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Vertex Ventures China

Venture capital · Beijing, China · Asia Pacific

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Vertex Ventures China is the China fund team of Vertex Ventures, a venture capital firm backed by Singapore's Temasek Holdings. It began early-stage investing in China in 2009 and manages both USD and RMB funds, with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Singapore.

Invests inIndustrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning

In its own wordsroboticsartificial intelligencesemiconductorsadvanced manufacturingbiotechcarbon neutrality

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8portfolio companies
3funding rounds on record1 led
3rounds, last 12 months
Seedmost frequent entry

Vertex Ventures China lists 8 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 3 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 33% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Industrial & Manufacturing (31%), AI & Machine Learning (23%) and Education (8%). 75% of its companies are based in China. It invests most often alongside ZhenFund, BlueRun Ventures and CTC Capital.

Counts come from funding rounds that name Vertex Ventures China, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.

Entry stage

share of companies by the stage of its first round
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Share of companies by the stage of the firm's first round
Value
Pre-seed0%
Seed33%
Series A33%
Series B33%
Growth0%

Activity by year

rounds it joined, last 10 years
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Funding rounds per year
TotalRounds it led
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Investor profile

percentile among all firms
Portfolio size: 8 companiesRecent activity: 3 rounds in 12 monthsEarly stage: 33% of entries at pre-seed or seedEvidence: 0% of companies confirmed by a roundSector focus: 31% in its largest sectorReach: 3 countriesPortfolio size15th pctRecent activity76th pctEarly stage64th pctEvidence52th pctSector focus54th pctReach58th pct
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Vertex Ventures China compared with all firms
MeasurePercentile of all firmsValue
Portfolio size15th8 companies
Recent activity76th3 rounds in 12 months
Early stage64th33% of entries at pre-seed or seed
Evidence52th0% of companies confirmed by a round
Sector focus54th31% in its largest sector
Reach58th3 countries

Investment themes

share of its checked companies

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Investment themes
This firmAll checked companies
Industrial & Manufacturing31%7%
AI & Machine Learning23%18%
Education8%7%
Media & Entertainment8%4%
Robotics & Hardware8%1%
Consumer8%3%
Healthcare & Biotech8%15%
Cybersecurity8%4%

Invests most often with

firms sharing its portfolio companies
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Co-investors
Share
ZhenFund2
BlueRun Ventures1
CTC Capital1
Capital Today1
Eastern Epic Capitals1
GSR Ventures1
HSG1
LG Technology Ventures1

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Its portfolio companies

where they are based, and what their own sites show

Headquarters

Site status

  • Site answers8100%
  • No longer answers00%
  • Points to another company00%
  • 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.

Compare Vertex Ventures China head to head

portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both back

Three or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.

Recent portfolio activity

when companies last raised with Vertex Ventures China
DateCompanyStage
1 Sept 2026NestWorksnestworks.aiSeed
13 Jul 2026SeaArt AIseaart.aiSeries B Led

Round details for Vertex Ventures China

Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Vertex Ventures China's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.

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Portfolio

8 companies checked against their own sites
CompanyWhat it doesThemesFirst round with itEvidence
Harbour BioMedharbourbiomed.cn · ChinaHarbour BioMed is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative drugs for immune diseases, cancer, and other fields.
Healthcare & Biotech
Portfolio page
Horizon Roboticshorizon.auto · ChinaHorizon Robotics develops and provides intelligent driving solutions and products, including chips and systems for autonomous vehicles.
AI & Machine LearningRobotics & Hardware
Portfolio page
NestWorksnestworks.ai · United StatesNestWorks develops and sells CNC machines and related software and accessories
Industrial & Manufacturing
Sept 2026SeedFunding round
SeaArt AIseaart.ai · ChinaThe company provides an all-in-one AI creation platform and community for creating images, videos, and characters
AI & Machine LearningMedia & Entertainment
Jul 2026Series BFunding round
SemiDrivesemidrive.com · ChinaSemiDrive designs and manufactures automotive-grade chips and other semiconductor products
Industrial & Manufacturing
Portfolio page
SES.aises.ai · USASES AI develops and manufactures advanced Li-Metal batteries for electric transportation and other applications
EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing
Portfolio page
Yunyingguviewtrixtech.com · ChinaThe company designs and manufactures display driver chips, including AMOLED and Micro OLED chips, for applications such as smartphones and virtual reality displays.
ConsumerIndustrial & Manufacturing
Portfolio page
Lightelligencexztech.ai · ChinaThe company develops and provides light-electric hybrid computing solutions
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity
Portfolio page

About this data

site last read 5 Nov 2026
The homepage of Vertex Ventures China, as last read
vertexventures.cn as VCinfo last read it
Site
vertexventures.cn
Last read
5 Nov 2026
Watching since
5 Nov 2026
Rounds since
13 Jul 2026
Companies checked
8

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