, internet finance, mobile internet products overturning industry models, new consumer, new technology, new finance, and new education sectors. It invests in non-listed companies and in companies listed in the new third board. It seeks to invest in Silicon Valley and Boston, U.S.A. Hongtai Capital typically invests CNY 0.5 million (USD 74,903.00) to CNY 500 million (USD 81.61 million) per portfolio company. It prefers to invest in companies with a maximum valuation of USD 100 million. Sheng Taisheng and Yu Minhong founded Hongtai Capital on November 26, 2014. It has its headquarters in Beijing in China.

## GSR Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 10
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

GSR Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage technology companies developing AI-enabled enterprise software, consumer platforms, and healthcare technology.The firm backs entrepreneurs building disruptive businesses that have the potential to dominate multi-billion dollar markets. GSR Ventures currently manages about $3 billionacross its funds.

## Shenzhen Capital Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Relevant deals: 10
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Manufacturing, Health Care, Software

Shenzhen Capital Group Co., Ltd (“SCGC”) is a limited venture capital company established by Shenzhen Government in 1999. Since its establishment, SCGC has focused on cultivating national industries, shaping national brands, promoting economic transformation and emerging industriesdeveloping. SCGC has registered capital of 5.42 billion RMB, andtotal AUM of 338.99 billion RMB. SCGC primarily invests in SMEs, innovative high-tech enterprises, enterprises in emerging industries, and enterprises in start-up period, growth period and in transformation, covering industries supported by national policies, including IT, internet, new media, biopharma, new energy, environmental protection, chemical engineering, new material, high-end equipment manufacturing, consumption goods, modern service, etc. By the end of April 2019, SCGC ranked the first based of the number of portfolio companies and the number of listed portfolio companies: 994 portfolio companies, investments totaling 43.9 billion RMB, 145 of which have been listed in 16 capital markets worldwide.

## Empower Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 10
- Stages: Angel, Series A, Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care

Empower Investment was founded in 2012 in Shanghai, China. Their investment covers early-stage ventures, mid-stage growth, and securities in the public market. With headquarters in Shanghai, the company established branch offices in Beijing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Chengdu. Empower Investment has invested in over 150 high-tech and high-growthcompanies on a global scale covering regions including China, U.S, India, South Korea, Vietnam and Hong Kong. Their portfolio companies include fast-growing industries such as internet, AI, big data, automation & robotics, financial technology, cultural creativity, advanced materials, and healthcare.The Empower team has extensive experience in both deep technologies and financial services including internet, computer science, electronic engineering, materials science, auditing and investment banking. Some team members were serial entrepreneurs. With candidness and empathy, the team is eager to find and partner with the most visionary, determined and down-to-earth entrepreneurs. It always brings great excitement and pleasure to build a bright future with them.

## Legend Star
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 10
- Stages: Series A, Angel, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology

Legend Star helps entrepreneurs create great businesses through investments, CEO training sessions and an entrepreneurs alliance.Since 2008, Legend Star has incubated and invested in nearly 600 companies and is deeply integrated in the Chinese entrepreneurial ecosystem.Legend Star is the independent early-stage investment arm of LegendHoldings. Legend Holdings is the parent company of Lenovo, Raycom Real Estate, Joyvio Agribusiness and a large range of fast-growing Chinese companies.

## SIG China (SIG Asia Investments)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 10
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Artificial Intelligence

SIG's China venture capital and private equity activities are operated through SIG Asia Investments, LLLP (SAI) and its wholly foreign owned enterprise (WFOE) based in Shanghai with a branch office in Beijing. The SIG China team seeks to commit the firm’s capital to venture capital and private equity investments in China.SAI is a member ofthe Susquehanna International Group of companies (SIG), which has evolved over the past 20+years into a leading financial institution focusing on trading and market making, institutional sales and research, private equity, and venture capital. With more than 1,400 employees across offices worldwide, SIG’s professionals develop ideas in an entrepreneurial environment, taking full advantage of SIG’s cutting edge technology and quantitative research.SIG is committed to expanding its global businesses in China. As part of that effort SAI has been mandated to commit SIG's proprietary capital in VC and PE investments in companies operating in the PRC.

