Charisma Partners
VC Fund
Shanghai, China
Charisma Partners is a VC fund in Shanghai focused on Food and Beverage and Manufacturing. 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:
- 22
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 9%
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $1.6M–$46M
- Series B
- $18M–$290M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Food and Beverage 8 (36%)
- Manufacturing 6 (27%)
- Retail 3 (14%)
- E-Commerce 3 (14%)
- Food Processing 3 (14%)
Stage
- Series B 8 (36%)
- Series A 7 (32%)
- Series C 2 (9%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (9%)
- Angel 1 (5%)
Country
- China 20 (91%)
- Singapore 1 (5%)
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 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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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 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 is a restaurant brands operating company. | $2.8M / Series A / Aug 13, 2024 | ||
| 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 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 is a nourishing technology company that provides users with a new generation of nourishing consumer products. | Series B / Dec 15, 2022 | ||
| 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 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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FAQ
What does Charisma Partners invest in?
Charisma Partners invests primarily in Food and Beverage, Manufacturing and Retail startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 22 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 Charisma Partners invest in?
Charisma Partners typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$46M at Series A and $18M–$290M at Series B. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Charisma Partners's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Charisma Partners took part 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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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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