Who invests in startups in China
50 investors back startups in China: funds, accelerators and angel networks with at least two portfolio companies there, 686 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Qiming Venture Partners (119), Cowin Capital (67) and HongShan (59). 7 of them are accelerators.
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Investors backing startups in China
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 Qiming Venture PartnersVenture capital · China · Xiaomi, Zhipu AI, Meituan | 119 | 25 | Oct 2026 |
| CCowin CapitalVenture capital · China · Beyondsoft, Montage Technology, United Imaging Healthcare | 67 | 3 | Oct 2026 |
 HongShanVenture capital · China · ByteDance, Alibaba Group, JD.com | 59 | 4 | Jul 2026 |
| GGaorong VenturesVenture capital · ByteDance, Moonshot AI, Meituan | 51 | 8 | Oct 2026 |
 ZhenFundAngel network · China · Moonshot AI, Xiaohongshu, Momenta | 42 | 8 | Jul 2026 |
 Fortune CapitalVenture capital · China · Zhipu AI, iSoftStone, Mango TV | 42 | – | – |
 Source Code CapitalVenture capital · China · ByteDance, Moonshot AI, Meituan | 41 | 9 | Sep 2026 |
| LLuminous VenturesVenture capital · ByteDance, Zhipu AI, Meituan | 36 | 12 | Sep 2026 |
| PPlug and Play ChinaAccelerator · Xmov, Ishumei, UISEE | 33 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
| VVertex Ventures ChinaVenture capital · China · Horizon Robotics, AgileX Robotics, Unitree Robotics | 33 | 5 | Jul 2026 |
 Legend CapitalVenture capital · China · Zhipu AI, iFlytek, Horizon Robotics | 31 | 7 | Oct 2026 |
| SSinovation VenturesVenture capital · Megvii, Horizon Robotics, WeRide | 29 | 6 | Sep 2026 |
 CAS StarAccelerator · China · Linkingmed, Zhongke Shita, Zhipu AI | 29 | 5 | Oct 2026 |
| 55Y CapitalVenture capital · ByteDance, Xiaomi, SenseTime | 27 | 1 | Mar 2026 |
 Linear CapitalVenture capital · China · Horizon Robotics, Power Law, Rokid | 25 | 6 | Oct 2026 |
| YYunqi PartnersVenture capital · MiniMax, DeepRoute.ai, Keenon Robotics | 23 | 12 | Oct 2026 |
| GGlory VenturesVenture capital · DeepRoute.ai, Biren Technology, VastaiTech | 23 | 10 | Sep 2026 |
| SShunwei CapitalVenture capital · CloudWalk Technology, Ishumei, Zepp Health | 20 | 1 | Jan 2026 |
 CoatueVenture capital · United States · ByteDance, DiDi Global, Meituan | 18 | 34 | Oct 2026 |
 Eight RoadsVenture capital · United Kingdom · Alibaba Group, iSoftStone, Zhengan Jiankang | 13 | 9 | Oct 2026 |
 LAVVenture capital · China · Airdoc, Gracell Biotechnologies Inc., Allist | 13 | 2 | Feb 2026 |
 NEAVenture capital · United States · ByteDance, DiDi Global, Actions Technology | 10 | 38 | Oct 2026 |
 Silicon Valley InvestclubAccelerator · Bitmain, ByteDance, Moonshot AI | 9 | 45 | Oct 2026 |
 OrbiMedVenture capital · United States · Angitia Biopharmaceuticals, TandemAI, JRI Orthopaedics Ltd | 8 | 19 | Oct 2026 |
 Redpoint VenturesVenture capital · United States · 360 Security Technology, AMEC, 58.com | 7 | 41 | Oct 2026 |
 F-Prime CapitalVenture capital · United States · Ebmedical, Gushengtang, Huan Shengwu | 7 | 15 | Oct 2026 |
| VValueAdd VCVenture capital · Huawei Technologies, Alibaba Group, Tencent | 6 | 29 | Oct 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · My China Roots, MicroBenefits, BoxC | 5 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 Warburg PincusVenture capital · United States · Haier, Ant Group, 58.com | 5 | 8 | Oct 2026 |
| JJoy CapitalVenture capital · China · Momenta, MegaRobo, Tuhu | 5 | 1 | Mar 2026 |
 SOSVAccelerator · United States · Elephant Robotics, Makeblock, Scantrust | 4 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 TransLink CapitalVenture capital · United States · Montage Technology, QCraft, CALTERAH | 4 | 11 | Oct 2026 |
 Prosperity7VCVenture capital · Fourier Intelligence, Fenbeitong, Jiandanxinli | 4 | 6 | Sep 2026 |
 LB InvestmentVenture capital · South Korea · Suike, CrucialTec, Fastlane | 4 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · JuziBot, iLabService, Taobotics | 3 | 255 | Oct 2026 |
 Plug and PlayAccelerator · United States · JuziBot, FX Expert, Onesight | 3 | 154 | Nov 2026 |
 BlueFive CapitalPrivate equity · United Arab Emirates · Neolix, LimX Dynamics, EngineAI | 3 | 7 | Jul 2026 |
 NGP CapitalVenture capital · Finland · 58.com, Gridsum, Chunmi | 3 | 4 | Oct 2026 |
 Lead Edge CapitalPrivate equity · United States · ByteDance, Alibaba Group, Ant Group | 3 | 3 | Aug 2026 |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · Alibaba Group, JD.com | 2 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
The most backed startups in China
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 ByteDance | 10 |
 Alibaba Group | 7 |
 Moonshot AI | 6 |
 Zhipu AI | 6 |
 Meituan | 6 |
 Ant Group | 5 |
 Unitree Robotics | 5 |
 58.com | 5 |
 Horizon Robotics | 5 |
 Xiaohongshu | 4 |
 Pinduoduo | 4 |
 Tuhu | 4 |
 Biren Technology | 4 |
 Momenta | 4 |
 UISEE | 4 |
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Who invests in startups in China?
50 investors back startups in China: funds, accelerators and angel networks with at least two portfolio companies there, 686 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are Qiming Venture Partners (119), Cowin Capital (67) and HongShan (59). 7 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for China when at least two of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,414 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,414 portfoliosUpdated 6 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0