# Lotus Technology

> Lotus Technology is a VC fund in Wuhan backing Automotive, Sports and Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Wuhan, China
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Oct 2026

Lotus Technology is a global ‘intelligent technology’ subsidiary of Lotus Group which augments the brand’s DNA and technology accumulated over the 73 years that Lotus has existed. Its role is to accelerate innovation in the fields of batteries and energy management, electric motors, electronic control systems, intelligent driving, intelligentmanufacturing and more.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Automotive | 2 | 67% |
| Sports | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Motorsports | 1 | 33% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 33% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 33% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 1 | 33% |

### Country

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lotus Cars | Lotus is the industry benchmark for ride and handling in performance cars. Sports cars that are telepathic to a driver’s touch. To paraphrase Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, they corner like they’re on rails. They are agile, uncompromising, simple yet technologically prodigious. The design, materials and manufacturing processes are state-of-the-art,the engineering visionary, and they are hand-built in England by passionate artisans obsessed with performance, refinement and dynamic excellence. For 60-years Lotus has been one of Britain’s most iconic achievements. | $106.4M | Debt Financing | Aug 04, 2025 | http://lotuscars.com |
| ECARX | ECARX is an intelligent traffic assistant for cars. | $45M | Post-IPO Equity | Dec 21, 2022 | http://www.ecarx.com.cn/ |
| ECARX | ECARX is an intelligent traffic assistant for cars. | $45M | Corporate Round | May 26, 2022 | http://www.ecarx.com.cn/ |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Luminar](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luminar-technologies) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Geely Auto Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geely) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Geely](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zhejiang-geely-holding-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Lotus Technology invest in?

Lotus Technology invests primarily in Automotive, Sports and Software startups, most often at Debt Financing and Corporate Round 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.

### When did Lotus Technology last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Lotus Technology closed in Aug 2025. 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 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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