Shenzhen Capital Group is a government-backed venture capital firm established by the Shenzhen Government in 1999. It focuses on cultivating national industries and brands, promoting economic transformation, and developing emerging sectors. The firm invests primarily in small to medium-sized enterprises and innovative high-tech companies across start-up, growth, and transformation stages, targeting industries aligned with national policies such as information technology, internet and new media, biopharma, new energy, environmental protection, chemical engineering, new materials, high-end equipment manufacturing, consumer goods, and modern services. Through its portfolio, it aims to build national champions and support industrial upgrading in China, leveraging its capital base to support long-term value creation.

Established in 2020, the European Innovation Council supports innovative startups and researchers with promising ideas, focusing on early-stage companies with positive environmental, social, or governance impacts. It co-invests alongside private investors.

Addor Capital is a growth-capital investment firm headquartered in Nanjing, China. Founded in 2014, it invests in seed-stage through growth-stage companies across sectors including clean technology, health, new materials, advanced manufacturing, consumer services, cultural industries, and TMT in China.

Samsung Electronics is a global technology company based in South Korea that designs, manufactures, and sells a wide range of electronics and device solutions. Its portfolio spans consumer electronics (mobile devices, televisions, home appliances, cameras), information technology products (PCs, peripherals, printers), semiconductors, memory and storage, and display technologies. The company also provides telecommunications infrastructure and related services, and conducts extensive research and development to advance core technologies. With a global footprint across Korea, China, the Americas, Europe, and the Asia Pacific, Samsung Electronics is a leading supplier of smartphones, memory chips, and displays, and it coordinates significant manufacturing and supply chain activities to support its varied product lines.

Hua Capital is a China-based venture capital and private equity firm specializing in semiconductor investments, including buyouts, early-stage, growth, and mature-stage opportunities. The firm targets integrated circuits and related industries in China and provides portfolio companies with professional operation, management, and value-added services to support growth. The team comprises semiconductor entrepreneurs and industry veterans from China and abroad with extensive experience in entrepreneurship, management, and investing; the firm leverages its specialized industry knowledge and network to help portfolio companies scale and pursue leadership in the semiconductor sector.

Walden International is a San Francisco–based venture capital firm that concentrates on cross-border investments between the United States and Asia, providing capital, relationships and operating expertise to help portfolio companies scale. The firm supports early and expansion-stage opportunities across sectors including information technology, the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, SaaS, software, semiconductors, and related technologies, leveraging a global footprint and deep operating experience to help entrepreneurs compete in international markets.

State Development & Investment Corporation is a state-owned investment holding company based in Beijing, China, with a diversified portfolio spanning infrastructure investments, financial services, and international business; it engages in electric power, coal development, ports and shipping, urban environmental protection, biomass energy, health, and related sectors, and provides financial services, asset management, consulting, engineering design, property management, and project services, while pursuing direct investments and international trade and cooperation; the company aligns its development activities with national strategies, integrating industrial investment with financial services and global operations to support economic growth and optimize its asset mix through strategic planning and government-market collaboration.

Glory Ventures is a Shanghai-based venture capital firm that backs startups across early and growth stages, with a focus on information technology, IoT, artificial intelligence, and consumer-oriented ventures. The firm pursues a cross-border approach, particularly between China and Israel, and builds an ecosystem by integrating industrial resources from private equity markets and public companies to create strategic synergies. It targets subsectors such as B2B enterprise services, consumption upgrade, and IoT, and seeks value-added exits through M&A or IPO. Its portfolio includes AI, IoT, fintech, and related technologies, with several companies attracting follow-on investments from industrial capital and notable investors.

CAS Star is a venture capital firm based in Xi'an, China, with an additional office in Beijing. It engages in high-tech industry investment and incubation, aiming to build a scientific and technological entrepreneurial ecosystem that connects research institutions, angel funds, incubators, and entrepreneurship training to support technology entrepreneurs. The firm targets sectors including optoelectronic chips, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, aerospace, smart manufacturing, information technology, energy, oncology, advanced manufacturing, software as a service, and space technology.

Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group is Lenovo’s accelerator and venture capital unit that backs core technology and internet-related ventures worldwide. It focuses on areas such as cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence, and robotics, aligning investments with Lenovo’s business research and development and strategic initiatives. By integrating Lenovo’s global resources and expertise, LCIG incubates startup ideas, funds early-stage innovations, and pursues new business directions to promote Lenovo’s future innovation and development.

Oriza Holdings is a Chinese asset management and investment firm based in Suzhou. It manages equity and debt financing and operates multiple investment arms that provide funding to seed through growth-stage companies across industrials, healthcare, semiconductors, and information technology, with a focus on opportunities in Southeast Asia. The firm coordinates investment resources with industrial assets through its platform Oriza Prior, aiming to enhance value by aligning capital with strategic assets and driving operational synergies for portfolio companies.

Cowin Capital is an investment firm based in Shenzhen, China, founded in 2000, specializing in private placement equity investments in small and medium-sized enterprises with a long-term horizon. It funds pioneering ventures across a range of sectors, including health, technology, telecommunications, energy, electronics and environmental protection, and supports growth from early stage through expansion. The firm has invested in hundreds of companies and has facilitated numerous exits or public listings, reflecting a track record of helping portfolio companies scale and reach new markets.

Qiming Venture Partners is a China-based venture capital firm founded in 2006, with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, Hong Kong, and Singapore. It manages USD and RMB funds totaling about 9.5 billion in capital and backs early- and growth-stage technology, consumer, and healthcare companies. The firm has backed more than 530 portfolio companies, with over 200 exits via IPOs or M&A, and more than 70 unicorn or super unicorn companies.

Qualcomm is a U.S.-based fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, and markets wireless technologies, processors, connectivity solutions, software, and charging products. Its Snapdragon processors and related platforms serve mobile devices, automotive, and Internet of Things applications, while its technologies span 3G, 4G, and 5G wireless networks, networking, and multimedia. Qualcomm operates through three main activities: chip business providing integrated circuits and system software; licensing of intellectual property for wireless standards; and strategic initiatives investing in early-stage technologies. The company serves industries including automotive, healthcare, smart cities, wearables, and smart homes, and maintains a broad ecosystem that supports developers and partners worldwide.

Applied Ventures is the corporate venture arm of Applied Materials, based in Santa Clara, California. Founded in 2006, it makes early-stage investments in companies that complement Applied Materials' core expertise in nanomanufacturing and materials science. The firm targets opportunities across advanced materials, display technologies, energy conservation and storage, artificial intelligence and big data, life sciences, semiconductors, data storage, medical diagnostics, software, sustainability, and related sectors, seeking to align portfolio growth with Applied Materials' technology roadmap and markets for electronics, solar, and related applications.

SummitView Capital is a technology-focused investment firm headquartered in Shanghai, China. Founded in 2011, it pursues investments in information technology, advanced manufacturing, integrated circuits, green and clean technologies, biomedicine, and cultural creativity, primarily in China, through venture capital and growth financing. The firm seeks to support portfolio companies with strategic guidance and access to resources to help them scale.

CTC Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in Shanghai, China, with additional offices in Nanjing and Taipei. Founded in 2006, it concentrates on technology investments in semiconductor, artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, and advanced manufacturing, supporting companies across early to growth stages.

Merck KGaA is a German multinational chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in 1668 in Darmstadt, making it one of the oldest operating science and technology firms. It operates in three main segments: Life Science, which supplies laboratory reagents, consumables and instruments; Electronics, which provides specialty materials for semiconductors and displays; and Healthcare, which develops and markets branded pharmaceuticals with notable activity in oncology, multiple sclerosis and fertility. The company conducts business across Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and Latin America, and it retains the rights to the Merck name outside the United States and Canada, where Merck & Co. operates independently as MSD/EMD Serono in healthcare and MilliporeSigma in life science. Merck KGaA emphasizes scientific exploration and responsible entrepreneurship across its operations and maintains a diversified portfolio spanning research, development and manufacturing for researchers, industries and consumers.

