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IDG Capital

IDG Capital is a global venture capital firm founded in 1993 and headquartered in Hong Kong, with offices across multiple continents and a team of hundreds of professionals. It invests across venture, growth, and secondary markets, backing founders in technology, healthcare, consumer, media, and related sectors, with a strong emphasis on China and broader Asia. The firm leverages a global network to support portfolio companies through various stages and geographies, helping with geographic expansion, partnerships, and strategic growth. IDG Capital has backed more than 1,800 companies across 10+ markets and 600+ exits, reflecting a long-term, value-driven approach and a track record of helping entrepreneurs scale internationally.
Made 617 investments in Asia

Morningside Group

Morningside Group is a Boston-area venture capital firm founded in 1986 as a family office for the Chan family. It makes long-term investments in companies applying novel science and technology, with expertise in life sciences, digital health, AI, materials, and technology, and a commitment to ethical business practices. The firm supports education, research, and healthcare through charitable initiatives with partners including Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, UMass Chan Medical School, and MIT Morningside Academy for Design.
Made 57 investments in Asia

SDIC Innovation Investment Management

SDIC Innovation Investment Management is the private equity and venture capital arm of State Development & Investment Corp. It makes investments across technology and manufacturing sectors, including mobile internet, internet of things, cloud computing, big data, information technology services, industrial robotics, and intelligent manufacturing. The firm also targets high-end medical equipment, diagnostics, high-value consumables, modern agricultural equipment, ships and marine engineering, new materials, clean energy, energy conservation, and healthcare; for new energy vehicles it focuses on intelligent upstream and downstream supply chains, power batteries and systems, and related technologies. Founded in 2009, the company is based in Beijing with an additional office in Asia. The firm aims to support development and deployment of innovative technologies through private equity and venture capital investments.
Made 19 investments in Asia

Shenzhen Capital Group

Shenzhen Capital Group is a government-backed venture capital firm based in Shenzhen that funds SMEs and high-tech companies across IT, internet, biotech, energy, materials and advanced manufacturing. It builds a nationwide innovation ecosystem by linking government, industry and academia to support early-stage to growth-stage ventures and facilitate cross-regional capital flows from the Greater Bay Area to the Western Silk Road. Guided by innovation, pragmatism and ESG, it prioritizes hard-tech and has backed a broad portfolio including semiconductors, robotics and medical technologies, with a history of helping companies scale and reach public markets.
Made 212 investments in Asia

Hiway Capital

Hiway Capital is a venture capital firm based in Guangzhou, China. Established in 2007, it focuses on investing in manufacturing, healthcare, new materials and energy, agriculture, and enterprise services.
Made 3 investments in Asia

Legend Capital

Legend Capital is a Beijing-based venture capital and growth investment firm founded in 2001 that concentrates on China-focused early-stage and growth opportunities across information technology, telecommunications, media, healthcare, consumer, enterprise services, and intelligent manufacturing. It backs ventures with strong ties to Chinese markets and provides resources for business development, branding, and market expansion in China. The firm maintains a multi-city presence in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and manages assets exceeding RMB 90 billion. Legend Capital has invested in more than 700 companies, with a substantial portfolio of exits and multiple IPOs and acquisitions realized in global markets, reflecting a track record of value creation in China's venture ecosystem. The approach combines global insights with a China-centric focus to support portfolio companies in scaling and internationalization.
Made 205 investments in Asia

IMM Private Equity

IMM Private Equity is an independent private equity firm based in Seoul, South Korea, specializing in significant minority investments and middle-market buyouts. Established in 2006, the firm concentrates on Korea-related opportunities and typically pursues active roles in portfolio companies to drive value. Its investment focus spans growth capital, turnaround, mezzanine, and buyout transactions across sectors such as manufacturing, information technology, healthcare and biotechnology, and consumer-related industries, with additional cross-border opportunities in Asia. The firm benefits from a longstanding network of institutional investors and a disciplined investment approach that emphasizes rigorous analysis and value creation through operational improvements. IMM Private Equity operates within the IMM group, a holding and capital management platform that includes affiliated private equity and credit activities, leveraging integrated relationships and experience across Korea’s evolving private capital market.
Made 183 investments in Asia

