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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Openspace Ventures is a leading venture capital firm finding and backing Southeast Asian companies creating a transformative impact where tech meets life.

At SGInnovate, our mission is to help entrepreneurial scientists build Deep Tech startups to solve the world hardest problems.

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

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

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.

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Energy & Environment Investment, Inc. (EEI) is Japan’s first venture capital specialized in the clean technology sector. With core members who have rich hands on experience in founding and managing venture companies, we aim to provide risk money and various strategic values to promising venture companies and businesses.

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

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.

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.

Shenzhen Investment Control Donghai Investment Co., Ltd. was established on January 8, 2015. It is a joint venture funded by Shenzhen Investment Holdings Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Chuangdong Investment Co., Ltd. and Qingdao Haier Technology Investment Co., Ltd. Investment and asset management platform. Investing in the East China Sea, relying onabundant resources, aiming at the industrial development trend under the new situation with an open vision, facing the country, facing the innovation economy, operating on the principle of marketization, and investing in specialized business. Mainly engaged in venture capital, private equity investment (VC/PE), corporate mergers and acquisitions, private placement, new three board funds and corporate financial advisory and other equity investment and asset management business, is committed to creating a whole industry chain of venture capital to the integrated chain of listed companies platform.

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.

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

Incubate Fund is an independent early-stage venture capital that specializes in providing capital to technology startups at the seed stage. The firm built a portfolio of over 300 companies in Asia, taking 12 companies to public and 20 companies to M&A exit since 2010.

SZHTI Group is a company that provides asset management and financing services.

Tsinghua Capital is an investment firm.

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

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Dongfang Jiafu is an equity fund management firm.

DBJ Capital Co., Ltd. was founded in June 2010 through the integration of two venture capital firms of the DBJ Group, New Business Investment Co., Ltd. and Intellectual Properties Development & Investment, Inc. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Development Bank of Japan Inc.At DBJ Capital, we focus on venture firms which use newtechnologies and business models to grow and compete on the global market, regardless of their industry or scale. To meet the particular needs of each client, we mobilize the entire DBJ Group to arrange the best investment solutions, ranging from growth-spurring equity investment to financing schemes drawing on DBJ's vast networks.We also assist in venture start-ups. Our value enhancement team provides the kind of comprehensive, hands-on support needed to commercialize outstanding intellectual property and technologies developed by firms, research labs, and universities, and to carve out a place for them in the market.DBJ Capital will continue to play in a part in Japan's economic revival - by helping the firms we invest in to grow, and by encouraging the creation of new industries in Japan.

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

Goldport Capital is a Shenzhen-based asset management company.

Winreal Investment is an investment Firm.

East Ventures is an early stage venture capital (VC) focused on Southeast Asia, Indonesia & Japan. Success cases include Tokopedia, Traveloka, and Mercari.

Keyuan Industry Fund is a fund manager that focuses on integrating technological innovation, financial support, and industrial resources. It was established in 2018 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Wavemaker Impact co-founds sustainability-focused businesses in Southeast Asia with proven entrepreneurs

TRIREC is an investment holding company incorporated in the Republic of Singapore with key focus on renewable energy and clean technology.

MSIVC is a venture capital firm that invests in Japanese and global startups scaling to IPO. It focuses on startups in verticals of Fintech, SaaS, Healthcare, AI, E-Commerce, Foodtech, and Environment etc.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

SND Ventures Group is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in seed investments.

The fund owns a series of funds in Thailand and establishes parallel funds overseas. Based on domestic and foreign famous universities, research institutes, entrepreneurial parks, incubators and other entrepreneurial projects, it seeks high-tech entrepreneurial projects with investment potential and entrepreneurship. They will grow together andstrive to become a first-class angel investment fund that is specialized, standardized, and international.

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

Leaguer Group engages in the business of technological innovation services that promote the transformation of scientific and technological achievements and assist in the incubation of innovative enterprises.Since its establishment, it has gradually gathered the four elements of technology, talents, carriers and capital of the science andtechnology innovation industry chain, and has formed a scientific and technological innovation incubation system with high integration of research and development platform, talent training, innovation base and investment incubation, and explored the close relationship between technological innovation and economic development. Combined development model and profit model.In 2015, together with the research institute of Shenzhen Tsinghua University, the Group won the “Guangdong Science and Technology Award Special Award” for the highest award in the field of science and technology system innovation in Guangdong Province due to the “Innovative Technology Innovation Incubation System Construction”.

Wavemaker Group is a cross-border venture capital firm founded in 2003 and one of the most active early-stage investors across multiple funds.