Vertex Ventures is a global network of operator-investors and venture capital firms that supports technology and healthcare startups across the United States, China, Israel, India and Southeast Asia. It partners with entrepreneurs by offering hands-on operating experience and broad access to capital, talent, partners and customers to help build global businesses. The firm focuses on early to growth-stage investments in software infrastructure, developer tools, data, security, vertical SaaS, enterprise software and healthcare technologies, drawing on a wide international footprint that includes the US, Israel, Singapore and China. Vertex Ventures emphasizes active portfolio involvement and leverages the broader Vertex network to create value for portfolio companies through strategic guidance and partnerships.

Legend Capital is a Beijing-based venture capital firm and the investment arm of Legend Holdings, established in 2001 to become a leading venture capital manager in China. It manages up to about US$700 million across four funds and focuses on high-growth ventures with operations in China or markets related to China, particularly in early-stage information technology including network applications and services, outsourcing and professional services, and infrastructure components such as IC design, as well as mid-market growth in consumer goods, clean technology, healthcare, equipment manufacturing, and modern services. As an active investor, Legend Capital provides portfolio companies with strategic resources, business development support, and market guidance to help them scale in the Chinese market. Notable investments include Joyo.com, SinoCom, Solarfun Power, Spreadtrum Communications, China Sunshine Paper, and VanceInfo, among others.

IDG Capital is a global investment firm that backs technology-focused companies across stages, from early to growth. With a blend of international reach and local market insight, the firm mobilizes resources to help portfolio companies scale in China, Asia, and beyond. It partners with private equity and venture capital fund managers and other investment entities, drawing on a broad base of limited partners including sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, institutions, and family offices. The team combines deep local knowledge with global perspectives to identify opportunities and provide strategic support, governance, and access to networks that accelerate growth. IDG Capital targets software, information technology, consumer and healthcare sectors, among others, and pursues a long-term value strategy through active collaboration with management teams and ecosystem players rather than short-term financing alone.

IP Group is a London-based venture capital firm that focuses on commercialising intellectual property from research-intensive institutions. It creates value by identifying early-stage IP, developing it into commercially viable opportunities, and forming strategic partnerships to support portfolio companies. The firm provides capital, strategic guidance, and industry insight to science- and technology-based businesses, with emphasis on clean technology, life sciences, and deep tech. With more than twenty years of experience, IP Group supports the growth of science and technology companies from inception toward scale, helping translate research into market-ready products and accelerate their impact.

Sunsino Venture Group is a Taipei-based venture capital firm established in the early 1990s that invests in healthcare, technology and software companies. It has backed more than 200 companies in Taiwan and the United States, and reports assets under management of about US$150 million.

Parkwalk Advisors is a London-based venture capital firm that focuses on investing in early-stage to growth-stage technology companies, with a particular emphasis on spin-outs derived from UK universities and research institutes. It targets UK-based, often unquoted companies across sectors such as artificial intelligence, big data, life sciences, materials, cleantech, future mobility, medical technology, quantum computing and related fields, and operates with a stage-agnostic approach from seed through later rounds. The firm leverages academic networks, technology transfer channels and venture networks to access deal flow and support portfolio companies. Founded in 2009, it has been aligned with IP Group as part of its corporate structure, reinforcing its focus on intellectual property-backed innovation. The company is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Matrix Partners is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 1977 that backs technology companies from idea through Series A and beyond. The firm focuses on software, AI, B2B, consumer, fintech, health tech, infrastructure, and related sectors, with a global footprint in the United States, India, and China. Its team comprises former founders and operators who work closely with portfolio companies and often join boards to support growth. Matrix Partners has backed a broad slate of successful companies in its decades-long history, including Apple, FedEx, Oculus, Zendesk, HubSpot, Canva, and Postmates, illustrating a pattern of helping developers and builders scale toward IPO or strategic exits. The firm's China arm extends its early-stage and growth investments in the Chinese market, reinforcing its international reach.