## Cowin Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Manufacturing, Health Care, Software

Cowin Capital is a private placement equity investment company focusing on investing in a pioneering enterprise on a long-term basis. It has 18 years of experience in capital management, whose capital management scale was among the front rank, which invested more than 300 companies, of which 60 more became public companies, and 150 moresuccessfully exit.The company was successfully listed on NEEQ, with code 832793, as the third listed famous domestic venture capital institution in NEEQ. It is committed to supporting the growth of small and medium enterprises, continue to launch high-quality listed companies in China Capital Market.Cowin Capital was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

## ByteDance
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Robotics

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Helo, and Resso, as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.ByteDance's investors include Coatue, General Atlantic, KKR, Sequoia Capital, SIG, and Softbank.

## NewMargin Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Series A, Angel, Series B
- Focus: Information Technology, Manufacturing, Internet

NewMargin Ventures is a Chinese venture capital management company that supports emerging entrepreneurs.Founded in July 1999, NewMargin Ventures offers a unique and compelling combination of strong local and national government support within an organizational culture defined by independent decision-making, professionalism, and teamwork.NewMargin currently has about $520 million under management.

## China Growth Capital | CGC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce

China Growth Capital (CGC) is a leading early-stage venture capital firm in China with an extended interest in Silicon Valley. The firm funds seed to Series B in enterprise, technology and marketplace. The typical investment size ranges from $1M to 5M with a hard cap ceiling at $15M per company. Since its founding in 2006, China Growth Capitalhas grown to manage 8 Billion RMB (approximately 1.2 Billion USD) in asset under management across its different RMB and USD funds. Notable portfolio includes SMZDM (300785.SZ), Missfresh (NASDAQ:MF), Wish (NASDAQ:WISH), Tongdun, Tiger Brokers (NASDAQ: TIGR), BeyondHost (now part of Meituan 03690.HK), Ezbuy (NASDAQ:LITB), Cai Cloud (now part of ByteDance), PingCAP, DeePhi (now part of NASDAQ: XLNX), Airlango (now part of HKEX:03690), Nreal, Landspace, WeRide, Plus.ai, Sinovation, Singleron, 4B, ABM Therapeutics and InxMed etc.

## Legend Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical

Legend Capital, a subsidiary of Legend Holdings Ltd., started its vintage year in April, 2001 with a mission to become a top-notch and the most respected venture capital investment manager in China.Managing up to US$700 million across four funds, Legend Capital focuses on driving high-growth ventures with operations substantially based in Chinaor on markets related to China.Legend Capital mainly invests in early stage IT companies, specifically, in sectors of network applications and services, outsourcing and professional services, Infrastructure (IC design/key components), and mid-market growth stage companies in the fields of consumer goods, clean technology, health care, equipment manufacturing and modern services.Among over 60 portfolio companies are Joyo.com (acquired by Amazon.com), SinoCom (0299.HK), Solarfun Power (Nasdaq: SOLF), Spreadtrum Communications (Nasdaq: SPRD), China Sunshine Paper (2002.HK), and VanceInfo (NYSE:VIT), Eyang (0117.HK), etc.As an active investor, Legend Capital provides its portfolio companies extensive business resources and tailored services to assist with business development, company image building, and other critical company building activities on Chinese market so as to add value and maximize returns. Legend Capital is proud and thankful that it has the opportunity to blaze a trail with its innovative practice for China's venture capital industry.

## SkyChee Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology

SkyChee Ventures focuses on Hardware as a Service investments that combine highly competitive Asian manufacturing capabilities with global software and talent to enable new business models and revenue opportunities. They create value by combining global markets with technology innovation and value-add services. They focus on early stage technologyenabled investment opportunities.

## Northern Light Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Internet

Supporting the next generation of entpreneurs in enterprise, healthcare, and consumer with disruptive potential.

## Yinxinggu Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Angel, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Enterprise

Yinxinggu Capital is an investment platform that focuses on early investment opportunities in emerging industries, such as in retail and manufacturing, promoting the digital upgrade of the industry. The firm was jointly initiated by Slan Holdings, Huali Group, Huari Industrial, Jinggong Group, and Wanfeng Auto.The company was founded in 1997 andis based in Hangzhou, China.

