# Top 50 Community Startup Investors in Asia in June 2026 ## East Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 36 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet East Ventures is an early stage venture capital (VC) focused on Southeast Asia, Indonesia & Japan. Success cases include Tokopedia, Traveloka, and Mercari. ## Mitsubishi UFJ Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 15 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Health Care Mitsubishi UFJ Capital is a venture capital firm focusing on life science, ICT, and high technology investments. ## Qingsong Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China - Relevant deals: 15 - Stages: Series A, Angel, Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Internet, Education Founded in June 2012 by Liu Xiaosong, Dong Zhanbin, and Su Wei, three Internet and investment circle veterans, Qingsong Fund is an early venture capital firm specializing in investment in education, social networking, consumerism, innovation, technology and applications. It manages four RMB funds with a total value of about RMB 2 billion. So far,it has invested in more than 140 companies, including 1 to 1 head, 1 DaDa English, squirrel AI, onion mathematics, wedding calendar, werewolf killing, flystep technology, HomeFacial. Pro and other star projects - 50% exit project returns more than 60 times, multiple project valuation multiples increased nearly 200 times, and educational projects have an average annual value increase of 500%. Among them, the Qingsong Smart Fund, which was newly established in 2018, focuses on the underlying technologies of the underlying AI and Smart Connect, as well as investment in such areas as smart healthcare, enterprise services and intelligent transportation applications. Liu Xiaosong, founding partner of Qingsong Fund, is a Ph.D. student at Tsinghua University. He invested in Tencent in 1999 and has a return on investment of tens of thousands of times. In 2000, he founded A8 New Media Group, which was successfully listed on the main board in Hong Kong in 2008. In 2015, he hatched in November 2018. Listed in Hong Kong stocks in the year. As a leading early investment institution in China, Qingsong Fund and its founding partners have repeatedly won Top 10 of Zero2IPO China's early investment institutions/investors, Top10 of China's education sector, Top100 of Chinese investors, and China's best early venture capital investment. Institution/Investor Top10; 36氪 China's new entertainment sector investment institutions Top10, online education sector investment institutions/investors Top10 and other mainstream awards. ## Quest Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 14 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology Quest Ventures is a top venture capital firm in Asia. For entrepreneurs: venture capital. For enterprises: applied innovation. For ecosystems: accelerate. ## NewMargin Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 13 - Stages: Series A, Angel, Series B - Focus: Manufacturing, Information Technology, Internet NewMargin Ventures is a Chinese venture capital management company that supports emerging entrepreneurs.Founded in July 1999, NewMargin Ventures offers a unique and compelling combination of strong local and national government support within an organizational culture defined by independent decision-making, professionalism, and teamwork.NewMargin currently has about $520 million under management. ## PreAngel - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 12 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet, Software, Blockchain 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. ## SOSV - Type: VC Fund - Location: Princeton, New Jersey, United States - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates. HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment. ## SMBC Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Information Technology, Health Care, Software 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. ## TAL Education Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Haidian, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Series A, Angel, Series B - Focus: Education, E-Learning, EdTech TAL Education Group is a Chinese education and technology company specializing in K-12, english learning, and STEAM. ## SMDV - Type: VC Fund - Location: Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Software SMDV sinar mas digital ventures ## AC Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia - Relevant deals: 10 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Information Technology Founded in 2014, AC Ventures is a Southeast Asian venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups focused on Indonesia and ASEAN, with over US$500 million in assets under management across five funds. The firm’s areas of investment focus on a variety of industries, including digital enablement, financial technologies, agriculturetechnologies, logistics, e-commerce, consumer technology, MSME solutions, waste management, renewable energy, and sustainability solutions. ## Antler - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Build your next company with Antler, a global day zero investor enabling exceptional founders to start great companies, from the very beginning. Apply now! ## Tengxun Touzi - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Series A, Angel - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Gaming Tengxun Touzi is a investment firm. ## ANRI - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology ANRI is a Japanese venture capital firm that mainly invests in seed and early-stage startups. ## Venture United - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Travel, Content Venture United is a provider of venture capital for entrepreneurs, especially for internet-related businesses. ## Global Brain Corporation - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence Global Brain Corporation is a venture capital firm that invests in companies from seed or early to pre-IPO startups. Global Brain has invested in 300+ startups from seed/early to pre-IPO startups and achieved 25 IPOs and 61 M&As as a result of providing hands-on support services and resources to its portfolio startups. Global Brain hasmanaged a pure investment fund as well as multiple corporate venture capital funds partnered together with tier 1 public companies of telecom, real estate development, financial service, beverages, agriculture food, logistics, and electronic devices. ## Innoangel Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Angel, Seed, Series A - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing, Robotics Innoangel Fund is an investment firm that invests in early stage companies. ## Angel Plus China - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Angel, Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet Angel Plus is a China-based venture capital firm. ## STRIVE - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Internet, E-Commerce STRIVE focuses on investing in early-stage (Seed to Series A) internet and mobile companies. It seeks out companies in Japan, Southeast Asia, and India with top-notch management teams and strong market potential. It is not tied to strategic investments for GREE Inc. and leverages its pan-Asia expertise for guiding its portfolio in an engaged,hands-on role. ## Genesia Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Health Care Genesia Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on seed/early stage startups in Japan and Southeast Asia. Since it's inception in Dec 2016, Genesia Ventures has invested in over 90 companies in Japan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore and the US. Genesia Ventures invests in various sectors: SaaS, marketplace, Media, Finance, Insurance,RealEstate, Healthcare, Medical, Travel, Education, Manufacturing, Construction, HR, Agriculture, Sports, Retail, Entertainment, etc. ## Vertex Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Vertex Ventures US is an early stage VC that backs fearless founders building a smarter digital economy through B2B software. ## UNITED - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Apps, Software, Media and Entertainment UNITED, Inc. is developing the smart phone app and the advertising technology business. ## Mizuho Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Internet Mizuho is the venture capital firm affiliated to Mizuho Bank, the second-largest Japanese bank in terms of assets. The firm has headquarters in Tokyo.The firm has ¥49.6 billion JPY under management, focusing on information technology and biotechnology investments. Over 600 Mizuho companies have gone public. According to Nikkei, Mizuho is thefifth-largest venture capital firm in Japan.Mizuho Capital was formed in 2002 by the merger of Fujigin Capital, Tokyo Venture Capital and IBJ Investment. Three firms were subsidiaries of Fuji Bank, Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank and the Industrial Bank of Japan respectively. ## JAFCO - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence Since its founding in 1973, JAFCO has always worked with leading-edge entrepreneurs. The total capital commitments of its investment funds in Japan and overseas have exceeded 1 trillion yen and the number of portfolio IPOs to date has reached over 1,000. In addition to venture investment, JAFCO also carries out buyout investment and commit to thecreations of innovative technologies and services worldwide. As entrepreneurs’ closest partner in bringing their visions to life, JAFCO provides support in areas of HR, marketing/ sales, and back-office operations, in addition to providing financing. ## Tiantu Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shenzhen, Guangdong, China - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Food and Beverage, E-Commerce, Medical Tiantu Capital is a venture capital association. ## ZhenFund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel - Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, E-Commerce 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. ## 01VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Angel - Focus: E-Commerce, Information Technology, Logistics 01vc is a venture capital firm focused on making early-stage investments in mobile internet and marketplace startups such as trading platforms, enterprise service, SaaS, logistics, mobile internet-related finance, e-commerce, and B2B. The firm also invests in the Southeast Asia market. 