Oriental Fortune Capital is a Shenzhen-based venture capital firm that invests in seed to Pre-IPO opportunities across China. The firm backs early to growth-stage companies in information technology, semiconductors, big data, telecom, media and entertainment, biomedicine and healthcare, energy and environmental technology, new materials, advanced manufacturing, consumer goods, and related services. It concentrates on investments in key Chinese markets, with operations in Shenzhen and offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Wuhu, and focuses on the Pearl River Delta, Yangtze River Delta, and Circum-Bohai-Sea regions including major cities such as Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Nanjing, Tianjin and Beijing. Portfolio strategy emphasizes allocations of roughly 20% to early stage, 40% to expansion, and 40% to Pre-IPO opportunities. The firm seeks to identify innovative, growth-oriented technology and modern service companies that can scale domestically and regionally within China.

KVIC is a government-backed investment institution in South Korea that allocates capital to venture activities by investing in venture capital funds globally and administering the Korea Fund of Funds on behalf of the government. Founded in 2005, the organization operates under the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and supports the country's venture ecosystem through its fund-of-funds activities and public-backed funding. Headquartered in Seoul, KVIC also maintains offices in California, Shanghai, and Singapore to engage with international partners. The company includes a research division that produces monthly reports on venture capital and private equity trends, issues, and policy developments in Korea, complementing its investment mandate with market insight and policy analysis.

Founded in 2001 and based in San Jose, California, VentureTech Alliance is a venture capital investment firm focusing on semiconductor companies and other emerging technologies.

Celesta Capital is a venture capital firm with offices in California, Israel, India, and China. It invests globally in software, digital biology, artificial intelligence, machine learning, cloud computing, cybersecurity, big data, robotics, semiconductors, mobile technologies, and related sectors, including transformative technologies for industry and self-driving cars. The firm manages multiple funds, including Celesta I (2013 vintage) and Celesta II (2015) as well as Celesta IV (2020), and engages in early-stage and growth-stage investments in software and TMT. Celesta Capital emphasizes leveraging an extensive investment and operational network to support portfolio companies, drawing on more than 400 years of combined experience across its team, to deliver strategic guidance and value-added partnerships globally.

Amadeus Capital Partners is a London-based global technology investor and venture capital firm founded in 1997. It backs technology companies across stages, from seed to growth, across sectors including software, cybersecurity, healthcare IT, fintech, hardware and semiconductors, communications and networking, and clean energy. The firm also participates in secondary investments to provide founders with additional runway and partners with entrepreneurs to scale. To date it has backed over 130 companies and raised more than a billion dollars for investment, with a focus on Europe and selective opportunities in Israel.

Korea Investment Partners is a Seoul-based venture capital and private equity firm with decades of experience in funding bold, innovative entrepreneurs. It operates globally with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, and Sunnyvale and manages multiple funds totaling several billions of dollars in assets under management. As the venture capital and private equity arm of Korea Investment Holdings, KIP backs a broad range of sectors including information technology, healthcare, life sciences, manufacturing, mobility and gaming, as it seeks to help companies scale and commercialize new technologies. The firm emphasizes long-term value creation and has built a diversified portfolio across Asia and beyond.

Innovation Industries is an Amsterdam-based venture capital firm that targets high-tech, medtech and agri-foodtech companies in the Netherlands. The firm combines capital with a hands-on approach, sharing its experience, knowledge and connections to strengthen portfolio companies, accelerate time-to-market and build global strategic partnerships. While primarily focused on startups, it can invest in select scale-ups and offers flexible funding across a broad technology spectrum, including information technology, digital health, artificial intelligence, climate technology and related fields. It positions itself as a partner to entrepreneurs and other stakeholders rather than merely a financier, providing active involvement and strategic guidance to help ventures grow from seed onward in the Dutch market and beyond.

Alumni Ventures Group is a venture capital firm based in Manchester, New Hampshire, established in 2013. It targets individual accredited investors who previously had limited access to venture capital by enabling alumni from top entrepreneurial schools to invest together in ventures led by fellow alumni. The firm backs companies with an alumni connection and an institutional lead investor with sector expertise. It offers focused funds that provide accredited investors access to a diversified venture portfolio by type, sector, stage, and geography. The organization engages in seed, early-stage, and late-stage pre-IPO investments across technology, consumer, financial services, health care, life sciences, and other sectors.

