Top 15 Retail Angel Investors in China in May 2025
A list of 15 angel investors that invest in Retail startups based in China. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Retail companies from China. We update this investor list every month.Top 15 Retail Angel Investors in China in May 2025
Investor | Retail China investments |
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Charles Xue | 2 |
Li Kanglin | 2 |
Jiahu Li | 1 |
Mr. Wang Zhi | 1 |
Mr. Wang Mengxiang | 1 |
Bingqiang Gao | 1 |
Gang Wang | 1 |
Frank Li | 1 |
Mr. Zhou Yinghui | 1 |
Zhengyao Lu | 1 |
Gan Jie | 1 |
Zhiyi Zhang | 1 |
Boquan He | 1 |
Mr. Wang Yahua | 1 |
Cen Wang | 1 |
Charles Xue, also known as Xue Manzi, is a Chinese-American angel investor and entrepreneur. He is co-founder of UT Starcom and has invested in Chinese internet startups.
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Investment focus
- Internet, Information Technology, Retail
- Series A, Angel, Seed
- China
Portfolio highlights
- DeLink (DELC) —
- Huaqin Zhilian — Huaqin Zhilian is a manufacturer of smart robot convenience devices in the field of smart retail.
- YEUNGS SAGE E-COMMERCE —
Li Kanglin
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Investment focus
- Retail, Restaurants, Food and Beverage
- Seed, Angel, Series A
- China
Portfolio highlights
- Deyanshe —
- SoupMaster — SoupMaster is a Chinese restaurant chain and retail brand. It provides various nutritious soups for pregnant women, patients with a demand for health recuperation, and other people pursuing high-quality life.
- Lancet Barbecue —
Jiahu Li - CEO @ Tunlan Investment
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Investment focus
- B2B, Retail, Information Technology
- Seed
- China
Portfolio highlights
- Dianjia — Dianjia is an IT company specialized in developing retail service platform to provide O2O solutions.
Mr. Wang Zhi is an individual investor.
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Investment focus
- Retail, Wholesale, Packaging Services
- Seed
- China
Portfolio highlights
- Fengguang Tongchuang — Fengguang Tongchuang is a new material developer specializing in chemical product sales, non-ferrous metal alloy sales, building materials sales, packaging materials, and hardware product wholesale and retail.
Mr. Wang Mengxiang is an individual investor.
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Investment focus
- Retail, Wholesale, Packaging Services
- Seed
- China
Portfolio highlights
- Fengguang Tongchuang — Fengguang Tongchuang is a new material developer specializing in chemical product sales, non-ferrous metal alloy sales, building materials sales, packaging materials, and hardware product wholesale and retail.
Bingqiang Gao is the Independent Non-Executive Director of Q Tech.
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Investment focus
- Hardware, Robotics, Electronics
- Seed, Angel
- China, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Aiator — Aiator is an artificial intelligence product and technology solutions company focusing on industrial fields and biotechnology. Founded in 2010 by Silicon Valley Artificial Intelligence Scientist in Shenzhen Qianhai DreamWorks, the core members of the team are from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Hong Kong. Currently, there arefour peacock talents and nearly 30 independent intellectual property rights. Weiai Intelligent is committed to carrying out AI empowerment services for enterprises, reducing costs and increasing efficiency.
- LuMing Robotics — LuMing Robotics is a developer of intelligent robots. LuMing Robotics focuses on the field of embodied intelligent robots, and its business covers intelligent robot R&D and sales, artificial intelligence algorithm development, etc.
- Xingmai Innovation — Xingmai Innovation creates, develops, and sells intelligent swimming pool cleaning robots.
Gang Wang
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Transportation, Last Mile Transportation
- Series A, Angel, Seed
- China, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Wozaijia.com — Wozaijia is a social e-commerce platform for home furniture."I am at home" is a trustworthy home to share direct purchase platform. Here, people can discover, experience, buy, share their favorite home products, we change the home to share economic practice of buying methods. "I am at home" believes that the world will bee better if we can always get a better life with less cost.
- Qianyu Islands — Qianyu Islands is the flagship brand of Beijing Beike Youjia Technology Co., Ltd., which is positioned in the “Urban Shared Accommodation Space”. It is committed to providing users with different traditional hotels and B&Bs, younger, more free, more possibilities and higher value for money accommodation options.Since its inception in 2017,Qianyu Islands is based on a sense of quality, experience and freshness for a new generation of consumer groups. It is transforming the traditional accommodation industry with a more Internet-based way to fill the market for urban mid-end accommodation.
- Huidu Environmental — Huidu Environmental is a recyclable packing material developer.