01vc was established in 2014 and is based in Shanghai, China. ## Susquehanna International Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, United States - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Blockchain, Cryptocurrency Discover Susquehanna, a global quantitative trading firm built on a rigorous, analytical foundation in financial markets. ## Nissay Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Information Technology, Medical Nissay Capital is a venture capital Company specializing in seed, start-up, growth capital, middle stage, and later stage investment. ## Monex Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Minato, Chiba, Japan - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Financial Services, Information Technology Monex Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Japan that finances seed and early stage investments in startup companies. ## SBCVC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Health Care, Software, Medical Established in 2000, SB China Capital (SBCVC) is a leading venture capital and private equity firm that manages both USD and RMB funds. Their investment focuses on high-tech, high growth companies in TMT, clean technology, healthcare, consumer/retail, and advanced manufacturing sectors; and they invest across all stages of companies.Withextensive entrepreneurial and operating experiences, their professional and seasoned deal team members recognize the vision and champion the ideas of start-up companies. In addition to providing capital support, they help their portfolio companies realize their strategic and commercial potential by giving value-adding services and advices including planning, business development, recruiting and resources deployment.They have a proven track record and solid reputation in identifying high potential start-ups and creating successful industry-leading companies. Some of their spotlight portfolio companies are Alibaba, Taobao, Focus Media, GDS, BGI, Ankon, Di’an, and Edan.With their operational headquarters located in Shanghai and regional offices spread in Beijing, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Hangzhou and Taiwan, they have an extensive coverage of the greater China region and access to potential investment opportunities. ## Ishara Yusdian - Type: Angel - Location: Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Debt Financing - Focus: Agriculture, Lifestyle, Waste Management Investor | Storyologist | Builder ## W ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Content, Internet W Ventures is a Berlin based Venture Design and Venture Capital company that offers a complete framework for the acceleration of digital business ideas. ## Lakson Venture Capital (LVC) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Travel, Grocery, E-Commerce Lakson Investments Venture Capital (LIVC) invests in Pakistan based opportunities. The firm concentrates on investments where technology can be leveraged to enable, enhance and disrupt existing business models or create new ones.LIVC's investment focus is at the stage in the start-up lifecycle where the company is less than 36-48 months awayfrom a successful Series A round or potential exit. The firm also invests in select Seed rounds through its Incubation and Accelerator ecosystem relationships as well as overseas partners in Silicon Valley and Europe where it seeks to bring proven foreign technology to Pakistan.The firm's team comprises of a diverse set of investors, domain experts, operators, and entrepreneurs with a successful track record of bringing big ideas to fruition.LIVC invests alongside entrepreneurs and local businesses to build new enterprises and through investing seed capital, take ideas to the next stage. It works with Lakson Investments’ (“LI”) team of over 50 experienced professionals while at the same time, leverage the operational experience of the Lakson Group. Over 14,000 people are employed by Lakson in Pakistan in businesses across sectors such as: Technology (CyberNet & Sybrid), Broadcast and Print Media (Express Media Group), FMCG (Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan), Insurance, and QSR (McDonald’s Pakistan).LI is one of the largest private sector asset managers in Pakistan with over US$300mn under management with a rating of AM2+. ## Edward Ismawan Chamdani - Type: Angel - Location: Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Lifestyle, Agriculture, Aquaculture Managing and Founding Partner of Ideosource Venture Capital, an Indonesia focused venture capital firm dedicated on early-stage to later-stage investments. ## Prasetia Dwidharma - Type: VC Fund - Location: Jakarta Pusat, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce PT Prasetia Dwidharma was founded in 2008 as a telecommunication infrastructure contractor. The company has started to invest in technology startups since 2013. ## Jungle Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Financial Services Jungle Ventures is one of Southeast Asia's largest independent venture capital firms based in Singapore. We invest in early and growth-stage startups in Southeast Asia and India, focused on building category-defining businesses that stand the test of time. ## B Dash Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Internet, Media and Entertainment B Dash Ventures does seed to late stage tech investments in Japan, Asia Pacific, and the U.S. LPs include Japan's largest technology companies and financial institutions including NTT