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WI Harper Group

Venture capital

San Francisco · Seed–Series C · 24 people tracked

Also known as WI Harper · WI HARPER GROUP INC

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Investment thesis

WI Harper follows a diversified, multi-sector investment strategy applying specialized domain expertise to build a curated portfolio of early-stage companies. Active for over 30 years and one of the earliest venture firms in Greater China, it has helped pioneer the region's VC ecosystem and partnered with more than 400 companies in sectors such as AI, biotech, fintech, and sustainability. The firm emphasizes cross-border expertise and a global-local edge, offering hands-on support, strategic networks, and a long-term mindset. Its track record includes over 100 IPO and M&A exits worldwide, and it focuses on backing ambitious founders solving hard problems.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Series C
Check
$5M – $15M
HQ
San Francisco, NY, US
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1993
AUM
$1B
VC funds
6
Tracked investments
34
Unicorns
1
Acquisitions
3

Team · 24 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Kin Sze Law· General Partner
Perter Liu· General Partner

What they invest in

from 21 of 34 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×10Healthtech ×8Deep Tech ×7Biotech ×6Enterprise Software ×5Hardware ×5SaaS ×5Medical Devices ×4

HQs:United States×8Taiwan×5China×2Canada×1Estonia×1Hong Kong×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 8 portfolio companies
75%
solo founders
6 of 8 mapped founding teams

Founding team size:solo founder×62 founders×2

Investments · 34 tracked

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AIRY3Dairy3d.comin✓ verified

AIRY3D develops depth-sensing technology, including its DepthIQ system integrated onto CMOS image sensors, to give machines 3D perception.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsMontreal, CA

Daniel ButtoninJonathan SaariinJi-Ho ChoinGuillaume Poirierin

Co-investorsIntel CapitalRobert Bosch Venture CapitalTandemLaunchNautilus Venture PartnersR7 PartnersBosch Ventures+3 more

Appierappier.comin𝕏✓ verified

Appier is an Agentic AI-as-a-service (AaaS) company that applies artificial intelligence to marketing and business decision-making, helping companies understand customer preferences, anticipate actions, and improve business outcomes.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSTaipei, TW

Chih-Han Yu(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)inChia-Yung Su(Chief Information Officer & Co-founder)inWan-Ling Lee(Chief Operating Officer & Co-founder)inWinnieJoeMing-Yu Chen(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsFIRSTFLOOR CAPITALQualgroTransLink CapitalUMC CapitalJAFCO AsiaNaver+6 more

Aeolus Roboticsaeolusbot.com

Aeolus Robotics builds aeo, a dual-arm humanoid service robot that performs tasks such as delivering items, cleaning, opening doors, and autonomously using elevators.

HardwareHealthtechRobotics

Alpha Ringalpharing.comin

Alpha Ring develops micro-fusion technology using proton-boron fusion reactions to generate clean energy for sectors including energy, healthcare, education, and heavy industry.

CleantechDeep TechEnergy

Lou-Chuang Lee(Co-Founder & Director)

Avaamoavaamo.aiin𝕏

Avaamo builds a conversational AI platform for enterprise that deploys autonomous agents across healthcare, customer support, and employee support operations.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS

Ram Menon(CEO)in

Co-investors11.2 CapitalIntel CapitalLiquidity CapitalMonta Vista CapitalRembrandt Venture PartnersStreamlined Ventures+1 more

AWCTawct.us

Acoustic Wave Cell Therapy (AWCT) develops a medical technology platform for treating conditions such as erectile dysfunction and urinary incontinence, based on research licensed from UCSF.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco Bay Area, US

Tom F. Lue(Co-founder; Principal Scientific Advisor)

Circle Pharmacirclepharma.com

Circle Pharma develops cancer treatments using macrocycle therapies designed to reduce side effects compared to conventional therapies.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US

Matthew P. Jacobson(Co-founder)Scott R. Lokey(Director)David J. Earp(President & CEO)inPaul Park(Executive Officer)

BoardThilo Schroeder(Director)inWalter H. Moos(Director)

