Blue Lake Capital
Venture capitalShanghai · Pre-Seed–Series B · 5 people tracked
Also known as BLC ADVISORS, LTD.
Investment thesis
Blue Lake Capital concentrates heavily on innovation and upgrading within China's digital industry, focusing its investments on early-stage founders in two core areas: enterprise software and intelligent/smart manufacturing. The team combines a research-plus-industry perspective, leveraging years of industry experience and resources to deeply empower startups at various stages through strategic and operational advisory, introduction of core resources, and recommendation of key talent. The firm has also compiled market-cap data from nearly 40 benchmark Chinese enterprise-software listed companies to create the Blue Lake China Enterprise Software Index.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 5 people
from curated & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 4 of 27 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×3Deep Tech ×2SaaS ×2Developer Tools ×1HR Tech ×1Marketing Tech ×1Mobility & Transportation ×1Robotics ×1
HQs:China×1United States×1
Investments · 27 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathCo-investorsAccess Technology VenturesPreAngel PartnersQiming Venture PartnersXVC Venture Capital
hireEZ builds an AI-first recruiting platform that combines AI talent sourcing, recruitment CRM, analytics, and automation for talent acquisition and recruiting teams.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSMountain View, US
Steven Jiang(Founder)Xinwen Zhang
Co-investorsConductive Ventures
Lemurian Labs develops Tachyon, a software stack that runs AI workloads on any hardware and cloud while matching or exceeding the performance of hand-tuned kernels.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools
Jay Dawani(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investors1Flourish CapitalBlackhorn Venturesfutureland venturesGood Growth CapitalMistral Venture PartnersOrigin Ventures+11 more
Momenta develops autonomous driving software for automakers, offering L2/L2+ assisted driving and L3 autonomous driving systems for mass-produced vehicles.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & TransportationRoboticsBeijing, CN
Co-investorsCathay InnovationGranite AsiaNIO CapitalShunwei Capital
Tanmarket (探马) provides an SCRM (social customer relationship management) system built on WeChat Work, offering multi-channel customer acquisition, unified customer follow-up, automated group management, and sales management for mid-to-large enterprises.
Marketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioZhihu (知乎)NYSE: ZH
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesLemurian Labs · finsmes.com · Dec 4, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Blue Lake Capital made?
- Blue Lake Capital has 26 tracked investments.
- What stage does Blue Lake Capital invest at?
- Blue Lake Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Blue Lake Capital focus on?
- Blue Lake Capital focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, HR Tech, LegalTech, Mobility & Transportation, Retail Tech, Robotics, SaaS, Sales Tech.
- Where is Blue Lake Capital located?
- Blue Lake Capital is headquartered in Shanghai, CN.
- Who does Blue Lake Capital co-invest with?
- Blue Lake Capital most often shares deals with Cathay Innovation, Conductive Ventures, Granite Asia, among 9 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamLivecast #8: VC Ray Hu of Blue Lake Capital on China SaaS
Tech Buzz China · Ray Hu
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