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Vertex Ventures China invests in early-stage, high-growth innovative companies in China, focusing on two main areas: innovative technology and biomedical/healthcare. Sub-sectors of interest include robotics, artificial intelligence, semiconductor chips, advanced manufacturing, carbon neutrality, new materials, biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, and commercial space. As part of the global Vertex Ventures network backed by Temasek, the firm offers portfolio companies stable capital support, value-added services, and access to Vertex's global business network and partners. Its founding team has worked together for over 15 years, and it seeks entrepreneurs and companies capable of becoming the next global leaders.
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What they invest in
from 41 of 131 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×16Hardware ×15Consumer ×13Deep Tech ×7Enterprise Software ×6Semiconductors ×6Advanced Manufacturing ×5Robotics ×5
HQs:China×26United States×5
Who they back
founder profiles across 13 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×92 founders×13 founders×24+ founders×1
Investments · 131 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12021 · 12019 · 13 dated
Nuvation Bio is a global oncology company that develops novel cancer therapies through its own drug discovery programs and business development, serving cancer patients.
BiotechHealthtechNew York, US
David Hung(Founder)inDavid Hanley(Chief Technical Operations Officer)inGary Hattersley(Chief Scientific Officer)inStacy Markel(Chief People Officer)inPhilippe Sauvage(Chief Financial Officer)inColleen Sjogren(Chief Commercial Officer)in
Co-investorsAisling CapitalDecheng CapitalEcoR1 CapitalOmega Funds
SES AI develops lightweight Li-Metal and Li-ion batteries and AI systems for material discovery, manufacturing quality control, and battery safety monitoring.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechConstruction TechEnergyNew MaterialsSheridan, US
Qichao Hu(Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board)inAaron Shourie(Executive Officer)inElisabeth A Pataki(Executive Officer)Adel Al-Saleh(Executive Officer)inJONATHAN ARNO(Executive Officer, Director)Dustin Jacob Bryan(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsHonda Innovations Silicon ValleyLG Technology Ventures
Geek+ is an autonomous mobile robot (AMR) provider offering warehouse automation and supply chain robotics solutions, serving system integrators, distributors, and logistics consulting firms through a global partner program.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSaaS
Yong Zheng(Founder & CEO)inHongbo Li(Co-Founder & CTO)Kai Liu(Co-Founder & VP of System R&D)inXi Chen(Co-Founder & VP of Robotics R&D)inHongyan Liu(CFO)
Co-investorsWarburg PincusChina Internet Investment FundB Capital GroupB4 CapitalGranite AsiaCPE+4 more
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ActionSoft is a PaaS platform provider offering low-code/no-code application development, intelligent business process management, and enterprise AI capabilities for digital transformation across multiple industries.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNot stated, CN
AncSonic develops intelligent acoustic technologies, including acoustic holography and advanced sound processing algorithms, for earphone, home appliance, and automotive manufacturers.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningConsumerDeep TechHardwareBeijing, CN
Biopharma, acquired by Nuvation Bio (葆元医药)
Co-investorsCenova CapitalDecheng Capital
Atoman develops and manufactures epitaxial wafer materials using in-house R&D, with epitaxy facilities in Beijing, Xiamen, Zhuji, and Finland.
Deep TechNew MaterialsSemiconductorsBeijing, CN
Changba is a mobile karaoke (K-song) app offering a large library of high-quality backing tracks and a social community where users can sing, share recordings, and join local interest groups.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocial
Co-investorsBlueRun Ventures
Xian-ping LU(Founder)in
Co-investorsEFung CapitalLAVLilly Asia VenturesLYZZ Capital
Hangzhou Deep Vision Technology is a high-tech enterprise specializing in machine vision and image processing for industrial quality inspection and defect detection.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningHangzhou, CN
A Chinese AI company that develops virtual gaming companions powered by large language models for real-time gameplay and social interaction.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerGamingBeijing, CN
Irimoku develops China's first domestically-manufactured heavy-duty mining trucks with integrated power systems, designed for operations in open-pit mines, steel mills, and large-scale water engineering projects.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergyHardwareXiamen, CN
Zhang Huakun(Founder)
The site is a Chinese-language sports streaming portal offering live broadcasts of football and basketball matches, along with sports news, highlights, and match replays.
