# Purple Bull Startups

> Purple Bull Startups is a VC fund backing Information Technology. See 20 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, China
- Total investments: 20
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 20%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.znstartups.com/

Purple Bull Startups is a VC fund in Beijing focused on Information Technology and Virtual Reality. Zi Niu Fund was established in 2015. It was founded by the original CCTV host, reporter Zhang Quanling, Cheetah Mobile CEO Fu Sheng and a number of Internet amnesties. Up to now, the Zi Niu Fund has managed a total of two RMB funds.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Purple Bull Startups. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Purple Bull Startups. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/purple-bull-startups?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 4 | 20% |
| Virtual Reality | 3 | 15% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 15% |
| Medical | 2 | 10% |
| Education | 2 | 10% |

31 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 9 | 45% |
| Seed | 6 | 30% |
| Series A | 2 | 10% |
| Series B | 1 | 5% |
| Series C | 1 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quanling Zhang | Founding Managing Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/quanling-zhang |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Weimai Medical | Weimai Medical is an all-inclusive resource for minimally invasive and non-invasive energy medicine solutions. | $14.3M | Seed | Sep 19, 2022 |  |
| Help Therapeutics | Help Stem Cell Innovations Co. Ltd. is the first biotechnology company in China to use iPSC-induced pluripotent stem cell technology to regenerate myocardial, liver, nerve and other tissues and organs. Relying on this core technology, Elp Regenerative Medicine is committed to building a national biological sample bank and cell preparation center,leading the frontier of cell therapy, promoting the clinical transformation of regenerative medicine, and solving the clinically unresolvable degenerative and functional impairment diseases. Reshape human health. | $25M | Series C | Nov 15, 2021 |  |
| Immupeutics Medicine | Immupeutics Medical Technology Co., Ltd. is a biomedical research technology company dedicated to the development and application of tumor immunotherapy technology. The company mainly involves the research and application of immunotherapy for many different types of tumors. | $15.5M | Seed | Sep 29, 2021 |  |
| Venmedtech | Venmedtech engages in research and development of medical devices. |  | Series B | Apr 19, 2021 |  |
| Shanghai Shenzhi Information Technology | Shanghai Shenzhi Information Technology engages in acoustic imaging AI development. |  | Angel | Oct 11, 2019 |  |
| BrainNow | BrainNow is an innovative company dedicated to the field of neuromedical imaging. The core is to develop and popularize computer cloud computing tools suitable for clinical applications based on advanced computer medical image analysis technology for the auxiliary diagnosis of neurological diseases. Intelligent identification and analysis ofneuroimaging images provides objective evidence for early screening and differential diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases, and improves the accuracy and efficiency of clinical diagnosis and treatment. |  | Series A | Apr 04, 2019 |  |
| Juvenile Get | Juvenile is a learning and counseling application for primary and secondary schools, mainly for 7-15 year olds. The application covers the knowledge points and exam focus of each subject in primary and secondary schools, and answers the test proposition in detail. The knowledge coverage can meet the needs of further studies, and can also helpstudents to self-study after class. The app also provides students with effective learning method guidance, audio books and learning materials. |  | Seed | Apr 02, 2019 |  |
| Tianrang | Tianrang was established in June 2016. Committed to building the first platform of universal artificial intelligence, through professional AI technology and services, help enterprises, government agencies and individuals to build a proprietary AI engine to solve daily life and work problems. They hope to promote the development of Chinese AItechnology through deep learning, intensive learning, machine learning and other technologies so that GM artificial intelligence can become the infrastructure of their lives like hydropower coal.At present, Tian's intelligent AI technology has been explored and landed in many fields such as commercial operations, urban management, finance, and education. In the commercial field, Tiandi Intelligent has developed a number of online marketing intelligent optimization products such as Tianzhu, Tianqi, and Tiantong, which help merchants realize the marketing and operation of multiple online advertising platforms such as Alizhi Diamond, Ali Express, Tencent Guangdeng. automation. In 2017, during the double eleventh period, the merchants were helped to increase their marketing input-output ratio by 78%. The urban brain is using the artificial intelligence technology of the sky to realize the dynamic optimization of the traffic signal throughout the city, saving valuable time for each driver and passenger, and improving the average traffic speed of the whole city. Tianguo Intelligent Go has surpassed the world championship level of Go, gradually began to provide Go training and education, and has established a good cooperative relationship with Chess and Professional Go School.The company is headquartered in Shanghai, with branches in Hangzhou and Guangzhou. The start-up members come from Shanghai Jiaotong University, China University of Science and Technology, Fudan University, Zhejiang University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Wuhan University, European Telecommunications College and other institutions of higher learning at home and abroad, as well as industry elites from Microsoft, IBM, Baidu, Alibaba and other companies. ; Has many years of experience in related machine learning, artificial intelligence research, and technology research and development. | $25.5M | Series A | Aug 06, 2018 |  |
| BrainNow | BrainNow is an innovative company dedicated to the field of neuromedical imaging. The core is to develop and popularize computer cloud computing tools suitable for clinical applications based on advanced computer medical image analysis technology for the auxiliary diagnosis of neurological diseases. Intelligent identification and analysis ofneuroimaging images provides objective evidence for early screening and differential diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases, and improves the accuracy and efficiency of clinical diagnosis and treatment. |  | Seed | Jun 01, 2018 |  |
| Niangao-mama | Niangao-mama is an online parenting community and e-commerce start-up operating via Weibo and Wechat. Founded in 2015, Niangao-mama aggregates a large online maternity and childcare community via high-quality content. It currently has more than 100,000 articles with average views of over several million.It also operates Gaoma Youxuan, an onlineand mobile e-commerce platform with a monthly transaction volume of RMB80 million. | $8.5M |  | Jan 16, 2017 |  |

10 of 20 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Jolmo Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jolmo-capital-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lotus Lake Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lotus-lake-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Abogen Biosciences](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abogen-biosciences) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alwin Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alwin-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [A&Z Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-z-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Gaorong Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banyan-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## Similar investors

### Similar industry
- [BITKRAFT Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bitkraft-ventures) — VC Fund
- [Makers Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/makers-fund) — VC Fund
- [Animoca Brands](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/animoca-brands-corporation) — VC Fund

### Similar stage
- [LVX Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/letsventure) — VC Fund
- [ZhenFund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zhenfund) — VC Fund
- [IAN Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/indian-angel-network) — VC Fund

### Similar country
- [IDG Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idg-capital-partners) — VC Fund
- [Qiming Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qiming-venture-partners) — VC Fund
- [HSG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital-china) — VC Fund

## Featured in investor lists
- [Video Games Investors in China](https://shizune.co/investors/video-games-investors-china)
- [Video Games VC Funds in China](https://shizune.co/investors/video-games-vc-funds-china)
- [Video Games Investors in Asia](https://shizune.co/investors/video-games-investors-asia)
- [Social Investors in China](https://shizune.co/investors/social-investors-china)
- [Social VC Funds in China](https://shizune.co/investors/social-vc-funds-china)
- [Digital Media VC Funds in China](https://shizune.co/investors/digital-media-vc-funds-china)

## FAQ

### What does Purple Bull Startups invest in?

Purple Bull Startups invests primarily in Information Technology, Virtual Reality and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Angel and Seed stage. Most of the 20 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Purple Bull Startups?

Public channels for Purple Bull Startups include the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Purple Bull Startups?

The team at Purple Bull Startups includes Quanling Zhang (Founding Managing Partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co