Top 50 Automotive VC (Venture Capital) Funds in China in May 2025

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IDG Capital is an investment firm that funds early- to growth-stage companies in the technology sector. Today they work with private equity and venture capital fund managers, investment advisors, and business entities from around the world. Their limited partners include many internationally reputable investors, including sovereign wealth funds,pension funds, institutional investors, major charities, university endowments, family offices, and business luminaries.IDG Capital brings a powerful combination of global perspective and local experience to investment management. As long-term value investors, they are highly skilled at mobilizing global resources to address local needs, especially for Inbound and outbound opportunities in China and the rest of Asia. Their highly skilled team has an in-depth understanding of the Chinese market and enjoys close relationships with many influential business leaders.

"Founded in 2009, GSR United Capital focuses on equity investment in high-tech industries, focusing on investment and M&A opportunities in advanced manufacturing, next-generation information technology, industrial Internet/digital enterprise services and other fields. GSR United Capital manages both RMB master funds and industrialfunds established with local governments. Since its establishment, GSR United Capital has received strong support from China's top market-oriented mother fund, government-guided fund, wealth management institutions, global 500 enterprises, listed companies and other institutions. Among them, investors with state capital background include Guochuang Yuanhe, Guochuang Kaiyuan, SDIC Unity Capital, China Merchants Venture, Suzhou Fund, Nanchang Industrial Control, Weifang Financial Holding Group, Dongguan Dongcheng, Zhangjiagang Jincheng Investment & Development Co., ltd, etc. Suzhou GSL Venture Capital Management Company, founded in 2011, is a private equity fund manager of the comprehensive fund of GSR United Capital (referred to as "" GSR United Capital ""), and completed the registration of private equity fund manager on May 20, 2014, with the serial number P1002246.""A+ stage is the main stage, the middle and late stage is the auxiliary"" The company focuses on equity investment in high-tech industry, focusing on the strategy of ""A+"" stage, with a capital allocation ratio of 60%. The project in this stage is between ""engineering"" and ""scale commercialization"", which is the ideal range of ""bargaining power"" and can win a high proportion of relative returns. At the same time, 40% of the project will be allocated in the middle and late stages. The middle and late stages refer to enterprises with IPO expectations within 2-3 years, and the investment will be completed within 60 months in the early stage of the fund investment period (exit will start in the third and fourth years), which will be used as the basic plate for anchoring returns.GSR United Capital has invested in more than 100 high-tech start-ups, including Great Wisdom Software (financial information terminal, 601519), eCARBON (high thermal conductivity graphite heat dissipation material, 603133), TZTEK (Precision, 688003), METRON (Diamond wire material, 603133) 300861), GTEP (sludge treatment and recycling, has started the board meeting), Niu (electric two-wheeler, NASDAQ: NIU), LATTICELIGHTING (LED silicon substrate technology and application), Freetech (unmanned driving), Marknum Technology (big data), xMate (light collaborative robot), TAGEIDRIVER (autonomous driving), HUIRUI (high-precision metal 3D printing), DYSO (CNC machine tool parts), NEWLINK GROUP (energy Internet), and many cross-border enterprises Industries such as LianLian (online payment), Xingyun Group (cross-border supply chain), Tec-Do (outbound brand digital marketing, Guangzhou), LAVA (smart guitar, Guangzhou), Shoplazza (outbound SaaS independent site construction tools, Guangzhou), E-ports (Internet for shipping industry), Chenhaiyun (sea-going compliance), Whalehouse.tech (intelligent warehousing), Huoyan (ABM intelligent marketing), Giiso (intelligent writing) and other excellent projects, which have won excess investment returns and social reputation. At present, the withdrawn projects include Great Wisdom Software (Financial information terminal, 601519), which has been fully withdrawn through listing, with return multiple reaching 8.96x, invested by GSR United Capital Phase I; TZTEK (Precision Measurement, 688003.STAR), fully exited through listing with return multiple reaching 2.74x, invested by GSR United Phase II and Botong Jinshi; eCARBON (high thermal conductivity graphite heat dissipation material, 603133), through the listing of all exit, return multiple reached 5x, invested by GSR United Capital Phase I Institute; METRON (Diamond Wire Materials, 300861), which was partially exited through listing with a return multiple of 4.5X and was invested by GSR United Phase III and Botong Jinshi Institute; Lebo Technology (cross-platform screen investment tool), partially exited through equity transfer, with a return multiple of 4.35x, invested by Botong Jinshi. Giiso (Intelligent Collaboration), which was partially withdrawn through equity transfer with a return multiple of 4.35x, was invested by Botong Jinshi.Zerowaste Asia Pte Ltd (ZA) was invested by Hongcheng RMB Fund, a subsidiary of GSR United Capital, in January 2017. It is committed to developing, producing and selling leading additives for heavy metal treatment. Its products have the characteristics of simple process, high efficiency, safety and environmental protection, and low cost. The company's valuation has grown from $58 million at the time of the investment to $142 million.Since February 2020, GSR United Capital has made more than 30 investments in the main fund. For example, it invested in Yuejing Technology (audio and video collaborative production tool) in February 2021, and the current multiple has reached 3.14 times. In September 2020, it invested in ZHICHUBAO.COM (procurement management SaaS platform), and the current multiple has reached 2.82 times. In April 2020, it invested in Starsee Intelligence (AI enabled military defense), and the current multiple has reached 2.81 times. Nahuo Technology Co., Ltd. received a subsequent round of investment from IDG, ZHICHUBAO.COM received a subsequent round of investment from Shunwei Capital, and Boqing Technology received a subsequent round of investment from KeyTone Ventures and Leaguer Capital."

