# Top 35 Hardware Angel Investors in China in May 2026

## Bingqiang Gao
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Hardware, Coffee, Gaming

Bingqiang Gao is the Independent Non-Executive Director of Q Tech.

## Lei Ming
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Medical, Hardware

Lei Ming

## Wei Guo
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care

Wei Guo, the founding partner of UpHonest Capital, is an active angel investor in Silicon Valley, focusing on early-stage cross-sector investments. He founded Wei Fund in 2015 and UpHonest Capital Fund I in 2016, invested in well-known companies such as Hims&Hers(NYSE: HIMS), Vicarious Surgical(NYSE: RBOT), Knightscope (NASDAQ: KSCP), Checkr,Lime, Boom, Rescale, Dialpad and more. Since 2015, he has invested in over 400 Silicon Valley startups, over 76 companies with valuations greater than 100 million USD, and 23 portfolio companies that have successfully exited.

## Gan Jie
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Commerce and Shopping

Gan Jie, is the vice dean of the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, professor of finance, and director of the Center for Finance and Economic Development.

## Xiaohua Cheng
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Hardware, Software, Manufacturing

Xiaohua Cheng is an angel investor.

## Peng Zhang
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Hardware, Blockchain

Peng Zhang

## Lu Xiaochen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Nankang, Jiangxi, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: PaaS, Hardware, Software

Xiaochen Lu is an investor in China.

## Andrew Andrew
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Hardware, Software, Manufacturing

Andrew is the founding partner of brizan.

## Mingming Zhu
- Type: Angel
- Location: Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Seed
- Focus: Fashion, Robotics, Lifestyle

Mingming Zhu is the founder and CEO of Rokid. He previously worked at University of Louisville as an Instructor. Mingming Zhu attended Washington University in St. Louis.

## Lu Feng
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Hardware, Software, Manufacturing

Lu Feng is the Executive Director/Partner at Guangyuan Capital.

## Wei Tao
- Type: Angel
- Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Hardware, Software, Automotive

Wei Tao - Founder @ Z Ventures Group

## Xiaolai Li
- Type: Angel
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Social Media, Cryptocurrency

BitFund was founded in the middle of 2013 by Xiaolai Li, started from as little as $3.5 Million, and within one year, BitFund became the most influential Venture Capital related to crypto-currency in China. Xiaolai Li, a middle-aged retired formal teacher, a life-long learner, an individual who has always been curious about innovations andenthusiastic on efficiency, Li is the first individual in China who has been publicly collecting bitcoins without trying to remain anonymous (everyone puts great emphasis on anonymity of bitcoin when they first know about bitcoin), therefore he is well-known in China, and became even more influential after the BitFund founded.

## Gong Hongjia
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series C
- Focus: Computer, Blockchain, 3D Technology

Gong Hongjia

## Amnon Shashua
- Type: Angel
- Location: Jerusalem, Yerushalayim, Israel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Natural Language Processing

Professor Shashua is the President & CEO of Mobileye and a Senior Vice President at Intel Corporation. He also holds the Sachs Chair in computer science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Widely regarded as a global expert in computer vision and machine learning, Shashua has published over 120 papers in the field of machine learning andcomputational vision, holds more than 90 patents, and has founded three startups in the fields of computer vision and machine learning.In 1999, he founded Mobileye, which is a widely recognized leader in automated driving and advanced driving assistance systems. Intel acquired Mobileye in 2017 for $15.3B. Today, more than 80 million cars rely on Mobileye technology to make their vehicles safer. Mobileye has revealed a production ready robotaxi, and offers a variety of autonomous mobility solutions.In 2019, Shashua was recognized as the Electronic Imaging (EI) Scientist of the Year by the Society for Imaging Science and Technology (IS&T) for his pivotal contributions to computer vision and machine learning, and for advancing autonomous driving and wearable assistive devices for the blind and visually impaired. Shashua and his team were also finalists in the European Inventor Awards of 2019, awarded by the European Patent Office, for their advanced driver assistance technology which is making roads safer worldwide. In 2020, Shashua was awarded the prestigious Dan David Prize (Future Category) for his ground-breaking work in artificial intelligence.

## Qi Lu
- Type: Angel
- Location: Greater Seattle Area, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Information Technology

Dr. Qi Lu works for Microsoft as president of the Online Services Group. Dr. Lu leads Microsoft’s efforts in search and online advertising and all the company’s online information and communications services. Dr. Lu reports directly to Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer.Dr. Qi Lu has also served as executive vice president ofengineering for Search and Advertising Technology Group at Yahoo where he leads development efforts around Yahoo's Web search and monetization platforms. Prior to joining Yahoo in 1998, Dr. Lu was a Research Staff Member at IBM Almaden Research Center. Before that, Dr. Lu worked at Carnegie Mellon University as a Research Associate, and at Fudan University in China as a faculty member. He holds 20 U.S. patents, and received his B.S. and M.S. in computer science from Fudan University and his Ph.D. in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University.

