NIO Capital

NIO Capital, established in 2016 and based in Shanghai, is a private equity firm focused on early-stage investments in the automotive, new energy, and technology sectors. Sponsored by NIO, the firm aims to capitalize on its unique access to global and Chinese innovations, as well as its extensive market insight. NIO Capital invests in various fields, including electric vehicles, autonomous driving, shared mobility, new energy networks, and new materials, with an emphasis on creating category-leading companies. Additionally, the firm seeks to incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into its investment strategy, reflecting a commitment to sustainable development in its investment choices.

Yao Li

Partner

William Li

Managing Partner

Yan Zhu

Managing Partner

Past deals in Automotive

Yunchuang Zhixing

Series A in 2023
Yunchuang Zhixing is an unmanned sanitation autonomous vehicle developer.
Bebest Automotive Electronics specializes in the production and research of advanced automotive electronic products. The company focuses on developing intelligent chassis core components and chassis domain controllers, which are essential for modern vehicle systems. Additionally, Bebest offers technical services related to autonomous driving, as well as electronic mechanical brake systems and steering-by-wire systems. By providing high-quality solutions for chassis-by-wire technology, Bebest aims to meet the growing demands of the global automotive market.
Bebest Automotive Electronics specializes in the production and research of advanced automotive electronic products. The company focuses on developing intelligent chassis core components and chassis domain controllers, which are essential for modern vehicle systems. Additionally, Bebest offers technical services related to autonomous driving, as well as electronic mechanical brake systems and steering-by-wire systems. By providing high-quality solutions for chassis-by-wire technology, Bebest aims to meet the growing demands of the global automotive market.

Yunchuang Zhixing

Seed Round in 2022
Yunchuang Zhixing is an unmanned sanitation autonomous vehicle developer.

Minieye

Series D in 2022
MINIEYE devotes to lead change in auto industry, by utilizing cutting-edge computer vision technology and providing visual perception system for vehicles. Minieye follows a development project on Advanced Driver Assistance System(ADAS)funded by the MDA of Singapore government.

Uxin

Post in 2022
Uxin Limited operates a used car e-commerce platform in China, providing a comprehensive range of services for both individual consumers and businesses. Through its Uxin Used Car application, the company offers customized car recommendations, financing options, title transfer, delivery, insurance referrals, warranties, and other related services. Additionally, it runs Uxin Auction, which assists business buyers in sourcing vehicles through online auctions. Uxin facilitates used car transactions and collaborates with third-party financing partners to provide financing solutions for buyers. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Beijing, Uxin aims to streamline the used car purchasing process in China.

Newlinks Technology

Series E in 2022
Newlinks Technology is a car refueling service provider, mainly providing one-button cardless refueling service. The application recommends a gas station for the user and offers membership subscription, discounts, and more. In addition, it also provides car maintenance, 4S services, tire services, auto insurance, car care, and other services. Newlinks Technology was founded on 2016.

Innovusion

Series B in 2021
Innovusion, Inc. is a prominent developer of image grade LiDAR sensor systems, specifically designed for level 4 and 5 autonomous vehicles and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). Founded in 2016 and based in Sunnyvale, California, Innovusion focuses on providing solutions that combine range, resolution, and hardware-accelerated sensor fusion within a compact and cost-effective framework. This unique approach makes their products suitable for the most demanding applications in the autonomous driving sector. As a venture-backed company, Innovusion is positioned at the forefront of innovation in the rapidly evolving automotive technology landscape.

Yuan Planet

Series A in 2021
Youdi is a second-hand auto parts trading platform.

Innovusion

Series B in 2021
Innovusion, Inc. is a prominent developer of image grade LiDAR sensor systems, specifically designed for level 4 and 5 autonomous vehicles and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). Founded in 2016 and based in Sunnyvale, California, Innovusion focuses on providing solutions that combine range, resolution, and hardware-accelerated sensor fusion within a compact and cost-effective framework. This unique approach makes their products suitable for the most demanding applications in the autonomous driving sector. As a venture-backed company, Innovusion is positioned at the forefront of innovation in the rapidly evolving automotive technology landscape.

