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Top 50 Biotech Startup Investors in Asia in December 2024

Last updated: Dec 2024 A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Biotech startups based in Asia. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Biotech companies from Asia. We update this investor list every month.

Top 50 Biotech Startup Investors in Asia in December 2024

Investor	Biotech Asia investments
Qiming Venture Partners	47
HongShan	42
Lilly Asia Ventures	27
Med-Fine Capital	27
Matrix Partners China	24
Kaitai Capital	22
Seeds Capital	21
BioVenture	19
IDG Capital	19
TF Capital	18
Legend Capital	18
Northern Light Venture Capital	18
Hillhouse Investment	18
Sherpa Healthcare Partners	18
Frees Fund	18
UntroD Capital	16
CDH Investments	16
Osaka University Venture Capital	15
Mitsubishi UFJ Capital	15
Highlight Capital	14
UTEC - The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners	14
BioTrack Capital	12
Cowin Capital	12
Green Pine Capital Partners	12
Puhua Capital	11
Cowin Venture	11
LYFE Capital	11
Addor Capital	11
F-Prime Capital	10
CD Capital	10
K2VC	10
Gaorong Capital	10
Linear Capital	10
ARCH Venture Partners	10
ANRI	10
Oriental Fortune Capital	10
Redhill Capital	9
SMBC Venture Capital	9
Legend Star	9
SDIC Venture Capital	9
Lever VC	9
Shenzhen Capital Group	9
ZhenFund	9
Lapam Capital	9
Huagai Capital	9
Real Tech Japan	9
Eight Roads Ventures	9
Source Code Capital	8
Keio Innovation Initiative	8
Hillhouse Ventures	8

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Founded in 2006, Qiming Venture Partners is a leading China venture capital firm with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, Hong Kong in China, and Singapore.Currently, Qiming Venture Partners manages eleven US Dollar funds and seven RMB funds with $9.5 billion in capital raised. Since our establishment, we have invested in outstanding companiesin the Technology and Consumer (T&C) and Healthcare industries at the early and growth stages.Since our debut, we have backed over 530 fast-growing and innovative companies. Over 200 of our portfolio companies have achieved exits through IPOs at the NYSE, NASDAQ, HKEX, Shanghai Stock Exchange, or Shenzhen Stock Exchange, or through M&A or other means. There are also over 70 portfolio companies that have achieved unicorn or super unicorn status.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
Series B, Series A, Series C
China, United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

XellSmart — Xellsmart develops stem cell treatment solutions for a variety of degenerative diseases for which there are now no clinical treatments. Xellsmart is located in Minhang District, Shanghai, China.
LongBio Pharma — LongBio Pharma is a biotech company that treats patients with an emphasis on complement and allergy diseases.
Candid Therapeutics — Candid Therapeutics is a biotechnology company that focuses on the treatment of a range of immunological conditions.

We help founders build enduring companies.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Software
Series A, Series B, Series C
China, United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Mocaverse — Mocaverse is the Animoca Brands membership NFT collection of 8,888 unique beings: The Mocas. Join the Mocas in the realms to Learn, Play, Do Good, and Build together as we champion our Web3 values!
XellSmart — Xellsmart develops stem cell treatment solutions for a variety of degenerative diseases for which there are now no clinical treatments. Xellsmart is located in Minhang District, Shanghai, China.
Aden Energy — Aden Energy is the new energy and energy technology business of Aden Group.Aden Energies helps enterprises, districts, and cities negotiate energy transitions and meet the essential problems of portfolio decarbonization.

Lilly Asia Ventures (LAV) is a leading biomedical venture capital firm headquartered in China, with offices in Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Palo Alto.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Series B, Series A, Series C
China, United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Syneron — Syneron was founded by Sinovation Ventures and is dedicated to using artificial intelligence and biotechnology to address two significant global challenges: the efficient development of novel biological therapies and the low-carbon manufacture of biochemicals.
Avenzo Therapeutics — Developing the next generation of oncology therapies for patients.
Chimagen Biosciences — Chimagen Biosciences is a company that is creating a novel class of multi-functional monoclonal antibodies for cancer therapy.

Med-Fine Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on early stage investments in China healthcare industry. The company is headquartered in Shanghai with offices in Beijing and Shenzhen.

Investment focus

Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
Series A, Seed, Series B
China, United States

Portfolio highlights

ZD Medical — ZD Medical develops phase variance optical coherence tomography that can detect macular degeneration and retinal microvascular proliferation caused by diabetes at the same time. It is a non-invasive, early-detection technology for diabetic retinopathy. ZD Medical's phase variance optical coherence tomography can detect both maculardegeneration and retinal microvascular proliferation caused by diabetes. ZD Medical brings together scientific and technological elites from both at home and abroad to pursue the development and manufacture of high-quality medical devices, and is dedicated to providing practical overall solutions for medical diagnosis and clinical treatment in order to benefit humanity's medical and health causes.
Puju Biotechnology — PuJu Biotech focuses on developing an engineering process platform for bioactive filling materials and is dedicated to continuously launching world-class high-end regenerative medicine material products to benefit the vast number of people seeking beauty, as well as providing new material solutions for medical beauty and anti-aging for all agegroups.
Allink Biotherapeutics — Allink Biotherapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on oncology and immunological treatment.