Estar Capital is an investment firm.

Shenzhen Green Pine Capital Partners Co. Ltd. (“GPCP”) was established in 2007, with the investment team assembled in 2000. GPCP is one of the most time-honored Chinese VC companies that boast experience in areas such as biotech, new materials, new resources and AI, etc. Currently, GPCP manages assets over 15 billion RMB through 21 special fundsand have invested 7 billion RMB into 388 enterprises among which 14 are listed on NEEQ and 48 of them are either listed or acquired by listed companies, including BGI(300676.SZ), Aurora(600666.SH), Nationz Tech(300077.SZ), Foresee(002530.SZ), Qudian(NASDAQ:QD), etc. GPCP invested in the angel round of BGI (Beijing Genomics Institute), Royole, Kuang-Chi, Appotronics, BMF, C-one, Arrayed Materials and other star enterprises.GPCP is based in Shenzhen, with branches in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. GPCP also runs two GPI incubators and an incubator for overseas Chinese scientists who start businesses in China.

Plum Ventures is a venture capital company that aims to encourage young people to become entrepreneurs. It specializes ins providing seed and early-stage investments in the technology, new media, and telecommunications industry. The firm was founded in May 2014 and is based in Changzhou, China.

Shunwei Capital is a venture capital fund that focuses on early to mid-stage investments in local internet industry. It specializes in incubation, startups, early to mid-stage, and growth capital investments. It seeks to invest in the technology, media, telecommunications, high technology, new media, games, internet finance, and rural area internetsectors. Their investors include sovereign wealth funds, fund of funds, university endowment funds, and family offices.

NIO Capital is a fund manager investing in themes reshaping the automotive, new energy and technology sectors.Established in 2016 and sponsored by NIO, NIO Capital leverages its unique access to global & Chinese innovation, comprehensive market understanding and flourishing ecosystem to create category-leading companies in fields such aselectric vehicles, autonomous driving, shared mobility, new energy network, new materials and more.

Eastern Bell Capital, established in 2010, is an ecosystem-based fund focused on "improving industry efficiency with supply chain as its core competence". The investment areas we focus on include logistics, supply chain, retail & brand, data technology, etc. Through years of hard work, Eastern Bell Capital has built an empoweringeco-resource system with deep knowledge and insight into circulation efficiency.

Innoangel Fund is an investment firm that invests in early stage companies.

Yunqi Partners sharpen its focus on technology empowered industries. Yunqi is systematically investing in digital transformation of industries and industrialisation of technologies covering areas such as cutting-edge technology, advanced manufacturing, IoT, SaaS and B2B supply chain.

