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Linear Capital
Venture capital · Shanghai, China · Asia Pacific
Linear Capital is a frontier technology venture fund founded in 2014 that manages ten funds with over $2 billion in assets under management. It invests in early-stage technology startups and has backed more than 170 companies.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordsartificial intelligencefrontier techembodied intelligenceai infrastructureenergybiotech
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Or find every investor that fitsLinear Capital lists 41 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 10 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 63% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (31%), Industrial & Manufacturing (14%) and Robotics & Hardware (12%). 73% of its companies are based in China. It invests most often alongside 5Y Capital, Eminence Ventures and Granite Asia.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Linear Capital, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Linear Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 8 companies; its own site lists 41. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 63% |
| Series A | 25% |
| Series B | 13% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 2 | 0 |
| '26 | 8 | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 80th | 44 companies |
| Recent activity | 93th | 8 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 76th | 63% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 55th | 2% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 55th | 31% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 78th | 5 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 31% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 14% | 7% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 12% | 1% |
| Enterprise Software | 10% | 8% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 8% | 15% |
| Consumer | 5% | 3% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 4% | 6% |
| Cybersecurity | 4% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companies
Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund
1Show as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| 5Y Capital | 2 |
| Eminence Ventures | 2 |
| Granite Asia | 2 |
| HSG | 2 |
| PKSHA Algorithm Fund | 2 |
| Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund | 1 |
| Aramco Ventures | 1 |
| BAI Capital | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers3893%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company37%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Linear Capital head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backvs Amazon Industrial Innovation Fund1 shared company→Three or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Linear Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sept 2026 | Series C+ | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Seed | |
| 16 Mar 2026 | Series B | |
| 13 Nov 2025 | Seed | |
| 6 Nov 2025 | Seed |
Round details for Linear Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Linear Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
41 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A4x develops and provides AIoT platform, embedded software, and app development solutions for IoT devices, including smart cameras and voice devices. | AI & Machine LearningIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and manufactures various types of robots, including industrial robots, service robots, and robotic arms, for applications in industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, and education. | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides an online 3D packaging design tool | E-commerce & MarketplacesEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Boea Wisdom is a technology provider that combines engineering simulation technology with clinical medicine | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Femometer makes a smart ring for women to track their health, including cycle and temperature tracking, sleep, and heart signals. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Bot Auto develops autonomous truck technology for freight transportation | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| BTRY develops and produces solid-state batteries for various applications, including IoT, MedTech, and consumer electronics. | ConsumerHealthcare & Biotech | Nov 2025Seed | Funding round | |
| Cobo is a leading digital asset infrastructure company building secure financial rails for both humans and AI agents. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| CoreControl provides automation services and software for production line simulation and control | Robotics & HardwareIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company focuses on multimodal data processing. | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| D-Robotics provides robotics development infrastructure, including hardware and software for edge AI and robotics applications. | Robotics & HardwareAI & Machine Learning | Mar 2026Series B · 2 rounds | Page + round | |
| DataBlau provides a platform for data modeling, data intelligence, and AI governance | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Dealism is an AI Customer Agent built for sales conversations across Instagram, WhatsApp, and Live Chat. | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Nov 2025Seed | Funding round | |
| The company develops and provides no-coding AI application development tools. | AI & Machine LearningSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides various products, including wearables and other devices. | ConsumerHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Horizon Robotics develops and provides intelligent driving solutions and products, including chips and systems for autonomous vehicles. | AI & Machine LearningRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides automated warehouse and logistics solutions, including robotic systems and software for industries such as manufacturing and distribution. | Industrial & ManufacturingRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops and produces microreactors and provides continuous flow process development services | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
EducationConsumer | Portfolio page | |||
| Ludens AI develops and sells AI companion robots | Robotics & Hardware | Apr 2026Seed | Funding round |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- linear.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 6 Nov 2025
- Companies checked
- 41
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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