ClearVue Partners

ClearVue Partners is a private equity firm based in Shanghai, China, established in 2012. The firm specializes in providing growth capital, typically ranging from $5 to $30 million, to expansion-stage companies within the consumer sector in Greater China. Its investment focus is on fast-growing areas, particularly in food and beverage, consumer lifestyle, and internet/mobile subsectors. ClearVue Partners aims to support promising local businesses and facilitate market entry for international consumer brands in China. The investment team possesses over 60 years of combined experience in the consumer industry, having worked with notable companies such as PepsiCo and Nestle. The firm also has a strategic relationship with Catterton Partners, enhancing its capabilities in the consumer sector. ClearVue Partners collaborates closely with its portfolio companies, leveraging its extensive operational experience and a broad network of international and local relationships to foster growth, branding, and business expansion.

Cherry Chen

Partner

William Chen

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Harry Hui

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Quan Li

Venture Partner

Lorena Xu

Vice President

Kathleen Ying

Partner

Donglei Zhou

Venture Partner

35 past transactions

Point One

Series B in 2022
Building the next-gen consumer products!

BUD

Series B in 2022
Founded in 2019 by former Snap engineers, Risa Feng and Shawn Lin, Singapore-headquartered BUD is a leading global metaverse UGC platform encouraging users to create and share 3D interactive experiences with its easy-to-use creation tools. Since its global launch in November 2021, BUD skyrocketed to the list of top 10 social apps in more than 38 countries around the world including North America, Southeast Asia and South America. Millions of 3D content has been created and traded on the platform. BUD has become a digital social hub where millions of people come to create, play and hangout.

Plus

Series D in 2021
PlusAI, Inc. develops self- driving trucks to enable commercialization of autonomous transport. The company operates a fleet of autonomous trucks in pilot programs in collaboration with freight shipping companies. PlusAI, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is based in Cupertino, California.

Pony.ai

Series C in 2021
Pony.ai, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence software for autonomous mobility applications. Founded in 2016 by James Peng and Tiancheng Lou, Pony.ai is headquartered in Fremont, California, with additional offices in San Francisco and in China. The company creates full-stack autonomous driving solutions that enhance the manufacturing of automated vehicles. Its technology utilizes advanced algorithms and AI to accurately interpret the vehicle's environment, enabling it to predict the actions of surrounding drivers and navigate safely. In addition to its software solutions, Pony.ai operates a public-facing Robotaxi service, further demonstrating its commitment to advancing autonomous transportation.

VETRESKA

Series B in 2020
Designer and retailer of domestic pet products designed to push the boundaries of imagination on pet products. The company caters to cats and dogs with each pet having a different product line; products include organic pet food, pet toys and resting areas enabling domestic pets to live healthier and more content lifestyles.

Pony.ai

Venture Round in 2020
Pony.ai, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence software for autonomous mobility applications. Founded in 2016 by James Peng and Tiancheng Lou, Pony.ai is headquartered in Fremont, California, with additional offices in San Francisco and in China. The company creates full-stack autonomous driving solutions that enhance the manufacturing of automated vehicles. Its technology utilizes advanced algorithms and AI to accurately interpret the vehicle's environment, enabling it to predict the actions of surrounding drivers and navigate safely. In addition to its software solutions, Pony.ai operates a public-facing Robotaxi service, further demonstrating its commitment to advancing autonomous transportation.

1KM

Series C in 2020
1KM is a Shanghai-based self-service car wash solution provider.

Aibee

Series A in 2019
Founded by Dr. Yuanqing LIN in November 2017, Aibee is China’s leading AI startup providing AI total solutions, and its mission has been to empower and upgrade vertical industries with AI. At Aibee, they are working to perfect AI technologies for each industry by building total AI solutions that allow closing the loop among data, algorithms, technologies, and product/service. Aibee applies the most advanced and innovative AI technologies (computer vision, speech recognition, natural language understanding, big data analytics, robotics, etc.) to transform efficiency, productivity and business value of their target vertical industries by gaining deep understanding of pain points, needs and objectives of their clients as well as by creating new business opportunities.

