# Liyuan Venture Capital

> Liyuan Venture Capital is a VC fund in Hangzhou backing Manufacturing and Higher Education. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hangzhou, China
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://cnlyvc.com/en/index.aspx

Liyuan Venture Capital is a VC fund in Hangzhou focused on Manufacturing and Higher Education. Liyuan Venture Capital Shares Co,Ltd was established by Liyuan Group in 2006. It is one of the first Chinese venture companies operating freely in the market. Liyuan Venture Capital Shares Co,Ltd focuses on VC/Angel investment, PE, and fund management. The team is composed with the most qualified private equity fund managers specializing inportfolio management and risk control.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Angel | $425k–$425k |
| Series A | $1.4M–$5.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 22% |
| Higher Education | 2 | 22% |
| Video | 1 | 11% |
| EdTech | 1 | 11% |
| Mobile | 1 | 11% |

24 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 33% |
| Angel | 2 | 22% |
| Seed | 1 | 11% |
| Series B | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 5 | 56% |
| Canada | 1 | 11% |
| United States | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Liufang Technology | Liufang Technology is a research and development company of new semiconductor materials. | $13.7M | Series B | Oct 30, 2023 |  |
| VDJ | VDJ engages in the R&D of monoclonal antibody drugs. |  | Series C | Jun 06, 2023 |  |
| TsaiHua | TsaiHua is a colored coating material manufacturer. | $1.5M | Series A | Mar 13, 2023 |  |
| Zhijin Bao | Zhijin Bao is a public toilet paper equipment research and development company. | $425K | Angel | Aug 02, 2018 |  |
| Duoxie Xinxi | Duoxie Xinxi is a research and development company for pharmaceutical products. They offer services for artificial intelligence and big data, boosting the digital and intelligent transformation of cold chain enterprises. | $425K | Angel | Aug 24, 2017 |  |
| Extern | Extern invented the remote Externship, a completely new form of real work experience with integrated learning. Unlike traditional job marketplaces, Extern creates work experience “supply” by powering Externships on behalf of companies. Extern.com makes tens of thousands of real work experiences per year available to students with curiosity,passion, and determination to prove themselves through a turnkey software platform that makes running work experiences a breeze for companies. Our mission is to help anyone discover and launch their career through real professional experiences available anywhere at any time. Work experience is the credential that matters most, but getting it when you don’t have experience can be hard. We envision a world where anyone can access work experience as a form of education – no matter their background, experience, or socio-economic status.World class brands such as AT&T, Home Depot, HSBC, PwC, National Geographic Society, The Nature Conservancy, Meta, Beats by Dre (Apple), Expedia, Macquarie Group, Snap, HP, and others have trusted Extern to create and manage high impact Externships with their teams. By making work experience more accessible, Extern is driving the rapid mobility and upskilling needed for a new economy. Come join our movement to reshape work, education, and credentialing for future generations with the Externship.Backed by Y Combinator, Foundation Capital, Launch Fund, University Ventures, and Learn Capital. | $1.9M | Seed | May 25, 2017 |  |
| OOHLALA Mobile | OOHLALA Mobile is a student engagement platform to connect students and campus. | $5.3M | Series A | Dec 16, 2016 |  |
| OOHLALA Mobile | OOHLALA Mobile is a student engagement platform to connect students and campus. | $5.3M | Series A | Dec 16, 2016 |  |
| e-LinkCare | e-LinkCare focuses on chronic disease management based on cutting-edge technologies and decades of clinical experience. | $1.4M | Series A | Jun 30, 2016 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [University Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Liyuan Venture Capital invest in?

Liyuan Venture Capital invests primarily in Manufacturing, Higher Education and Video startups, most often at Series A and Angel stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Liyuan Venture Capital's check size?

Liyuan Venture Capital typically joins rounds of $425k–$425k at Angel and $1.4M–$5.3M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Liyuan Venture Capital participates in.

### When did Liyuan Venture Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Liyuan Venture Capital closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 9 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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