# APUS Group

> APUS Group is a VC fund in Beijing backing Marketing and Advertising. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, China
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2024
- Lead investor: 50%
- Fund size: $45M
- Last fund: Dec 2015
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/apus-group/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/ApusGroup
- Website: http://www.apusapps.com/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/APUSGROUP

APUS Group is a VC fund in Beijing focused on Marketing and Advertising. APUS is a Mobile Internet technology company from China, founded in June 2014. APUS System is an enhanced version of user system for Android smart phones, aiming to provide the fastest and most convenient access to Internet, supporting over 25 international languages. In August 2015, APUS was enrolled in the list of the $ 1 Billion Dollar Club ofventure companies by Wall Street Journal, to be the world's youngest Unicorn Company. Since 2016, APU has been listed as “China Unicorn Company” for two consecutive years. Till 2017, APUS has accumulated over 1.2 billion global users in 200+ countries and regions, 69% of whom covering 65 "Belt and Road" countries. APUS is devoted to facilitate more users with better experience of mobile life with APUS System, APUS AI and APUS Cloud. As the leading brand of Chinese Internet companies exploring overseas market and the digital "Belt and Road" practitioner, APUS has been committed to actively promoting the global spread of Chinese influence.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketing | 1 | 50% |
| Advertising | 1 | 50% |
| Digital Marketing | 1 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ines Chen | Head of Global Online Strategic Partnerships | 0 | — |
| Tao Li | Founder and Executive Director | 1 | — |
| Vandana Bhatnagar | HR Manager | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Xindan Intelligence | Xindan Intelligence is an AI startup company. It facilitates product-level implementation of multi-modal agents. |  | Seed | Mar 04, 2024 |  |
| Wangxiang Media | Wangxiang Media is a comprehensive mobile digital marketing advertising media company. | $1.4M |  | Mar 24, 2016 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does APUS Group invest in?

APUS Group invests primarily in Marketing, Advertising and Digital Marketing startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact APUS Group?

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### Who are the partners at APUS Group?

The team at APUS Group includes Ines Chen (Head of Global Online Strategic Partnerships), Tao Li (Founder and Executive Director) and Vandana Bhatnagar (HR Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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