Haitong Capital is a private investment firm focuses on growing small and medium-sized companies. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Haitong Securities and an investment management platform for private equity investment business. Haitong Capital focuses on and tracks growing small and medium-sized companies with good integrity records, maturebusiness models and unique core competencies.

Walden International is unique among US venture firms through its focus on cross-border investments that leverage global markets and talent to grow industry-leading companies. For more than 30 years, their integrated team has brought extensive added value to help companies through capital, relationships and expertise.They look to partner with thebest of the best – entrepreneurs with a strong appreciation for the benefits of leveraging talent and markets independent of geography to gain unfair advantage.Their team brings both extensive venture expertise together with in-depth operating experience to help you grow your company.They invest in early and expansion stage companies across sectors such as Semiconductors, Clean Tech, Internet & Digital Media and Software.

Co-Stone Capital is a leading China based private equity firm headquartered in Shenzhen. Founded more than 16 years ago, Co-Stone is one of China's earliest private equity institutions. Co-Stone Capital focuses primarily on China domestic growth stage and Pre-IPO opportunities, basing investment decisions on a deep understanding of the Chineseeconomy and company specific growth patterns. We put heavy emphasis on stable growth in key industries, including TMT, healthcare, consumer products & services and advanced manufacturing. Co-Stone Capital approaches the capital markets with broad vision but detailed focus, maintaining an emphasis on value-adding services. We have invested in over 100 companies, the majority of which were lead investments and have successfully exited from 40 companies through IPO, M&A or reverse mergers. Our exit rates and ROI are far in excess of industry averages. Co-Stone Capital has assets under management in excess of 40 billion RMB, across funds covering private equity, venture capital, PIPE, M&A and fixed income. Co-Stone has a diverse capital base, with LPs ranging across large insurance groups, government guided funds, funds of funds, large corporations, entrepreneurs and high net worth individuals. Co-Stone Capital has received numerous accolades from Forbes, Zero2IPO,ChinaVenture and other industry publications which consistently rank us in the top 10. Co-Stone Capital is headquartered in Shenzhen, with offices in Beijing，Shanghai and Hefei.

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CDH Investments is an international alternative asset fund manager with over $27 billion of assets under management. CDH Investments was established in 2002 by the former private equity group of China International Capital Corporation and is managed by an experienced team of senior private equity professionals who have worked together for manyyears focusing all their professional time on investing in China. CDH has consistently delivered superior returns relative to industry peers and is well positioned to continue to generate superior returns due to the team's proven investment experience and expertise investing in China.

Yinxinggu Capital is an investment platform that focuses on early investment opportunities in emerging industries, such as in retail and manufacturing, promoting the digital upgrade of the industry. The firm was jointly initiated by Slan Holdings, Huali Group, Huari Industrial, Jinggong Group, and Wanfeng Auto.The company was founded in 1997 andis based in Hangzhou, China.

Meridian Capital is the leading TMT field of venture capital institution in China. They have a wide range of investment layout in the mobile Internet and media entertainment field and they have a vibrant and experienced investment team.Meridian Capital’s investment area is relatively concentrated, and its investment can be regarded as investmentwithin the industry. They have a wide range of layout-oriented investments in the core areas of industry such as culture and entertainment, consumption upgrades, Internet finance, and enterprise services, with the flow of inputs and realization methods. It has a clear view of development in the industry and sub-industries. Social, online-business, education, health care, real-estate, car business, digital reading, digital marketing, music, film and television, games, entertainment community and etc, industrial cluster effect is obvious.Since its inception in 2008, Meridian Capital is committed to focusing on investment in culture new media fields, currently it is mainly concerned with culture entertainment, consumption upgrading, Internet finance, and corporate service fields, it has issued 5 RMB funds, and 2 Singapore currency funds, whose total management size topped RMB 5 billion yuan, more than 100 Internet startup enterprises are its beneficiaries. Meridian Capital’s concern for culture new media field is consistently prominent.

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Addor Capital offers investment services by financing early stage ventures and holding securities of other companies.