Matrix Partners China builds long-term relationships with entrepreneurs and helps them build significant, industry-leading companies.Since its inception in 1977, Matrix Partners China has made hundreds of investments and played an active role in the development of many successful businesses, 50 of which went on to IPO, and 75 of which have goneon to profitable M&A events. The firm consistently ranks in the top venture firms in terms of returns to its investors.Matrix Partners China combines local knowledge with global experience and vision. Its team consists of both former entrepreneurs and experienced investors. Its past successes include Focus Media, Eachnet, and Baidu, among others. The company invests across multiple sectors and stages.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Software
Series A, Series B, Series C
China, United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Galaxy Bot — Galaxy Bot is an innovative robotics company that provides intelligent universal service robotic products.
Zerobase — Zerobase is a real-time ZK prover network that prioritizes speed, decentralization, and regulatory compliance. It generates ZK proofs within hundreds of milliseconds and provides decentralized, quick consensus via its HUB ring-wake mechanism, allowing for large-scale commercial application.
Lightwheel AI — Light Wheel Intelligence is offers automated, physically precise and controllable, real and generalizable synthetic data solutions to build AI data infrastructure,

KAITAI CAPITAL, founded in 2009, is a professional investment management organization that mainly engaged in innovative investment, industrial investment, and wealth management business. Fields of investment include biopharma, healthcare services, agriculture tech, consumer business, digital technology and etc.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical
Series A, Angel, Series B
China, United States

Portfolio highlights

Xinyue — Yuejing Network Technology Co., Ltd. is a digital video assistant platform that cuts in the communication and review links in the video production stream, helping to achieve multi-platform preview of video demos in video production and convenient review comments and video storage. sort out. With the subsequent connection of external hardware, theuser can realize the real-time synchronization of the video data captured in the camera to the new cloud server, and later can synchronize production and storage sharing through the new reading.
Minova Pharma — Minova Pharma focuses on the development of novel medications in the spiritual and medicinal beauty domains.
TechnoDerma Medicines — TechnoDerma Medicines focuses on the research and development of innovative skin drugs for external use.

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Investment focus

Software, Biotechnology, Health Care
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Singapore, United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

DiMuto — DiMuto is a platform facilitating collaborative commerce that provides supply chain visibility. They provide global supply chains with a trade technology platform built on 4Ts: Tracking, Tracing, Transparency and Trust – thus demystifying global trade and enabling collaborative commerce. The DiMuto Track & Trace blockchain platform createsend-to-end trade visibility and forms building blocks for further value creation in trade financing, product marketing, and data analytics.DiMuto is founded by executive chairman Mr Gary Loh, who is also the Executive Chairman of First Alverstone Group.
Aevice Health — Meet our AeviceMD, all-in-one sensor to deliver hospital-quality insights, right from home.
Mushroom Material — We can match the mechanical properties of polystyrene styrofoam and replace any existing packaging with a sustainable mushroom alternative

Suzhou Industrial Park Bioventure Investment Management Limited (Bioventure) was established in September 2013. Bioventure its first element of the new bio-industry funds 540 million yuan fund size. Bioventure specialize in the field of life sciences in the early stages of the venture capital investments as having high strength and growth, greaterdevelopment space, excellent management team, biotechnology, drug discovery, medical devices and healthcare services companies, and provide capital, management , operation and other aspects of post-investment support and services.Bioventure brought together senior investment professionals team with bio-pharmaceutical industry investment experience, strong fund management, entrepreneurship and venture capital and operating experience in business, have a deep understanding of the domestic and foreign markets, capable of its forward-looking international perspective and extensive The industry has the potential resources to help innovative companies grow rapidly and gain greater success, while giving fund investors bring considerable returns.Suzhou Industrial Park, the core investor BioBay has the country's best medical and pharmaceutical incubator function, use the platform, the project team has great resources and industrial service advantages, Yuan-sheng venture has successfully invested in 20 projects have been cast projects in their own development and follow-up financing, has made outstanding achievements in the industry for all to see, and won the Venture's trust and praise.By focusing and extensive industry resources, Bioventure determined to become one of China's most successful medical and pharmaceutical venture fund. Bioventure expectations and in the medical and pharmaceutical industry where there joint venture development cooperation.

Investment focus

Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
Series A, Series B, Seed
China, United States, Taiwan

Portfolio highlights

Secretech — Secretech is a R&D-driven biotechnology company.Secretechis creates biomarkers and cellular exosomes and is dedicated to the discovery and development of novel biomarkers and cellular exosomes.
Allink Biotherapeutics — Allink Biotherapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on oncology and immunological treatment.
Changsha Morning Shine — Changsha Morning Shine is an innovative pharmaceutical company that specializes in R&D outsourcing, biomedicine, chemical drugs, and biotechnology services.

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.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, E-Commerce
Series A, Series B, Series C
China, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Xunlu AI — Xunlu AI is an innovative startup that focuses on the development of AI-powered customer service technologies. Xunlu AI provides AI intelligent customer service and sales robots to businesses in a variety of industries via highly tailored AI solutions, assisting businesses in achieving their goals of cost reduction and increased productivity.
Galaxy Bot — Galaxy Bot is an innovative robotics company that provides intelligent universal service robotic products.
Party Icons — Party Icons is a web3 mobile gaming platform. Its mission is to blend the social glue of party games with the intensity of extraction shooters.

TF Capital is a proprietary trading company that specializes in foreign exchange and invests in early stage ventures.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Series A, Series B, Seed
China, United States

Portfolio highlights

Sanegene Bio — Sanegene Bio is currently operating in stealth mode.
Neowise — XinjingZhiyuan is an immune cell therapy company focusing on solid tumors.
Avenzo Therapeutics — Developing the next generation of oncology therapies for patients.

