Empower Investment
VC Fund
Shanghai, China
Empower Investment is a VC fund in Shanghai focused on Information Technology and Software. Empower Investment was founded in 2012 in Shanghai, China. Their investment covers early-stage ventures, mid-stage growth, and securities in the public market. With headquarters in Shanghai, the company established branch offices in Beijing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Chengdu. Empower Investment has invested in over 150 high-tech and high-growth companies on a global scale covering regions including China, U.S, India, South Korea, Vietnam and Hong Kong. Their portfolio companies include fast-growing industries such as internet, AI, big data, automation & robotics, financial technology, cultural creativity, advanced materials, and healthcare. The Empower team has extensive experience in both deep technologies and financial services including internet, computer science, electronic engineering, materials science, auditing and investment banking. Some team members were serial entrepreneurs. With candidness and empathy, the team is eager to find and partner with the most visionary, determined and down-to-earth entrepreneurs. It always brings great excitement and pleasure to build a bright future with them.
- Total investments:
- 141
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 13%
Last updated:
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Industries Empower Investment invests in
Stages Empower Investment invests in
Countries Empower Investment invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 8 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $165k–$1M
- Angel
- $425k–$3M
- Series A
- $500k–$14M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Information Technology 21 (15%)
- Software 10 (7%)
- Internet 9 (6%)
- E-Commerce 9 (6%)
- Health Care 9 (6%)
Stage
- Angel 73 (52%)
- Series A 30 (21%)
- Seed 11 (8%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 10 (7%)
- Series B 7 (5%)
Country
- China 77 (55%)
- United States 10 (7%)
- India 3 (2%)
- Brazil 2 (1%)
- Hong Kong 2 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Chen
Senior Analyst
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Senior Analyst | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Chunlong Qu
Senior Associate
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Senior Associate | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Harry Yu
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jesse Yang
Associate
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Associate | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Joe Peng
Associate
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Associate | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPERIKON is an innovative biotechnology company focusing on liquid reagents in cell biology. It is deeply involved in core scenarios such as cell biology research, cell medicine and drug development, cell health industry, and cell aesthetic medicine. With technological breakthroughs and industrialization capabilities, it provides high-qualityreagent products and full-chain services to the global cell biology field, promoting cell technology from the laboratory to clinical application and industrial implementation. | $14.7M / Series A / May 24, 2026 | ||
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Zhengcheng Star Network
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Zhengcheng StarNet is a manufacturer of satellite internet communication terminals and a provider of industry solutions . | Series A / Feb 05, 2026 | |
Hongpeng Airlines
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Hongpeng Airlines is committed to developing, designing, and producing low-cost airplane engines. | $13.8M / Series A / Jun 03, 2024 | |
Xunyuan Technology
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Xunyuan Technology is a bio-refining and bio-manufacturing platform company based on non-grain carbon sources. | Angel / Apr 28, 2023 | |
| A mobile app born from the desire to combine tech and kitchen know-how to help everyone feel more confident in the kitchen.SideChef makes cooking easier by providing step-by-step photo and video guided instructions for over 15,000 Smart Recipes. Allowing our users to always feel confident in the kitchen, even when trying something new.With over300 food blogging and 7 Smart Kitchen Technology partners our content and technology allows us to connect with users directly in their kitchens, empowering them to create recipes for every occasion and become part of their everyday cooking routine.With key features such as grocery list generation, grocery ordering through our partners AmazonFresh and JD.com, Smart Kitchen Connection and automation, Scheduling, Dietary Specifications and many more, we at SideChef believe cooking great food for ourselves and the ones we love is key to a life better lived.Proud to have been awarded Best App by Google in 2017.Founded in 2013 by Kevin Yu, and officially launched in 2014, SideChef has engaged with users in 170 countries, and has been downloaded over 900,000 times. | $6M / Series B / Mar 01, 2023 | ||
| Jushu Biotech is a medical engineering company that focuses on the research and development of synthetic biosensing technology. | $1.3M / Angel / Jan 13, 2023 | ||
| Bioforany is a biocatalyst manufacturer specializing in biocatalysts development and sales. Bioforany supply's low-carbon products to consumers in the domains of pharmaceutical intermediates, traditional Chinese medicine decoction components, functional food, animal nutrition, daily chemical care, plant protection, and renewable materials. | $7.8M / Angel / Apr 19, 2022 | ||
| Pai Xueche is an Internet driving training platform. The school adopts a consultant tracking system throughout the process. The company will equip each student with an exclusive learning car consultant, from registration to the student's driver's license, the whole process of tracking. | Series C / Nov 03, 2021 | ||
| Ykccn.com is a professional company that operates and replaces the operation and maintenance of new energy vehicles. | Series B / Jun 01, 2021 | ||
| Hopstem is a Hangzhou-based pharmaceutical company, engaged in human iPSCs/ESCs neural differentiation, cell banking, and cell engineering. | Series A / May 27, 2021 | ||
| See all 141 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Empower Investment invest in?
Empower Investment invests primarily in Information Technology, Software and Internet startups, most often at Angel and Series A stage. Most of the 141 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 Empower Investment invest in?
Empower Investment typically joins rounds of $165k–$1M at Seed, $425k–$3M at Angel and $500k–$14M at Series A. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Empower Investment's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Empower Investment took part in.
How do I contact Empower Investment?
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Who are the partners at Empower Investment?
The team at Empower Investment includes Bob Chen (Senior Analyst), Chunlong Qu (Senior Associate) and Harry Yu (Managing Partner), among 8 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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