Docomo, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, GREE, NEC BIGLOBE, Fuji Television, and the Japanese government. B Dash Ventures also operates an incubation space inpartnership with Mori Building Co. and holds the invitation-based B Dash Camp conference. ## GGV Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Menlo Park, California, United States - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence We believe the talent to build great companies comes from anywhere. A global venture capital firm that invests in local founders. As a multi-stage, sector-focused firm, GGV focuses on seed- to growth-stage investments across Social/Internet, Enterprise Tech, and Smart Tech sectors. ## Jinding Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Manufacturing, Health Care, Pet Jinding Capital is a leading industrial equity investment institution in China. ## Sinovation Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet Sinovation Ventures is a full-service venture capital firm that actively invests in the Chinese technology market. ## Meridian Capital Asia - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Angel - Focus: Internet, Software, E-Commerce Meridian Capital Asia was founded in Singapore in 2008 and has launched nine funds with a total of over 1.5 billion US dollars raised since. It has invested in more than 280 startups, with many notable exits, and has focused on areas such as deep tech, artificial intelligence, robotics, cloud, SaaS, enterprise, advanced manufacturing, renewableenergy, new material, semiconductors, agri-tech, education, internet, and new media, etc. All its partners are from either Singapore, Australia, the US or UK, with extensive experience and knowhow in all technology sectors. Meridian has offices in Singapore, Silicon Valley, Shanghai and Beijing and its investments cover geographies such as SEA, China, US, Mid-east, Japan, and Europe. ## Hejun Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Angel, Series A, Series B - Focus: Food and Beverage, Information Technology, E-Commerce Hejun Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm. ## MSA Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beijing, Beijing, China - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Biotechnology, Financial Services MSA Capital is a global venture capital and private equity firm that invests in technology-enabled companies from seed to growth stage. The firm manages capital from the world's top sovereign wealth funds, international asset managers, pension funds, university endowments, fund of funds, and family offices, as well as China's leading neweconomy entrepreneurs. ## Ceyuan Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Angel - Focus: Software, Internet, Mobile 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. ## Insignia Ventures Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software Insignia Ventures Partners is a venture capital firm that specializes in startup investment. Insignia Ventures Partners is an investment firm managed by a former Sequoia Asia partner, Yinglan Tan. ## Gobi Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Financial Services, Internet Gobi Partners is an Asia-focused VC backing early to growth stage startups. US$1.6B AUM, 400+ companies, 75 exits. Strategic guidance, founder network available. ## SIG China (SIG Asia Investments) - Type: VC Fund - Location: Shanghai, Shanghai, China - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Series B, Series A, Series C - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Artificial Intelligence SIG's China venture capital and private equity activities are operated through SIG Asia Investments, LLLP (SAI) and its wholly foreign owned enterprise (WFOE) based in Shanghai with a branch office in Beijing. The SIG China team seeks to commit the firm’s capital to venture capital and private equity investments in China.SAI is a member ofthe Susquehanna International Group of companies (SIG), which has evolved over the past 20+years into a leading financial institution focusing on trading and market making, institutional sales and research, private equity, and venture capital. With more than 1,400 employees across offices worldwide, SIG’s professionals develop ideas in an entrepreneurial environment, taking full advantage of SIG’s cutting edge technology and quantitative research.SIG is committed to expanding its global businesses in China. As part of that effort SAI has been mandated to commit SIG's proprietary capital in VC and PE investments in companies operating in the PRC. ## GSR Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Palo Alto, California, United States - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology GSR Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on technology companies developing AI-enabled enterprise software, consumer platforms, and healthcare technology.The firm backs entrepreneurs building disruptive businesses that have the potential to dominate multi-billion dollar markets. GSR Ventures currently manages about $3.7 billion across itsfunds. ## Cherubic Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Taipei, T'ai-pei, Taiwan - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce Cherubic Ventures is an early stage focused venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley and Greater China.