Pony.ai

Series A in 2018
Pony.ai, Inc. is a company that specializes in developing artificial intelligence software for autonomous mobility applications. Founded in 2016 by James Peng and Tiancheng Lou, Pony.ai is headquartered in Fremont, California, with additional offices in San Francisco and in China. The company creates full-stack autonomous driving solutions that enhance the manufacturing of automated vehicles. Its technology utilizes advanced algorithms and AI to accurately interpret the vehicle's environment, enabling it to predict the actions of surrounding drivers and navigate safely. In addition to its software solutions, Pony.ai operates a public-facing Robotaxi service, further demonstrating its commitment to advancing autonomous transportation.

Souche

Series F in 2018
Souche, a leading automotive new retail platform in China, is founded by Mr. Yao Junhong, the former CAR Inc. founding team member and vice president, in December, 2012. By August 2018, Souche raised over $1.2 billion from investment or ganizations, including Alibaba group, Ant Financial Services Group, Morningside Venture Capital, Warburg Pincus, Primavera Capital Group, etc. Souche joined '2017 New Global Unicorns Ranking' by Silicon Valley global research organization PitchBook. Souche thrives to become the big intelligent brain of automotive industry. Souche has gradually constructed integrated automotive new retail ecosystem through years of development. Souche is regarded as 'the Alibaba of Chinese automotive industry'. Today, Souche and its relative corporations dedicate in numerous businesses, which include automotive financial leasing platform Tangeche, B2B industrial chain service platform Chehang168, Used-car online trade platform Cheyipai, Car sharing customized platform TIHD, SaaS products for used-car automotive dealers Dafengche and new-car sub-channels automotive dealership network Maicheguanjia, automotive dealership group ERP system provider Breakthrough, Kingdee and automotive supply chain warehouse logistics integrated service provider Iyunche, etc.

Citybox

Series B in 2017
Citybox is a smart vending machine operator based in Shanghai, China, established in 2015. The company specializes in manufacturing retail terminals that function as refrigerators equipped with QR code stamps, anti-theft features, and user tracking capabilities. Citybox provides a selection of fresh produce, including yogurt and chilled lunchboxes, targeting various sectors such as offices, residential communities, shopping malls, and schools.

ChangingEdu

Series D in 2017
ChangingEdu is an online education service provider based in Shanghai, specializing in connecting students, parents, and teachers through its mobile applications. The platform offers a streamlined approach for parents to find suitable tutors for their children, focusing on primary and middle school education. It facilitates after-school tutoring services by providing access to private teachers through one-on-one counseling. With a comprehensive range of all-subject teaching and tutoring options, ChangingEdu aims to enhance the educational experience for students both at home and online.

Souche

Series D in 2017
Souche, a leading automotive new retail platform in China, is founded by Mr. Yao Junhong, the former CAR Inc. founding team member and vice president, in December, 2012. By August 2018, Souche raised over $1.2 billion from investment or ganizations, including Alibaba group, Ant Financial Services Group, Morningside Venture Capital, Warburg Pincus, Primavera Capital Group, etc. Souche joined '2017 New Global Unicorns Ranking' by Silicon Valley global research organization PitchBook. Souche thrives to become the big intelligent brain of automotive industry. Souche has gradually constructed integrated automotive new retail ecosystem through years of development. Souche is regarded as 'the Alibaba of Chinese automotive industry'. Today, Souche and its relative corporations dedicate in numerous businesses, which include automotive financial leasing platform Tangeche, B2B industrial chain service platform Chehang168, Used-car online trade platform Cheyipai, Car sharing customized platform TIHD, SaaS products for used-car automotive dealers Dafengche and new-car sub-channels automotive dealership network Maicheguanjia, automotive dealership group ERP system provider Breakthrough, Kingdee and automotive supply chain warehouse logistics integrated service provider Iyunche, etc.