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.

Investment focus

Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
Series B, Series A, Series C
China, United States, South Korea

Portfolio highlights

Nuwacell — Nuwacell focuses on the research and development, production and clinical transformation application of iPSC-derived cell therapy products.
Zhipu AI — Zhipu AI combines large-scale knowledge map built by itself to form a two-wheel-driven artificial intelligence framework through R&D.
Allink Biotherapeutics — Allink Biotherapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on oncology and immunological treatment.

Supporting the next generation of entpreneurs in enterprise, healthcare, and consumer with disruptive potential.

Investment focus

Medical, Health Care, Biotechnology
Series A, Series B, Seed
China, United States, South Korea

Portfolio highlights

RootData — RootData operates as a Web3 asset data platform that pioneers in encapsulating both on-chain and off-chain data of Web3 assets.
Tuliu.com — Tuliu.com is a comprehensive online platform for land transfers in China. The company integrates information like land area, prices, and development trends, forms an evaluation standard and provides farmers with free land value evaluation services.
weshare — Weshare is an IT company that specializes in big data, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence services. Weshare pursue the innovative and harmonious development of people, things, and the business ecosystem which creates maximum value with the trend. They are committed to providing scientific and technological services worldwide throughcontinuous exploration and technologies.

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.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
Series B, Series A, Series C
China, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

dinii — Dinii is a mobile order platform for take-out shops.
Ascentium — At Ascentium, we believe in the power of partnership to realise unlimited growth potential.
Xingmai Innovation — Xingmai Innovation creates, develops, and sells intelligent swimming pool cleaning robots.

Sherpa Venture Capital is an investment firm that focuses on the investment and cultivation of the Pharmaceutical and Biotech industry. It also specializes in the investment and management of sector leaders and innovators within the Pharma, GeneTech, MedTech, Medical services, and various sub-sectors, where they have established robust portfoliosources, lasting value-adding cooperations and relationships, as well as mature all-cycle services with key resources. It was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Series A, Series B, Series C
China, United States, Kenya

Portfolio highlights

Agile Medical — Agile Medical, a surgical robot company, focuses on research, development, and industrialization of intelligent surgical products. Agile Medical's technology innovation platform covers mechanics, electronics, optics, computing, and software.
Alamar Biosciences — Next-gen proteomic platform with ultra-high sensitivity and multiplexing capability for plasma protein detection and liquid biopsies.
Leadsynbio — Pilot Bio is a bio-manufacturing technology research and development company, focusing on bio-manufacturing of major chemical products, bio-process substitution in heavy-polluting industries, etc., providing users with bio-catalytic synthesis processes, enzyme product research and development, production, sales, and downstream companies with enzymeengineering , Technical service outsourcing and production service outsourcing of strain transformation and metabolic engineering.

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.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Medical, Biotechnology
Series A, Seed, Angel
China, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

XellSmart — Xellsmart develops stem cell treatment solutions for a variety of degenerative diseases for which there are now no clinical treatments. Xellsmart is located in Minhang District, Shanghai, China.
Dezao Technology — Dezao Technology is an e-commerce transaction provider, mostly involved in the sales of electronic products, mobile phones, and mobile phone accessories.
Molar Intelligence — Molar Intelligence is a professional artificial intelligence data service provider.

UntroD Capital is an R&D-based innovative technology that specializes in social implementation.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Robotics
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Japan, Singapore, India

Portfolio highlights

Revorf — Revorf analyzes data and develops AI-related to infectious diseases and healthcare.
MaterialGate — MaterialGate focuses on single-molecule dielectrics, developing technologies for devices with better electronic characteristics.
Emulsion Flow Technologies — Emulsion Flow Technologies offers rare metal recycling, utilizing emulsion flow technology, emulsion.

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.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology
Series A, Series B, Series C
China, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Yida Technology — SaaS, Data
Spear Bio — Successive Proximity Extension Amplification Reaction (SPEAR) technology from Spear Bio enables ultra-sensitive biomarker detection using ultra-small samples.
Weimai Medical — Weimai Medical is an all-inclusive resource for minimally invasive and non-invasive energy medicine solutions.

Osaka University Venture Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage ventures in the fields of life innovation, green innovation, and platform technology. The firm was founded in 2014 and based in Osaka, Japan.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Health Care
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Japan

Portfolio highlights

Celaid Therapeutics — Celaid Therapeutics specializes in manufacturing and sales of regenerative medicine products utilizing human hematopoietic stem cells.
Restore Vision — Restore Vision is a startup based in Japan aiming to develop a visual restoration gene therapy.
Red Arrow Therapeutics — Red Arrow Therapeutics is a biotech firm that provides systemic cytokine delivery, targeted intratumoral activation, and biological potency.

Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT, and high technology investments.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Software, Health Care
Funding Round, Series A, Series B
Japan, United States, China

Portfolio highlights

Tradom — Tradom is a company that offers the "Tradam Foreign Exchange Solution," an AI solution for managing foreign exchange risk.
NEL — NEL is a creative agency that offers a platform that connects brands and customers through purchases and SNS posts.
Upsider — - Vue - Nuxt.js - TypeScript - SCSS

They are an investment firm dedicated to support healthcare companies to generate robust and sustained growth prospect in China and to partner with entrepreneurs with dedication and the highest standard.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
Series A, Series B, Seed
China, United States, Portugal

Portfolio highlights

Sieran Medical — Sieran Medical is a medical device company that provides precise and intelligent minimally invasive surgical treatment solutions for ophthalmology.
ZhongQing Robot — Zhongqing Robotics is a leading developer of embodied intelligent robots, focusing on research and development, utilizing collaborative software and hardware innovation for full-stack technology.
Qianxun Intelligence — Qianxun Intelligence is an intelligent technology developer that offers software development, intelligent robot research and development, AI hardware sales, AI application software development, information system integration services, and Internet sales.

UTEC-The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners Co., Ltd.. UTEC is a seed/early stage technology focused venture capital firm associated with The University of Tokyo.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical
Seed, Series A, Funding Round
Japan, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Estie — Estie is a Development of AI / machine learning algorithm and new business in real estate company.
Liminal — Advanced battery inspection and metrology with ultrasound and machine learning
SUN METALON — Next Generation Sustainable Metal Manufacturing

BioTrack Capital is a China-based investment firm.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
Series A, Series B, Seed
China, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Brise Pharma — Brise Pharma operates in the scientific research and technical service industry.
Rona Therapeutics — Rona Therapeutics is a RNA therapeutics platform enabling discovery and development of modular and programmable RNA medicines.
Moyang Biotechnology — Moyang Biotechnology specializes in the development and consulting services of medical biomaterials for beauty sector.

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.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Health Care, Software
Series A, Series B, Angel
China, Hong Kong, United States

Portfolio highlights

Hohem — Hohem is a world-leading brand dedicated to AI tracking gimbals for video shooting, providing consumer and professional stabilizers for smartphones and cameras.
Pavepal — Paitner is an intelligent construction robot developer focuses on construction robot research and is dedicated to offering Chinese robot solutions for the world's dangerous, dirty, and labor-scarce construction industry.
Braegen Pharmaceuticals — Shanghai Braegen Pharmaceuticals is a medical research and development company. The company develops new drugs based on innovative research guided by market demand to cure major diseases and promote global human health. It specializes in developing medicines for central nervous system disorders.

Green Pine Capital Partners is a venture capital firm.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing, Software
Series A, Angel, Series B
China, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Baisios — Baisios is a developer of tumor immune cell therapy technology and is dedicated to the growth of the tumor biotherapy industry.
Neurogin — Neurogin is a bioelectronics company that provides reliable monitoring and auxiliary diagnostic tools for clinical and health institutions and focuses on advanced engineering methods for brain science research and clinical diagnosis.
Jiangxing Intelligence — Jiangxing Intelligence was founded in 2018 by internationally renowned scientists, academician of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and IEEE Fellow Professor Liu Jiangchuan. The company is committed to the development of advanced edge computing technology and its application in the fields of energy Internet, industrial security, and intelligentwarehousing. At the beginning of the company's establishment, it has obtained tens of millions of venture capital from Sequoia Capital China Seed Fund.

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.

Investment focus

Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
Series A, Series B, Angel
China, United Kingdom, United States

Portfolio highlights

Glbizzia — Glbizzia is a company specializing in genetic testing, data utilization, and biological breeding platforms, focusing on high-throughput omics big data analysis, intelligent omics experiments, and scientific research consulting.
Garen Semiconductor — Garen Semiconductor focuses on the R&D, production and sales of semiconductor materials (such as gallium oxide).
ICleague Technology — ICleague Technology to satisfy situations requiring high processing power, high bandwidth, and low power consumption.

Founded in 2009, Cowin Venture is an angel and early-stage investor in TMT and Healthcare. We keep nurturing growth-stage companies graduated from their angel investment portfolio. Cowin’s business network covers China and USA. They have offices in Suzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
Series A, Angel, Series B
China, United States, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Xingmu — Xingmu creates cutting-edge gene editing technologies and gene therapy solutions for ocular illnesses.
ZWI Therapeutics, Inc. — ZWI Therapeutics biotech therapeutics polymer
Xindi Digital Engineering System — Xindi Digital Engineering System specializes in the development of 3D CAD software for manufacturing enterprises.

In our inaugural fund, we are only seeking biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, diagnostic, healthcare service and digital health companies with an established product foundation but need a bit more capital to accelerate its growth in Greater China. During this critical time, we work closely with our portfolio companies and support theirneeds not only by providing capital but with market planning, talent acquisition, global expansion and global partnership support.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
Series A, Series B, Series C
China, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

CytoTronics — Visualize live cell function at scale for cell biology discovery with Pixel systems. Monitor cell viability, morphology, electrophysiology, metabolism and more.
ProfoundBio — ProfoundBio is an oncology biotherapeutics company focused on the development of novel antibody-based therapeutics with curative potential for patients with cancer.
Magair Chemical — Magair Chemical is a chemical synthesis CRO that was founded by Magera Technology. It is committed to using automated and intelligent platforms to provide new drug R&D customers with a new generation of chemical synthesis CRO services, significantly shortening the delivery of chemical synthesis links in the new drug R&D cycle, andsignificantly reducing the costs associated with chemical synthesis, removing pharmaceutical synthesis's current reliance on manual operations.

