Frees Fund
Venture capitalShanghai · Pre-Seed–Series A · 13 people tracked
Also known as FreeS
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Investment thesis
FreeS Fund focuses on early-stage investing, partnering with founders from the inception of their ventures and offering deep, empathetic support. The firm's team combines experienced investors, corporate executives, industry experts, and successful entrepreneurs, with concentrated expertise in consumer goods, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, industrial and deep technology, and finance. It targets opportunities with distinctive technological innovation angles in China and internationally, spanning sectors such as AI, semiconductors, IoT, materials, energy, healthcare, and life sciences. By drawing on this cross-disciplinary knowledge, the firm aims to guide companies from the ground up through to significant scale and growth.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 1, 2026.
Team · 13 people
from the firm's website & public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 2 of 3 portfolio companiesAdvanced Manufacturing ×1Consumer ×1Direct to Consumer ×1E-commerce ×1Robotics ×1
HQs:United States×3
Investments · 3 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2018 · 12017 · 12 dated
PatPat sells matching family pajama sets, including a traditional red Fair Isle Christmas print set with sizes for women, men, kids, babies, and pets.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceMountain View, US
Albert Wang(Co-founder)inCan (Ken) Gao(Founder)inKen Gao(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsGeneral AtlanticSoftBank Vision FundGGV CapitalIDG CapitalSequoia Capital
Robby Technologies develops autonomous robots designed to deliver food, groceries, and packages to customers' doorsteps.
Advanced ManufacturingRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Rui Li(CEO)inDheera Venkatraman(CTO)in
Co-investorsY CombinatorAmino CapitalSinovation VenturesYunqi Partners
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Frees Fund invest at?
- Frees Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Frees Fund focus on?
- Frees Fund focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, IoT, New Materials, Robotics, Semiconductors.
- Where is Frees Fund located?
- Frees Fund is headquartered in Shanghai, CN.
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