I Believe

Series B in 2017
I Believe is an e-commerce, logistics and convenience store franchise operator. Unlike traditional convenience stores, the company sources goods directly from manufacturers and provides online order placements, reducing the layer of purchases from whole-sellers.

ABLife

Series B in 2017
Aibianli is a convenience store chain operator.

Chic Fresh

Venture Round in 2016
CHIC Fresh is a global leader in proprietary cold-crafted juice technology.

Yummy Express

Series C in 2016
Yummy Express is a Beijing, China-based O2O solutions provider offering logistics and operations services. Established in 2012 by Yu Yang, Yang Shuyi and Ba Zhen, Yummy Express focuses on meal delivery services for major takeout O2O platforms including China’s largest catering merchants such as Baidu Waimai. Additionally, the company provides fast-moving consumer goods companies with internet-enabled logistics and operational services. Its “3km, 30 min” on-demand service with heat retained records and shares delivery stats information with customers. Yummy Express, which also delivers fresh foods such as cake and fresh fruit from companies such as missfresh.cn, 1mxian.com and xuxian.com, has over 5,000 proprietary “delivery men” with 200,000 daily orders being provided in 18 cities in China. Source: [FinSMEs](http://www.finsmes.com/2016/04/yummy-express-completes-10m-series-c-funding.html)

Quhuo Tech

Series C in 2016
Quhuo Limited operates a workforce operational solution platform in China, delivering tech-enabled services to blue-chip on-demand consumer businesses across various e-commerce sectors. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Beijing, the company provides comprehensive operational solutions in food delivery, ride-hailing, housekeeping, and bike-sharing. Quhuo's platform is designed to help its clients mobilize a skilled workforce by offering training, performance monitoring, and incentives to ensure efficient service delivery. Revenue primarily comes from service fees charged to industry customers, with additional income generated from rental agreements related to its ride-hailing services. Overall, Quhuo addresses the operational needs of its clients while enhancing the effectiveness of their service personnel.

ABLife

Series A in 2016
Aibianli is a convenience store chain operator.

I Believe

Series A in 2016
I Believe is an e-commerce, logistics and convenience store franchise operator. Unlike traditional convenience stores, the company sources goods directly from manufacturers and provides online order placements, reducing the layer of purchases from whole-sellers.

QuanCheng

Series B in 2016
QuanCheng E-commerce (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is a software-as-a-service company specializing in corporate expense management and vendor management. Founded in November 2013 and headquartered in Shanghai, the company operates in 50 major Chinese cities, including Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Wuhan. QuanCheng offers a centralized purchasing management platform that provides tools for managing business dining and travel expenses, aimed at enhancing operational efficiency for organizations. With a focus on improving corporate expense processes, QuanCheng has received early investment from prominent venture capital firms and continues to expand its services across the Chinese market.

Fruitday

Series C in 2015
Shanghai Fruitday Co., Ltd. operates an online retail platform specializing in fresh fruits, having been established in 2006 in Shanghai, China. Initially a traditional fruit vendor, Fruitday transitioned to e-commerce in 2009, leveraging over 30 years of experience in the food industry. The company focuses on mid- and high-end fruit offerings, including both imported and domestically sourced fresh fruits. Fruitday has developed a direct supply chain that connects consumers with suppliers, supported by its self-built cold storage and cold-chain logistics to ensure product freshness. Customers can order through various channels, including the website, telephone, television, and physical store services. The company emphasizes providing healthy, green, and fresh fruit options along with personalized services to enhance the consumer experience.

111, Inc.

Series C in 2014
111,Inc. is a leading digital and mobile healthcare platform in China. By applying advanced Internet and information technology, 111,Inc. is devoted to online medical services and online pharmacy through optimized supply chain and resources. 111,Inc. aims to deliver the best and comprehensive healthcare solutions to Chinese people. The main business lines of 111,Inc. include online B2C pharmacy platform 1 Drugstore, Internet hospital 1 Clinic and online B2B pharmacy platform 1 Drug Mall. Their mission is to build the largest integrated online and offline healthcare platform in China powered by technology through the innovative model of B2B2C to realize integrating development of businesses and consumers, online and offline markets, direct sales and marketplace models, drug and medical service delivery. 111,Inc. is one of the few Unicorn enterprise in the Internet medical health industry.