Cowin Capital is a private placement equity investment company focusing on investing in a pioneering enterprise on a long-term basis. It has 18 years of experience in capital management, whose capital management scale was among the front rank, which invested more than 300 companies, of which 60 more became public companies, and 150 moresuccessfully exit.The company was successfully listed on NEEQ, with code 832793, as the third listed famous domestic venture capital institution in NEEQ. It is committed to supporting the growth of small and medium enterprises, continue to launch high-quality listed companies in China Capital Market.Cowin Capital was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

Legend Capital, a subsidiary of Legend Holdings Ltd., started its vintage year in April, 2001 with a mission to become a top-notch and the most respected venture capital investment manager in China.Managing up to US$700 million across four funds, Legend Capital focuses on driving high-growth ventures with operations substantially based in Chinaor on markets related to China.Legend Capital mainly invests in early stage IT companies, specifically, in sectors of network applications and services, outsourcing and professional services, Infrastructure (IC design/key components), and mid-market growth stage companies in the fields of consumer goods, clean technology, health care, equipment manufacturing and modern services.Among over 60 portfolio companies are Joyo.com (acquired by Amazon.com), SinoCom (0299.HK), Solarfun Power (Nasdaq: SOLF), Spreadtrum Communications (Nasdaq: SPRD), China Sunshine Paper (2002.HK), and VanceInfo (NYSE:VIT), Eyang (0117.HK), etc.As an active investor, Legend Capital provides its portfolio companies extensive business resources and tailored services to assist with business development, company image building, and other critical company building activities on Chinese market so as to add value and maximize returns. Legend Capital is proud and thankful that it has the opportunity to blaze a trail with its innovative practice for China's venture capital industry.

Established in 1995 as the first joint venture investment bank in China, China International Capital Corporation Limited (CICC) is a leader in providing comprehensive financial services including investment banking, capital markets, institutional and individual securities sales and trading, fixed income, asset management, private equity, individualwealth management and research.

Shenzhen Capital Group Co., Ltd (“SCGC”) is a limited venture capital company established by the Shenzhen Government in 1999. Since its establishment, SCGC has focused on cultivating national industries, shaping national brands, promoting economic transformation, and emerging industries developing. SCGC has registered capital of 5.42 billion RMB,and a total AUM of 338.99 billion RMB. SCGC primarily invests in SMEs, innovative high-tech enterprises, enterprises in emerging industries, and enterprises in start-up period, growth period and in transformation, covering industries supported by national policies, including IT, internet, new media, biopharma, new energy, environmental protection, chemical engineering, new material, high-end equipment manufacturing, consumption goods, modern service, etc. By the end of April 2019, SCGC ranked the first based on the number of portfolio companies and the number of listed portfolio companies: 994 portfolio companies, investments totaling 43.9 billion RMB, 145 of which have been listed in 16 capital markets worldwide.

PreAngel is a 30M RMB investment fund focused on early stage internet startups. Investment on each project range from 100K to 1M RMB. In addition to investment, PreAngel plays a key role as "co-founder", providing guidance in startup operation, business model refinement and industry resources.

ZGC Group was established in 2010. With a consistent mission of serving innovation-driven development, it has been committed to building an open and shared ecosystem pooling innovation factors. To promote the transformation and industrialization of sci-tech achievements, it deploys innovative resources across the world by means of buildinghigh-tech parks, making investments, providing funding and professional services and etc. It now has become an integral part of Zhongguancun innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.

China Merchants Capital is engaged in alternative investment and asset management.

Angel Plus is a China-based venture capital firm.

NavInfo(Shenzhen Stock Exchange code: 002405), China Leading Digital Map, Telematics and Dynamic Traffic Information Service Provider，Geography related Business Intelligence Solutions Provider, has been consistently committed to offering professional and high-quality geographical information products and services to global customers. Over adecade’s development, NavInfo has become a large group corporation owning 8 wholly-owned companies, 6 holding companies and 5 joint stock companies. Moreover, As China’s largest digital map provider and the fourth in the world, both its products and services have been fully met the diversified requirements in such areas as automotive and consumer electronics navigation, Internet and mobile Internet, government and enterprise applications. While in the global marketplace, NavInfo’s digital map, dynamic traffic information and vehicle network service have gained widespread recognition and be well received from numerous clients home and abroad.

