Charisma Partners
VC Fund
Shanghai, China
Charisma Partners is a VC fund in Shanghai focused on Food and Beverage and E-Commerce. Charisma comes from the translation of Hong Zhang. "Hong" represents the dissemination of value, to lead and inspire. "Zhang" means creed, pattern, and conviction. In tandem, the name of their firm reflects their belief and willingness to work with their partners to dream and excel. CHARISMA is defined as a personal magic thatinfluence, inspire, and confer special popular loyalty through value, belief, and virtue. Charisma is not built on power nor authority, but rather on leadership and the ability to constructively influence people's mentality and action, ultimately achieving a culture of harmony and unity. They believe key elements of charisma include: 1) clear goal; 2) vision and strong view on future developments; 3) personal charm, reliability, and confidence; 4) intellect and capability; and 5) passion and willingness to accept challenges and excel.
- Total investments:
- 18
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 11%
Last updated:
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Industries Charisma Partners invests in
Stages Charisma Partners invests in
Countries Charisma Partners invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
4 more contacts available
Round size
- Series A
- $1.4M–$47M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Food and Beverage 4 (22%)
- E-Commerce 2 (11%)
- Health Care 2 (11%)
- Manufacturing 2 (11%)
- Food Processing 2 (11%)
Stage
- Series A 5 (28%)
- Series B 3 (17%)
- Funding Round 2 (11%)
- Angel 1 (6%)
- Series C 1 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Wu Di
Executive Director
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Executive Director | Total investments: 1 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Whale
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Whale provides an omnichannel marketing platform that transforms marketing operations, digitalizes store operations and unifies offline & online brand experiences leveraging AI + IoT + Big Data to “Connect Brands with Customer”.Founded in 2017, Whale has since empowered 400+ global FMCG, F&B, Fashion and Automotive brands includingP&G, Unilever, Starbucks, UNIQLO, ARMANI, Watsons, Xiaomi, Midea, Lotus, POP MART etc. with over 150,000 stores across APAC, enabling brands to embrace the full potential of digital transformation.Equipped with AI capabilities, patented ReID technology and enterprise-grade security, Whale platforms comprising of Space Data Platform (SDP), Whale Marketing Cloud (WMC), Whale Open Platform (WOP) and Whale Analytics, serve as the end-to-end digitalization engine that enables brands to seamlessly engage with each customer.Whale is backed by Temasek Holding, NIO Capital, Source Code Capital, Linear Capital, Alpha Commune, BAI Capital and The Jiangmen, with 6 offices across Singapore, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen. | $40M / Series C / Jul 15, 2026 | |
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Linkerbot
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Lingxin Qiaoshou focuses on the research and development and production of embodied intelligent platforms with "dexterous hands + cloud-based intelligent brain" as the core. | Series B / Apr 29, 2026 | |
Galaxea AI
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Xinghaitu is an intelligent robot technology company that specializes in the development of humanoid robots with embodied intelligence. | $290.4M / Series B / Apr 02, 2026 | |
Baoding Brewing
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Baoding Brewing specializes in the manufacturing of various seasonings. It was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China. | Series A / Jun 05, 2025 | |
Jing Yue Rong
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Jing Yue Rong is a restaurant brands operating company. | $2.8M / Series A / Aug 13, 2024 | |
Biodep
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Biodep produces probiotics and derivatives, which are used in meals, healthy foods, cosmetics, environmental remediation, contemporary agriculture, and other industries. | $14.2M / Jul 07, 2023 | |
Zhongchuang Cultural Tourism
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Zhongchuang Cultural Tourism offers IP operation and authorization, cultural and creative product design, production, and sales, global art exhibitions, and light and shadow theme exhibitions. They cover online and offline marketing and media channels. | Series A / Feb 28, 2023 | |
Guanzhan
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Guanzhan is a nourishing technology company that provides users with a new generation of nourishing consumer products. | Series B / Dec 15, 2022 | |
Ding Wei Tai
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Dingweitai is a cod fish food brand that specializes in cod fish R&D, production, and sales. It supplies high-quality, healthful cod fish ingredients to high-end hot pot restaurant chains, well-known supermarket convenience stores, and leisure snack brands. | $14.4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 24, 2022 | |
Douhe Technology
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Douhe Technology engaged in the research and development, production and sales of small environmental appliances and small kitchen appliances, hot-selling products include dehumidifiers, heaters, ice machines, etc. Douhe Technology adopts a multi-brand strategy to sell online and offline worldwide. | $15.8M / Series A / Feb 28, 2022 | |
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Co-Investors
GF Qianhe Investment
2 deals together
Addor Capital
1 deal together
Atlas Capital
1 deal together
Baker Capital
1 deal together
Bank of China Financial Assets Investment
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does Charisma Partners invest in?
Charisma Partners invests primarily in Food and Beverage, E-Commerce and Health Care startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Charisma Partners's check size?
Charisma Partners typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$47M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Charisma Partners participates in.
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Who are the partners at Charisma Partners?
The team at Charisma Partners includes Wu Di (Executive Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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