WeiChaiShi.com

Series A in 2014
Weichaishi.com is an online B2C platform based in China that specializes in temporary task outsourcing. Founded in 2011, it enables users to engage in various mini tasks to earn credits or money. Operated by Shanghai Yiyu Network Technology Co., Ltd., the platform allows users to utilize their fragmented time by participating in activities such as watching brand videos, completing surveys, and providing product feedback. In return for their efforts, users receive cash rewards. The platform also assists companies in conducting market research and enhancing brand interaction through outsourced tasks, leveraging a large pool of user data to gather insights across different markets.

Handpick

Series A in 2014
Headquartered in San Francisco, Handpick, Inc., is the leading ingredient pairing and meal recommendation engine, as well as the world's largest recipe and food post platform. Their award-winning food discovery app solves the universal problem of what to do with the ingredients you have on-hand by offering millions of recipes and social food posts, as well as proprietary ingredient pairing technology to help consumers minimize food waste. The company recently launched its “Smart Groceries” delivery service, which is a new breed of meal kit solutions based on full-sized ingredients, enabling grocery retailers to sell meal kits with their existing assortment and fulfillment.

1006.tv

Series B in 2014
1006.TV develops mobile games, gaming platforms, and related media, along with media evaluation services and information about these products. It provides mobile game rankings, reviews, news, games, video reviews and other media services. It enables users to find and share more interesting mobile games. 1006.TV also provides mobile product reviews, PC-based gaming versions, and more information and functions. It is a key UGC platform in China. As of June 2014, It has 36 million users and 1.7 million active users. Key features of the platform would be the fusion of expression elements that provides a more realistic gaming experience. It has received funds from ClearVue Partners, Matrix Partners, Sequoia Capital, and other venture firms. 1006.TV was established in September 2009, based in Beijing, China.

QuanCheng

Series A in 2014
QuanCheng E-commerce (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is a software-as-a-service company specializing in corporate expense management and vendor management. Founded in November 2013 and headquartered in Shanghai, the company operates in 50 major Chinese cities, including Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and Wuhan. QuanCheng offers a centralized purchasing management platform that provides tools for managing business dining and travel expenses, aimed at enhancing operational efficiency for organizations. With a focus on improving corporate expense processes, QuanCheng has received early investment from prominent venture capital firms and continues to expand its services across the Chinese market.

Fruitday

Series B in 2014
Shanghai Fruitday Co., Ltd. operates an online retail platform specializing in fresh fruits, having been established in 2006 in Shanghai, China. Initially a traditional fruit vendor, Fruitday transitioned to e-commerce in 2009, leveraging over 30 years of experience in the food industry. The company focuses on mid- and high-end fruit offerings, including both imported and domestically sourced fresh fruits. Fruitday has developed a direct supply chain that connects consumers with suppliers, supported by its self-built cold storage and cold-chain logistics to ensure product freshness. Customers can order through various channels, including the website, telephone, television, and physical store services. The company emphasizes providing healthy, green, and fresh fruit options along with personalized services to enhance the consumer experience.

111, Inc.

Series B in 2013
111,Inc. is a leading digital and mobile healthcare platform in China. By applying advanced Internet and information technology, 111,Inc. is devoted to online medical services and online pharmacy through optimized supply chain and resources. 111,Inc. aims to deliver the best and comprehensive healthcare solutions to Chinese people. The main business lines of 111,Inc. include online B2C pharmacy platform 1 Drugstore, Internet hospital 1 Clinic and online B2B pharmacy platform 1 Drug Mall. Their mission is to build the largest integrated online and offline healthcare platform in China powered by technology through the innovative model of B2B2C to realize integrating development of businesses and consumers, online and offline markets, direct sales and marketplace models, drug and medical service delivery. 111,Inc. is one of the few Unicorn enterprise in the Internet medical health industry.