Frank Li is a former at Ameba Capital. CEO of WaCai. Prior to founding Ameba Capital, Mr. Li worked for Alibaba Group, where he focused on website planning and construction. He developed Alibaba’s biggest paying client base and second biggest income product, 1688 CXT. Mr. Li founded Koubei.com in 2004 and acted as CEO. Alibaba Group acquiredKoubei.com for over 50 million US dollars in 2008. Koubei.com merged with Yahoo China before finally merging with Taobao.
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Investment focus
- B2B, Retail, Internet
- Series A, Angel, Seed
- China
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- ROM — ROM provides fire safety, health security, management security, and personal safety services.
- Dianjia — Dianjia is an IT company specialized in developing retail service platform to provide O2O solutions.
- Pumpkin Coach — Pumpkin Coach is an O2O platform that helps users to make online appointments with hairstylists at Pumpkin Coach locations in Shanghai and Hangzhou. The company directly connects hairdressers to customers, facilitating communications, payment, and CRM while maximizing revenues for each hairdresser. Each Pumpkin Coach location features all necessarymachinery, equipment, and supplies.
Mr. Zhou Yinghui is an individual investor.
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Investment focus
- Retail, Wholesale, Packaging Services
- Seed
- China
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- Fengguang Tongchuang — Fengguang Tongchuang is a new material developer specializing in chemical product sales, non-ferrous metal alloy sales, building materials sales, packaging materials, and hardware product wholesale and retail.
Zhengyao Lu is the president and CEO of China Auto Rental Holdings Limited, a Chinese car rental business that offers sedans, sports utility vehicles, and multi-purpose vehicles for short- and long- term rentals, and leasing. Zhengyao founded the company in 2007, before which he founded a joint LuZhengyao Automobile Club in 2005. Lu holds abachelor’s degree in engineering from University of Science and Technology, Beijing, and an EMBA from Peking University.
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Investment focus
- Coffee, Retail, Food and Beverage
- Seed
- China
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- Luckin Coffee — Luckin coffee, a representative of China's new retail coffee, is committed to becoming a leading high-quality coffee brand and professional coffee service provider in the country.Luckin coffee, with preferred raw materials, exquisite coffee technology, innovative business models and leading mobile internet technologies, is striving to bringa higher quality coffee consumer experience to consumers and promote the popularization and development of coffee culture in China.
Gan Jie, is the vice dean of the Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business, professor of finance, and director of the Center for Finance and Economic Development.
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Investment focus
- Retail, Electronics
- Angel
- China
Portfolio highlights
- Z·Pilot — ZPilot is a stylish electronic new retail brand that combines contemporary toys and digital art to present viewers with a deeper visual.
- BOTINKIT — Taking the most advanced robotics technology and data-based algorithms, we are enabling possible an easier, smarter and healthier cooking.
- Ai Sensing Technology — Ai Sensing Technology is a national high-tech enterprise that focus on the research, development and production of bionic olfactory chips.
Zhang Ziyi is a Chinese actress and model. Her first major role was in The Road Home. She later gained international recognition for her role in Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, which was nominated for 10 Academy Awards.
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Investment focus
- Retail, Fashion, Internet
- Series A
- China
Portfolio highlights
- Starluxe — Starluxe is a luxury service platform that provides customers with luxury products and accessories.
Boquan He
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Investment focus
- Tea, Bakery, Retail
- Series A, Angel, Series D
- China, United States
Portfolio highlights
- HeyTea — HeyTea is a Chinese tea shop that specializes in cheese-topped tea and fruit tea. In 2012, HEYTEA originated from an alley in the riverside. Originally known as ROYALTEA , the royal tea was completely upgraded to the registered brand HEYTEA.
- MarketX Ventures — MarketX is a one-stop shop for over 300 family offices, funds, and high net worth individuals to access high growth investment opportunities. Investment Management Platform Access to investment opportunities in high-growth companies all over the world from your smartphone.
- Zetian Benjia — Zetian Benjia operates as a bakery snack brand.
Mr. Wang Yahua is an individual investor.
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Investment focus
- Retail, Wholesale, Packaging Services
- Seed
- China
Portfolio highlights
- Fengguang Tongchuang — Fengguang Tongchuang is a new material developer specializing in chemical product sales, non-ferrous metal alloy sales, building materials sales, packaging materials, and hardware product wholesale and retail.
Cen Wang - Partner @ HSG
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Investment focus
- Retail, Health Care, Apparel
- Angel
- China, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Milly — Shop new arrivals at MILLY and discover cocktail dresses, day dresses, separates, swim and more from our newest collection. Enjoy free shipping on US orders $150+.
- MILLY — MILLY is a high-end health and anti-aging brand focusing on nourishing health and beauty.
- Wuye Banmian — Wuye Banmian produces retail products such as instant noodles, hot and sour powder, and cold noodles.
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