Luminous Ventures (former Lightspeed China Partners)
VC Fund
Shanghai, China
Luminous Ventures (former Lightspeed China Partners) is a VC fund in Shanghai focused on Manufacturing and Internet. Lightspeed China Partners was founded in 2011 as an independent venture capital group and began operating as Luminous Ventures in November 2025. Luminous Ventures is a leading venture capital firm serving entrepreneurs as a lead investor in early stage and emerging growth companies. It has offices in Shanghai,Beijing and Hong Kong.
- Total investments:
- 196
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 37%
- Fund size:
- $460M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Luminous Ventures (former Lightspeed China Partners) invests in
Stages Luminous Ventures (former Lightspeed China Partners) invests in
Countries Luminous Ventures (former Lightspeed China Partners) invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 12 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $4M–$28M
- Series A
- $3M–$86M
- Series B
- $10M–$110M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Manufacturing 21 (11%)
- Internet 14 (7%)
- Robotics 11 (6%)
- Software 11 (6%)
- Information Technology 11 (6%)
Stage
- Series A 56 (29%)
- Series B 46 (23%)
- Seed 22 (11%)
- Series C 22 (11%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 9 (5%)
Country
- China 109 (56%)
- Singapore 6 (3%)
- United States 6 (3%)
- Hong Kong 1 (1%)
- United Kingdom 1 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stella Zhao
Investment Manager
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Investment Manager | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Guo Bin
Executive Director
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Executive Director | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Herry Han
Co-Founder and Partner
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Co-Founder and Partner | Total investments: 23 | Find email | |
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Hu Peipei
Investment Manager
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Investment Manager | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
James Mi
Founding Partner
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Founding Partner | Total investments: 21 | Find email | |
| See all 12 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharpa is a robotics company that develops robots and core robotic components for real-world deployment of robotic applications. | $668.8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Aug 28, 2026 | ||
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Reverse Matrix Technology
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Reverse Matrix Technology focuses on the research and development of technologies that combine fundamental world models, enabling advanced simulations, intelligent systems, and data-driven insights to better understand complex environments and support next-generation innovation across industries. | $100M / Seed / Jun 17, 2026 | |
Shengshu Technology
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Shengshu Technology is an artificial intelligence solution provider that focuses on the creation of multi-modal generative big models and application products. It offers broad services to institutional businesses and technical service providers in specific industries. | $292.7M / Series B / Apr 10, 2026 | |
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Nova Fusion
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Nova Fusion is an innovative company that provides commercialization of small modular nuclear fusion reactors. | $102.5M / Angel / Apr 10, 2026 | |
| Earendil Labs is a biotechnology company developing technology platforms that transform therapeutic protein discovery. | $787M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 20, 2026 | ||
| Chuangrui Spectrum specializes in the design and manufacture of time-resolved spectroscopy devices and equipment. Chuangrui Spectrum focuses mainly on research and development, as well as the manufacture and marketing of high-end scientific research equipment. | $14.5M / Series A / Mar 18, 2026 | ||
| Aerofugia is a technology company with low-altitude travel and vehicle-mounted flight as its core, and a practitioner of the new general aviation strategy under Geely Technology Group. | $144M / Series C / Feb 02, 2026 | ||
| Hypershell develops wearable exoskeleton systems designed to support walking, hiking, cycling, and other physically demanding activities. The company produces the Hypershell X series, which uses sensors, motion control algorithms, and powered assistance technology to reduce strain during movement and support lower-body mobility. Its products aredesigned for outdoor recreation, urban mobility, sports training, photography expeditions, and professional field operations such as rescue and inspection work. Hypershell also provides companion software features, battery systems, and adaptive movement modes that adjust assistance levels based on terrain and user activity. The company focuses on integrating robotics, artificial intelligence, and ergonomic design into consumer wearable mobility equipment. | $70M / Series B / Nov 27, 2025 | ||
| Cenozoic Robotics is a global leading provider for the cleaning industry. Founded in 2021, Cenozoic Robotics is headquartered in Singapore with offices in Hong Kong and Hangzhou. Employing knowledge and experience in L4 autonomous driving technology, the Cenozoic team realized the potential to provide customers with faster service and higherquality products than currently on the world market. With this goal in mind, Michael Wang, the founder and the CEO of Cenozoic Robotics, and his team established the company and entered the cleaning industry dedicated to renewing cleaning services with state-of-the-art technologies. Up to now, Cenozoic robots have been deployed at multiple sites in Singapore, Japan, and South Korea. | $14.1M / Series A / Nov 20, 2025 | ||
| Yunmai Xinlian is a data center network chip and cloud network solution provider, focusing on data center network chips & cloud network. | $70.2M / Series A / Nov 10, 2025 | ||
| See all 196 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Luminous Ventures (former Lightspeed China Partners) invest in?
Luminous Ventures (former Lightspeed China Partners) invests primarily in Manufacturing, Internet and Robotics startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 196 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Luminous Ventures (former Lightspeed China Partners)'s check size?
Luminous Ventures (former Lightspeed China Partners) typically joins rounds of $4M–$28M at Seed, $3M–$86M at Series A and $10M–$110M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Luminous Ventures (former Lightspeed China Partners) participates in.
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Who are the partners at Luminous Ventures (former Lightspeed China Partners)?
The team at Luminous Ventures (former Lightspeed China Partners) includes Stella Zhao (Investment Manager), Guo Bin (Executive Director) and Herry Han (Co-Founder and Partner), among 12 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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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