# Vic Lee

> Vic Lee is a seed investor at Virtus Inspire Ventures (Hong Kong) backing Apps and Mobile. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Virtus Inspire Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/virtus-inspire-ventures)
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Sep 2020
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/vic-lee/22/92b/5a4

Vic Lee is a seed investor at Virtus Inspire Ventures in Hong Kong focused on Apps and Mobile. Vic Lee is the founder and managing partner of Virtus Inspire. Vic is one of the founders and former senior executive vice president of Tencent, the largest Internet company in China with a market value of about USD 200 billion. He joined Tencent in 1999 and was responsible for planning, construction and managing the operation platforms, includingtechnical architecture, information security, payment settlements, business intelligence, sales channel connection, fundamental IT, applications maintenance and customer services. From 2010 to 2012, Vic was in charge of the Company’s online search businesses. After leaving Tencent in 2012, he began to invest in technology companies in US, Israel and China. Vic was recognised as the "China Top Chief Information Officer" by 'CEO & CIO China' magazine in 2010.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.1M–$1.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Mobile | 1 | 33% |
| Medical | 1 | 33% |
| Messaging | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |

7 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Switzerland | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aeris Health | aeris is the first provider of full indoor air quality treatment systems. We provide a unique air purifier product line capable of tackling any type of air pollution at home or at work. Unlike current static air treatment products, our system constantly tracks indoor air quality and room occupancy, to ensure our air purification and ventilationdevices ensure best air quality with lowest energy consumption.We continue to push boundaries on nano-spun filter technology, proprietary air quality sensor technology and sleek minimalist air purifier design. Our aeris fleet management software employs latest control system techniques to ensure lowest energy consumption of our products while keeping PM2.5, CO2 and VOC at lowest levels. | $3.3M | Series A | Sep 01, 2020 |  |
| Aeris Health | aeris is the first provider of full indoor air quality treatment systems. We provide a unique air purifier product line capable of tackling any type of air pollution at home or at work. Unlike current static air treatment products, our system constantly tracks indoor air quality and room occupancy, to ensure our air purification and ventilationdevices ensure best air quality with lowest energy consumption.We continue to push boundaries on nano-spun filter technology, proprietary air quality sensor technology and sleek minimalist air purifier design. Our aeris fleet management software employs latest control system techniques to ensure lowest energy consumption of our products while keeping PM2.5, CO2 and VOC at lowest levels. | $1.1M | Seed | Sep 01, 2015 |  |
| Yo | Yo is a simple and efficient single-tap zero character communication tool. | $1.5M | Seed | Jul 15, 2014 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Betaworks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/betaworks) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [PreAngel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/preangel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sarona Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sarona-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Singulariteam](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/singulariteam-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Slow Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/slow-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Virtus Inspire Ventures

VC Fund · Hong Kong, Hong Kong

VI Ventures is a boutique venture capital firm with a mission to help entrepreneurs make the world better.We are in search of ambitious companies with focus on investing in TMT, medical and life science companies in China, U.S. and Israel. The firm invests in early stage cross border technology companies. We help portfolio companies get intomassive and fast-growing markets of China and Asia, and assist Chinese companies to expand aboard. As a boutique firm, we provide seed, venture, and growth-stage funding. Additionally, we work as a partner with our portfolio companies, contributing expertise in essential services: branding, marketing, channel development, overseas expansion, human resources and finance.

5 contacts available at Virtus Inspire Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tianhong Xu | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tianhong-xu |
| Daisy Tao | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/daisy-tao |
| Luffy Liu | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luffy-liu |
| Mason Meng | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mason-meng |
| Vic Lee | Founder and Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vic-lee |

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## FAQ

### What does Vic Lee invest in?

Vic Lee invests primarily in Apps, Mobile and Medical startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Switzerland. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Vic Lee's check size?

Vic Lee typically joins rounds of $1.1M–$1.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Vic Lee participates in.

### When did Vic Lee last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Vic Lee closed in Sep 2020. 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 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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