# Young Guo

> Young Guo is a seed investor at IDG Capital backing Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [IDG Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idg-capital-partners)
- Location: Beijing, China
- Total investments: 4
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/young-guo-08631033

Young Guo is a seed investor at IDG Capital in Beijing focused on Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Young Guo is based out of Beijing and is the General Partner of IDG Capital Partners. Young previously worked at Soros Fund Management as a Executive management. Young Guo attended the Columbia Business School.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.5M–$5.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 75% |
| Machine Learning | 2 | 50% |
| B2B | 1 | 25% |
| Robotics | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Portugal | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pony.ai | Pony.ai is a startup that builds full-stack autonomous driving solutions. It is a pioneer in autonomous mobility technologies and services across the US and China, spearheading public-facing Robotaxi pilots in both markets. Pony.ai is committed to creating a safe and sustainable mobility future by delivering autonomous mobility everywhere.Thecompany was founded by James Peng and Tiancheng Lou in 2016 and is headquartered in Fremont, California, United States. | $112M | Series A | Jan 15, 2018 |  |
| uSens | uSens Inc develops inside-out hand and position tracking technology for augmented/virtual reality. Based on computer vision and deep learning algorithms, uSens 26DOF hand tracking and 6DOF position tracking software is the industry's most robust path to highly interactive user experiences on both mobile and tethered ARVR platforms. uSenssoftware can be integrated into ARVR systems at scale based on stereo vision reference designs. uSens' first publicly available developer kiti, Fingo will be available in late Q1 2017 to allow developers to add full hand tracking, custom gestures, and position tracking for projects built using Unity3D, Java or C#/C++. Currently, uSens solutions are compatible with a wide range of devices, including Google Cardboard, Google Daydream, Samsung GearVR, Epson Moverio, HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. uSens was founded in late 2013 in Silicon Valley by three experienced technical and business leaders. In addition to core R&D/engineering and management teams in San Jose, uSens also has teams in Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shenzhen. | $5.5M | Seed | Sep 14, 2015 |  |
| Unbabel | Unbabel enables modern enterprises to serve customers in their native languages, with always-on, scalable translation across digital channels. Powered by AI and refined by a global community of translators, Unbabel combines the speed and scale of machine translation with the authenticity that can come only from a native speaker.Unbabel has raisedover $31M in funding and has over 200 employees across its Lisbon headquarters and offices in San Francisco, New York, and Pittsburgh. Leading brands like Facebook, Microsoft, Booking.com, and EasyJet use Unbabel to make their customers happier and their support operations vastly more efficient. | $1.5M | Seed | Jul 18, 2014 |  |
| Pony.ai | Pony.ai is a startup that builds full-stack autonomous driving solutions. It is a pioneer in autonomous mobility technologies and services across the US and China, spearheading public-facing Robotaxi pilots in both markets. Pony.ai is committed to creating a safe and sustainable mobility future by delivering autonomous mobility everywhere.Thecompany was founded by James Peng and Tiancheng Lou in 2016 and is headquartered in Fremont, California, United States. |  | Seed |  |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Sequoia Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Caixa Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/caixa-capital-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Chalor Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chalor-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ChuanCheng Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chuancheng-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Comcast Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/comcast-interactive-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [DCM Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dcm) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About IDG Capital

VC Fund · Beijing, China

IDG Capital is an investment firm that funds early- to growth-stage companies in the technology sector. Today they work with private equity and venture capital fund managers, investment advisors, and business entities from around the world. Their limited partners include many internationally reputable investors, including sovereign wealth funds,pension funds, institutional investors, major charities, university endowments, family offices, and business luminaries.IDG Capital brings a powerful combination of global perspective and local experience to investment management. As long-term value investors, they are highly skilled at mobilizing global resources to address local needs, especially for Inbound and outbound opportunities in China and the rest of Asia. Their highly skilled team has an in-depth understanding of the Chinese market and enjoys close relationships with many influential business leaders.

5 contacts available at IDG Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Meng Lian | VP | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/meng-lian |
| Xinhua Yu | Team Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/xinhua-yu |
| Young Guo | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/young-guo |
| Bin Yue | Team Member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bin-yue |
| Chien Min Wang | GP of Auto Fund | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chien-min-wang |

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## FAQ

### What does Young Guo invest in?

Young Guo invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Young Guo's check size?

Young Guo typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$5.5M 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 Young Guo participates in.

### 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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