Media & Entertainment
Yichen Wu(Founder)in
Biopharma company (和铂医药), HK-listed (02142.HK).
Jingsong Wang(Founder)in
Co-investorsEFung CapitalLegend Capital
HEYONE is a designer toy company that creates and protects artistic IP brands with emphasis on emotional storytelling and cultural resonance.
ConsumerCreator EconomyNew York, US
Horizon Robotics develops full-stack software and hardware solutions for advanced driver assistance (ADAS) and autonomous driving, supplying pre-installed mass-production systems to automakers.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareMobility & TransportationSemiconductorsBeijing, CN
Huang Chang(Founder)Tao Feiwen(Founder)Yu Kai(Founder)
Co-investorsZhenFundGSR VenturesHongShan Capital GroupLinear Capital
ImageneBio is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing therapeutics for patients with immunological, autoimmune, and inflammatory diseases.
BiotechHealthtechSan Diego, US
Co-investorsG Vision Capital
A Chinese company founded in 2020 that designs and builds flying-probe test equipment for board-level electronics inspection, using in-house developed hardware and software.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware
KEENON Robotics develops service robots and integrated solutions, including autonomous delivery robots, guiding robots, and disinfection robots for sectors such as catering, hotels, hospitals, retail, and recreation.
HardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Co-investorsSoftBank Vision FundSource Code CapitalYunqi Partners
Yichen Shen(Founder)in
LOHO is an eyewear brand that sells fashion glasses through an online store and a network of physical retail stores across major cities in China, offering products along with optical fitting guidance and prescription services.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceShenzhen, CN
Co-investorsCenturium Capital
Noetix Robotics (松延动力) is a robotics company.
Robotics
Co-investorsInnoangel
Nuvolta Tech designs highly integrated wireless power semiconductor chips, including wireless power receiver ICs, aimed at reducing system cost and PCB footprint.
HardwareIoTSemiconductors
Jin-Biao HUANG(Founder)in
PureblueAI develops heterogeneous model algorithms and digital worker platforms to deliver AI-driven marketing services for enterprises across industries.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechBeijing, CN
Tencent's QQ portal is a Chinese web platform offering news, information, and access to a broad range of Tencent products including messaging, video, music, browsing, and cloud services.
ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSocial
Co-investorsMonolith Venture Advisory Limited
RedotPay is a crypto payments fintech offering stablecoin-based payment solutions, including a stablecoin card for USD payouts, cross-border transfers, and multi-currency accounts with a P2P marketplace.
Crypto & Web3Fintech
Jonathan Chan(Founder)Michael Gao(Founder)
Co-investorsCoinbase VenturesHongShan Capital GroupLightspeed India PartnersLightspeed Venture PartnersMirana VenturesAccel+6 more
Regor is a drug discovery company that uses a computational platform (rCARD) to identify and optimize preclinical small-molecule candidates in metabolism, oncology, and immunology, which it licenses to pharmaceutical companies for clinical development.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechShanghai, CN
Xiayang Qiu(Founder)in
Co-investorsLAVLilly Asia VenturesVertex Ventures
A Chinese company that builds marine and underwater robots for tasks such as underwater security inspection, environmental monitoring, hull cleaning, and offshore infrastructure inspection.
Deep TechEnergyRobotics
Co-investorsGSR Ventures
SemiDrive designs automotive-grade processors for intelligent vehicle cabins, integrating CPU, GPU, AI accelerators, and video processing capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningIoTSemiconductorsBeijing, CN
Co-investorsLenovo Capital and Incubator Group (LCIG)Matrix Partners ChinaSequoia CapitalShanghai STVC GroupVertex VenturesWalden International
Guangzhou Smarter Microelectronics designs radio-frequency front-end chips for smartphones and IoT devices, using a reconfigurable, software-defined RF front-end platform.
