# ByteDance

> ByteDance is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Software. See 78 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shanghai, China
- Total investments: 78
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 55%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bytedance
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/bytedancetalk
- Website: http://bytedance.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ByteDancer

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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for ByteDance. Shizune tracks 14 team members at ByteDance. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/bytedance?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $1.6M–$143M |
| Series B | $2.8M–$62M |
| Series C | $16M–$530M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 14 | 18% |
| Software | 13 | 17% |
| Robotics | 9 | 12% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 8% |
| Food and Beverage | 5 | 6% |

91 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 24 | 31% |
| Series B | 12 | 15% |
| Series C | 8 | 10% |
| Angel | 7 | 9% |
| Corporate Round | 6 | 8% |

12 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 55 | 71% |
| United States | 3 | 4% |
| India | 2 | 3% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1% |
| South Korea | 1 | 1% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kevin Chen | Toutiao | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-chen-ch |
| Nite Luo | Senior Graphics Engineer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nite-luo |
| Cathryn Chen | Investor | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cathryn-chen |
| David Xie | Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-x |
| Francis Pak Yuen | Software Engineer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francis-pak-yuen |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TabTin | 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 |  |
| X Square | X Square is a company focused on developing universal embodied large models for robots, aiming to create a universal brain-cerebellum system that offers comprehensive capabilities from perception to action. |  | Series C | Jun 29, 2026 |  |
| Yitu Technology | Yitu Technology offers industry-leading smart car middleware platforms, SOA communication frameworks for vehicles, and related development services. |  | Series A | Jan 28, 2026 |  |
| X Square | X Square is a company focused on developing universal embodied large models for robots, aiming to create a universal brain-cerebellum system that offers comprehensive capabilities from perception to action. | $143.4M | Series A | Jan 12, 2026 |  |
| TikTok USDS Joint Venture | TikTok USDS Joint Venture operates as a short-form video entertainment app. |  | Private Equity | Dec 18, 2025 |  |
| Shadowmo Technology | 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 |  |
| Shadowmo Technology | 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 |  |
| Deemos Technologies Inc | Shadow Eye Technology is a metaverse 3D hyper-realistic image generation and interaction platform. |  | Series A | Jan 13, 2025 |  |
| InnoStar Semiconductor | InnoStar is a semiconductor storage maker producing storage products in the fields of information security protection, IoT, AI, and cloud. |  | Series B | Mar 12, 2024 |  |
| Zhenqin Service | Zhenqin Service is an upscale housekeeping service company. |  | Seed | Dec 08, 2023 |  |

10 of 78 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [HSG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hsg-cap) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group (LCIG)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lenovo-capital-and-incubator-group-lcig) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [HSG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital-china) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Source Code Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/source-code-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [IDG Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idg-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Future Capital Discovery Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/futurecap-e45d) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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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 78 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is ByteDance's check size?

ByteDance typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$143M at Series A, $2.8M–$62M at Series B and $16M–$530M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds ByteDance participates 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 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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