# Youku

> Youku is a VC fund in Beijing backing Video, Gaming and Content. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, China
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/youku-tudou-inc/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/youkubuzz
- Website: https://www.youku.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/YoukuTudou/

Youku is a Chinese video-sharing website that enables users to search, view, and share high-quality video content across multiple devices.Employing the tri-networks integration model, Youku’s online video content ranges from user-generated content and self-produced serials to licensed professional content. Its platform offers a space forindividuals and institutions to upload and share their treasured moments, independent films, viral videos, and other creations.Youku was first listed on the New York Stock Exchange on December 18, 2010. As of 2007, the company had raised over $40 million in funds, which came from existing investors, including Maverick Capital, Brookside Capital (an affiliate of Bain Capital, LLC), Sutter Hill Ventures, Farallon Capital, and China-based Chengwei Ventures, LLC. In the same year, AC Nelson Co. announced that Youku's overall video viewing (VV) rate had exceeded 100 million, and the daily UV rate exceeded 12 million. On March 12, 2012, Youku reached an agreement to acquire Tudou in a stock-for-stock transaction, the new entity being named Youku Tudou, Inc.Youku's major competitors include Tencent Video, 163 Video, and Sohu Video.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Youku. Shizune tracks 8 team members at Youku. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/youku?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Video | 1 | 33% |
| Gaming | 1 | 33% |
| Content | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Video Games | 1 | 33% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Series B | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 2 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Allen Huilong Zhu | Senior Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allen-huilong-zhu |
| Frank Ming Wei | Senior Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/frank-ming-wei |
| Leo Jian Yao | Chief Technology Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leo-jian-yao |
| Michael Ge Xu | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-ge-xu |
| Sunny Xiangyang Zhu | Chief Content Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sunny-xiangyang-zhu |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tianjin Galaxy Cool Media | Tianjin Galaxy Cool Media is a local online video content producer. | $28.3M | Series B | Jun 29, 2017 |  |
| Vreal | Vreal’s mission is to revolutionize gaming content by making fans part of the action, delivering a fun, immersive experience inside the games and content that audiences want to watch. Exploring new games with your favorite creators is now a social experience without limits, on any screen or VR headset. Find out more at http://vreal.net. |  | Seed | Sep 16, 2016 |  |
| Feixiong.TV | Feixiong.TV is a vertically video game platform. | $1.4M | Series A | Mar 10, 2016 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hongtai Capital Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aplus-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fenghou Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fh-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [YF Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yf-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Youku Global Media Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/youku-global-media-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Youku invest in?

Youku invests primarily in Video, Gaming and Content startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 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 Youku?

Public channels for Youku include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and 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 Youku?

The team at Youku includes Allen Huilong Zhu (Senior Vice President), Frank Ming Wei (Senior Vice President) and Leo Jian Yao (Chief Technology Officer), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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