Co-investorsBerkeley CatalystLifeforce CapitalMission Bay CapitalMission BiocapitalNextech InvestPandect Bioventures+1 more

DataBlaudatablau.cn

Datablau (数语科技) builds AI-oriented data governance and modeling software, including ontology/semantic modeling tools (DOM, DDM, OSM standard) and an agent-driven data governance system (DIG) that automates metadata completion, data classification/grading, quality-rule generation, and data lineage tracking.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software

王琤(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsLinear Capital

EdiGeneedigene.com

EdiGene is a biotechnology company developing genome-editing-based therapies, including allogeneic cell therapies and in vivo RNA base editing platforms, alongside a high-throughput genome editing screening platform.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Co-investorsLAVLilly Asia Ventures3H Health InvestmentAlwin CapitalBioTrack CapitalIDG Capital+2 more

Flexcomputeflexcompute.comin𝕏

Flexcompute develops physics simulation software, including the Flow360 CFD and Tidy3D electromagnetic simulation products, used by engineering and R&D teams for product development.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechDeveloper ToolsSaaSWatertown, US

Qiqi Wang(Founder)inZongfu Yu(Executive Officer, Director)John Pease Moore(Executive Officer)Shanhui Fan(Director, Promoter)

BoardWu Wensi(Director)

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementG Vision CapitalGGV CapitalWI Harper

Focus Mediafocusmedia.com

Focus Media is a digital out-of-home advertising company operating the largest network of digital flat-panel displays in Hong Kong and Singapore, serving business executives and affluent consumers through elevator lobbies, building facades, and high-traffic commercial locations.

AdTechMedia & EntertainmentHong Kong, HK

Co-investorsBeyond VenturesHuangpu River Capital

GrubMarketgrubmarket.comin𝕏

GrubMarket is a food tech company operating a B2B and B2C marketplace in the U.S. and Canada, offering both wholesale produce delivery at discounted prices and AI-powered SaaS software solutions for food supply chain businesses including inventory management, warehouse operations, and eCommerce platforms.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US

Mike Xu(Founder/CEO, , President)in

BoardHans Tung(Director)in

Co-investorsBascom VenturesBattery VenturesBuilders + BackersCastor VenturesCeltic House Asia PartnersDisruptive Ventures+23 more

Health2Sync (H2)health2sync.comin

Health2Sync develops a mobile and cloud-based platform for diabetes and chronic disease management, combining blood glucose monitoring, digital therapeutics, and lab tracking to help patients receive proper care in regions with limited medical resources.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessTaiwan, TW

Co-investorsVerge HealthTech Fund

Lydialydia.ai

Lydia.ai offers ORCA, an AI system for retail marketing teams that monitors vendor catalogs, product data, and live commerce sessions and generates campaign-ready content — brand stories, product pages, and campaign videos — through a conversational interface.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS

Anthony LeeinChristina CaiinFedor Suprychevin

Co-investors500 GlobalAlibaba Entrepreneurs FundBeast VenturesKickstart VenturesAccel

Meimaiimeimaii.com

Meimaii is a Taiwan-based online marketplace that offers a variety of consumer products across categories including electronics, daily necessities, food and beverages, outdoor recreation, parenting items, beauty and cosmetics, apparel, and pet supplies.

ConsumerCreator EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesSocial

Neuracleneuracle.cn

PartnerPhoebe Wang· led

Co-investorsCenova Capital

NeuroSkyneurosky.comin

NeuroSky provides biofeedback and biometric assessment solutions that help companies optimize hiring decisions, identify employee training needs, and improve workforce productivity through data-driven insights on cognitive performance and employee capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechEdTechHardwareHealthtechHR TechIoT

KooHyoung Leein

Co-investorsSoftBank Group

NextDrivenextdrive.ioin

NextDrive provides a smart meter communication module and gateway solution that reads electricity data from multiple smart meters with high accuracy and security.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTTaiwan, TW

Poshlyposhly.comin𝕏acquired by Suzy

Poshly (branded as Suzy) provides a consumer research and market intelligence platform that connects existing research and trend data to quickly surface validated answers, briefs, and business cases for brand and marketing teams.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechNew York, US

