# Datong Chen

> Datong Chen is a Series B investor at WestSummit Capital backing Sensor and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [WestSummit Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/westsummit-capital-management)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Datong Chen is a Series B investor at WestSummit Capital focused on Sensor and Software. Datong was the Co-Founder and CTO of Spreadtrum Communications (NASDAQ: SPRD), a leading fabless semiconductor company that develops baseband and RF processor solutions for the wireless communications market. Prior to Spreadtrum, Datong was the Co-Founder and Senior VP for Omnivision (NASDAQ: OVTI), a leading developer of CMOS imaging sensor.Datong received his BS, MS and Ph.D. degrees from Tsinghua University in Beijing, and then served as post-doctoral researcher in University of Illinois and Stanford University. He holds over 34 U.S. and European patents.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sensor | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Electronics | 1 | 100% |
| Intellectual Property | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Xinge | Xinge is a company dedicated to the field of intelligent manufacturing. Recently announced the completion of over 100 million yuan of B round of financing. This round of financing was led by Yuanhe Puhua, followed by China Merchants Securities, Amoeba Capital, and old shareholder Linxin Capital. Sina Capital served as the exclusive financialadviser. The financing will further support Xinge's research and development in the machine vision industry, and accelerate the company's team building and market layout. |  | Series B | Nov 30, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ameba Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ameba-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hongtai Capital Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aplus-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [China Merchants Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/china-merchants-securities) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Spinnotec](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spinnotec) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sunic Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sunic-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About WestSummit Capital

VC Fund · Menlo Park, United States

WestSummit Capital is a premier global technology growth capital investment firm. The firm invests in the Internet/Digital Media, Mobile/Connected Hardware, Enterprise Software and Cloud Computing sectors. WestSummit operates from offices in Silicon Valley, Beijing and Hong Kong. www.westsummitcap.com

5 contacts available at WestSummit Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| David Wang | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-wang |
| Kevin Zhao | Associate and Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-zhao-3 |
| Datong Chen | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/datong-chen |
| Kelly Liu | Principal; Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kelly-liu |
| Mingjie Guan | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mingjie-guan |

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## FAQ

### What does Datong Chen invest in?

Datong Chen invests primarily in Sensor, Software and Electronics startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Datong Chen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Datong Chen closed in Nov 2021. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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