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Top 25 CleanTech Startup Investors in China

Last updated: Apr 2024 A list of 25 angel investors and VC funds that invest in Cleantech startups based in China. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Cleantech companies from China. We update this investor list every month.

Top 25 CleanTech Startup Investors in China

Investor	CleanTech China investments
Northern Light Venture Capital	2
Kleiner Perkins	2
Leiyao Ziben	1
SAIF Partners	1
Qianhai Fund of Funds	1
China Renaissance Capital Investment	1
Charisma Partners	1
Source Code Capital	1
TDR Capital	1
PreIPO	1
Dingxin Maoye	1
Fresh Capital	1
Shanghai Yuanhan Energy	1
Michael Diekmann	1
Ant Group	1
Huixin Capital	1
Bin Ge	1
China Creation Ventures (CCV)	1
Hillhouse Investment	1
Ceyuan Ventures	1
Trustbridge Partners	1
Sumitomo Corporation Equity Asia	1
Oriza Seed Capital (Oriza Yuandian)	1
Jinqiu Fund	1
IDG Capital	1

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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

Sanegene Bio — Sanegene Bio is currently operating in stealth mode.
Wuwen Xinqiong — Wuwen Core Dome is dedicated to providing AGI computing power solutions based on its large model energy efficiency optimization tools, with the goal of resolving the challenge of efficient and unified deployment of large model algorithms to large computing power chips.
Zhonghui Laser — Zhonghui Laser is an emerging technology company dedicated to the development and manufacture of advanced lasers.

Kleiner Perkins is an American venture capital firm headquartered on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park in Silicon Valley.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

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Youpinmei — Youpenmei is a company that create an intelligent, two-way, integrated "new" comprehensive e-commerce platform for offline community stores and distributors.
Together AI — Together will enable researchers, developers & companies to leverage and improve artificial intelligence with an intuitive data, models & computation platform.

Leiyao Ziben is an investment firm that provides asset management and investment management services.

Investment focus

CleanTech
Seed
China

Portfolio highlights

Youhe Guanjia — Youhe Steward is a family sanitation management service provider that creates a comprehensive family hygiene management service integrating sanitation, storage, and air health, and opens the era of special forces in the cleaning industry.

SAIF Partners is a leading private equity firm that provides growth capital to companies in Asia.Our primary areas of focus include Information Technology, Internet, Mobile, Consumer Products and Services, Healthcare, Cleantech, Education, Modern Agriculture, Financial Services & Manufacturing.SAIF Partners was founded in 2001 andcurrently manages over $4 billion in capital. With over 100 investments since its inception, SAIF has become one of the largest and most active funds in the region. SAIF is a long-term investor with local teams in Hong Kong, China, and India.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

Jeejio — Jeejio develops AI-based processors for applications on IoT-enabled devices and solutions. In addition, it develops intelligent operating systems for the chips that enable the developers to program the latter.
Passion Intelligence — Passion Intelligence is a provider of intelligent warehousing and logistics solutions, focusing on intelligent manufacturing, with technological innovation and service as the core, leading industrial interconnection. Passion is committed to providing customers with overall solutions for smart manufacturing. The products and services providedinclude smart warehousing equipment, smart logistics equipment, industrial software, IoT terminal equipment, and total system integration, involving 3C, automotive, military electronics, home appliances and other businesses field.
Reconova Technologies — Reconova is a leading artificial intelligence company in China, which focuses on providing cutting-edge visual perception total solutions. Dedicated to the research of innovative computer vision and machine learning technologies, Reconova possesses a significant amount of core technologies in those fields. The core product development team of thecompany is mainly from Huawei with outstanding end-to-end product design and delivery capabilities. In smart retail, smart home, and intelligent security markets, Reconova has all achieved scale production and application. Reconova is the strategic partner of many well-known companies including Alibaba, JD, Midea, Xiaomi, Huawei, Anta, Wanda, Focus Media, and so on.

Qianhai Fund of Funds is a fund management company that markets qualified investors in the private equity investment industry.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Health Care, Information Technology
Series A, Series B, Series C
China, Japan, Canada

Portfolio highlights

Xinshijie — Xinshijie specializes in high-energy-density, high-safety lithium battery products and the development of solid-state lithium metal batteries.
Borg Technology — Borg Technology is a producer of testing and micromachining tools, with an emphasis on optical and precision optical devices.
Huasheng Intelligent — Huasheng Intelligent offers overall intelligent manufacturing solutions to customers. Its operations include system integration and intelligent equipment research and development, design, manufacturing, sales, and service.