Shunwei Capital

Shunwei Capital is a Beijing-based venture capital firm founded in 2011 that makes early- to growth-stage investments in internet, information technology, and high-tech sectors. It focuses on deep technology, smart manufacturing, Internet+, consumption, enterprise services, and electric-vehicle-related opportunities, supporting startups in China and selective international ventures with capital and hands-on guidance. The firm backs notable companies across mobile devices, wearables, AIoT, online video, and other consumer technology, including Xiaomi, iQIYI, Agora, Huami Technology, and Viomi, aiming to help founders scale globally and build globally respected businesses.
Made 174 investments in Asia

WI Harper Group

WI Harper Group is a venture capital firm founded in 1993 with offices in San Francisco, Beijing and Taipei. It makes early-stage and early expansion investments across the United States, Greater China, and the Asia Pacific, focusing on technology-enabled sectors including healthcare, biotech, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, robotics, fintech, sustainability, deeptech and new media. The firm manages multiple funds, with nine funds and over $1 billion in committed capital, and has backed hundreds of companies in more than 30 countries, contributing to more than 100 IPOs and M&A transactions. WI Harper follows a global-local approach, combining deep knowledge of the Greater China venture ecosystem with long-term partnerships and hands-on support to help founders grow and scale.
Made 74 investments in Asia

Panda Capital

Panda Capital is a Shanghai-based venture capital firm established in 2015 that backs early-stage technology companies in China, from angel rounds to Series B, focusing on fast-growing sectors such as data-driven AI applications, enterprise services, fintech, logistics, mobility and transportation, and new generation consumer trends. The firm pursues a disciplined, research-driven approach and aims to be a primary or early institutional investor for its portfolio companies, including Mobike, now Meituan Bike, among others. It maintains a broad tech focus and has a track record of supporting investments across technology-enabled businesses in China.
Made 15 investments in Asia

SOSV

SOSV is a global venture capital firm focused on early-stage deep-tech and cross-border software companies, investing primarily from pre-seed through growth stages. It accelerates product development, regulatory progress, fundraising, and commercial strategy by providing founders access to purpose-built labs, engineering spaces, and a broad physical and virtual infrastructure across multiple locations. The firm's program-driven approach combines selective funding with hands-on support, mentorship, and a wide network of co-investors and partners to help portfolio companies scale. SOSV operates a suite of specialized facilities for deep-tech founders, including incubation programs that connect startups with customers, researchers, and investors, and it emphasizes long-term relationships through ongoing operational and strategic assistance. While active globally, it maintains strong ties to Asia-focused cross-border markets and supports a diverse portfolio spanning bio-tech, hardware, robotics, software, and related fields.
Made 239 investments in Asia

Glory Ventures

Glory Ventures is a Shanghai-based venture capital firm established in 2015 that focuses on early and growth-stage investments. It takes a global, research-driven approach and emphasizes cross-border opportunities between China and Israel, with an investment emphasis on intelligent hardware, AI, IoT, enterprise services, and other technology-enabled sectors aligned with China's industrial upgrading. The firm seeks to integrate industrial resources from private equity and public companies to build strategic synergies across value chains and to support portfolio companies with capital, projects, supply chains, and ecosystem development. Its strategy includes nurturing deep-tech ventures toward scalable applications and pursuing exits through mergers and acquisitions or initial public offerings. Glory Ventures manages seven dual-currency funds and collaborates with industrial capital and leading corporate investors, aiming to support more than 120 portfolio companies in areas such as generative AI, autonomous driving, robotics, smart manufacturing, cloud, and data infrastructure. Based in Shanghai, the team combines R&D and international experience to drive industrial deployment and value creation.
Made 28 investments in Asia

GGV Capital

GGV Capital is a global venture capital firm that reorganized in March 2024 into two distinct entities: Granite Asia and Notable Capital. Granite Asia, headquartered in Singapore, focuses on investments across the Asia-Pacific region, including Southeast Asia, Japan, China, India, and Australia. Notable Capital, based in Silicon Valley with offices in San Francisco and New York, concentrates on the United States, Israel, Europe, and Latin America. The split enables more focused investment strategies and tailored support for portfolio companies within each geographic area, while the firm continues to back early and growth-stage startups across sectors.
Made 215 investments in Asia

F&G Venture

F&G Venture is a Shanghai-based venture capital firm that focuses on information technology and related sectors. It invests in IT infrastructure, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, SaaS, big data, microchips and semiconductors, and high-end manufacturing including modules, intelligent devices and equipment, robots and drones. The firm emphasizes building industry insights and local execution capabilities to identify high-quality technology startups and help them scale into world-class enterprises, with portfolio focus on chip-module supply chains, intelligent automotive supply chains, big data, cloud computing, and manufacturing. It leverages IT ecosystem resources to support entrepreneurs toward sustainable growth.
Made 13 investments in Asia