## Padmasree Warrior
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Jose, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Apps, Genetics, Automotive

Padmasree Warrior is the Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer at Fable. She is also the Chief Executive Officer of NextEV, U.S. She also serves as the Chief
Development Officer of NextEV, as well as a member of its Board of Directors. In these capacities, she is responsible for the brains of NextEV's autonomous, electric vehiclesand the overall user experience. She is based in San Jose, CA where NextEV US is headquartered.Previously, Warrior served as the Chief Technology & Strategy Officer (CTSO) for Cisco until
September 2015. In this capacity she was charged with aligning the company's technology and
business strategy to business results. She was in charge of corporate strategy, mergers,
acquisitions, venture investments, and strategic partnerships. Previous to that she was the GM for
Cisco Enterprise segment and co-led Cisco's worldwide engineering organization. Prior to joining
Cisco, she was executive vice president and CTO at Motorola. Under her leadership, Motorola was
awarded the 2004 U.S. National Medal of Technology.Padmasree Warrior has been widely recognized for her creative, visionary leadership. Forbes has
named her one of "The World's 100 Most Powerful Women" for three years running. In 2013, The
International Alliance for Women gave her the World of Difference Award. In 2012, Business Insider called her one of the "25 Most Influential Women in Wireless". The Aspen Institute gave her the first Leadership in Science and Technology Award. India's National Association of Software & Service Companies (NASSCOM) named her the Global CTO Award winner. The Wall Street Journal has called her one of "50 Women to Watch." Fast Company included her among the "100 Most Creative People in Business." The Economic Times listed her as "the 11th Most Influential Global Indian."Warrior holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of
Technology in New Delhi and a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Cornell
University. In addition to NextEV's board, Warrior serves on the board of Microsoft. She previously served on the board of Gap and Box.

## Ming Lei
- Type: Angel
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Information Technology, FinTech, Finance

Ming Lei (雷鸣) is the chief executive officer of Kuwo Science and Technology, a Chinese company providing digital entertainment services. Prior to that, he was a senior engineer at Baidu, a Chinese web services company. Lei holds an MBA from Stanford University, United States and a master’s degree in computer from Peking University, China.

## Tony Zhao
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series B
- Focus: Computer, Software, E-Commerce

Tony Zhao - Founder & CEO @ Agora.io

## Zhi Tan
- Type: Angel
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A
- Focus: Gaming, Computer, Language Learning

Zhi Tan joined NLVC in 2009. He brings extensive management and operational experience to the team. Starting from 2004, Dr. Tan was the President of Shanghai Framedia Advertising Development Ltd (Framedia) one of the largest community advertising networks in China. Under his leadership, revenues grew from RMB 36 million to RMB 1.2 billion in 3years. The company was later acquired by Focus Media for US$ 183 million. Prior to Framedia, Dr. Tan served as senior advisor to Chinese media company Tom Group Limited on strategic development as well as mergers and acquisitions. From 1999 to 2002, Dr. Tan served as the CEO of 8848.net, notably the largest online e-commerce company at the time in China. Before joining 8848.net, Dr. Tan was the vice president of Microsoft China and oversaw sales channels and business partnerships. He also served as the senior vice president of UTStarcom, China. In the early 1990s, Dr. Tan joined Chipcom as its General Manager of China Chipcom, a leading manufacturer of networking products, was later became part of Nortel Networks.Dr. Tan graduated from the Computer Science and Technology Department of Jilin University in China in 1980, and received his Ph.D in Computer Science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute of Massachusetts in 1987.

## Michael Diekmann
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series C
- Focus: mHealth, CleanTech, Smart Home

Michael Diekmann is Supervisory Board Member at Siemens.

## Wanqiang Li
- Type: Angel
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel, Series A
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Art, Apps

Wanqiang Li is responsible for the marketing of Xiaomi. He was the General Manager of Kingsoft Dictionary and notable for being one of the earliest UI practitioners in China. Graduated from Xi'an Science & Engineering Institute with a degree in Industrial Design in 2000, he joined Kingsoft’s UI Department and played a key role indeveloping many famous software projects including Kingsoft Antivirus, Kingsoft Dictionary and WPS Office. Wanqiang Li served at Kingsoft in various positions as Chief Designer of UI department, Director of Design Center and Director of Internet Content. Wanqiang Li is also a Co-founder of Xiaomi.