China Renaissance Capital Investment, founded in June 2005, is a leading alternative investment management firm that focuses on investment opportunities across a broad range of industries in Greater China.

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Car Sharing, Transportation
Series A, Series C, Series D
China, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

Pharmcube — Medical Cube is a one-stop big data service platform providing data, media info, and consulting services for the pharmaceutical industry.
Dida Chuxing — Dida Chuxing specializes in taxi-hailing and carpooling.
BrandHouse Holding — We give large online and offline retailers as well as small specialist online shops and the end-consumers of all these platforms access to hundreds of thousands of high quality products and great brands, across borders, raise efficiency in logistics and financing and support SMEs to license their products, often results of over 100 years ofbusiness history, to the Asian markets. All of this is supported and enhanced by a suite of our proprietary technologies.

Charisma comes from the translation of Hong Zhang. "Hong" represents the dissemination of value, to lead and inspire. "Zhang" means creed, pattern, and conviction. In tandem, the name of their firm reflects their belief and willingness to work with their partners to dream and excel. CHARISMA is defined as a personal magic thatinfluence, inspire, and confer special popular loyalty through value, belief, and virtue. Charisma is not built on power nor authority, but rather on leadership and the ability to constructively influence people's mentality and action, ultimately achieving a culture of harmony and unity. They believe key elements of charisma include: 1) clear goal; 2) vision and strong view on future developments; 3) personal charm, reliability, and confidence; 4) intellect and capability; and 5) passion and willingness to accept challenges and excel.

Investment focus

Food and Beverage, Manufacturing, Food Processing
Series A, Funding Round, Angel
China

Portfolio highlights

Biodep — Biodep produces probiotics and derivatives, which are used in meals, healthy foods, cosmetics, environmental remediation, contemporary agriculture, and other industries.
Guanzhan — Guanzhan is a nourishing technology company that provides users with a new generation of nourishing consumer products.
Zhongchuang Cultural Tourism — Zhongchuang Cultural Tourism offers IP operation and authorization, cultural and creative product design, production, and sales, global art exhibitions, and light and shadow theme exhibitions. They cover online and offline marketing and media channels.

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

Powerlaw AI — Powerlaw Ai is a developer of artificial intelligence technology designed to improve the efficiency of legal processes.
Unitree Robotics — Unitree focus on the development of four-legged robot mobile platform and related power system components
Erui Micro Semiconductor — Erui Micro Semiconductor is a semiconductor company that specializes in the development of semiconductor overlay front-end measurement equipment.

We are a committed and long-term investor focused on building strong, sustainable businesses.

Investment focus

Biotechnology, Energy, Real Estate
Private Equity, Funding Round, Series A
United Kingdom, China, United States

Portfolio highlights

Bud — Bud uses Open Banking to help financial companies to access and make sense of messy financial data.
CarNext.com — CarNext.com is a disruptive digital used car platform, that enables customers to buy, lease and subscribe to high-quality used cars. Its mission is to create the leading marketplace for flexible mobility solutions in Europe centered on trust, efficiency and transparency. CarNext.com offers customers fixed prices, full ownership and maintenancehistory and a ‘no-questions-asked’ 14-days period. Using a proprietary, data-driven model, CarNext.com can match supply and demand across Europe. CarNext.com is supported by a network of Delivery Stores, where customers can view the cars, receive consultation services before making a final purchase decision.
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen UK — Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen UK is a restaurant chain provides food services.

PreIPO is a private equity fund that provides investors with access to pre-IPO companies.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Advertising, E-Commerce
Series B, Series A, Angel
China, United States

Portfolio highlights

SVOLT — SVOLT manufacturer of electric batteries. They specialize in the manufacturing of automotive power batteries and energy storage systems. Their market applications include passenger cars, commercial vehicles, energy storage, and light power solutions. Their products include batteries and energy storage batterie. They provide users with energyvehicle charging piles, batteries recycling, and solutions.
Weimob — Weimob, a WeChat-based CRM solution provider. Weimob is a SAAS platform that primarily provides enterprises with WeChat-based development, operation, training, and promotional solutions, helping businesses that do not have software development experiences to build m-commerce platforms on WeChat at lower costs. Wemob also provides SCRM and trafficanalytic tools, allowing clients to optimize promotion procedure and improve marketing performance.
Nivriti Solutions Global Private Limited — 1. Sophisticated asset tracking system navigates the fleet on right paths and ensure speed limit compliance 2. SaaS model with enterprise software integrations provides precise reports that are user-friendly and adaptable 3. Custom IoT hardware predicts possible breakdowns and ensures preventive repairs 4. Regulatory approved standards reportingcompiled with requirements, allowing better investor attention and credit score 5. High quality devices capture live videos of ride, ensure driver soberness, and prevent fatigue state driving

Dingxin Maoye is an investment firm that offers investment management and consulting.