## Oriza Holdings
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Suzhou, Jiangsu, China
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Manufacturing

Oriza Holdings is a Chinese management fund that covers equity, debt financing, and investment since 2007.

## Cybernaut Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Series A, Angel, Series B
- Focus: Information Technology, Education, Big Data

As one of pioneering investment fund in China, Cybernaut (China) Investmentfocus on the Service sectors that serves Chinese middle class’s fast growing demands.? Cybernaut invests in early to growth stage private companies in financial services, health care, education, and specialty retail.? Cybernaut was founded by Mr. Min Zhu, who has a strongreputation and is well-known in the Silicon Valley and China for his extensive experience and outstanding achievements. Mr. Min Zhu was the founder and President of WebEx, which is the most powerful supplier of internet interactive services and internet conferencing in the world. Cybernaut works closely with top tier investment firms, such as NEA(New Enterprise Associates) and NLVC(Northern Light Venture Capital). NEA is one of America’s biggest venture capital firms specializing in start-ups and NLVC is a China concept venture capital firm focused on early and growth stage opportunities in technology enabled businesses. By now, Cybernaut has made many successful investment, such as Redbaby,lianlian and Focused Photonics Inc.? Cybernaut not only provides capital, but also operational experience, professional advice to their innovative Chinese entrepreneurs. They strive to help Chinese best entrepreneurs with their best ideas.

## China Creation Ventures (CCV)
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Financial Services, Software

China Creation Ventures (CCV) was founded by the former KPCB China Managing Partner, Wei Zhou, and his TMT investment team of many years in KPCB China. With the majority of members from KPCB China, CCV has developed deep domain expertise and insight in the TMT industry. The companies they invested at early stage include JD.com (NASDAQ:JD),CreditEase (NYSE:YRD), Rong360 (NYSE:JT), ID5.com, Himalaya FM, Tan Tan Mobile Social (acquired by Momo, NASDAQ: MOMO), VenusTech (SZ:002439), Manzuo.com (acquired by SuNing), Miaopai Mobile Video (Yixia.com), ULUCU (NEEQ:837110), Miaozhen Systems, Asia Innovation Group, Meican.com, Scinor Water (acquired by TRCE:300332), KJY Water (NEEQ:835159), Arrail Dental, etc. Many of the CCV’s portfolio have seen significant business growth and closed a new round of financing, including JD Digit, Wanka Online (HKSE:1762), Perfect Corp, Perfect, Ice Kredit, Zuzuche, Veer VR, Menya, Bizvane, Joyrun, Cowa Robot, Lomotif, Dingdong Class, Shukun Technology, Yunhu Health, etc.

## Puhua Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Angel
- Focus: Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology

Puhua Capital is an equity investment firm that focuses on early and middle project.
Puhua Capital provides the required resources and management experience for the invested enterprise, investing funds and more resources and wisdom. Puhua Capital has invested nearly 300 excellent start-ups.

## K2VC
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Series A, Angel, Seed
- Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Software

K2VC (Xianfeng Evergreen) was founded in 2010, focused on early stage investment in technology start-ups in China, focus on promoting change and technological progress, innovative business models and lifestyles.

## Volcanics Venture
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Changning, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Software

Volcanics Venture was founded in May 2016. They identify, invest in, and serve the most promising companies and outstanding entrepreneurs in Internet Innovation, Intelligent Technology and Healthcare industry. Managing Partners Suyang Zhang, Yeshun Dong and Ying Wu have been working closely for years as first-class USD/RMB fund managers.They have more than 60 years of aggregated VC investment and corporate management experience, as well as in-depth understanding of three focused fields. Volcanics Venture brings a powerful combination of global perspective and local experience to investment management, striving to provide sustainable value-added service to their portfolio companies and bring superior return to their limited partners.

## Vertex Ventures China
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: E-Commerce, Manufacturing, Biotechnology

Vertex Ventures China invests in high-growth internet and technology start-ups across mainland China, and provides funding support and value-add services to portfolio companies in their growth stage. Based in Beijing and Shanghai, Vertex Ventures China collaborates with the Vertex network of ventures funds across US, Israel, Southeast Asia, andIndia, and under auspices of Vertex Holdings providing local knowledge with global perspective.

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