Bright Venture Capital

Bright Venture Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in Shenzhen, China. It focuses on early- and middle-stage investments across technology-related sectors, including information technology, internet, cloud computing and advanced manufacturing, and seeks opportunities in adjacent areas such as media, telecommunications, culture and media, healthcare education, entertainment consumer, and new retail. The firm pursues investments in both private equity in the primary market and secondary stock opportunities.
Made 11 investments in Asia

Y&R Capital

Y&R Capital is a Beijing-based venture capital firm founded in 2015 that concentrates on investments in precision medicine, intelligent services, and high-end manufacturing. The firm targets opportunities in medical health, artificial intelligence and robotics, and intelligent manufacturing, supporting innovative companies at the forefront of strategic emerging industries.
Made 7 investments in Asia

Gaorong Capital

Gaorong Capital is a Beijing-based venture investment firm that backs early-stage technology companies in Asia-Pacific. Founded around 2013, it focuses on technology sectors including telecommunications, media, life sciences, cosmetics, and other tech, providing strategic resources and global perspectives to portfolio companies through a diverse base of limited partners and industry executives, including sovereign wealth funds, university endowments, pension funds, and leaders from Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu, JD, Xiaomi, Focus Media and VIPShop.
Made 109 investments in Asia

Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group

Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group is the corporate venture capital and accelerator arm of Lenovo, investing in high-potential technology startups worldwide and supporting their growth with capital, strategic guidance, and access to Lenovo's ecosystem. It maintains a global presence with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Israel, and the United States, and focuses on core technology sectors such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, robotics, autonomous mobility, and smart hardware. The group backs startups early to scale, helping bridge technology development with commercial deployment through collaboration programs that connect production lines and ecosystems to Lenovo's scale and resources. By aligning portfolio companies with Lenovo's strategic objectives, the group aims to advance innovation across its markets and strengthen global technology infrastructure.
Made 90 investments in Asia

Northern Light Venture Capital

Northern Light Venture Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 and based in Menlo Park, California. It pursues early and growth-stage investments across information technology, new media, TMT, clean technologies, consumer services, healthcare, and enterprise sectors, with a China-focused approach that seeks to leverage China’s industrial, economic, and human resources to build lasting global enterprises. The firm has backed notable technology and internet portfolio companies as part of its investment activity.
Made 178 investments in Asia

Global Brain

Global Brain is an independent venture capital firm based in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1998. It invests in technology startups worldwide, with a focus on sectors such as artificial intelligence, cloud software, cybersecurity, fintech, advertising technology, agriculture technology, climate tech, and related fields. The firm targets seed to growth-stage opportunities and collaborates with corporate venture partners to provide hands-on support and resources to portfolio companies. It maintains flagship funds and ongoing investment programs and has backed numerous startups with several notable exits, reflecting an emphasis on global expansion and practical value creation for early-stage and growth companies.
Made 203 investments in Asia

Source Code Capital

Source Code Capital is a Beijing-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that invests across seed, early and growth stages in China, focusing on TMT and the Big 3 drivers: Internet+, AI+ and Global+. It backs startups across sectors such as finance, media and entertainment, consumer services, enterprise, retail, transportation, housing, education, and healthcare, and has supported more than 300 companies including ByteDance, Meituan, Beike, Li Auto, OPay and Stori. The firm operates a post-investment platform and Code Market, an ecosystem that provides mentoring, resources and connections to help founders scale, combining macro, meso and micro perspectives, data and technology to create durable value for the ecosystem.
Made 95 investments in Asia

CDH Investments

CDH Investments is a China-based international alternative asset manager founded in 2002 by the former private equity group of China International Capital Corporation. It operates a diversified platform spanning private equity, venture, growth capital, real assets, credit and mezzanine, as well as public equities and wealth management, with a focus on opportunities in Greater China and cross-border growth. The firm invests across consumer, hard technology, new energy and healthcare sectors, and targets information technology, media, modern services and education, among others, at multiple stages from startups and growth rounds to middle-market buyouts and pre-IPO expansions. Backed by experienced professionals and institutional partners, CDH emphasizes long-term value creation through disciplined investing, active portfolio support and cross-border collaboration.
Made 117 investments in Asia

