Yunqi Partners
Venture capitalShanghai · Pre-Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
Investment thesis
Yunqi Partners believes that technological innovation originates from universities and the frontiers of industry, and it has built an extensive academic-industry-research ecosystem. The firm collaborates with leading global universities (such as MIT and Shanghai Jiao Tong University) and cutting-edge companies to advance innovation in technology investing. It emphasizes deep technical expertise, independent judgment rather than chasing hype, and long-term commitment—backing founders early and accompanying them through lengthy periods of technical validation in demanding, frontier fields like general AI, foundation models, database infrastructure, and commercial space/rocketry.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 18 of 42 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×11Deep Tech ×6Enterprise Software ×5Hardware ×5Robotics ×5Fintech ×3Semiconductors ×3Advanced Manufacturing ×2
HQs:China×15
Investments · 42 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathUniner (云钠科技) builds an enterprise AI agent platform (Woop!) that turns business requirements into deployable, governable agents, combining large language models with specialized vision, OCR, time-series and optimization models plus reusable Skills and CLI automation components.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software
Co-investorsLinear CapitalSequoia Capital
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Astribot builds AI-powered humanoid robots using an integrated hardware-software architecture designed for AI (DFAI), enabling robots to learn, interact, and perform tedious, difficult, or dangerous tasks using human tools.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsShenzhen, CN
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Coolcollege (北森酷学院) is an enterprise learning and corporate training platform that uses AI to support course creation, learning assistance, skills practice, leadership coaching, and exams.
EdTechHR TechSaaS
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Co-investorsQiming Venture PartnersPuhua Capital
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Design and construction technology company co-founded by Huang Xiaohuang.
PartnerMichael· solo GP
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Icekredit provides supply chain finance risk solutions for core supply chain enterprises, industry platforms, and banks, using big data, cloud computing, AI, and blockchain to identify and manage risks across upstream and downstream transactions.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintech
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Infiscale develops a compiler-based software toolchain and unified platform supporting CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs to build a domestic AI chip software ecosystem in China.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsShanghai, CN
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Co-investorsGobi Partners
PartnerMichael· solo GP
INTCO Medical manufactures medical consumables and healthcare products including disposable nitrile and vinyl gloves, rehabilitation equipment, physical therapy devices, patient monitoring and electrosurgery products, and personal care items.
Advanced ManufacturingHealthtechMedical Devices
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Isaber (Qinghe Jingyuan) develops wafer bonding equipment and technologies — including surface-activated, plasma-activated, thermocompression, temporary/debonding, hybrid, and chip-level bonding, plus gas cluster ion beam polishing — for heterogeneous integration of semiconductor and semiconductor-related materials.
Deep TechHardwareSemiconductorsTianjin, CN
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Co-investorsInnoangel
PartnerMichael· solo GP
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
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Co-investorsSoftBank Vision FundVertex Ventures ChinaSource Code Capital
Lightstandard develops photonic in-memory computing chips and mixed analog-digital SOCs using an opto-electronic hybrid architecture and 3D optical-electronic packaging for AI computing.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductors
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Spatial intelligence enterprise powered by GPU clusters and AI technology (Hangzhou)
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Co-investorsLinear Capital
MiniMax is a general AI company that develops proprietary multimodal foundation models handling text, audio, image, video, and music, with capabilities in code generation, agents, and long-context processing.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Co-investorsGaorong CapitalTencent Holdings
MiniMax is an artificial general intelligence company that develops multimodal foundation models spanning text, audio, image, video, and music generation, with strong coding and agent capabilities and long-context processing.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Co-investorsK3 Ventures
Morlus (懋略科技) designs and manufactures lithium energy-storage cells, storage modules, and power battery packs, with mass-produced products rated up to 14,000 cycles.
CleantechEnergyHardware
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Neolix designs and manufactures autonomous driving vehicles for urban logistics and delivery, developing its core technology in-house including central domain control hardware and its own factory.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsBeijing, CN
PartnerMichael· solo GP
PartnerMichael· solo GP
PartnerMichael· solo GP
PingCAP develops TiDB, a cloud-native distributed SQL database built for scalability, strong consistency, and high availability.
Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Ed Huang(Founder)in
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Co-investorsChina Growth CapitalCoatue ManagementMorningside Venture Capital LimitedAccess Technology VenturesGGV CapitalJeneration Capital
Qifu Technology applies intelligent/AI technology to the credit and lending value chain, providing financial technology services.
AI & Machine LearningFintechShanghai, CN
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Realman Robotics builds teleoperation workstations, cloud-based scheduling systems, and robot terminals connected in a unified network for real-time remote operation and multi-device management.
AI & Machine LearningHardwareRobotics
PartnerMichael· solo GP
PartnerMichael· solo GP
PartnerMichael· solo GP
PartnerMichael· solo GP
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Shanghai, CN
Bill Deng(Founder)Guobiao Deng(Founder)
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Co-investors01vcTitanium Ventures
Commercial aerospace company specializing in reusable rocket technology, founded by Tang Wen.
PartnerMichael· solo GP
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Zhichi provides an integrated contact center and customer service platform combining text and voice, human and AI agents, and software with BPO operations, with integrations to large language models such as OpenAI, DeepSeek, Claude, and Amazon Bedrock.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Unified world model research and development company founded by Wang Qian.
PartnerMichael· solo GP
PartnerMichael· solo GP
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesMiniMax · finance.biggo.com · Aug 7, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Yunqi Partners made?
- Yunqi Partners has 7 tracked investments.
- What stage does Yunqi Partners invest at?
- Yunqi Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Yunqi Partners's typical check size?
- Yunqi Partners typically writes checks of $2.1M – $60M.
- What sectors does Yunqi Partners focus on?
- Yunqi Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Energy, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
- Where is Yunqi Partners located?
- Yunqi Partners is headquartered in Shanghai, CN.
- Does Yunqi Partners lead rounds?
- Yunqi Partners typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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