# Ke Zhang

> Ke Zhang is a Series B investor at Baidu Ventures backing Robotics and Industrial Automation. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Baidu Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baidu-ventures)
- Location: Frankfurt, Germany
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ke-zhang-56253042/

Ke Zhang is a Series B investor at Baidu Ventures in Frankfurt focused on Robotics and Industrial Automation. Ke is involved in all phases of the investment process, both regarding direct as well as fund investments. He is also spearheading RBVC’s China strategy development and China-related activities. Prior to joining RBVC, he was responsible for Bosch Corporate Strategy in the Asia Pacific region, based in Shanghai. He obtained broad experience inbusiness development and M&A activities in various industries and throughout Asia Pacific. Ke holds an MBA from University of Bath, UK and a BA in English language and literature. He is fluent Chinese and English, and has a basic knowledge of German.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robotics | 1 | 100% |
| Industrial Automation | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| fruitcore robotics | fruitcore robotics is a robotic system that leverages intelligent software and innovative mechatronics. | $24.6M | Series B | Dec 14, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [b2venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/btovpartners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CNB Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/constantia-industries) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KOMPAS VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kompas-fe2f) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Matterwave Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matterwave-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Pecon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pecon) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [UVC Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uvc-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Baidu Ventures

VC Fund · Beijing, China

"BV is an independent venture fund established by Baidu in 2017. BV's investors include Baidu as well as other leading financial institutions and businesses. BV currently manages roughly $500M USD across 3 funds and has offices in Beijing and San Francisco. Its mission is to support entrepreneurs and companies who are spearheading the newage of artificial intelligence. These companies are changing the way we work and live—and ultimately how we interact."

5 contacts available at Baidu Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fang Yuan | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fang-yuan |
| Bobing Ren | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bobing-ren |
| Ke Zhang | Head of Europe Office | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ke-zhang |
| Liu Qiang | vice president | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liu-qiang |
| Liu Shui | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liu-shui-42d6 |

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## FAQ

### What does Ke Zhang invest in?

Ke Zhang invests primarily in Robotics and Industrial Automation startups, most often at Series B stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Germany. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Ke Zhang last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ke Zhang closed in Dec 2022. 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.

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