5Y Capital

5Y Capital is a Shanghai-based private equity and venture capital firm that backs seed, start-up, early venture and growth-stage companies across technology, life sciences, healthcare, fintech, internet, software, and education. Formerly Morningside Venture Capital, it operates as part of the Morningside Group and maintains offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong and Shenzhen. The firm concentrates on investments in China and the broader Asia-Pacific region, typically making initial investments above USD 500,000 per portfolio company. Its portfolio spans consumer internet, artificial intelligence, autonomous driving, healthcare and digital health, among other technology-enabled sectors, reflecting a focus on ambitious founders and long-term value creation. It emphasizes responsible investing as a signatory to UN PRI and seeks to support companies through strategic guidance, partnerships and resources to accelerate growth.
Made 117 investments in Asia

Xianghe Capital

Xianghe Capital is a venture capital firm backing early- and growth-stage technology companies in China, with a focus on artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, new energy, new materials, and TMT. Founded in 2016 by Tang Hesong and Yang Liu, it positions itself as a long-term partner to technology entrepreneurs, applying strategic analysis and leveraging Baidu’s corporate development network to identify high-growth opportunities and support portfolio companies through scale. The team has led landmark deals associated with Baidu, including iQIYI, Qunar, PPS and 91 Wireless, demonstrating experience in strategic investments and M&A. The firm invests across AI, manufacturing, automotive supply chains and energy-related sectors, aiming to empower innovators to become industry leaders and create lasting impact. It manages substantial capital and has built a broad portfolio, including more than ten unicorns.
Made 21 investments in Asia

Lighthouse Capital Management

Shanghai-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in hardware, AI, and internet-enabled startups with a China–US cross-border perspective. Founded in 2011, it combines deep technical insight with hands-on operational support to help entrepreneurs turn breakthrough ideas into scalable global businesses. Led by Founding Partner and Chairman Hu Minglie, with President Li Zhe and Partners Yang Qianqian and Qin Gang, the firm backs ventures across autonomous driving, sensors, robotics, consumer tech, and education, including marquee companies such as DJI, Hesai Technology, Lunewave, iHear Medical, 12Twenty, Haipaike, SPAX and ZappyLab.
Made 11 investments in Asia

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a Tokyo-based venture capital firm established in 1974 that specializes in seed and development-stage investments. It supports startups across information technology, life science, electronics, high technology, AI, biotech, fintech, and healthcare sectors with a focus on opportunities relevant to the Japanese market. The firm engages in investment syndication and maintains offices in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya to facilitate regional deal flow and collaboration with MUFG affiliates. It aims to foster sustainable value creation by backing innovative companies at early and growth stages and by aligning portfolio activities with Japan’s technology and industry priorities.
Made 221 investments in Asia

BlueRun Ventures

BlueRun Ventures is a venture capital firm based in San Mateo, California, with offices in the United States, Shanghai, Beijing, and Korea. Founded in 1998 as Nokia Venture Partners, it renamed to BlueRun Ventures in 2005. The firm invests globally in technology companies across fintech, digital health, enterprise software, and consumer experiences, with particular emphasis on mobile opportunities. It supports early-stage through growth-stage companies and has backed notable portfolio companies such as PayPal and Waze. BlueRun aims to help entrepreneurs scale innovative products and build leadership in rapidly evolving tech sectors.
Made 87 investments in Asia

Baidu Ventures

Baidu Ventures is the independent venture capital arm of Baidu, established in 2017. It focuses on early-stage investments in artificial intelligence and frontier technologies, funding AI-driven opportunities across areas such as AIGC, embodied intelligence, autonomous driving, advanced computing, and life sciences. The firm aims to accelerate emerging technologies into real-world impact and to build ecosystems in robotics, AI infrastructure for AIGC, and city-scale autonomous driving applications. It operates from Beijing and San Francisco and manages approximately $500 million across multiple funds, supporting entrepreneurs shaping the next generation of AI and related industries.
Made 52 investments in Asia

SMBC Venture Capital

SMBC Venture Capital is the venture capital arm of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, backed by the SMBC Group. It makes venture and growth-capital investments across information technology, life sciences, services, and manufacturing, supporting portfolio companies with strategic guidance, management assistance, and connections to auditors, securities firms, and other investors through the SMBC network. Established in 2005 and headquartered in Tokyo with an Osaka office, the firm prioritizes long-term partnerships with founders to help scale businesses and address societal challenges. Its portfolio exceeds 400 companies that have gone public, including listings on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market in 2026. The firm leverages SMBC's global capabilities to provide value through cross-industry collaboration, governance and growth-oriented capital deployment within Japan and beyond.
Made 202 investments in Asia

