ByteDance
VC Fund
Shanghai, China
ByteDance is a VC fund in Shanghai focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. ByteDance creates and operates various content platforms, including TikTok and Douyin, enabling users to connect, create, and consume content. The company focuses on enriching lives through innovative technology and has expanded its offerings to include tools for content creation and collaboration.
- Total investments:
- 81
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 53%
Last updated:
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Industries ByteDance invests in
Stages ByteDance invests in
Countries ByteDance invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 14 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Series A
- $1.6M–$143M
- Series B
- $2.8M–$62M
- Series C
- $16M–$530M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 14 (17%)
- Software 13 (16%)
- Robotics 9 (11%)
- Information Technology 6 (7%)
- Food and Beverage 5 (6%)
Stage
- Series A 24 (30%)
- Series B 13 (16%)
- Series C 8 (10%)
- Angel 7 (9%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 7 (9%)
Country
- China 56 (69%)
- United States 3 (4%)
- India 2 (2%)
- Hong Kong 1 (1%)
- South Korea 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kevin Chen
Toutiao
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Toutiao | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Nite Luo
Senior Graphics Engineer
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Senior Graphics Engineer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Cathryn Chen
Investor
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Investor | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
David Xie
Vice President
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Vice President | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Francis Pak Yuen
Software Engineer
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Software Engineer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 14 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Sequence Technology
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Sequence Technology emphasizes in the production of polymer materials used in the semiconductor manufacturing process. | $14.9M / Series B / Sep 17, 2026 | |
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Futuring Robot
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Futuring Robot is a developer of dual-arm home service robots focusing on C-end home scenarios. | Seed / Aug 25, 2026 | |
| TabTin operates as a software development provider focused on artificial intelligence foundational resources and technology platform construction. The company develops a collaborative human-agent workspace platform designed to integrate multiple digital workers within a unified team environment. | $8.9M / Angel / Jul 28, 2026 | ||
| Developer of embodied artificial intelligence technology designed to enable general-purpose robotic intelligence. The company offers general embodied foundation models, end-to-end robotic learning, and real-world data-driven training for robots with advanced manipulation capabilities, enabling robotics developers and enterprises to build versatile autonomous humanoid robots. | Series C / Jun 29, 2026 | ||
Yitu Technology
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Yitu Technology offers industry-leading smart car middleware platforms, SOA communication frameworks for vehicles, and related development services. | Series A / Jan 28, 2026 | |
| Developer of embodied artificial intelligence technology designed to enable general-purpose robotic intelligence. The company offers general embodied foundation models, end-to-end robotic learning, and real-world data-driven training for robots with advanced manipulation capabilities, enabling robotics developers and enterprises to build versatile autonomous humanoid robots. | $143.4M / Series A / Jan 12, 2026 | ||
| TikTok USDS Joint Venture operates as a short-form video entertainment app. | Private Equity / Dec 18, 2025 | ||
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Shadowmo Technology
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Shadowmo Technology is a metaverse 3D hyper-realistic image generation and interaction platform dedicated to the creation and application of hyper-realistic virtual avatars. | Series A / Aug 27, 2025 | |
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Shadowmo Technology
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Shadowmo Technology is a metaverse 3D hyper-realistic image generation and interaction platform dedicated to the creation and application of hyper-realistic virtual avatars. | Series A / Jan 17, 2025 | |
| Shadow Eye Technology is a metaverse 3D hyper-realistic image generation and interaction platform. | Series A / Jan 13, 2025 | ||
| See all 81 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does ByteDance invest in?
ByteDance invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Robotics startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 81 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does ByteDance invest in?
ByteDance typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$143M at Series A, $2.8M–$62M at Series B and $16M–$530M at Series C. These are whole funding-round sizes, not ByteDance's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds ByteDance took part in.
How do I contact ByteDance?
Public channels for ByteDance include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at ByteDance?
The team at ByteDance includes Kevin Chen (Toutiao), Nite Luo (Senior Graphics Engineer) and Cathryn Chen (Investor), among 14 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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