# Anatole

> Anatole is a VC fund backing Software, ISP and Finance. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Anatole is an international investment management firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 75% |
| ISP | 1 | 25% |
| Finance | 1 | 25% |
| Database | 1 | 25% |
| Marketing | 1 | 25% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series D | 2 | 50% |
| Series C | 1 | 25% |
| Series E | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| China | 1 | 25% |
| Japan | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Zenlayer | Zenlayer operates as a software-defined network and services provider. It offers bare metal cloud, SD-WAN cloud connect, edge computing, and colocation in over 100 data centers on six continents. Enterprises utilizes Zenlayer’s SDx platforms to instantly enable worldwide connectivity and deliver the user experience.The company was founded in 2014and is headquartered in Diamond Bar, California. | $62M | Series C | May 12, 2021 |  |
| Nice Tuan | Nice Tuan is an e-commerce platform that provides daily groceries and miscellaneous products. | $750M | Series D | Mar 31, 2021 |  |
| PingCAP | PingCAP is an open-source distributed (HTAP) database software developer used to serve as a one-stop service for online transactions. The company is dedicated to building an open-source distributed NewSQL hybrid transactional and analytical processing (HTAP) database The flagship product, TiDB, features infinite horizontal scalability, strongconsistency, and high availability. The goal of TiDB is to serve as a one-stop solution for both OLTP (Online Transactional Processing) and OLAP (Online Analytical Processing). | $270M | Series D | Nov 16, 2020 |  |
| hey Japan | STORES support the development of an economy driven by commitment, passion, and fun. They support the digitalization of business, such as opening online shops, POS cash registers, cashless payments, and online reservation systems. | $66M | Series E | Aug 04, 2020 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [GGV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ggv-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Jeneration Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeneration-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Access Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/access-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alibaba Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alibaba) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bain-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BAI capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bertelsmann-asia-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Anatole invest in?

Anatole invests primarily in Software, ISP and Finance startups, most often at Series D and Series C stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Anatole last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Anatole closed in May 2021. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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