Oriental Fortune Capital

Oriental Fortune Capital is a Shenzhen-based venture capital firm that invests across seed to Pre-IPO and growth stages, including mezzanine and new third board opportunities. It backs sectors such as information technology, semiconductors, big data, telecommunications, media, healthcare and life sciences, green technology, energy, new materials, advanced manufacturing, consumer goods, and entertainment. The firm pursues investments in China with a focus on major cities—Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, Xi’an, and Wuhu—and regional clusters in the Pearl River Delta, Yangtze River Delta, and Circum-Bohai-Sea. It follows a staged allocation approach, typically dedicating about 20% of its portfolio to early-stage, 40% to expansion, and 40% to Pre-IPO opportunities. The company maintains offices in Shanghai, Beijing, and Wuhu and has a history dating back to 2006–2007.
Made 58 investments in Asia

Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 and based in Menlo Park, California. It provides capital and strategic guidance to technology companies across seed, early and growth stages, helping startups develop products, scale operations, and expand into new markets. The firm emphasizes long-term partnerships, closely supporting leadership through multiple funding rounds and critical strategic initiatives as companies mature. Sequoia operates globally, with activity in the United States, China, India and Israel, among other regions.
Made 269 investments in Asia

Mizuho Capital

Mizuho Capital is the venture capital arm of Mizuho Financial Group, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It identifies and invests in ambitious startups and growth companies, leveraging Mizuho’s financial expertise, network, and strategic guidance to help portfolio firms scale and access public markets. The firm pursues investments across information technology, internet-related services, healthcare, manufacturing, non-manufacturing, and other services, aiming to back differentiated technologies and business models. Through disciplined investment and close collaboration with management teams, Mizuho Capital seeks to create lasting value and support portfolio companies toward successful exits, including initial public offerings. The firm has a track record of multiple IPOs in its portfolio and operates as the corporate venture arm of a major Japanese bank, with a large network and capital backing its activities.
Made 195 investments in Asia

Addor Capital

Addor Capital is a venture capital firm based in Nanjing, China. It backs early-stage to growth-stage companies across sectors including green technologies, semiconductors, new materials, healthcare and life sciences, information technology, and advanced manufacturing in China. The firm reports assets under management exceeding 100 billion RMB and operates an ecosystem of affiliated platforms under the Yida Hub brand to support portfolio companies and knowledge sharing, with emphasis on research capabilities and investor protection.
Made 46 investments in Asia

Vision Plus Capital

Vision Plus Capital, also known as Yuan Jing Capital, is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 and based in Hangzhou, China, with additional offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. The firm focuses on early-stage investments across internet and healthcare technology sectors, including internet innovation, digital health, intelligent technology, AI, enterprise services, consumer internet and related areas, and seeks to support startups with practical experience in talent recruitment, strategic planning, operational upgrading and financing strategies. Vision Plus Capital targets opportunities in China, including cross-border RMB and dollar investments, and backs ventures that leverage data analytics, AI and digital infrastructure to drive enterprise digitization and enhanced consumer services.
Made 64 investments in Asia

NIO Capital

NIO Capital is a Shanghai-based investment firm established in 2016 that targets early-stage and growth investments in automotive, new energy and technology sectors. The firm focuses on large-scale mobility, energy and smart manufacturing opportunities, supporting founders and innovative companies through the full lifecycle from initial funding to scale. Drawing on an interdisciplinary team and ecosystem resources, NIO Capital backs next-generation technologies and business models in areas such as electric vehicles, autonomous driving, shared mobility, new energy networks and advanced materials, while pursuing digitalization and decarbonization across automotive, energy and logistics. The firm emphasizes governance aligned with ESG principles and aims to deliver strong value to its portfolio and investors by leveraging its market insights and close connections to the broader NIO ecosystem.
Made 20 investments in Asia

China Growth Capital

China Growth Capital is a Beijing-based technology-focused venture capital firm offering a 3V platform that combines equity investment, venture lending and post-investment value-added services to back technology-driven companies from early to high-growth stages. Its portfolio spans AI, 3D, robotics, autonomous driving, aerospace, biopharma and enterprise software, with notable companies including PingCAP, MechMind and WeRide. The firm emphasizes durable technology and scalable business models, providing strategic guidance alongside capital to help founders scale and build long-term technology-enabled champions in China and beyond.
Made 77 investments in Asia

