Skywood Capital
Venture capitalSilicon Valley · Seed–Growth
Investment thesis
Skywood Capital is a cross-border VC fund based in both Silicon Valley and China, investing primarily in early- and growth-stage companies led by strong teams with a clear vision, disruptive technology or business model, and a large scalable market. The firm focuses on disruptive technologies and business across AI applications, robotics, big data and business intelligence, IoT and smart devices, frontier technologies (AR/VR, spacetech), disruptive consumer services, sports tech, smart healthcare, and next-generation education. Beyond capital, it offers operational support, industry expertise, and cross-border resources to accelerate global market entry, and positions itself as a gateway for global startups seeking to enter the China market.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
What they invest in
from 1 of 20 portfolio companiesDeep Tech ×1Enterprise Software ×1Future of Work ×1
HQs:United States×6
Investments · 20 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2020 · 12015 · 12013 · 13 dated
AI, big data, business intelligence, fintech and insurance tech SaaS.
AI and big data legaltech company.
Big data SaaS for disruptive consumer services.
AI, big data, IoT proptech smart building/healthcare with smart sensors.
HoHoTech Holdings and HoHo Technologies provide advisory, acceleration, investment, and consulting services to early- and growth-stage startups and corporates, focused on cross-border technology innovation and business growth between the US and Asia.
Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSilicon Valley, US
Big data proptech SaaS for disruptive consumer services.
AI and big data education tech.
AI and big data sports tech company.
AI, big data and IoT for smart building and smart city / proptech
Pittsburgh, US
Burcu Akinci(Executive Officer, Director)Ehud Hershkovich(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Xuesong Liu(Executive Officer, Director)
Accelerator and entrepreneur ecosystem
San Francisco, US
Duncan Logan(Executive Officer, Director)Karl Knight(Executive Officer)
AI and big data sports tech company.
AI and big data smart healthcare with smart sensors.
AR/VR frontier technology company.
AR/VR sports and smart healthcare with smart sensors
Cambridge, US
Eric J Malafeew(Mr. Malafeew is the Chief Technology Officer of the Issuer.)Eric H Janszen(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSunil Tahiliani(Director)
AI chip, IoT and semiconductor
Palo Alto, US
Jawad Nasrullah(President, CFO, CTO)Ming Zhang(CEO)
BoardYang Meng(Director)
Disruptive consumer services in music.
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Skywood Capital made?
- Skywood Capital has 20 tracked investments.
- What stage does Skywood Capital invest at?
- Skywood Capital invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
- What sectors does Skywood Capital focus on?
- Skywood Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, EdTech, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, InsurTech, IoT, LegalTech, PropTech, Robotics, SaaS, Semiconductors, Space Tech, Sports Tech.
- Where is Skywood Capital located?
- Skywood Capital is headquartered in Silicon Valley, US.
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