Investment focus

Robotics, CleanTech, Industrial
Series A
China

Portfolio highlights

Leatu Robot — Leatu Robot is an external cleaning robot developer company.

Fresh capital is a growth fund focusing on consumer product and service companies. They focus on brand and invest in fast growth stage. fresh capital achieved outstanding historical return with successful investment experience and deep network in the consumer sector. Their industry focus include home&family, food &beverage, children &maternity, education, body&wellness and consumer finance. fresh capital strives to become founders' fund, providing comprehensive and thorough value-adding services for portfolio companies. almost all previous invested entrepreneurs turned out to be anchor LP

Investment focus

E-Commerce, Energy, Retail
Series B, Series A, Seed
China, Germany

Portfolio highlights

CarPro — CarPro is an automotive head-up display system developer company. The company's offerings include the rear-mounted CarPro Mini, the front W-HUD, the pre-installed AR-HUD, and the quasi-front W-HUD. The company enables travel by providing unique technology services.
Beike Yunhong — Beike Yunhong is a new materials company that offers full services for the disposal of hazardous waste and multi-source bulk industrial solid waste. It specializes in producing low-carbon cementitious materials from all solid waste.
Century Yunan — Century Yunan is a new energy vehicle charging solution provider.

Yuanhan Energy is an energy conservation and environmental protection service provider that specializes in solid waste treatment, oxygen-enriched combustion, energy conservation and environmental protection, cryogenic liquid device manufacturing and operation, and other environmental protection businesses.

Investment focus

CleanTech, Sustainability, Environmental Engineering
Series A
China

Portfolio highlights

GREENORE — Greenore US spun off from Columbia Engineering in 2016. Greenore Shanghai base has started its operation since 2017 which launched a JV with China Baotou Steel (Group) in 2018.

Michael Diekmann is Supervisory Board Member at Siemens.

Investment focus

mHealth, CleanTech, Smart Home
Series A, Series C
China, United Kingdom

Portfolio highlights

BERGLUF — BERGLUF develops and sells air purification system products.
Huma — Huma is a global health technology company that provides a modular platform to support digital 'hospitals at home' across different disease areas. Its platform combines predictive algorithms, digital biomarkers, and real-world data to advance proactive, predictive care and research.The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered inLondon, England.

Ant Group aims to create the infrastructure and platform to support the digital transformation of the service industry. They strive to enable all consumers and small businesses to have equal access to financial and other services that are inclusive, green, and sustainable.Formally established in October 2014, Ant Group’s origins date to 2004 whenAlipay was created in the nascent days of e-commerce to solve the trust issue between buyers and sellers in online transactions. Their innovative payment solution bridged the trust gap, facilitated online transactions, and underpinned the development of e-commerce in China. Having pioneered digital payments in China, Ant Group has since expanded its service offerings through technology and innovation to enable digital finance for consumers and businesses.Their technology enables participants in commercial activities, including consumers, businesses, and partners, to build and strengthen trust among each other. They believe their new technologies, including their blockchain solution that they call AntChain, will continue to strengthen the foundation of trust in this digital era.

Investment focus

Information Technology, Financial Services, Internet
Series A, Series B, Funding Round
China, Hong Kong, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Muchuang — Muchuang focuses on the development of reconfigurable programming system chip application systems, chip front-end design, and testing services. Adhering to the product development line of "national secret fusion security, security fusion network, network fusion intelligence", it has two product series oriented towards information securityand network control, and is determined to become a cloud, network, and terminal-oriented reconfigurable security acceleration and Smart network controller chip provider.
Anext Bank — Anext Bank is a digital banking platform that offers banking, finance, and financial services.
YUETU CORP — Yuentu Corporation is involved in the digitization of travel scenarios and the reconstruction of human cultural values, reshaping rail and air travel experiences for passengers. They committed to integrating the scene resources of large transportation hubs, applying technology to management, realizing scene innovation, and recreating the value ofresources. They operated three businesses: high-speed rail catering, premium travel, and digital cultural tourism.