Fuel Capital is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Chris Howard, with TaskRabbit founder Leah Solivan joining as a general partner in 2017. The firm concentrates on early-stage investments in consumer, business software, and cloud infrastructure companies in the United States, aiming to be a supportive partner to founders beyond capital. It leverages its resources, networks, and operating experience to help startups grow and scale. Notable investments include Convoy, Flexport, Figma, Pacaso, Lattice, Highspot, and thredUP, with portfolio exits such as CTRL-Labs (acquired by Facebook), CoreOS (acquired by Red Hat), Nervana (acquired by Intel), and Hightower (acquired by View the Space). Fuel Capital is regarded as one of Silicon Valley’s leading seed funds.

Northern Light Venture Capital is a China-focused venture capital firm founded in 2005 that concentrates on early and growth-stage technology opportunities. It targets information technology, TMT, clean technologies, healthcare, consumer services, and related sectors, aiming to back enterprises that leverage China's industrial and human resources strengths. The firm has raised multiple funds, including RMB and US dollar vehicles, and has invested in more than 180 portfolio companies. Notable early investments include Meituan.com, Kaixin001.com, Gogo.com, redbaby.com, MasaMaso.com, and Velo City, reflecting a focus on technology-enabled businesses across China with global potential. The management team combines local industry executives and returnee professionals with broad investing and entrepreneurial experience, supporting portfolio companies through scale and internationalization.

IMM Investment is a Seoul-based independent private equity and venture capital firm established in 1999. The company engages in mezzanine and growth investments and pursues opportunities in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, corporate restructuring, private equity, industry consolidation, management buyouts, spin-offs, recapitalizations, and cross-border transactions. It concentrates on medium-sized companies operating in information technology infrastructure, wireless communications, software, contents, and other technology-enabled sectors, with a particular emphasis on information technology, healthcare/biotech, and manufacturing. The firm typically takes an active role in governance and strategic direction and focuses on opportunities within South Korea and cross-border contexts. IMM Investment aims to support portfolio companies through growth, expansion, and consolidation, leveraging its long-standing relationships with institutional investors and investment professionals.

Established in Seoul, South Korea in 2006, L&S Venture Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on incubation, seed, early, and expansion stage investments. The company primarily invests in South Korean technology sectors such as semiconductors, materials, components, equipment, artificial intelligence, internet of things, cloud, big data, mobile & network, medicine, medical devices, and e-healthcare.

IQT focuses on advancing innovative technology solutions tailored for the intelligence and defense sectors. By fostering the development of cutting-edge tools, IQT aims to enhance the capabilities of these communities in their efforts to ensure national security. The organization plays a crucial role in bridging the gap between emerging technologies and their practical applications within government agencies, ultimately contributing to the safety and protection of the nation.

Mayfield Fund is a global venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 1969. It concentrates on early-stage technology companies across enterprise software, information technology, consumer tech, semiconductors, and health tech fields, including human and planetary health. The firm partners with founders from inception to help build iconic companies, drawing on extensive operational experience and a broad network. Mayfield has backed hundreds of companies, resulting in numerous IPOs and mergers and acquisitions, and maintains a global investment footprint with a focus on scalable technology businesses.

TDK Corporation is a global electronics components manufacturer founded in 1935 and rooted in magnetic materials. It was an early pioneer of ferrite and evolved into a major supplier of magnetic recording heads for hard disk drives. Today it supplies capacitors, inductors, ferrites, power supplies and other passive components, as well as sensors and MEMS devices, following the 2017 acquisition of InvenSense which broadened its MEMS portfolio. The company serves automotive, information and communications technology, industrial and consumer electronics markets through a worldwide network of sales, engineering and R&D. It leverages its materials expertise to expand its magnetic sensor business for mobile devices and automobiles, and maintains a global presence to support design and manufacturing across industries.

