# HP Jin

> HP Jin is a seed investor at Telenav (San Francisco) backing Manufacturing and Robotics. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Telenav](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/telenav)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hpjin

HP Jin is a seed investor at Telenav in San Francisco focused on Manufacturing and Robotics. HP co-founded Telenav in 1999 and has led the company to become a global leader in location-based services (LBS), automotive navigation and location-targeted mobile advertising. Telenav was the first company to launch GPS navigation services for mobile phones to the world, and today its product reaches more than 100 countries on mobile phones andwithin vehicles. Telenav was also the first LBS company in the USA to IPO when it began publicly trading on NASDAQ in May 2010. Telenav has subsidiaries in US, China, Europe and South America.Prior to starting Telenav, HP served as a Senior Strategy Consultant for the McKenna Group and a Business Strategy and Management Consultant at McKinsey & Company. HP has also served as a Technical Director at LINCSS/Loral Space Communication. HP holds a Ph.D. in Guidance, Navigation and Control (Aeronautics and Astronautics department), a Ph.D. minor in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Science from the Harbin Institute of Technology in China.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $14M–$14M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 67% |
| Robotics | 1 | 33% |
| Furniture | 1 | 33% |
| Commercial | 1 | 33% |
| Industrial | 1 | 33% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ronbow | Ronbow is a commercial company that distributes, designs, and manufactures a diverse selection of decorative bathing products, including sinks, vanities, medicine cabinets, and more. The company selects the highest-quality hardwood and puts them through a rigorous 10-step finishing process that is finalized with a comprehensive assembly process.Ronbow offers a dynamic and diverse design spectrum to fit any style home, from ultra contemporary to old world traditional. Their versatile designs allow for interchangeable sinks and countertops in wood, glass, stone & ceramic to match any home decor. The company provides options for interchangeable sizes and materials to inspire a truly unique customizable experience.Ronbow was founded by Jason Chen in 2002 and is headquartered in Livermore, CA, USA. | $10M | Series A | Apr 04, 2023 |  |
| Hanyang Technology | Hanyang Technologies is a company that specialises in the design, research, development, manufacturing, sales, and servicing of garden intelligent robot products. | $14.2M | Seed | Mar 16, 2023 |  |
| Hanyang Technology | Hanyang Technologies is a company that specialises in the design, research, development, manufacturing, sales, and servicing of garden intelligent robot products. | $14.5M | Seed | Mar 16, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Glacier Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/glacier-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Celtic House Asia Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/celtic-house-asia-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AME Cloud Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ame-cloud-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Starlight Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/haochen-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Harpers Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harpers-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Long Software](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/long-software) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Telenav

VC Fund · Santa Clara, United States

Telenav (NASDAQ: TNAV) is a leading provider of connected car and location-based services, focused on transforming life on the go for people – before, during, and after every drive. Leveraging our location platform, global brands such as Ford, GM, Toyota, and AT&T deliver custom connected car and mobile experiences. Fortune 500 advertisers andlocal advertisers can now reach millions of users with our highly-targeted advertising platform. To learn more about how Telenav’s location platform powers personalized navigation, mapping, big data intelligence, social driving, and location-based ads, visit www.telenav.com.

5 contacts available at Telenav.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fiona OW Giuffre | Vice President, People | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fiona-ow-giuffre |
| Hassan Wahla | Chief Customer Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hassan-wahla |
| HP Jin | Co-Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hp-jin |
| Maher Jilani | Senior Lead Designer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/maher-jilani |
| Mihai Costea | Senior Manager of Build & Release (DevOps) | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mihai-costea |

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## FAQ

### What does HP Jin invest in?

HP Jin invests primarily in Manufacturing, Robotics and Furniture startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is HP Jin's check size?

HP Jin typically joins rounds of $14M–$14M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds HP Jin participates in.

### When did HP Jin last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for HP Jin closed in Apr 2023. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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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