Top 5 Automotive Startup Investors in Hong Kong in May 2025

Last updated: May 2025 A list of 5 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Automotive startups based in Hong kong. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Automotive companies from Hong kong. We update this investor list every month.

Top 5 Automotive Startup Investors in Hong Kong in May 2025

Investor	Automotive Hong Kong investments
Artesian VC	1
L Catterton	1
Huaying	1
Tencent	1
Huaying Capital	1

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Artesian Capital Management is an alternative investments management company, which was spun out of ANZ Banking Group's capital markets business in 2004, with backing from ANZ Private Equity. Artesian's founding partners, purchased ANZ's stake in 2005. The company has subsequently been fully owned by partners and staff. Since 2004,Artesian has managed specialised funds focused on credit arbitrage and relative-value strategies across global financial markets. In 2008, while continuing to manage credit relative value investment strategies from its New York, London and Singapore offices, Artesian began to make principal investments in seed/early-stage ventures from its offices in Sydney, Melbourne and Shanghai. In 2011, Artesian launched the first of its early stage venture capital funds and now manages AUD +255m. Artesian's VC strategy is to partner with best of breed accelerators, incubators, angel groups and university programs. In 2017, Artesian launched its China VC Fund with a USD 50m cornerstone investment industry super fund Hostplus. Artesian will soon launch a Southeast Asia VC Fund.

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
Australia, United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Strong Room AI — Software that enables high-strength care through streamlined workflows, continuous analytics, surfaced insights and safeguarded data.
Modern Synthesis — Combining biology, material science, engineering and human ingenuity, we create textiles that are circular by nature, and customisable by design.
Fleet Space Technologies — Fleet is an agile, next generation connectivity company. Our mission is to Connect Everything using cutting-edge communications and space technologies to maximise the resource efficiency of human civilisation and enable the next industrial revolution with our free, ubiquitous connectivity platform.

L Catterton provides capital to companies to support acquisitions, management buyouts, recapitalizations, and turnarounds. They consider investments across many targeted industry verticals within the consumer industry: food and beverage, retail and restaurants, consumer products and services, and media and marketing services.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Health Care, Food and Beverage
Private Equity, Funding Round, Series B
United States, United Kingdom, Brazil

Portfolio highlights

WeVets — WeVets operates as a veterinary health ecosystem offering various health services for pets. Its services include veterinary surgery, imaging exams, laboratory tests, and 24-hour admission.
Ghost — The backbone for retail brands to optimize their inventory lifecycle.
SUGAR Cosmetics — Discover SUGAR Cosmetics' extensive range of high-quality makeup and beauty products. Shop online for lipsticks, foundations, eyeshadows, and more. Enjoy exclusive offers and free shipping across India.

Huaying is an investment management and consulting firm.

Investment focus

Medical, Health Care, Automotive
Series A, Angel, Series B
China, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Tenways — TENWAYS Electric Bikes with multi-scenario applications for superior value, light weight, quick charge and instant assistance. For commuting, lifestyle, exercising and more.
Breath Medical — Breath Medical is a medical device developer in the field of otolaryngology. It independently develops and promotes consumables and equipment, providing a total solution for ENT surgery. Its two core products are “low temperature plasma RF surgery system” and “fully degraded”. Sinus drug stent".
ELS Technology — ELS Technology focuses on supply chain management and supply chain financial product development.

Tencent is an internet service portal offering value-added internet, mobile, telecom, and online advertising services. Its communications and social platforms Weixin and QQ connect users with each other, with digital content and daily life services in just a few clicks. Tencent has maintained steady growth under its user-oriented operatingstrategies. It provides value-added internet, mobile, and telecom services, as well as online advertising under the strategic goal of providing users with "one-stop online lifestyle services." Tencent’s Internet platforms in China – QQ (QQ Instant Messenger), WeChat, QQ.com, QQ Games, Qzone, 3g.QQ.com, SoSo, PaiPai, and Tenpay – aim to address the various needs of internet users, including communication, information, entertainment, e-commerce, and others.In September 2013, Tencent's market valuation rose to $101 billion, and as of November 21, 2013, QQ had 2 billion active users and WeChat had 650 million monthly active users. The numbers of active users for QQ mail, Qzone, Tencent Weibo, and QQ news were 274 million, 626 million, 220 million, and 150 million, respectively.Tencent was founded in November of 1998. In April 2000, the IDG and PCCW invested a total of $2.2 million dollars in the company. Tencent was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK) on June 16, 2004. Baidu, Alibaba, and Netease are Tencent's major competitors.