Founded in 2008, Hong Kong Huixin Capital Co., Ltd. is located in the asset management platform for service financial institutions and ultra-high net worth individuals, and is particularly good at offshore asset-side products. The company is a licensed institution approved by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. It is engaged in thefourth category (advising on securities) and the ninth category (providing asset management) regulated activities. At the same time, its RMB funds and managers are also filed with the China Securities Investment Fund Association.

Investment focus

Aerospace, CleanTech, Lifestyle
Series A
China

Portfolio highlights

EllipSpace — Elliptical Space-Time has the leading core technology and invention patents for integrated satellite communication, navigation and remote control, and will provide real-time wide-area comprehensive perception services to the global market.
Qingxi Daojia — Qingxi Daojia is a home-to-home life service platform that provides housekeeping services and home cleaning.

Bin Ge

Investment focus

CleanTech, Architecture, Environmental Engineering
Series A
China

Portfolio highlights

Zero Carbon System — Zero Carbon System specializes in global low-carbon building design and low-carbon urban planning solutions.

China Creation Ventures (CCV) was founded by the former KPCB China Managing Partner, Wei Zhou, and his TMT investment team of many years in KPCB China. With the majority of members from KPCB China, CCV has developed deep domain expertise and insight in the TMT industry. The companies they invested at early stage include JD.com (NASDAQ:JD),CreditEase (NYSE:YRD), Rong360 (NYSE:JT), ID5.com, Himalaya FM, Tan Tan Mobile Social (acquired by Momo, NASDAQ: MOMO), VenusTech (SZ:002439), Manzuo.com (acquired by SuNing), Miaopai Mobile Video (Yixia.com), ULUCU (NEEQ:837110), Miaozhen Systems, Asia Innovation Group, Meican.com, Scinor Water (acquired by TRCE:300332), KJY Water (NEEQ:835159), Arrail Dental, etc. Many of the CCV’s portfolio have seen significant business growth and closed a new round of financing, including JD Digit, Wanka Online (HKSE:1762), Perfect Corp, Perfect, Ice Kredit, Zuzuche, Veer VR, Menya, Bizvane, Joyrun, Cowa Robot, Lomotif, Dingdong Class, Shukun Technology, Yunhu Health, etc.

Investment focus

Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing, Software
Series A, Series B, Series C
China, Taiwan, Nigeria

Portfolio highlights

Aventurier — Aventurier offers cleaning robots that relieve workers of repetitive cleaning jobs while drastically increasing the efficiency and intelligence of cleaning operations.
U Power — U Power is an intelligent electric vehicle company that builds cars for scenarios. It aims to enable scenario owners to define cars through standardized UP super chassis and to achieve Car as a Service. The company is headquartered in Xuhui District, Shanghai, China.
WeZhi Airlines — WeZhi Aviation focuses on medium and large general unmanned transport aircraft , and the company aspires to be a global provider of intelligent aviation-related technological goods and services.

Hillhouse Capital Group is an investment management firm that invests with a long-term time horizon. Hillhouse owns companies across equity stages, spanning the range from new start-ups to the world’s most established public companies. It may invest in a company as a start-up and continue to hold it in the portfolio as a public equity investment.This stage-agnostic investment style allows them to focus on multi-year results, rather than on quarterly earnings.Hillhouse Capital Group invests globally, with a particular focus on Asia. Independent, proprietary research lies at the heart of our investment process. Our team members are sector experts in consumer, Internet, media, and healthcare. Hillhouse Capital Group was founded in 2005 and is based in Beijing, China.

Investment focus

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

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.
Xingmai Innovation — Xingmai Innovation creates, develops, and sells intelligent swimming pool cleaning robots.
Deep Vision Intelligence — Deep Vision Intelligence is a developer of embedded machine vision products.

Ceyuan Ventures is a Beijing-based early stage venture capital firm focused on IT and emerging growth companies. They emphasize backing great teams, technology and business innovation. Their mission is to assist entrepreneurs in creating and building world-class businesses.

Investment focus

Software, Internet, Mobile
Series A, Series B, Angel
China, United States, Singapore

Portfolio highlights

Ruidiwei — Ruidiwei is a tech enterprise that specializes in the design, development, production, sales, and service of antennas and components in microwave and millimeter-wave frequency bands.
Qinglei Technology — Qinglei Technology is a radar sensing technology startup.
Siyue Intelligence — Siyue Intelligence produces software and hardware for TFT-LCD semiconductor automation. It integrates R&D, design, production, and service, and is committed to providing fully automated warehousing robot systems, and intelligent detection.