CDH Investments is an international alternative asset manager based in Beijing with offices in Hong Kong. Established in 2002, it runs a diversified platform across private equity, venture capital, growth, real assets, mezzanine, public equities, and wealth management, focusing on Greater China. The firm invests across stages from early to middle-market buyouts, targeting consumer, hard technology, new energy, and healthcare sectors, as well as related areas such as information technology, media, finance, and manufacturing. With experienced investment teams that have collaborated for years, CDH seeks to generate value through its China-focused approach, managing over $27 billion in assets.

F&G Venture is a venture capital firm established in September 2012 by a former rotating CEO of Huawei and a partner of Fidelity Asia. It focuses on investments in companies experiencing exponential growth in information technology sectors, including IT infrastructure, cloud computing, Internet of Things, SaaS, big data, microchips, and semiconductors, and also targets high-end manufacturing businesses such as modules, intelligent devices and equipment, robots, and drones.

Inno-Chip is a venture capital firm headquartered in Shanghai, China, established in 2020. It concentrates on investments in the semiconductor industry, including image sensor chips through its Beyond Vision portfolio, as well as automotive electronics, personal wearables, and other electronics businesses.

Hongtai Fund is a venture capital firm based in Shenzhen, China, founded in 2016, that focuses on early and growth stage investments and provides funding and management support to portfolio companies, with an emphasis on the integrated circuits sector.

Imec.xpand is an independently managed venture capital firm based in Leuven, Belgium, with an additional office in Amsterdam. It focuses on early-stage nanoelectronics-based innovation across deep tech, health, and agtech, and pursues global investments. The firm targets opportunities in communications and networking, computer hardware, healthcare devices and supplies, materials and resources, clean tech, Internet of Things, LOHAS and wellness, mobile, and infrastructure, with a regional footprint spanning the United States, Canada, Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and Oceania.

China V Fund is a Beijing-based private equity and growth-stage venture capital firm that invests in companies driving industrial upgrades and hard technology, with a focus on smart manufacturing, semiconductors, 5G, industrial internet, artificial intelligence and new automotive technology.

IQ Capital is a Cambridge and London based venture capital firm that backs early‑stage and growth technology companies in the United Kingdom and Europe, with a focus on deep tech capable of global leadership. The firm invests in seed and Series A rounds and can provide follow‑on capital through a Growth Fund, with initial checks typically in the hundreds of thousands to tens of millions of pounds. Its portfolio spans software, artificial intelligence, machine learning, IoT, health tech, advanced engineering, semiconductors, energy and cybersecurity. IQ Capital has a track record of more than 30 exits to major tech companies and takes a hands‑on approach, often supporting portfolio companies with governance and strategic guidance to scale internationally.

BYD is a Chinese manufacturer focused on new energy vehicles, batteries, photovoltaics, and related components. The company designs, develops, and produces hybrid and battery-electric passenger vehicles, and has become a leading producer of passenger NEVs in China. In addition to automobile production, BYD manufactures rechargeable batteries and photovoltaic products, including lithium-ion and nickel batteries, as well as iron batteries for portable devices. It also provides mobile handset components and assembly services. The business operates through three segments: Rechargeable Battery and Photovoltaic Products; Mobile Handset Components and Assembly Service; and Automobiles and Related Products. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Shenzhen, BYD aims to serve mass-market segments in China and beyond, with activities spanning vehicle manufacturing, energy storage, and electronics components.

Leaguer Group engages in technological innovation services that promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and assist in incubating innovative enterprises. It has assembled the four elements of technology, talents, carriers and capital within the science and technology innovation chain and built a highly integrated incubation system that combines a research and development platform, talent training, innovation bases and investment incubation, strengthening the link between technological innovation and economic development. In 2015, in partnership with the Shenzhen Tsinghua University Research Institute, the group received the Guangdong Science and Technology Award Special Award for its innovative technology incubation system construction.

Quantonation is a Paris-based venture capital firm focused on quantum technologies and related advanced fields. Founded in 2018, it backs startups working in deep physics, molecular design, high-performance computing, cybersecurity, and ultra-precise sensing, aiming to translate scientific advances into commercially available products. The firm emphasizes scientific expertise to identify and support early-stage companies that can transition quantum innovations into practical applications across industry.