Lightspeed China Partners
Venture capitalShanghai · Seed–Growth · 12 people tracked
Investment thesis
Lightspeed China Partners invests in early-stage Internet, mobile, services, and enterprise software companies in China. The firm's partners provide operational and entrepreneurial expertise to portfolio companies.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 12 people
from curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 2 of 2 portfolio companiesConsumer ×1EdTech ×1Future of Work ×1HR Tech ×1Social ×1
HQs:Germany×1
Investments · 2 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathLekele Tang operates an online education platform offering Chinese K-12 learning products, including a daily practice app (天天练) and study tools such as dictionaries, idiom and riddle references.
ConsumerEdTech
Co-investorsOwl VenturesBlueRun VenturesMorningside Venture Capital Limited
Xing is a German-language professional networking platform that connects job seekers with employers and recruiters.
Future of WorkHR TechSocial
Co-investorsAviv Venture CapitalBitStone CapitalBrandenburg KapitalCJH Family Office GmbHECONA AGFX Ventures+3 more
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Lightspeed China Partners invest at?
- Lightspeed China Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Lightspeed China Partners focus on?
- Lightspeed China Partners focuses on Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is Lightspeed China Partners located?
- Lightspeed China Partners is headquartered in Shanghai, CN.
Co-investors · 6
Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in transformative, early-stage AI companies across every layer of the modern AI stack, from applications and middleware to data infrastructure and foundation models.
Mayfield is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage consumer and marketplace companies, backing founders from inception through IPO.
CapitalG is Alphabet's independent growth fund, backing post-product-market-fit technology companies with capital and operational support drawn from Google's expertise.
GSR Ventures is a global early-stage technology investor backing companies building AI-enabled enterprise software, consumer platforms, and healthcare technology.
Qiming Venture Partners is a Shanghai-based venture capital firm that invests in growth-stage technology, communications, media, and healthcare companies operating in China, with support from its U.S. partner Ignition Partners. The firm's investment approach combines local market knowledge with global resources and executive relationships.
IDG Capital is a multi-strategy investment platform founded in 1993 that supports entrepreneurs across the full business lifecycle, bridging East and West with a global presence and over 300 professionals.
Firms observed investing alongside Lightspeed China Partners, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Lightspeed China Partners's recorded portfolio.
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