# Lei Zhao

> Lei Zhao is a Series D investor at CITIC Capital Holdings backing Shipping and Logistics. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [CITIC Capital Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/citic-capital-holdings)
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Feb 2026
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Lei Zhao is a Series D investor at CITIC Capital Holdings focused on Shipping and Logistics. Lei Zhao is the senior managing director of CITIC Capital.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shipping | 2 | 40% |
| Logistics | 2 | 40% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 40% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 40% |
| Transportation | 2 | 40% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series D | 4 | 80% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 4 | 80% |
| Singapore | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Deep Intelligent Pharma | Deep Intelligent Pharma (DIP) is a Singapore-based AI company that helps pharmaceutical and biotech companies run clinical trials faster, cheaper, and with fewer mistakes. Its AI platform automates many slow and manual tasks, such as writing trial documents, designing studies, analyzing data, translating medical content for global regulators, andpreparing regulatory submissions. By using thousands of small AI agents supervised by experts, DIP not only saves time but also helps improve the chance that a clinical trial will succeed. Its technology has already been proven in real cases, including an AI-written protocol approved by Japan’s regulator with no revisions. Today, DIP works with over 1,000 life science companies worldwide, including major names like Bayer, Johnson & Johnson, and Roche. | $60M | Series D | Feb 02, 2026 |  |
| Neolix | Neolix is a technologically innovative company that specializes in the production of physical and sports scenes. Neolithic Century Technology is an innovative design team. Committed to design research, industrial design, structural engineering, product customization, providing customers with creative value enhancement services. Service customersinclude Lenovo, Siemens, Midea, GE, State Grid, CSIC, Honeywell, Bank of China, Agricultural Bank, etc. | $600M | Series D | Oct 23, 2025 |  |
| Veminsyn | Veminsyn is a biotech manufacturing firm that conducts research and produces healthcare and agricultural products. | $13.9M | Series A | Oct 18, 2022 |  |
| YunQuNa | YunQuNa is an online portal that offers logistics trading and services on a global scale. It provides logistics price inquiry, cargo space booking, customs clearance, logistics tracking, cargo handling and insurance. | $150M | Series D | Jun 29, 2021 |  |
| YQN | YQNLink specializes in digital logistics, providing a comprehensive suite of international logistics services. This includes sea freight, air freight, rail freight, and multimodal transportation solutions. With a focus on leveraging digital technology, YQNLink aims to enhance supply chain transparency and efficiency, making shipping processessimpler for businesses. The company offers consultative services to tailor logistics solutions to specific business needs, ensuring a streamlined and effective logistics strategy. YQNLink's acquisition of COPE, a cross-border e-commerce logistics firm, further expands its capabilities in serving the e-commerce sector. | $150M | Series D | Jun 29, 2021 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CDH Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdh-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Xianghe Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xianghe-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Gaorong Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banyan-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaocheng Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaocheng-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hengxu Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hengxu-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Hony Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hony-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About CITIC Capital Holdings

VC Fund · Central, Hong Kong

CITIC Capital Holdings is an alternative investment management and advisory company headquartered in China.

3 contacts available at CITIC Capital Holdings.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Zhang Yichen | Founder, Chief Executive Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zhang-yichen |
| Alice Zhang | Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alice-zhang-2 |
| Lei Zhao | Senior Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lei-zhao-9217 |

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## FAQ

### What does Lei Zhao invest in?

Lei Zhao invests primarily in Shipping, Logistics and Biotechnology startups, most often at Series D and Series A stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Lei Zhao last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lei Zhao closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 5 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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