# JOYY

> JOYY is a VC fund in Guangzhou backing E-Commerce and Gaming. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Guangzhou, China
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 63%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yy-inc/
- Website: http://www.yy.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/yydotcom/

JOYY is a gaming portal and an interactive communication social platform that engages users in real-time online group activities through voice, text, and video. It features a virtual currency that the users can earn through activities such as karaoke and creating tutorial videos and then convert to cash. It enables its users to exchange virtualroses as a mode of currency. It offers its users with a wide range of online group activities such as online games, music concerts, live shows, conference calls, and eLearning activities.JOYY is a China-based company that was founded in 2005 by Xueling Li.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for JOYY. Shizune tracks 2 team members at JOYY. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/yy-com?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 38% |
| Gaming | 2 | 25% |
| Apps | 1 | 13% |
| Dating | 1 | 13% |
| Mobile | 1 | 13% |

19 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 2 | 25% |
| Series A | 2 | 25% |
| Series B | 2 | 25% |
| Series C | 1 | 13% |
| Series D | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 6 | 75% |
| Brazil | 1 | 13% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Xueling Li | Co-Founder & CEO | 0 | — |
| Xueling Li | Co-Founder & CEO | 2 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ToDesk | ToDesk is an internet firm committed to integrating network technology and related technologies into remote, virtual, and cloud desktops. | $39.3M | Angel | Jan 05, 2022 |  |
| Hugepod | HugePOD makes a print-on-demand experience to manufacturers, bringing a flexible supply chain for products in the market. | $40M | Series B | Nov 01, 2020 |  |
| Tongcheng Shenghuo | Tongcheng Life is a community O2O group purchase service platform. With the community as a unit, it establishes a community sales office and completes offline delivery. The platform provides supply, logistics, storage and after-sales support. It mainly provides primary edible agricultural products, food, daily necessities, flowers and gardening,and crafts. , Beauty products and other services. | $200M | Series C | Jun 11, 2020 |  |
| Sandbox Network Technology | Zhuhai Sandbox Network is a startup founded in 2015. The company is committed to creating a global game UGC platform that helps ordinary players turn their ideas into games. The company has achieved rapid growth both in business and on the team. Up to now, the number of teams has reached 60. From a business perspective, products represented byBlockman GO have achieved nearly 50 million registered users worldwide. | $14.2M | Series B | Jul 22, 2019 |  |
| Tantan | Tantan is a Chinese mobile social dating platform designed to find and interact with new people. The application is based on geolocation that offer matched up profiles with live group chats using text, voice and video, enabling users to find their perfect match and meet them in real life.Tantan is most popular with millennials and have over 5million active users worldwide. | $70M | Series D | Jun 09, 2017 |  |
| Nonolive | Nonolive is a mobile game and video live streaming app. | $425K | Angel | May 26, 2016 |  |
| Zaodao Aangxiao | Zaodao Aangxiao is a multilingual online learning platform company. | $2.1M | Series A | Apr 01, 2016 |  |
| XCLOUDGAME | XCLOUDGAME is an online store offering mobile, PC, and online games. | $2.8M | Series A | May 01, 2015 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Engage Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yilian-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Gaorong Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/banyan-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BAI capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bertelsmann-asia-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cyber Creation Ventures (CCV)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/china-creation-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [China Growth Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/china-growth-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GSR Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gsr-ventures-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does JOYY invest in?

JOYY invests primarily in E-Commerce, Gaming and Apps startups, most often at Angel and Series A stage. Most of the 8 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 JOYY?

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### Who are the partners at JOYY?

The team at JOYY includes Xueling Li (Co-Founder & CEO) and Xueling Li (Co-Founder & CEO). 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.

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