Top 10 Social Media Angel Investors in China (June 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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William Bao Bean
Angel
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2 | India, Singapore, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note | E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology | $30k–$20M |
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Minhong Yu
Angel
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2 | China | Seed, Angel, Series A | Education, Social Media, Apps | $425k–$10M |
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Xiaolai Li
Angel
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1 | China, Singapore, United States | Seed, Angel, Series A | Blockchain, Computer, Internet | $425k–$16M |
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Hailong Xiang
Angel
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1 | China | Angel | Apps, Parenting, Mobile Apps | |
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O.D. Kobo
Angel
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1 | China, Israel, Nigeria | Seed, Series A, Series B | Internet, Video, E-Commerce | $250k–$32M |
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Peter Kellner
Angel
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1 | United States, China, Brazil | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Analytics, SaaS | $1M–$19M |
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Zhu Li
Angel
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1 | China | Angel | SaaS, Internet, Recruiting | |
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Jed Rose
Angel
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1 | United Kingdom, China | Pre-Seed, Seed | Art, Video, EdTech | $209k–$209k |
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Kebin Dai
Angel
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1 | China | Angel | News, Social News, Social Media | |
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Ron Zuckerman
Angel
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1 | Israel, United States, China | Series A, Seed | Internet, Video, Apps | $500k–$8M |
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Minhong Yu is the founder, Chairman and CEO of New Oriental, a company providing a comprehensive range of educational services. Yu is also the Vice Chairman of the Beijing Young Entrepreneurs Association and Vice Chairman of the Committee of Education of the Central Committee of the China Democratic League. Prior to founding New Oriental, Yu was anEnglish instructor at Peking University between 1985 and 1991. Yu received his Bachelor’s Degree in English from Peking University. Minhong Yu is the Director of Kidstone.
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- Industry: Education, Social Media, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Seed $425k–$10M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Bottomsup — Bottomsup engages in the production of online education content.
- Kuaipeilian — Kuaipeilian is an online piano training platform
- Pingo Space — Pingo Space is a mobile platform that connects locals to expats through in-person experiences.
BitFund was founded in the middle of 2013 by Xiaolai Li, started from as little as $3.5 Million, and within one year, BitFund became the most influential Venture Capital related to crypto-currency in China. Xiaolai Li, a middle-aged retired formal teacher, a life-long learner, an individual who has always been curious about innovations andenthusiastic on efficiency, Li is the first individual in China who has been publicly collecting bitcoins without trying to remain anonymous (everyone puts great emphasis on anonymity of bitcoin when they first know about bitcoin), therefore he is well-known in China, and became even more influential after the BitFund founded.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Computer, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: China, Singapore, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $750k–$1.5M; Angel $425k–$425k; Series A $5.7M–$16M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- WYAN — WYAN develops a stranger red social app that provides social services for users.
- Zhongmei Group — A Media & Entertainment Company based in Hangzhou,China.
- MASS MEDIA HOLDING GROUP — MASS MEDIA HOLDING GROUP integrates media operations, reputation management, media advertising, and integrated marketing.
Hailong Xiang joined Baidu in February 2005. He serves as Vice President in charge of Baidu’s commercial operations.Xiang served as Vice President of Baidu’s direct sales for its search marketing business, from April 2007 to July 2011.Mr. Xiang graduated from East China Normal University in 2000 with a degree in computer science.In 2001, Mr.Xiang established Shanghai Qilang, an Internet services firm, and served as its general manager.He joined Baidu with the acquisition of Shanghai Qilang in February 2005. Since joining, Mr. Xiang has led his team in completing the transformation of Baidu’s direct sales organization, effectively improving its structure, business processes, incentive systems, and marketing methods.He now oversees commercial product development, service management, and the Baidu Union.
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- Industry: Apps, Parenting, Mobile Apps
- Stage:Angel
- Geography: China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Dooluu — Duolu is a social app that allows parents, relatives, and friends to record and share adolescent’s growth moments from thousands of miles away. It is also an interactive tool for homeschooling in the field of early childhood development. Family members can see the class dynamics posted by the teacher every day, and always understand the progress ofthe adolescent’s learning and growth.
O.D. Kobo is an accomplished entrepreneur with over twenty-years of demonstrated history working in the financial services and technology sector.
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- Industry: Internet, Video, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: China, Israel, Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 14
- Round size: Seed $250k–$2M; Series A $3M–$5M; Series B $12M–$32M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Kobo360 — Kobo360 is Africa's leading supply chain technology platform. We are simplifying the supply chain ecosystem with end-to-end tech products, providing a 360-degree view to all stakeholders.
- GiveHope —
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Peter Kellner is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Richmond Global. He previously worked at Richmond Global Compass as a Founder and CEO. Peter Kellner attended Harvard Business School.
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- Industry: Software, Analytics, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, China, Brazil
Investor stats
- Total investments: 27
- Round size: Seed $1M–$4M; Series A $1.5M–$10M; Series B $6M–$19M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Siftery — Siftery is a database of sorts where companies list their software stacks. Siftery compares companies with similar stacks and looks for differences to make some recommendations.
- Scout Finance — Scout Finance is the best mobile app for accessing company documents and fundamentals on your iPhone and iPad. A must-have for any serious investor.
- OpenSponsorship — Join 19000+ brands connecting to 11000+ athletes, teams and events globally, on OpenSponsorship to drive marketing and sales using sports; proven to deliver 7x ROI.
Zhu Li is the founder of Uusee, an online TV streaming service. Li has shown potential from an early age by winning first prize and the National Youth Inventions competition while still in high school. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Micro Electronics from Tsinghua University.