Newlinks Technology

Private Equity Round in 2021
Newlinks Technology is a car refueling service provider, mainly providing one-button cardless refueling service. The application recommends a gas station for the user and offers membership subscription, discounts, and more. In addition, it also provides car maintenance, 4S services, tire services, auto insurance, car care, and other services. Newlinks Technology was founded on 2016.

Newlinks Technology

Series D in 2020
Newlinks Technology is a car refueling service provider, mainly providing one-button cardless refueling service. The application recommends a gas station for the user and offers membership subscription, discounts, and more. In addition, it also provides car maintenance, 4S services, tire services, auto insurance, car care, and other services. Newlinks Technology was founded on 2016.

Newlinks Technology

Series C in 2019
Newlinks Technology is a car refueling service provider, mainly providing one-button cardless refueling service. The application recommends a gas station for the user and offers membership subscription, discounts, and more. In addition, it also provides car maintenance, 4S services, tire services, auto insurance, car care, and other services. Newlinks Technology was founded on 2016.

AutoAI

Series A in 2019
AutoAI Technology Co., Ltd. develops a platform, which provides navigation technologies to connected vehicles. It offers holistic solutions based on data and cloud portal to provide Internet services into the car. The company also offers on-board components, such as a telematics box, a vehicle-optimized version of the android operating system or cloud-based technologies for data acquisition, storage, and analysis; and entertainment, weather and traffic information, parking, fueling, and insurance services for drivers. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Beijing, China. AutoAI Technology Co., Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of NavInfo Co., Ltd.

Innovusion

Series A in 2018
Innovusion, Inc. is a prominent developer of image grade LiDAR sensor systems, specifically designed for level 4 and 5 autonomous vehicles and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS). Founded in 2016 and based in Sunnyvale, California, Innovusion focuses on providing solutions that combine range, resolution, and hardware-accelerated sensor fusion within a compact and cost-effective framework. This unique approach makes their products suitable for the most demanding applications in the autonomous driving sector. As a venture-backed company, Innovusion is positioned at the forefront of innovation in the rapidly evolving automotive technology landscape.

TrunkTech

Series A in 2018
Beijing TrunkTech Co., Ltd. designs and manufactures self-driving electrical trucks. The company’s product includes auto driving solution TrunkPort technology. Additionally, Beijing TrunkTech Co., Ltd. is an autonomous driving technology and service provider. Beijing TrunkTech Co., Ltd. focuses on industrialization of level 4 autonomous driving and applications in ports, mine sites, and industrial parks. The company provides customized autonomous driving solutions based on the application environment analysis. Beijing TrunkTech Co., Ltd. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Aulton

Angel Round in 2018
Aulton New Energy Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. specializes in developing battery swapping technology for electric vehicles in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, with an additional office in Guangzhou, the company manufactures equipment for quick battery exchanges and manages power stations that facilitate the installation of batteries in taxis and vehicles used for car-hailing services. Aulton also offers energy management services and has created an automated chassis replacement system that allows for the disassembly and installation of batteries in a fully automated environment, significantly reducing the time required for battery replacement to just a few minutes.

Urcar

Series A in 2018
Urcar develops and offers a Chinese online-to-offline new energy vehicle rental service platform. The company offers a mobile phone application with a real time car rental, pick up, and customer support. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in China. Urcar operates as a subsidiary of Beijing SMHT Co., Ltd.

Diandong.com

Series A in 2018
Developer of an online platform that focuses on online ordering and services for electric vehicles and new energy vehicles. The company mainly operators a vertical website that focuses on the electric vehicles sectors, enabling consumers to purchase electrical/new energy vehicles.

Autolink

Series B in 2017
Provider of Internet of Vehicles (IoV) services and related products intended for intelligent vehicle cabins. The company focuses on vehicle domain controller products, intelligent network connection software products and operation service systems as well as central processing unit (CPU), enabling customers in the intelligent network connection industry with integrated and smart driving cabin products.
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