Ideate Investments

Ideate Investments, founded in 2014 and based in Shanghai, China, is a venture capital firm that focuses on investing in companies within the intelligent manufacturing, industry upgrades, consumption, and well-being sectors. The firm is dedicated to partnering with founders who have a clear purpose, offering support that goes beyond financial investment. Ideate Investments aims to foster meaningful growth by providing time and resources to enable companies post-investment, ensuring that their investments contribute positively to the sectors in which they operate.

Horace Cheng

Founder and Managing Partner

Richard Gao

Managing Partner

John Zhang

Partner

James Zhao

Venture Partner

16 past transactions

Pinpianyi

Series D in 2024
Pinpianyi is a Hangzhou-based start-up that focuses on developing a smart procurement platform tailored for convenience stores. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence to offer product price data analysis and intelligent distribution ordering services, allowing convenience stores to optimize their procurement processes. By minimizing procurement and logistics costs, Pinpianyi enhances capital turnover efficiency and reduces inventory backlog for its clients. The company has successfully provided services to over 10,000 offline stores and has established connections with more than 1,000 suppliers, positioning itself as a valuable partner in the retail supply chain.

Shengjisheng Semiconductor

Venture Round in 2023
Shengjisheng Semiconductor is committed to facilitating the localization of vital semiconductor machinery. It offers technical assistance and replacement parts associated with the production of semiconductors.

SideChef

Series B in 2023
SideChef, Inc. is a mobile application designed to assist users in discovering and preparing meals with confidence. Launched in 2014 and based in Los Angeles, the app offers over 15,000 Smart Recipes accompanied by step-by-step photo and video instructions, making cooking accessible even for beginners. Users can create grocery lists and order ingredients through partnerships with services like AmazonFresh and JD.com. The platform integrates Smart Kitchen Technology and provides features such as scheduling and dietary specifications, enhancing the cooking experience. SideChef has garnered recognition, including being named Best App by Google in 2017, and has engaged users in 170 countries with over 900,000 downloads. Founded by Kevin Yu, SideChef combines technology and culinary expertise to empower individuals in their everyday cooking routines.

HiPhi

Venture Round in 2022
HiPhi is a brand platform that features vehicle selection, purchasing, usage, and aftersales services. The HiPhi range include smart all-electric vehicles with a lightweight hybrid aluminum-steel construction and sustainable vegan leathers and recyclable materials.

Lizhu Intelligent Equipment

Series B in 2021
Lizhu Intelligent Equipment is a company focused on research and development in the semiconductor equipment sector. It specializes in the production, processing, and manufacturing of intelligent equipment and semiconductor components. The company develops advanced inspection and testing machinery that allows for high-precision and rapid testing of semiconductors. In addition to standard testing, its products are capable of conducting sophisticated processes like RF testing, which enhances the efficiency of chip production for manufacturers.

SMEC

Venture Round in 2020
SMEC provides foundry services focusing on technology solutions for power, connection, and sensor signal chain.

InDeco China

Series B in 2019
InDeco is a one-stop Internet space solution provider that transforms the traditional decoration industry chain with Internet thinking and provides one-stop decoration services from space design, material matching, product selection to construction process control.

Yiyong Health

Series A in 2018
Yiyong Health is a young and dynamic company. They are concepts that have accumulated in the insurance claim industry. It has been perfected and implemented so that it can be deeply localized and assist in concentrating on handling verification and distribution.

IN ONE

Angel Round in 2018
IN ONE is an electronic control products supplier company for an electric vehicle.

Wujie Space

Venture Round in 2018
Wujie Space is a co-working space start-up based in Beijing that offers joint office spaces designed to support entrepreneurs, businesses, and individuals. The company provides professional office services to help teams address workspace challenges while maintaining a comfortable and collaborative environment. Wujie Space aims to facilitate the growth of new companies by offering a comprehensive range of immersion services and fostering active communities among its members.

Boxful

Series B in 2017
Boxful is more than just storage. They are about creating a lifestyle where space isn’t a luxury – it’s flexible and right at your fingertips. Boxful was founded on the belief that storage should be simple, affordable, and secure. They created a service that allows you to store and seamlessly manage your belongings from your computer or mobile device, and know that they’re just a speedy delivery away. Your home is for living and they give you the freedom to de-clutter while keeping the things that matter.

Gold Keys Butler

Series A in 2017
Gold Keys Butler specializes in providing customized community services aimed at enhancing the quality of life for residents in high-end communities. Their offerings encompass a wide range of services, including assistance with clothing, food, housing, transportation, entertainment, shopping, travel, and health. Additionally, the company provides brand consulting, design, video production, new media networking, and retail environment services. Through these diverse offerings, Gold Keys Butler aims to create a more fulfilling living experience for its clients.

OK Car Insurance

Series A in 2016
OK Car Insurance is a third-party service provider that helps consumers buy auto insurance online and insurers improve risk profile and generate more profits. It roots deeply in car usage scenes, connecting services such as auto insurance, traffic violation, and fueling. It also creatively developed auto insurance services for car stickers, traffic jams, and others. Its user’s loyalty and interactions are far higher than the industry's average level. The domestic initiative mobile phone IoV (Internet of Vehicles) product OKDrive SDK from the company has obtained a patent. It allows users have access to user's driving behavior data without the help of intelligent hardware, which is a leading technique for domestic mobile network. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Wujie Space

Seed Round in 2016
Wujie Space is a co-working space start-up based in Beijing that offers joint office spaces designed to support entrepreneurs, businesses, and individuals. The company provides professional office services to help teams address workspace challenges while maintaining a comfortable and collaborative environment. Wujie Space aims to facilitate the growth of new companies by offering a comprehensive range of immersion services and fostering active communities among its members.

Yunlian

Series A in 2015
Yunlian provides information and news for the logistics industries. Yunlian has consistently prioritized the logistics supply chain, supporting business expansion, sharing industry knowledge, and fostering industrial change. For businesses and industries, the company offers well-organized and valuable facts, judgments, guidelines, and solutions that address the complex requirements of businesses in a variety of situations.

CloudCross.com

Series A in 2013
CloudCross, Ltd. is a digital context marketing platform founded in 2012 and headquartered in Shanghai, China. The company specializes in cross-screen video advertising, offering a customized enterprise-level video ad exchange engine. This platform enables digital advertising services through a programmatic buying approach that links video content across various screens. By focusing on cross-screen capabilities, CloudCross aims to optimize advertising strategies for its clients in a dynamic digital landscape.
Spot something off? Help us improve by flagging any incorrect or outdated information. Just email us at support@teaserclub.com. Your feedback is most welcome.