# Shanghai East Best & Lansheng International Trading

> Shanghai East Best & Lansheng International Trading is a VC fund backing News and Publishing. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Dec 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.ciif-expo.com

Shanghai East Best & Lansheng International Trading is a VC fund focused on News and Publishing. Shanghai East Best & Lansheng International Trading

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| News | 1 | 100% |
| Publishing | 1 | 100% |
| Advertising | 1 | 100% |
| Digital Media | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ThePaper.cn | ThePaper.cn, an online media start-up backed by the Shanghai United Media Group .ThePaper.cn, which was created as a new media start-up under Dongfang Daily, has also launched two new units: an online video platform and an English language online publication Sixth Tone. | $86.5M |  | Dec 29, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- Bailian Group — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- INESA — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Jinjiang International — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Jinwin Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jinwin-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Shanghai Jiushi — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Shanghai East Best & Lansheng International Trading invest in?

Shanghai East Best & Lansheng International Trading invests primarily in News, Publishing and Advertising startups, most often at Funding Round stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Shanghai East Best & Lansheng International Trading last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Shanghai East Best & Lansheng International Trading closed in Dec 2016. Shizune tracks 1 investment 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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