Hua Capital

Hua Capital is a Beijing-based venture capital firm focused on the semiconductor sector in China. The team comprises experienced semiconductor industry entrepreneurs and investment professionals with extensive expertise in entrepreneurship, management, and investing. Founded in 2014, the firm pursues professional, international and industry-chain-focused investment strategies and makes investments across stages, including early, growth, and mature opportunities, aiming to create value for portfolio companies and help them become leaders in the semiconductor industry.
Made 12 investments in Asia

Vertex Ventures

Vertex Ventures is a global venture capital firm network that backs early-stage technology startups and provides hands-on operating support through a cadre of operator-investors. As part of Vertex Holdings, it operates across the United States, China, Israel, India and Southeast Asia, with regional arms such as Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India that target high-growth startups seeking their first institutional funding in Singapore, India, Indonesia and other regional hubs. The firm pursues Series A and early-stage rounds in sectors including mobile internet, enterprise technology, fintech, consumer internet, healthtech and sustainability, leveraging its network of portfolio companies, partners, talent and customers to help founders scale to global markets. Vertex Ventures emphasizes not only capital but practical support, drawing on its global reach to provide strategic guidance, partnerships and market access. The network maintains a presence in major tech hubs and collaborates with local funds to combine local knowledge with global resources to accelerate growth across diverse markets.
Made 134 investments in Asia

LB Investment

LB Investment is a Seoul-based private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1996. The firm targets technology-driven companies across Korea and China, with broader activity in Asia, including sectors such as information technology, digital media, semiconductors, electronics, biotech and healthcare, energy and green technology, online platforms, and gaming. It engages in buyouts, seed and expansion capital, and cross-border transactions, with typical investment sizes ranging from small seed rounds to multi-million growth investments, and equity stakes commonly around 10% to 15%. The firm generally takes a hands-off approach to portfolio management but provides governance guidance, strategic support, and advisory services to help companies scale, including preparation for IPO or M&A exits. LB Investment maintains international reach through offices in Seoul and Shanghai, reflecting its cross-border focus in Korea, China, and other parts of Asia. The firm seeks transformative technologies and collaborates with founders to turn ambitious ideas into scalable businesses.
Made 47 investments in Asia

Plum Ventures

Plum Ventures is a China-based venture capital firm established in 2014 that concentrates on seed and early-stage investments in technology, new media and telecommunications, with additional emphasis on consumer, hardware and internet-related sectors. The firm also backs companies in energy, semiconductors, defense, digitalization, intelligent manufacturing and commercial aerospace, aiming to support founders with rapid, hands-on decision-making. It provides post-investment services such as follow-on financing, legal and tax support, recruitment, mentorship and resource matching to accelerate growth. Led by founder partner Wu Shichun, Plum Ventures maintains a broad portfolio and emphasizes founder-centric support to help entrepreneurs navigate scaling challenges.
Made 50 investments in Asia

ZWC Partners

ZWC Partners is an Asia-based private equity firm focused on growth-stage investments and strategic buyouts in technology and consumer sectors across global high-growth markets. With teams in Hong Kong, China, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, France, Italy, and Germany, the firm manages over USD 2.5 billion in assets and pursues opportunities in AI, hard tech, digital economy, and related areas in China and Southeast Asia. It operates under an altruism-based investment philosophy and an Innovation-Driven Value Investing approach, guided by the entrepreneurial background of its founders. The firm maintains an Industry Resource Ecosystem that connects industry players and entrepreneurs to enhance research, market context, and the deployment of transformative technology. ZWC Partners emphasizes founders who combine product strength, execution, and organizational capability to reduce costs and boost efficiency, offering a combination of capital and strategic resources to portfolio companies. Founded in 2015, it has completed a broad track record of investments across growth and expansion stages.
Made 21 investments in Asia

GRC Managers

GRC Managers is a venture capital firm specializing in growth capital. It focuses on digital content start-ups like gaming and animation firms. The firm seeks to invest in technology, energy and resource efficiency, energy storage, agritech, medical devices, data analytics, and cloud computing sectors. It prefers to invest in Taiwan and New Zealand. The firm was founded in 2009 is based in Auckland, New Zealand with additional offices in Los Angeles, California; Taipei, Taiwan; Shanghai, China; Beijing, China; North Carolina, United states; Sydney, Australia; Singapore; and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