Winreal Investment is an investment Firm.

ZSVC is a Chinese venture capital firm specialized in seed and early stage investments.

BlueRun Ventures is a venture capital firm with offices in the United States, Shanghai, Beijing, and Korea. BlueRun invests in information technology, mobile, and consumer technologies, with an emphasis on mobile opportunities. BRV has invested in over 160 companies, with select exits from PayPal (acquired by eBay), Waze (acquired by Google),Topsy (acquired by Apple), Coupa (NASDAQ: COUP), and more. In 2005, BlueRun changed its name from Nokia Venture Partners. While branded as Nokia Venture Partners, the firm helped to build emerging market leaders such as Airgo, Bitfone, Cornice, PayPal, Wavemarket, and WiderThan.

ZGC Group was established in 2010. With a consistent mission of serving innovation-driven development, it has been committed to building an open and shared ecosystem pooling innovation factors. To promote the transformation and industrialization of sci-tech achievements, it deploys innovative resources across the world by means of buildinghigh-tech parks, making investments, providing funding and professional services and etc. It now has become an integral part of Zhongguancun innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Ping An Ventures is a professional VC under Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. with focused interest in start-ups of emerging innovation. It is committed to growing with the partners and driving success by provision of both funds and managerial expertise, resources and a platform."

Puhua Capital is an equity investment firm that focuses on early and middle project. Puhua Capital provides the required resources and management experience for the invested enterprise, investing funds and more resources and wisdom. Puhua Capital has invested nearly 300 excellent start-ups.

By adopting revolutionary mechanisms, FREES FUND is devoted to change the long-established rules in the venture capital. By leveraging the cutting-edge technologies and resources, FREES FUND aims at investing in great startups and helping them grow into great enterprises that are valuable to our society. We mainly invest in early-stagestartups, and hope to become their first-round institutional investor. Our primary interested areas are broad-sense TMT (Technology, Media, Telecom), B2B and deep technology.

South China Venture Capital is a private equity investment fund management as the main business of professional investment management organization. Under the jurisdiction of the three branch of the fund management company: Shenzhen South China Invsetment Management Co.Ltd, South China (Tianjin) Equity Investment Fund Management Co. Ltd., ShenzhenZhongnan Hongyuan Invsetment Management Co. Ltd.

ZhenFund is a seed fund founded by former entrepreneurs to invest in the most promising innovators. New Oriental co-founders Bob Xiaoping Xu and Victor Qiang Wang established ZhenFund in 2011 in collaboration with Sequoia Capital China. ZhenFund now has a network of over 800 portfolio companies, including over 30 unicorns based in China. Webelieve that great businesses start with exceptional founding teams. We are dedicated to helping our entrepreneurs build successful companies by providing them with mentorship and the best resources available. Some of our services include biannual demo days to top Chinese VCs, ZhenHR services, marketing and PR consulting, as well as fundraising. Our strong and large CEO network also facilitates entrepreneurs helping each other, especially via our WeChat platform. ZhenFund has been ranked as the “#1 Early-Stage Investment Firm” for six years. Bob Xiaoping Xu, Founder of ZhenFund, has been named on the Midas List since 2016 and ranked #11 in 2019. Anna Fang, Founding Partner and CEO of ZhenFund, has been named on the Midas List since 2019 and made her 4th appearance as #12, and #1 on Midas Seed List in 2022.

Oriza Holdings is a Chinese management fund that covers equity, debt financing, and investment since 2007.

Fenghou Capital is early-stage equity investment firm.

Huachuangyingda Fund is a venture capital fund.

Welight Capital is an investment firm that invests in enterprise services, B2B, e-commerce, finance, education, new retail companies.

Guangzhou Yuexiu Industrial Investment Fund is a corporate investment arm of Yue Xiu Enterprises (Holdings) Limited.