## Adrian Cheng
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Fashion

Adrian Cheng is the Executive Vice Chairman and General Manager of New World Development, Executive Director of Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group, founder of K11 Group and co-founder of C Ventures. Based in Hong Kong and Europe, he is heading the operation of the family company New World Development, a $55bn infrastructure-to-retail group with holdingsin China and worldwide. Cheng is reinventing the family business as a “cultural enterprise” and expanding ownership to new areas including AI, entertainment and e-commerce, with a focus on China’s millennial and Generation Z audience.

## Kingsley Advani
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Biotechnology

Kingsley Advani is a British investor. He started investing in 2013, funding 50 companies, 4 funds and donating to non-profits including: SENS Foundation, Methuselah Foundation, Stanford University, National University of Singapore. He is particularly interested in regenerative medicine for age-related disease. Investments: Oisin, Turn Bio,Oncosenx, Monzo, Robinhood, Abra, Coinbase, Momentus, Demonpores, 64-x, Nectome. Investment areas: biotechnology, neurotechnology, longevity, space, fintech.

## Trupti Nanavati
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Local, Messaging, Navigation

Trupti Nanavati

## Hu Yu
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Coffee, Hardware, Robotics

Hu Yu

## Amit Nanavati
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Local, Banking, Messaging

Amit Nanavati - Managing Director @ Bralco Advanced Materials

## Duan Liping
- Type: Angel
- Location: Nankang, Jiangxi, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: PaaS, Hardware, Software

Liping Duan is an individual investor in China.

## Nick Yang
- Type: Angel
- Location: Detroit, Michigan, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Robotics, Aerospace, Transportation

Nick Yang is a Venture Partner with the Beijing office. Mr. Yang is a co-founder, president, Director and Chief Technology Officer of KongZhong, a successful ePlanet portfolio company.Prior to establishing KongZhong in 2002, Mr. Yang served as Vice President of Technology and Chief Technology Officer of Sohu.com Inc., which merged with ChinaRenInc., a company co-founded by Mr. Yang in 1999.

## Mark Yang
- Type: Angel
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series E
- Focus: E-Commerce, Automotive, Electronics

Haoyong Yang is the founder and CEO of Ganji.com and Chehaoduo (Parent company of Guazi and Maodou).Prior to founding Ganji, Yang worked in Silicon Valley for various technology companies such as Juniper Networks and was also the co-founder of Triomphe Networks. Yang is the President and Chairman of Google China joint venture.Markgraduated from Yale University with a Master Degree in Computer Science and University of Science and Technology with a Master’s Degree in Engineering.

## HP Jin
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Manufacturing, Robotics, Furniture

HP co-founded Telenav in 1999 and has led the company to become a global leader in location-based services (LBS), automotive navigation and location-targeted mobile advertising. Telenav was the first company to launch GPS navigation services for mobile phones to the world, and today its product reaches more than 100 countries on mobile phones andwithin vehicles. Telenav was also the first LBS company in the USA to IPO when it began publicly trading on NASDAQ in May 2010. Telenav has subsidiaries in US, China, Europe and South America.Prior to starting Telenav, HP served as a Senior Strategy Consultant for the McKenna Group and a Business Strategy and Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company. HP has also served as a Technical Director at LINCSS/Loral Space Communication. HP holds a Ph.D. in Guidance, Navigation and Control (Aeronautics and Astronautics department), a Ph.D. minor in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science from the Harbin Institute of Technology in China.

## Xiangyang Yang
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Angel
- Focus: Aerospace, Industrial, Manufacturing

Xiangyang Yang

## Hu Zemin
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Catering, Computer, Internet

Hu Zemin is a Chinese investor.

## Charles Xue
- Type: Angel
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Angel, Seed
- Focus: Internet, Information Technology, Retail

Charles Xue, also known as Xue Manzi, is a Chinese-American angel investor and entrepreneur. He is co-founder of UT Starcom and has invested in Chinese internet startups.

## Jui Tan
- Type: Angel
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C
- Focus: TV, Digital Media, Digital Entertainment

Jui Tan is a General Partner with BlueRun China. He joined the firm in March 2001. He focuses on communications, software and semiconductor investments.Jui has 15 years of experience managing international investments and operations. Previous experience includes Director of Global Service Development at Singapore Telecom, responsible forSingTel’s managed data and voice services globally, and engineering management positions at IBM, focusing on computing and networking systems.Jui received his B.S. in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and M.B.A. from the International Institute of Management Development (IMD) in Switzerland.

## Chen Weixing
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C
- Focus: SaaS, Logistics, Enterprise

Chen Weixing

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