OrbiMed

OrbiMed is a global healthcare investment firm based in New York, founded in 1989. It manages capital across public and private markets, including private equity, venture and growth investments, and private credit, with structured debt and royalty arrangements to support owners of intellectual property and diagnostics. The firm focuses on biopharmaceuticals, life sciences, medical devices, diagnostics, health IT, and healthcare services, investing from startups to multinational companies. With a worldwide team and offices in multiple regions, OrbiMed provides financing and strategic resources to advance therapies and healthcare innovations, aiming to improve patient outcomes across global markets.
Made 87 investments in Asia

CAS Star

CAS Star is a high-tech venture capital firm based in Xi'an, China, with an additional office in Beijing. It invests in optoelectronic chips, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, aerospace, smart manufacturing, information technology, energy, oncology, advanced manufacturing, SaaS, and space technology. Beyond funding, CAS Star engages in technology industry incubation and builds a scientific and technological entrepreneurial ecosystem that includes research institutions, angel funds, incubators, and entrepreneurship training to provide structured support for technology entrepreneurs.
Made 45 investments in Asia

Zoy Capital

Zoy Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 and based in Beijing, China, with offices in Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Suzhou, focusing on equity investments in artificial intelligence, service robots, and modern media.
Made 3 investments in Asia

Vivo Capital

Vivo Capital is a global healthcare investment firm founded in 1996 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with offices in Asia. It operates a multi-strategy platform that encompasses growth equity, private equity including buyouts, venture capital, and public equity, and it has invested in over 290 public and private companies. The firm supports a broad range of healthcare sectors, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and healthcare services, with a focus on the largest healthcare markets. Its multidisciplinary team includes physicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, operating executives, and industry experts, who collaborate across strategies to build high-quality companies in the United States and China.
Made 26 investments in Asia

SB China Venture Capital

SB China Venture Capital, founded in 2000, is a Shanghai-based venture capital and private equity firm that invests in high-growth technology and information technology sectors across Greater China and beyond. It manages multiple USD and RMB funds and backs companies across all stages, focusing on information technology (including AI, internet, big data, cloud, fintech, IoT), healthcare, new materials, energy, consumer retail, and advanced manufacturing. The firm emphasizes value creation through hands-on support such as planning, business development, recruiting, and resources deployment, leveraging an entrepreneurial and operating background of its team. It maintains an expansive network with offices in Shanghai and other major Chinese cities as well as Taiwan, enabling broad regional coverage and access to opportunities. Notable portfolio includes Alibaba, Taobao, Focus Media, GDS Holdings, BGI Genomics, DIAN Diagnostics, and Libang Instruments. It has earned recognition in industry rankings for its track record.
Made 62 investments in Asia

Redpoint Ventures

Redpoint Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 and based in California. It invests in seed, early and growth-stage technology companies across sectors including internet, cloud, software, consumer, fintech, artificial intelligence, infrastructure, and healthcare, supporting founders with early capital and strategic guidance to advance product development and go-to-market plans. The firm conducts due diligence, sources opportunities, and provides portfolio company support, while also engaging the broader ecosystem through content and thought leadership. It maintains a global footprint with active efforts through Redpoint China Ventures, which focuses on early-stage technology investments in China and adjacent markets.
Made 80 investments in Asia

Vitalbridge Capital

Vitalbridge Capital is a Shanghai-based venture capital firm established in 2019 that provides early and growth-stage capital to startups in technology-enabled sectors, including education, healthcare, and enterprise services. The firm combines thesis-driven investing with a focus on artificial intelligence and related frontier technologies, aiming to back next-generation Chinese ventures and support them with strategic resources from a global network of limited partners and industry capital. Vitalbridge emphasizes long-term value creation through technology-driven innovation.
Made 7 investments in Asia

Chengwei Capital

Chengwei Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 and based in Shanghai, China, that backs early-stage and growth companies across a broad range of sectors including technology, healthcare, consumer services, automotive, manufacturing, education, energy and the internet, with a focus on scalable opportunities and disruption in the Chinese economy; it maintains a diverse portfolio of companies and has supported numerous successful ventures, including video streaming platforms, AI-driven drug discovery, renewable energy solutions and enterprise software.
Made 33 investments in Asia