Founded in 2005, Hillhouse is a leading global investment management firm, active across public equity, private equity, real estate and private credit. The firm invests over a long-term horizon and partners with exceptional entrepreneurs to deliver sustainable value creation for quality companies.Hillhouse is a full life-cycle private equityfirm, investing for the long term across opportunities in the healthcare, business services, consumer, and industrials sectors. The firm manages capital on behalf of global institutions such as non-profit foundations, endowments, and pensions.

Baidu is a search engine that enables individuals to obtain information and finds what they need. Baidu offers functional online search, Tieba community search, industry-based vertical search, mp3 search, portal channels, and instant messaging services. Its products include Baidu Webpage, Baidu Video, Baidu Map, hao123.com, BaiduPedia, Baidu Input,Baidu Toolbar, TTPlayer, Iqiyi, and Sky Software.

N5Capital is a Beijing-based leading venture capital firm focusing on early stage investment in mobile internet. N5Capital is the only early stage USD venture fund in China specializing in mobile internet, big data and cloud’s disruptive convergence with consumer sectors. N5 believes these technologies are emerging to be the infrastructure ofproductivity growth and consumer behavior transformation. Founded in 2013 by Mr. Will Jiang and Mr. Weiguo Zhao, N5Capital is currently managing two RMB funds and one USD fund, with the total capital managed at $350 million USD. In 2016, N5Captial was awarded the Top 20 Early Stage Venture Capital Firm in China. The power of mobile disruption in the internet savvy Chinese population guarantees a strong investment potential. With more than 60 companies in its portfolio, N5Capital has represented some of the most leading-edge tech companies, including Talking Data, 360 Finance, Car 300, Hot & Hot, Viva Video, LGD, Ofashion and inMotion/SoloWheel. N5Capital has a unique GP team combination with a collective successful track record spanning from angel, early stage, and growth stage to corporate M&A with approximately 30 years combined investment experience. N5Capital analyzes in consumer sectors such as finance, retail, housing, automobile, travel among others and invests in start-ups that thrives on either build or leverage the underlying technology to disrupt or recreate the industry value chain . Through an expansive network, in-depth industry analysis and rigorous user behavior research, N5Capital is shifting the investment landscape for both start-ups and investors. For more information, visit www.n5capital.com.

Galaxy Capital is an Investment firm based in China.

Fosun RZ Capital was founded in 2013 and headquartered in Beijing. As an affiliate of Fosun Group, RZ Capital is an independent fund with strategic resources, quickly establishing global footprints. The company invests in all the stages of a company’s development from the early start- Up to IPO. The firm has over 100 portfolio companies in China,with about $1.2 billion in assets under management, with investments in India, Israel, China, Southeast Asia, and the United States. Focuses on investing in science and technology innovation, and connecting global momentum to global resources.

GF Xinde Investment Management Co., Ltd. was established in 2008 through the approval of the China Securities Commission on Direct Investment, with registered capital of RMB 2.3 billion. GF Xinde is one of the leading direct investment brokerages in China. Through a deep understanding of capital markets, known for integrity, professionalservice, and possessing an abundance of industry resources; GF Xinde not only provides strong financial support to investing corporations, but imparts a wealth of advanced management experience and access to a national business network. Supported by the comprehensive strengths of GF Securities, GF Xinde will assist the invested enterprise with establishing a strategic, long-term plan for growth by increasing their management efficiency, building the ideal capital structure, and a strong platform necessary for a successful IPO. All possible types of investments, merger and acquisitions, business, and technical cooperation opportunities will be provided for the invested enterprise. This will ensure the mutual benefits of both the Company and the invested enterprise are financially sound and increase the overall investment value through business synergies.As a direct investment brokerage, GF Xinde provides distinct advantages in regards to investment resources, market research, professional expertise, mergers and acquisitions and IPO experience. As of December 2014, GF Xinde’s accumulated total assets under management exceeded RMB 5 billion, with 16 successful IPOs, ranking first amongst the industry in both scale and number of successful public offerings.Currently, the Company has successfully created a number of diverse management funds: mezzanine funds, merger and acquisition funds, private equity funds, and other investment funds, covering but not limited to a wide range of industries, such as medicine, consumer stocks, and the internet.