Trustbridge Partners is a mission-driven growth equity firm founded in 2006 with approximately $8 billion under management.

Investment focus

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

Portfolio highlights

G7 — G7 has an installation base of 800,000 cargo vehicles throughout China. Through its proprietary hardware devices, the company is able to compile data for logistics companies and drivers on location, route optimization, fuel consumption, and cargo status (temperature, humidity, etc).
Hystar — Hystar develops polymer electrolyte membrane electrolyzers designed for large-scale green hydrogen production. Founded in 2020, Hystar's technology uses a unique cell design and process architecture that provides the ability to reduce electricity consumption and increase hydrogen output, enabling professionals to tackle various criticalenergy challenges and having the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Hope Medicine — Hope Medicine is committed to researching, developing and commercializing the first innovative drugs aimed at improving the quality of life for a wide range of popular male and female diseases.

Established in Hong Kong in 2002, SCEA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation ("Sumitomo"), one of the biggest multinational conglomerates in Japan with business and investment covering metal products, transportation & construction systems, infrastructure, chemical & electronics, mineral resources & energy,media, network & lifestyle retail, general products, real estate and financial & logistics services. The entire Sumitomo Corporation Group consists of over 800 subsidiaries and associated companies with more than 65,000 employees all over the world.

Investment focus

Health Care, Logistics, B2B
Series A, Series B, Series C
China, Japan, Malaysia

Portfolio highlights

AI-LINK — AI-LINK is a digital infrastructure provider focused on industrial sites.
Naluri Life — Naluri is a human-driven, AI-augmented digital health solution that delivers improvements in mental and physical health.
clearing zero carbon — Clean Capture is an innovative company that uses artificial technology and provides low-cost carbon removal technology solutions through the research and development and commercialization of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technology.

Oriza Seed Venture Capital, located in Suzhou Industrial Park, is held by Suzhou Oriza Holdings Ltd. Oriza Seed is a market-oriented investment platform. It looks for investment opportunities among early-stage and growth-stage enterprises in the fields of Healthcare and TMT. Oriza Seed has ample resources and experiences investing in the healthcarefield. By late March 2016, Oriza Seed has invested in more than 50 healthcare companies, including Ascentage Pharma, Innovent Biologics, and SceneRay Corporation.

Investment focus

Manufacturing, Health Care, Biotechnology
Series A, Angel, Seed
China, United States

Portfolio highlights

Simnova — Simnova Biotherapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the research and development of cell therapies for cancer treatment. The company's primary therapeutic focus is CAR-based cell therapy for patients with either hematologic malignancies or solid tumors. Simnova Biotherapeutics is known for its innovative approach todeveloping patient-centered therapeutics using current science and technology. The company's lead product is SNC102, a cell therapy product that has been approved for clinical trials. Simnova Biotherapeutics is committed to creating a healthy, inclusive, and harmonious working environment.
Guoshun Laser — Guoshun Laser is a developer of high-power ultrafast micro-nano structure fiber lasers.
Daoyi Semiconductor — Daoyi Semiconductor is a company that specializes in the research and development, manufacturing, sales, and technical support of epoxy plastic encapsulating materials for various semiconductor devices, integrated circuits, power modules, and other electronic packaging.

Jinqiu Fund invests in biotechnology companies

Investment focus

Robotics, CleanTech, Manufacturing
Angel
China

Portfolio highlights

Aventurier — Aventurier offers cleaning robots that relieve workers of repetitive cleaning jobs while drastically increasing the efficiency and intelligence of cleaning operations.

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

Ultiverse — Ultiverse builds the social gaming metaverse, connecting the Web3 to an immersive, fully VR compatible virtual world, and finally creates a unique MetaFi.
B² Network — B² Network is a Bitcoin Layer 2 network that utilizes ZK rollup and on-chain logical gate commitment verification mechanisms. It is a supplementary network that runs on top of the Bitcoin Network. It also introduces smart contracts to Bitcoin, which could open up new possibilities for DeFi, NFTs, and derivatives.
Novaserene Entertainment — Yuanyi Entertainment is an AI open-world game company dedicated on incorporating AI into game development. It is creating an AI-powered open world shooting game with the UE5 engine.

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