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

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Electronics, Semiconductor
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
China, Hong Kong, United States

Portfolio highlights

NanoLN — NanoLN produces crystal lithium niobate thin films for optical crystal and semiconductor fields. They use wafers for producing integrated modulators operating at CMOS-compatible voltages, novel filters, IR detectors, terahertz devices, FRAM devices, transducers, sensors, and oscillators. They provide ion implantation, wafer thinning, and waferdicing services.
Giant semi — Giant Semi is a high-tech firm that designs and manufactures independent and novel ranging positioning and wireless connection chips, as well as system solutions.
Flytech — Flytech specializes in crystal materials and related components for magneto-optical-electrical integrated signal processing.

F-Prime Capital is a global venture capital firm investing in healthcare and technology, with a heritage that spans four decades.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States, United Kingdom, China

Portfolio highlights

Teleo — Teleo is revolutionizing material moving industries by turning heavy equipment into supervised autonomous machines.
Zenflow — Zenflow was founded in 2014 by a team of Stanford University Biodesign Fellows working in collaboration with top global urologists. After witnessing patients' frustration with existing treatment options, the founders made it their mission to find a better solution to this large unmet clinical need.
Lighthouse — Lighthouse is a commercial platform for the travel & hospitality industry. The company transforms complexity into confidence by providing actionable market insights, business intelligence, and pricing tools that maximize revenue growth. Lighthouse was previously known as OTA Insight.

CD Capital is a venture capital firm specialized in life sciences and medical technology. They are currently managing both RMB and USD funds with total size of $600M. CD Capital is operated by a professional team with diversified and profound industry backgrounds. They have made over 40 investments with high growth potential and earned a reputationas a premier venture capital firm with main focus on China healthcare industry. With broad network around China and the world, they have been able to seize the global trend, capture investment opportunities as well as help to define the future for China healthcare industry. Ultimately, they strive to grow best-in-class companies and deliver solid financial return to their investors.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Device
Series A, Series B, Seed
China, United States

Portfolio highlights

Mol Breeding — Mol Breeding is a biotech firm that focuses on animal and plants molecular breeding technology R&D and services.
Healingovation — Healingovation is a med-tech company that specializes in the development and manufacturing of surgical robots, intelligent diagnosis and treatment equipment.
Greenon Biotech — Greenon Biotech specializes in the research, development, production, and promotion of alternative antibiotic preparations for animals, which primarily include bacteriophages, probiotics, plant extracts, novel acid preparations, high-efficiency disinfectants, and so on.

K2VC (Xianfeng Evergreen) was founded in 2010, focused on early stage investment in technology start-ups in China, focus on promoting change and technological progress, innovative business models and lifestyles.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Manufacturing, Health Care
Series A, Seed, Angel
China, United States, Japan

Portfolio highlights

Cosmoleap — Cosmoleap is dedicated to the development and operation of medium and large reusable launch vehicles. Cosmoleap is dedicated to creating reusable, low-cost, and highly reliable launch vehicles while supporting satellite Internet engineering construction, all while upholding the engineer culture.
Zhishenhexing — Zhishenhexing is a company that specializes in the manufacture of novel energy equipment. Zhishenhexing has launched its first highly intelligent new energy "Cybertractor" brand pure electric tractor, which can be equipped with the "Cybertractor" AI automatic driving system, allowing for unmanned driving functions in fieldoperations, and has reached strategic cooperation agreements with a number of customers.
LTZ Therapeutics — LTZ develops novel immunotherapies to treat patients that suffer from cancer and other diseases with an unmet clinical need.

Investors of Gaorong Capital include world-class sovereign wealth funds, university endowment funds, family foundations, pension funds and fund of funds, as well as successful entrepreneurs, including founders and managements of Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu, JD, Xiaomi, Focus Media and VIPShop. They will provide with valuable industry resources,entrepreneurial experience, and global perspectives.

Investment focus

Information Technology, E-Commerce, Software
Series A, Series B, Series C
China, United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Dongchedi — The company's platform users interests and hobbies and automatically recommends content, information, and vehicle quotations related to new cars and used cars, providing users with knowledge and car industry information.
Moonshot AI — Dark Side of the Moon is an AI large-scale model company.
Allink Biotherapeutics — Allink Biotherapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on oncology and immunological treatment.

Linear Capital focuses on investment projects in the fields of Data Application, Data Infrastructure and cutting-edge technology applications. they believe that cutting-edge technology is the primary productive force, and they are committed to becoming an important promoter of cutting-edge technology landing industries, realizing FrontierTechnology,

Investment focus

Software, Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology
Seed, Angel, Series A
China, Germany, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Bot Auto — Bot Auto develops and operates autonomous trucks for middle-mile freight.
Swiss-Mile — We collect insights and ease labor by connecting AI with the physical world using autonomous machines.
Green Carbon Synthesis — Green Carbon Synthesis is a process developer for green fuel production, focusing on sustainable aviation fuel, biodiesel, and bio-naphtha, using Fischer-Tropsch synthesis technology.

ARCH Venture Partners provides seed / early stage venture capital for technology firms in information technology, life sciences, and physical sciences

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Health Care, Therapeutics
Series A, Series B, Series C
United States, China, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Metsera — Metsera operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company.
Be Biopharma — Be Bio is developing a proprietary class of engineered B cells as medicines that unleash the potential of cell therapies in applications beyond cytotoxicity.
Seaport Therapeutics — Seaport Therapeutics operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company.

ANRI is a Japanese venture capital firm that mainly invests in seed and early-stage startups.

