5Y Capital
VC Fund
Xuhui, China
5Y Capital is a firm engaged in providing early-stage venture investments. It was formerly known as Morningside Venture Capital. The investment firm manages USD 5bn in dual-currency funds in USD and RMB, backed by world-renowned sovereign wealth funds, family offices, fund of funds, university endowments, pensions, and foundations. It is an investment firm of Morningside Group. It was headquartered in Xuhui, Shanghai, China in 2008 by Ken Shi and Richard Liu.
- Total investments:
- 352
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 29%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries 5Y Capital invests in
Stages 5Y Capital invests in
Countries 5Y Capital invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 9 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Series A
- $3M–$100M
- Series B
- $10M–$150M
- Series C
- $32M–$400M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 47 (13%)
- Software 28 (8%)
- Biotechnology 27 (8%)
- Health Care 22 (6%)
- Internet 20 (6%)
Stage
- Series A 81 (23%)
- Series B 71 (20%)
- Series C 40 (11%)
- Seed 37 (11%)
- Angel 23 (7%)
Country
- China 163 (46%)
- United States 23 (7%)
- India 3 (1%)
- Hong Kong 3 (1%)
- United Kingdom 2 (1%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Elwin Yuan
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 23 | Find email | |
Fisher Zhang
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 14 | Find email | |
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He Kaiyan
investor
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investor | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Ken Shi
Founding Partner
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Founding Partner | Total investments: 21 | Find email | |
Levi Liu
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
| See all 9 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
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Tian Keyu’s Research Lab
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Tian Keyu’s Research Lab is a research lab of Tian Keyu. | $30M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 08, 2026 | |
BASAL Intelligence
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BASAL Intelligence is an artificial intelligence research and development company that focuses on embodied AI and robotic self-evolution technology. The company develops action-native in-context embodied foundation models that allow robots to perform in-context learning and adapt to new tasks and environments on the fly. Its core research includes creating cross-embodied foundational models, latent world models, and unified action space frameworks to bridge the gap between simulation and real-world deployment. Ultimately, the company aims to enable robots to autonomously generalize and evolve their skills across diverse physical hardware and complex scenarios. | Seed / Oct 08, 2026 | |
| D-Robotics is a provider of robotic computing solutions. We're committed to delivering paradigm-shifting products that drive efficiency, simplify development and accelerate innovation. | $400M / Series C / Sep 17, 2026 | ||
| Anew Labs develops generative AI platforms and foundation models to accelerate drug discovery, including protein structure prediction, antibody design, and cellular dynamics forecasting. The company integrates its computational engines with experimental feedback to advance pipelines targeting diseases like inflammatory conditions. Its business model centers on side-by-side collaboration between machine learning researchers and biotechnology experts to create synthesizable molecular pathways and clinical candidates. | $290M / Series A / Sep 16, 2026 | ||
Differential Robotics
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Differential Robotics is a robotics company providing research, design, and development of aerial robots and intelligent autonomous drones. | Series A / Sep 04, 2026 | |
| ACE Studio is an AI-powered vocal synthesis and music production platform generating studio-quality singing and instruments. | $40M / Series B / Sep 03, 2026 | ||
| Arctic Core aims in reducing the design cycle and NRE cost of large-scale and provide low-cost algorithms to server clusters. | Series D / Aug 18, 2026 | ||
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Vector Singularity
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Vector Singularity is a cutting-edge technological business that researches and develops neutral atom quantum computers. | $14.8M / Angel / Aug 14, 2026 | |
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Valhalla Technology
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Valhalla Tech develops full-modal molecular world models to engineer novel proteins, nucleic acids, and small molecules from scratch. The platform integrates generative artificial intelligence with automated high-throughput experimental testing to accelerate molecular and biomolecular design. Its core technology operates across multiple molecularmodalities to simulate complex physical and chemical interactions. The enterprise applies these computational frameworks to solve challenges in drug discovery, therapeutics, and broader scientific research. | $7.4M / Seed / Jul 28, 2026 | |
Deeplore
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Deeplore is an underwater AI-powered nature exploration technology company focused on the research, development, and commercialization of intelligent diving equipment that uses artificial intelligence to enhance underwater exploration, marine observation, and the overall diving experience. | Seed / Jul 15, 2026 | |
| See all 352 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does 5Y Capital invest in?
5Y Capital invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Biotechnology startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 352 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does 5Y Capital invest in?
5Y Capital typically joins rounds of $3M–$100M at Series A, $10M–$150M at Series B and $32M–$400M at Series C. These are whole funding-round sizes, not 5Y Capital's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds 5Y Capital took part in.
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Who are the partners at 5Y Capital?
The team at 5Y Capital includes Elwin Yuan (Partner), Fisher Zhang (Partner) and He Kaiyan (investor), among 9 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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