HardwareIoTSemiconductorsGuangzhou, CN
SmartX provides a hyperconverged infrastructure and enterprise cloud platform offering component-level replacements for VMware products, including virtualization, distributed storage, networking, container management, and backup solutions for Chinese enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareShanghai, CN
徐文豪(Co-founder)王弘毅(Co-founder)张凯(Co-founder)
Teable is an AI Database Agent that automates data workflows and connects databases to applications for teams and enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaS
Co-investorsBaidu VenturesZhenFund
A Chinese aerospace thermal management company that manufactures heat-resistant coatings, insulating films, porous materials, and phase-change systems for satellites and rockets.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsSpace Tech
Tmall is an online shopping platform operated within the Taobao/Alibaba ecosystem, offering a wide range of branded goods including apparel, beauty, home appliances, and digital electronics from domestic and international brands.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investors01vcGeneral AtlanticSource Code Capital
Youwei builds AI-driven intelligent operations tools that create digital twins of IT operations staff to preserve their experience and enable human-AI collaboration.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSShenzhen, CN
Co-investorsGL Ventures
Wang Xiaolu is a Chinese snack brand specializing in flavored chicken feet (tiger-striped chicken feet) and related marinated products, sold through online and offline retail channels nationwide.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechBeijing, CN
王雄 (Wang Xiong)
Co-investorsSource Code Capital
Xiaodu AI develops an e-commerce customer service platform powered by AI agents that handles pre-sale, mid-sale, and after-sale customer interactions across multiple Chinese and international e-commerce platforms.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaSChengdu, CN
Wang Xiao
Zettlab builds AI-powered network-attached storage (NAS) devices that run its ZettOS operating system and use on-device NPUs for private, local AI features like natural-language search, knowledge Q&A, and automatic file categorization.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConsumerData & InfrastructureHardware
Co-investorsVertex Ventures
Neiwai is a direct-to-consumer intimate apparel brand that manufactures seamless bras with adaptive fit technology designed for comfort and invisible wear under clothing.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFemTechShanghai, CN
Unitree develops humanoid and quadruped robots, along with embodied AI models, for industrial, manufacturing, and consumer applications.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
Wang Xingxing(Founder)
Co-investorsHongShan Capital GroupLuminous VenturesSource Code Capital
Davis Wang(Founder)Hu Weiwei(Founder)Xia Yiping(Founder)
Co-investorsAmino CapitalHundreds CapitalQiming Venture PartnersQualcomm VenturesHongShan Capital Group
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Optical/photonic computing company (曦智科技).
Yichen Shen(Founder)in
Co-investorsEnnovation VenturesProsperity7 VenturesTaihill VentureDecent Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
10173Hours91Agilex RoboticsAiforcetechArraycommBinhui BioBitfantasyBytelumioCe LiChipscreen BiosciencesCloudValueTechCn ImmunotechDangsDexterbabyEdgemedicalroboticsEigencommEnsonictechEzrproGdjztechGrenergychipGz IchipHarbourbiomedHarmonic PharmaHealth TechnologyHpcangHunlijiJikeJingteng MedicalJutubaoLelechaLinsimicroLongsailingsemiLUCY LEEMtsilNeoxbioNourseOribatteryPhgPinnaclesdxPlaynitridePregeneQj RobotsQtyxhzRamentalkRecbioSES AI [NYSE: SES]TangdouThorinnovationUTree TechnologyVitWeihui RoboticsWissentecXingchi TechnologyXiwiz TechnologyXmsunyearXtimes DaYoung MedYYG云英谷云英谷 (Viewtrix Technology)和铂医药地平线地平线 (Horizon Robotics) [9660.HK]地平线机器人 (Horizon Robotics)宇树科技微芯生物微芯生物 (Chipscreen Biosciences) [688321.SH]慧智微电子摩拜单车曦智科技极智嘉极智嘉 (Geek+) [2590.HK]松延动力松灵机器人精锋医疗精锋医疗 (Edge Medical) [02675.HK]纬钛机器人芯驰科技葆元医药
Exits · 2
2 IPOsNuvation BioNYSE: NUVBSESNYSE: SES
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Vertex Ventures China made?
- Vertex Ventures China has 131 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Vertex Ventures China invest at?
- Vertex Ventures China invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Vertex Ventures China focus on?
- Vertex Ventures China focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Deep Tech, Healthtech, Medical Devices, New Materials, Robotics, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
- Where is Vertex Ventures China located?
- Vertex Ventures China is headquartered in Singapore, SG.
- Does Vertex Ventures China lead rounds?
- Vertex Ventures China typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Vertex Ventures China co-invest with?
- Vertex Ventures China most often shares deals with HongShan Capital Group, Qiming Venture Partners, Decheng Capital, among 47 tracked co-investors.
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