Investment focus

Health Care, Information Technology, Software
Seed, Funding Round, Series A
Japan, United States, India

Portfolio highlights

Sukidayo — Sukidayo is a startup company that offers social services related to family and workshops for individuals, companies, and governments.
ARCH — ARCH provides research, development, operation, and support systems for gynecology and fertility treatment solutions
Tanp — Gracia is an EC business and media business that provides coloring precious moments and enriching human connections.

Shenzhen Oriental Fortune Capital Co Ltd. is a venture capital firm specializing investment in early venture, mid venture, late venture, emerging growth, Pre-IPO, mature, growth capital stage, mezzanine and new third board investments. The firm typically invests in financial services, telecommunication, new energy, consumer goods, medical treatmentand healthcare, life sciences, internet plus healthy lifestyle industry, logistics, energy technology, information technology, mobile innovation, media, movies and television, culture, pharmaceutical, biological medicine, renewable energy, retail, environmental protection business, consumption, new materials, new agriculture, advanced manufacturing, equipment manufacturing, culture, entertainment, and services. It seeks to invest in China focusing on Shenzhen, Shanghai, Beijing, Xi’an, and Wuhu. The firm also invests in Pearl River Delta region, Yangtze River Delta region, and Circum-Bohai-Sea region. For Pearl River Delta, it covers Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhongshan, Zhuhai, Huizhou, Jiangmen, and Zhaoqing cities in China. For Yangtze River Delta, the firm covers Shanghai, Nanjing, Wuxi, Changzhou, Suzhou, Nantong, Yancheng, Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Taizhou, Hangzhou, Ningbo, Jiaxing, Huzhou, Shaoxing, Jinhua, Zhoushan, Taizhou, Hefei, Wuhu, Ma’anshan, Tongling, Anqing, Chuzhou, Chizhou, and Xuancheng cities in China. For the Circum-Bohai-Sea region, it covers Beijing, Tianjin, Shenyang, Dalian, Qingdao, Dandong, Yingkou, Panjin, Fuxin, Huludao, Chaoyang, Shijiazhuang, Baoding, Tangshan, Qinhuangdao, Cangzhou, Langfang, Chengde, Zhangjiakou, Handan, Xingtai, Dongying, Yantai, Weifang, Weihai, Rizhao, and Binzhou cities in China. The firm prefers to invest 20% of its portfolio to early stage, 40% to expansion stage, and 40% to Pre-IPO stage. Shenzhen Oriental Fortune Capital Co Ltd. was formed in November 2007 and is based in Shenzhen, China with offices in Shanghai, China; Beijing, China; and Wuhu, China.

Investment focus

Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology
Series A, Series B, Seed
China, United States

Portfolio highlights

Aiator — Aiator is an artificial intelligence product and technology solutions company focusing on industrial fields and biotechnology. Founded in 2010 by Silicon Valley Artificial Intelligence Scientist in Shenzhen Qianhai DreamWorks, the core members of the team are from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Hong Kong. Currently, there arefour peacock talents and nearly 30 independent intellectual property rights. Weiai Intelligent is committed to carrying out AI empowerment services for enterprises, reducing costs and increasing efficiency.
Mufan Power — Mufan Power is a new energy high-tech enterprise in the field of turbomachinery. It is committed to the development of a new generation of zero-carbon hydrogen power generation technologies and products. Its main products are hydrogen gas turbines, which can be used in distributed energy and data centers. , rail transit, ship power, vehicle power,energy storage peak shaving and other carbon neutral scenarios.
Spectrum-Dynamics — attenuation correction, deep learning, stress test, CTLC, Nuclear Medicine, Digital SPECT, CZT

Redhill Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in early stage investment. It primary invests in medical industry.

Investment focus

Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
Seed, Series A, Angel
China

Portfolio highlights

Douli — Douli is an employee service platform that provides welfare solutions for enterprises. They offer services in the fields of clothing, food, housing, transportation, medical care, entertainment, and more by combining online and offline multi-channel resources.
Inflamax Pharmaceuticals — Inflamax Pharmaceuticals is a biomedical technology company that specializes in the innovation and development of immune-inflammatory drugs.
EnCureGen Pharmaceuticals — Huizhengqi Medicine is a pharmaceutical company that develops mRNA drugs for the treatment of tumor and immunity diseases.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and its group companies offer a broad range of financial services centered on banking. They are also engaged in the leasing, securities, credit card, investment, mortgage securitization, venture capital and other credit related businesses. The following lists the activities of SMBC, its subsidiaries andaffiliates in the various business segments.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Health Care, Software
Funding Round, Series B, Series A
Japan, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Lecto — Lecto provides Saas solutions to eliminate the tedious practices behind financial services
NEL — NEL is a creative agency that offers a platform that connects brands and customers through purchases and SNS posts.
Upsider — - Vue - Nuxt.js - TypeScript - SCSS

Legend Star helps entrepreneurs create great businesses through investments, CEO training sessions and an entrepreneurs alliance.Since 2008, Legend Star has incubated and invested in nearly 600 companies and is deeply integrated in the Chinese entrepreneurial ecosystem.Legend Star is the independent early-stage investment arm of LegendHoldings. Legend Holdings is the parent company of Lenovo, Raycom Real Estate, Joyvio Agribusiness and a large range of fast-growing Chinese companies.

