# 5Y Capital

> 5Y Capital is a VC fund backing Artificial Intelligence and Biotechnology. See 264 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Xuhui, China
- Total investments: 264
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 30%
- Last fund: Nov 2023
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/%E4%BA%94%E6%BA%90%E8%B5%84%E6%9C%AC-5ycapital/?viewAsMember=true
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/5YCapital
- Website: https://www.5ycap.com/en/

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 aninvestment firm of Morningside Group.It was headquartered in Xuhui, Shanghai, China in 2008 by Ken Shi and Richard Liu.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $5M–$100M |
| Series B | $10M–$251M |
| Series C | $35M–$400M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 29 | 11% |
| Biotechnology | 21 | 8% |
| Software | 16 | 6% |
| Health Care | 15 | 6% |
| Robotics | 14 | 5% |

147 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 54 | 20% |
| Series B | 44 | 17% |
| Series C | 27 | 10% |
| Seed | 23 | 9% |
| Angel | 12 | 5% |

12 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 110 | 42% |
| United States | 18 | 7% |
| India | 2 | 1% |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elwin Yuan | Partner | 12 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-shi-55dc |
| Fisher Zhang | Partner | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fisher-zhang |
| He Kaiyan | investor | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/he-kaiyan |
| Ken Shi | Founding Partner | 17 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ken-shi |
| Levi Liu | Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/levi-liu |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Valhalla Technology | 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 | 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 |  |
| Novasicon | ChipStar is a chip design service provider that mostly creates semiconductors with AI big models. |  | Angel | Jul 09, 2026 |  |
| Archon Robotics | Archon Robotics builds a Humanoid Foundation Model (HFM) for whole-body intelligence. |  | Seed | Jun 29, 2026 |  |
| Qingyu Technology | Qingyu Technology is a software development service company specializing in the research, development, and sales of intelligent robots. |  | Seed | Jun 29, 2026 |  |
| Fuxi Quantum | Fuxi Quantum operates as an industrial research and development quantum application computing platform.The company integrates the workflow of industrial problem modeling, algorithm solving, hardware execution, and result verification into corporate research processes. |  | Angel | Jun 22, 2026 |  |
| Reverse Matrix Technology | 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 |  |
| Noitom Robotics | Noitom Robotics is an intelligent robot development company specializing in the sales, installation, and maintenance of industrial robots, as well as the sale of consumer robots and the research and development of intelligent robots. |  | Seed | Jun 16, 2026 |  |
| Wange Intelligence | Wange Intelligence operates as an edge infrastructure company focused on the AI/Agent. |  | Angel | Jun 01, 2026 |  |
| Wuliu Culture | Wuliu Culture engages in the in the niche market of film and television collectible trading cards. | $14.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 08, 2026 |  |

10 of 264 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [HSG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital-china) — VC Fund, 30 deals together
- [HSG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hsg-cap) — VC Fund, 28 deals together
- [IDG Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idg-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 24 deals together
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- [GGV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ggv-capital) — VC Fund, 23 deals together
- [BAI capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bertelsmann-asia-investments) — VC Fund, 21 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does 5Y Capital invest in?

5Y Capital invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology and Software startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 264 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is 5Y Capital's check size?

5Y Capital typically joins rounds of $5M–$100M at Series A, $10M–$251M at Series B and $35M–$400M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds 5Y Capital participates in.

### How do I contact 5Y Capital?

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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 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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