Doreen Bloch(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJonathan M. Molin(Director)

Co-investorsAlpaca VC

Resventresvent.com

ResVent develops respiratory and critical care medical devices, including invasive and non-invasive ventilators and diagnostic equipment for hospital critical care and chronic respiratory disease management.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesShenzhen, CN

T-E Pharmaimmunwork.comin

Immunwork develops novel drug candidates using T-E pharmaceutical and multi-arm linker platforms to create new therapeutics or improve existing drugs with enhanced efficacy and safety profiles.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesTaipei, TW

XW Pharmaxwpharma.comin

XWPharma develops internally discovered small-molecule medicines, focusing on new chemical entities that target time-regulated neurobiology to treat neurological conditions.

Biotech

Co-investorsPanacea Venture

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

AmwiseCommerce OneCreative LabsCreditAIEdanIkangKindstar GlobalLabtechgroupQuixeyWonder WorkshopXsensioYunphant

Exits · 3

3 acquisitions · showing 2

Poshlyacq. by SuzyWonder Workshopacq. by MORAVIA Education

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has WI Harper Group made?
WI Harper Group has 34 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited.
What stage does WI Harper Group invest at?
WI Harper Group invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C stages.
What is WI Harper Group's typical check size?
WI Harper Group typically writes checks of $5M – $15M.
What sectors does WI Harper Group focus on?
WI Harper Group focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, E-commerce, Energy, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, InsurTech, IoT, Media & Entertainment, Robotics, Semiconductors.
Where is WI Harper Group located?
WI Harper Group is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Who does WI Harper Group co-invest with?
WI Harper Group most often shares deals with Panacea Venture, Battery Ventures, Canaan Partners, among 50 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 37

Intel Capital

Intel Capital is the corporate venture capital arm associated with Intel, investing in and supporting technology companies as they scale.

Both backed · 2
$1M – $20M
Notable Capital

Notable Capital is a venture capital firm that has partnered with founders for over two decades, backing companies from the earliest stages through to exit.

Both backed · 1
$5M – $50M
Battery Ventures

Battery Ventures is a global investment firm that has backed more than 450 companies over its 40-year history, operating its investment staff as a single global unit.

Both backed · 1
$500K – $100M
Greylock Partners

Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.

$100K – $200M
Founder Collective

Founder Collective is a seed and pre-seed stage venture capital firm that invests across sectors, describing itself as sector agnostic and anti-thematic.

Insight Partners

Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.

$120M – $350M
SV Angel

SV Angel is a firm that has backed startup founders since the 1990s, leveraging a large network of founders, industry leaders, and regulators to support portfolio companies.

Unknown Ventures

Unknown Ventures is a venture studio based in Austin that provides funding and operational support to early-stage startups at the pre-seed to Series A stage. The firm backs founders seeking to create innovative solutions that improve human experience.

True Ventures

True Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2005 that focuses on early-stage technology companies, with operations based in Silicon Valley.

$500K – $3M
Sapphire Ventures

Sapphire Ventures partners with expansion-stage enterprise software companies aiming to become category leaders.

$5M – $20M
Resolute Ventures

Resolute Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that leads pre-seed and seed rounds, backing founders with grit, energy and conviction.

$1M
Todd and Rahul’s Angel Fund

Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund is an early-stage investment vehicle run by founders Todd Goldberg and Rahul Vohra, who write $300k-$500k checks into early-stage startups and help with product/market fit, go-to-market, and future fundraising.

$300K – $500K
25 more co-investors

Sierra VenturesRibbit CapitalGustoUS Venture PartnersChemistryDell Technologies CapitalPrimary Venture PartnersGeneral AtlanticAugust CapitalJavelin Venture PartnersStorm VenturesM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Blue Owl CapitalTenOneTen VenturesGigascale CapitalGFT VenturesNational Grid PartnersPrimitive VenturesMolten VenturesOperator VenturesBitwise Asset ManagementHorizon 3 Venture StudioSilicon VenturesPromus VenturesMindful Venture Capital

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