Investment focus

Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
Series A, Angel, Seed
China, United States, France

Portfolio highlights

CytoTronics — Visualize live cell function at scale for cell biology discovery with Pixel systems. Monitor cell viability, morphology, electrophysiology, metabolism and more.
Pharos — Pharos incorporates effective blockchain technology into real-world asset verticals and decentralized finance. Pharos Network is promoting trustless innovations that benefit asset markets and underprivileged communities, bolstering the global economy of the future and facilitating the widespread use of Web3 technologies.
Healingovation — Healingovation is a med-tech company that specializes in the development and manufacturing of surgical robots, intelligent diagnosis and treatment equipment.

ounded in 2016, SDIC Venture Capital Co., Ltd. (SDICVC) is a fund management company founded by the State Development and Investment Corp. (SDIC), under a market driven governance structure. SDICVC currently manages four funds, with total asset under management at RMB 14 Billion.SDICVC puts into practice the marketization and industrializationof the nation’s scientific and technological achievements, focusing on an investment strategy of "serving the national innovation strategy and focusing on the transformation of scientific and technological achievements". SDICVC puts its expertise and experience to work to achieve its goals of policy orientation and return on investment, faithfully implementing the national development strategy, striving to realize the synergy between the government, the society and the market, realizing its positioning as "an ideal, trustworthy, respected, influential partner” and its role as a leading professional venture fund management institution.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Health Care
Series B, Series A, Series C
China, United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Kaihong Digital — Kaihong Digital is an IoT operating system developer which focuses on developing IoT operating systems. The company's business model combines AloT operating system consultancy, R&D, customisation, delivery, and after-sales services to provide users with pan-intelligent terminal operating system technology and products.
Noding Intelligence — Noding Intelligence is a pan-semiconductor testing equipment R&D and manufacturing company.
Taihe Petrochemical — Taihe Petrochemical is a fluid control, industrial process solutions, and fluid technology consulting company that provides research and development, design, production, sales, and technical services for valves, pipe fittings, and other products.

Lever VC is a U.S.-Hong Kong venture capital fund founded by Managing Partner Nick Cooney and investing in early stage companies in the alternative protein sector (plant-based and “clean”/cell-based meat, egg and dairy companies). Lever VC operates globally, with offices in Hong Kong and the U.S. and staff in the US, Hong Kong, Europe, andIsrael. Entrepreneurs and startups interested in connecting with Lever VC about possible investment can reach the team and submit information about their company at http://www.levervc.com.Managing Partner Nick Cooney is the Co-Founder and former Managing Trustee of New Crop Capital, a private venture capital trust vehicle investing in the alternative protein space, and is Co-Founder of the Good Food Institute, the world’s largest non-governmental organization working to grow the alternative protein space. The General Partners at Lever VC have deployed over $1.5 billion in capital over the past decade across a variety of sectors, including over thirty deals in the alternative protein space.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Biotechnology, Food Processing
Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
United States, China, Brazil

Portfolio highlights

THIS — THIS is a plant-based meat brand that provides alternative meat products for meat lovers. The company's products are made of plant-based ingredients that are fortified with vitamin B12 and iron, enabling meat lovers to get the real feel of having meat-based products and satisfy their tastes without killing animals.
Bond Pet Foods — We make vegan and protein-rich pet food and treats formulated by board-certified veterinary nutritionists.
Clever Carnivore — Clever Carnivore is a cell-cultured meat startup that uses stem cell biology, recombinant protein, and bioengineering to create cost-effective lab grown meats. With the company's high-efficiency model, cruelty-free, environmentally friendly, and cost-competitive technology it aims to produce sausage, burgers, and chicken nuggets.

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.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Health Care, Software
Series A, Series B, Series C
China, United States, Japan

Portfolio highlights

Galaxy Bot — Galaxy Bot is an innovative robotics company that provides intelligent universal service robotic products.
Ligong Huahui — Ligong Huahui focuses on the development and application of humanoid robots and their core components.
Links Technology — Links Technology offers LINKS-XIL, a single system for intelligent machinery modeling and testing, and lightweight twin digital solutions.

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.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Software, E-Commerce
Series A, Seed, Series B
China, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

UXLINK — UXLINK is a social infrastructure comprised of social protocols and a collection of Dapps.UXLINk creates groundbreaking landing sceneries for web3 groups.
MioTech — MioTech is an artificial intelligence platform that empowers investment managers to better serve their clients in a world of complex data. By integrating and analyzing data from all types of sources, MioTech streamlines the entire investment process, creating an ultimate data-driven investing experience. MioTech has offices in Shanghai and HongKong.MioTech is backed by Horizons Ventures, ZhenFund, and prestigious individual investors around the world.
Yi'an Holdings — Yi'an Holdings is a financial services company that provides one-stop investment banking services to small and medium-sized companies.

Lapam Capital is a healthcare-focused venture capital firm.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical, Health Care
Series B, Series A, Series C
China, United States

Portfolio highlights

LTZ Therapeutics — LTZ develops novel immunotherapies to treat patients that suffer from cancer and other diseases with an unmet clinical need.
ReviR Therapeutics — ReviR Therapeutics is a genomics-based platform that develops novel medicines targeting human RNAs.
Lingtai Biotechnology — Lingtai Biotechnology is a pharmaceutical and biotechnology based company that develops targeted protein degradation drugs.

Huagai Capital is a private equity investment firm that invests in start-up or growth companies in the areas of healthcare, TMT, and culture.