Fields China

Series A in 2013
Fields China is an online grocery store based in Shanghai, China, established in 2009. The company offers a wide range of products, including fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, fish and seafood, dairy, bakery items, pantry staples, wines, beers, organic food, and various beverages. By providing a comprehensive selection of grocery items, Fields China caters to the diverse needs of consumers in the Chinese market.

B5M.COM

Series B in 2013
B5M, “help me buy” in Chinese, is the most comprehensive, accurate, and unbiased Chinese shopping search portal across multiple vertical categories. It offers hundreds of millions of business-to-consumer products, product and merchant reviews, group-buy deals, discount products, and shopping-related web articles, and it’s innovative shopping community features help Chinese consumers make informed purchasing decisions. B5M, founded in 2007, is headquartered in Shanghai with offices in Beijing, Hangzhou, and Seoul. The company also provides e-commerce search and recommendation engines to e-commerce sites to create a better user experience and higher conversion rates. B5M operates its own advertisement network to deliver hundreds of millions of clicks daily from hundreds of premier media sites as well as B5M.com to thousands of E-commerce websites and other advertisers. The company has raised Series A round of $7M, led by Oak Investment Partners, in Feb 2012, and Series B round of $16M, led by ClearVue Partners, in Apr 2013. The company has over 8M UV a day and 60M PV a day through the company’s website, browser plugin, and mobile apps, and the traffic continues to rapidly increase.

Gshopper

Series B in 2013
Gshopper operates a cross-border e-commerce platform based in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, specializing in a diverse range of products including electronics, cosmetics, health items, children's products, and outdoor gear. The company is recognized as a pioneer in e-importing, leveraging advanced big data and artificial intelligence technology to identify trending products from around the world. With a focus on delivering great prices to global consumers, Gshopper utilizes a highly automated, in-house developed ERP system to streamline its operations. This allows reliable third-party sellers to market their products directly to customers through both website and mobile channels. Gshopper has established subsidiaries in over 16 countries, including the United States, China, Japan, Korea, and various EU nations, with plans for further expansion.

Lumi Shanghai

Series A in 2012
Shanghai Lumi Information Technology Limited Company (Lumi胶原蛋白/禄美) is dedicated to research and development of beauty and health series products. Lumi is mainly engaged in the R&D, brand building, and market promotion of brand cosmetology and health products, and it is a matchless brand of collagen protein in the domestic industry. Lumi owns its market by new marketing modes, which now possesses a self-constructed call center with over a 100people and plans to extend the number to more than 200 people within the year.

SteelSeries

Venture Round in 2012
SteelSeries is a leading manufacturer of high-performance gaming peripherals tailored for eSports enthusiasts and competitive gamers. Established by two individuals recognizing the need for superior gaming gear, the company has evolved from its origins with a glass mousepad to a global presence with offices across North America, Europe, and Asia. Its product range includes headsets, mice, keyboards, mousepads, and various gaming accessories, all developed through extensive collaboration with professional gamers and a network of technology partners. SteelSeries places a strong emphasis on innovation and user experience, ensuring that its products meet the actual needs of gamers rather than just incorporating flashy technology. The company is committed to reinvesting a significant portion of its revenue back into the gaming community, supporting tournaments and promoting both established and emerging gaming teams. By prioritizing feedback from gamers, SteelSeries aims to create solutions that provide a competitive edge, reflecting its dedication to the gaming industry rather than merely following trends.

Yiyao

Angel Round in 2010
Yiyao is also knwon as 111.com.cn. Yiyao is an online drug superstore where patients can buy over-the-counter medications, traditional Chinese remedies, and a variety of other health products including everything from sex toys to diet pills. 111.com.cn operates as an online portal for selling pharmaceutical products.
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