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- Industry: SaaS, Internet, Recruiting
- Stage:Angel
- Geography: China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- MoSeeker — MoSeeker is an AI based social recruitment tool that provides recruiting technology solutions for talent acquisition teams to help them identify, attract, and engage candidates. It offers integration with all ATS systems, including Taleo, Kenexa, Lumesse, and Successfactors. MoSeeker is launched in 2014 and is based in Shanghai, China.
Jed Rose
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- Industry: Art, Video, EdTech
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed
- Geography: United Kingdom, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Pre-Seed $209k–$209k
- Lead/follow: 75% lead, 25% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Dyad.com — Dyad is a mentorship platform that has helped students earn over $27 Million in university scholarships.
- Conveyo — Conveyo is a conveyancing platform that helps people move houses and move forward.
- Fractiv — Fractiv is a fractional art platform. Fractiv allows people to invest in and own pieces of artwork.
Kebin Dai is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lietou.com, a high-end talent community-based recruitment site. He is an expert in recruitment marketing in China.Considered as an expert in recruitment marketing, Dai served at many established companies including P&G and was in charge of the branding operations for Ariel, whisper,Crest and Oral-B brand.Dai resigned P&G as Brand Manager of Greater China and founded Lietou.com in 2008.In 2010, Dai successfully entered the 2010 Asia America Multi-technology Association Cradle Plan. In 2012, Mr. Dai was acclaimed as one of top 10 most influential innovative entrepreneurs in human resources in China.Dai graduated from Sun Yat-sen University in Finance.
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- Industry: News, Social News, Social Media
- Stage:Angel
- Geography: China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- pencilnews — The authenticity and trustworthiness of China media have been challenged by foreign press for decades. Media or reporters are often paid (bribed) to write articles on “customers” behave. The truth is, the local people doubt about media as well and in the startup world, it is no exception. The founder of PencilNews, Fang Wang, has experienced itfirsthand and changing the immorality and the unprofessionalism becomes his passion. he mission of PencilNews is to provide the true information about early stage startup. PencilNews has no ads, no paid articles, no articles based on speculation and of course, reporters are restrictedly prohibited to receive money or any incentive for writing. As the slogan “The pencil never lies, the legend never dies”, PencilNews has been VC’s favorite media in China and has funded by SoftBank, Bertelsmann, K2VC, ZhenFund, InnoAngel and etc. for approximately 15M RMB in total.Every PencilNews article is written by our own reporters and interview founders directly through phone conversation or face-to-face meeting with voice recording to back up the authenticity of articles. Because of the diversity of startup and the flourishing ecosystem in China, PencilNews has covered startups from the agriculture, fish, livestock industry to the entertainment, gaming, education, manufacturing, smart devices and full of diverse industries. The trustworthy articles have caught investor’s needs to discover early stage startups and became the first choice for startups to understand the market situation and customer needs.
Ron Zuckerman is the Co-Founder and Director of TV Time.
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- Industry: Internet, Video, Apps
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: Israel, United States, China
Investor stats
- Total investments: 17
- Round size: Seed $500k–$8M; Series A $3M–$8M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cymbio — Connect to hundreds of digital sales channels via Cymbio's automated multi channel e-commerce platform to increase sales & elevate revenue.
- Craft.io — Plan & manage your products with craft.io. A comprehensive, streamlined, intuitive product management platform built for product managers.
- Safeguard Applied Innovation — Safeguard Applied Innovation provides a mobile performance management platform for construction enterprises. It designs its solution to enable decision-making for successful project planning and execution, delivering effective control regardless of project complexity or national regulations.
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William is a Partner at SOSV, a US$250m accelerator focused venture capital fund, and the Managing Director of Chinaccelerator, China's first startup accelerator as well as MOX, the mobile only accelerator. William joined SOSV from SingTel Innov8 where he was Managing Director supporting China investment activities. While at Innov8 he ledinvestments in Yodo1 (mobile games), Gmobi (Android platform), Lekan (online video platform), and Massive Impact (mobile advertising) among others. Previously, William was a Partner at Softbank China & India Holdings, an early stage venture capital firm backed by Softbank of Japan and Cisco. While at SoftBank he led investments in Silk Road Telecom (mobile enterprise cloud SaaS), Playspan (payment platform acquired by Visa), Punch Entertainment (mobile game developer acquired by DeNA) and Peacesoft (Vietnam eCommerce and payment platform backed by eBay and MOL). William began his career as an equity research analyst most recently with Deutsche Bank where he was responsible for Internet and Telecom Equipment across Asia and China technology, media and telecom. In addition he covered Digital Media and Telecom Equipment companies at Bank of America Securities in San Francisco and PCs and Enterprise Hardware at Bear Stearns in New York. William began his technology investment career 18 years ago as a technology analyst in Taiwan.In 2006 he was ranked #3 All-Asia analyst for Technology/Software and IT Services by Institutional Investor Magazine. In 2005, he was ranked #1 stock picker in Technology, Media and Telecom, and #3 overall for Hong Kong/China by Thomson Reuters Starmine as well as was a ranked analyst by Institutional Investor Magazine. He currently sits on the boards of directors/advisors for a number of companies including GMobi, Massive Impact, Silk Road Telecom, Socbay, iTalki, kineticONE as well as organizations including Angelvest (天使谷), the largest and most active angel investing group in Asia, and AAMA Shanghai and the Techyizu, Beijing Tech Hive, and Music Matters events. He holds a BA from Bowdoin College.
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Dyad.com
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