Investment focus

Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical
Series A, Series B, Angel
China, United States, Hong Kong

Portfolio highlights

Baijun Biotech — Baijun Biotechnology is a major player in the field of biopharmaceutical R&D services due to its one-stop biotechnology R&D service platform, strong R&D skills, and extensive industry experience.
Ai Sensing Technology — Ai Sensing Technology is a national high-tech enterprise that focus on the research, development and production of bionic olfactory chips.
Index Technology — Index Technology is a company that specializes in applying artificial intelligence technology to electronic design and production. Index Technology uses generative AI technology to optimize the traditional R&D process for electrical devices, and it offers automated generation services ranging from product requirements to PCBA manufacturingdesigns and supporting embedded programs.

Real Tech Japan is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in innovative R&D technology companies. Realtech Fund is a joint venture between the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry and NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization). The firm was founded in 2014 and based in Tokyo, Japan.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Biotechnology, Medical
Funding Round, Series A, Seed
Japan, Singapore, Austria

Portfolio highlights

Ashirase — Ashirase is a developer of a walking navigation system for the visually challenged. The company assists visually impaired people in walking independently. This also allows the user to have more attention to spare for audible warnings in their environment. It includes voice input and guidance via a smartphone app. A vibration interface is attachedto their shoes.
Ken Robotec — Ken Robotec is a construction company that provides labor-saving solutions.
MaterialGate — MaterialGate focuses on single-molecule dielectrics, developing technologies for devices with better electronic characteristics.

Eight Roads has a 50+ year history of investing and partners with game-changing technology and healthcare companies, supporting them as they scale to become global leaders.

Investment focus

Software, Health Care, Information Technology
Series B, Series A, Series C
United States, China, India

Portfolio highlights

Bhanzu — Bhanzu's vision is to eradicate global math phobia and change the way students perceive math for a better world.
Dingzhi Dental — Dingzhi Dental is a dental institution service provider that specializes in dental medical chain management, institutional investment, medical education, and supply chain, as well as dental institution franchising and discipline co-construction.
Lighthouse — Lighthouse is a commercial platform for the travel & hospitality industry. The company transforms complexity into confidence by providing actionable market insights, business intelligence, and pricing tools that maximize revenue growth. Lighthouse was previously known as OTA Insight.

Founded in 2014, Source Code Capital is a leading China VC focused on the broad TMT sectors and investing in both early stage start-ups and growth stage companies. With $1.5 billion and RMB 3.5 billion under management, Source Code Capital has been successfully partnering with close to 150 leading Chinese technology founders since inceptionincluding Bytedance, Meituan, Homelink, among many others. Source Code is focused on the “Big 3” fundamental drivers, which are Internet+, AI+, and Global+ , and invests along sectors such as media and entertainment, consumer services, enterprise, finance, retail, transportation, housing, education, and healthcare.

Investment focus

Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence
Series B, Series A, Series C
China, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Sand AI — Sand AI is an AI company that focuses on producing videos.
LibLib AI — LibLib AI is an AI image generation platform that provides cutting-edge content creation through multi-scenario and multi-dimensional applications and interactions. It is a subsidiary of Beijing Singularity Star Technology Co., Ltd.
Galaxy Bot — Galaxy Bot is an innovative robotics company that provides intelligent universal service robotic products.

Keio Innovation Initiative (KII) is a venture capital established by Keio University. In order to make more effective use of the research results of Keio University, we aim to contribute to the development of society by creating investment for venture companies that utilize research results and creating new industries.The key to thinking aboutJapan's future growth strategy is to utilize advanced research results of the university. In addition to GDP, in addition to GDP, Japan is the world's third largest R & D exporter in R & D expenses, but as the low growth rate shows, it has a problem in investment efficiency in research and development. There are also reports on the entrepreneurial spirit that is indispensable for creating new industries, with the lowest entrepreneurial activity rate among developed countries.

Investment focus

Health Care, Medical, Biotechnology
Funding Round, Seed, Series A
Japan

Portfolio highlights

elleThermo — elleThermo aims to implement Semiconductor-Sensitised Thermal Cells (STCs), an energy conversion technology that can generate electricity from unused waste heat above room temperature.
NIHON AGRI — Exportation of Japanese agricultural products is currently small in volume. While Japanese farmers aspire to export their products to foreign countries for more people to enjoy and local consumers universally share the positive perception of the quality of Japanese agricultural products, issues such as price, communication, and logistics hinder theexpansion of exportation.They aim to solve these issues and satisfy the needs of both Japanese farmers and global consumers which are so clearly evident but devastatingly unmet.
Japan Carbon Cycle Lab — Japan Carbon Cycle Lab is a technology company that focuses on the research and development of CO2 capture and recycling techniques.

Hillhouse Venture Capital is an investment institution established by Hillhouse Capital that focuses on investing in early-stage startups.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Health Care
Series A, Series B, Seed
China, Singapore, Norway

Portfolio highlights

Hyproof — Hyproof manufactures novel fluorine-containing materials for hydrogen energy and batch preparation technologies of hydrogen energy car fuel cells.
Mufan Power — Mufan Power is a new energy high-tech enterprise in the field of turbomachinery. It is committed to the development of a new generation of zero-carbon hydrogen power generation technologies and products. Its main products are hydrogen gas turbines, which can be used in distributed energy and data centers. , rail transit, ship power, vehicle power,energy storage peak shaving and other carbon neutral scenarios.
Qianjue Robot — Qianjue Robot researches and develops multimodal tactile perception and intelligence technologies for precision robot operations.

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