ZhenFund is a seed fund and venture capital firm established in 2011 by New Oriental co-founders Bob Xiaoping Xu and Victor Qiang Wang, in collaboration with Sequoia Capital China. Based in Beijing, with additional offices in Shenzhen, Shanghai, and Silicon Valley, ZhenFund focuses on investing in innovative startups across various sectors including e-commerce, education, artificial intelligence, fintech, and healthcare. With a portfolio that includes over 800 companies and more than 30 unicorns, ZhenFund emphasizes the importance of exceptional founding teams in building successful businesses. The firm provides entrepreneurs with comprehensive support through mentorship, biannual demo days for networking with top Chinese venture capitalists, and various consulting services. ZhenFund has received recognition as the leading early-stage investment firm for six consecutive years, highlighting its influence and effectiveness in the startup ecosystem.
China World Trade Center (Guomao), No. 1 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100004, China
Yusen Dai
Managing Partner
Anna Fang
Partner and CEO
Grace Gu
Principal and Head of Eastern China
Yuan Liu
Partner
Tianyi Qin
Principal
Yuguang Sun
Investment Associate
Lulu Sun
VP
Debbie Wang
VP
Terry Wang
Venture Partner
Fangzhou Yao
Managing Director
Li Yi
Investment Associate
Emma Yin
Partner
Meng Yuan
Investment Associate
Jack Zheng
Managing Partner
Past deals in Children
61Draw.com
Series B in 2020
Art Class is a children's classroom teaching service provider. The teaching and research team draws on the cutting-edge education concept of the front and the back at home and abroad, and conducts field research in 32 first-tier cities, combined with the test results of hundreds of real-life experiences of the family, to develop a child-friendly nature. Course outline and teaching methods. For the families of children aged 5~12 years old, we provide one-on-one after-school tutoring services for the four major artists in the country. Currently, Lala is mainly using a third-party platform for online instruction, choosing a fixed class and a fixed teacher, because continuity and stability are very important for students to learn skills and aesthetics. However, based on the actual needs of art teaching, painting will also develop its own live teaching system.
jiaojiaoyuedu
Series B in 2020
Jiaojiaoyuedu platform provides users with lectures from trained teachers, short animated videos, and e-picture books, enabling children. They support paper books because they enrich children's knowledge, cultivate children's abilities, and improve children. Jiaojiaoyuedu stimulates children's interest, allows them to actively explore, and helps them acquire reading, logic, creation, and other skills while understanding and exploring the world through a scientific age classification system, professional and interesting digital content, and immersive animation interaction. A comprehensive set of abilities.
ahaschool
Series A in 2019
Video general education course platform for children, focusing on affordable and high-quality courses.
61Draw.com
Series B in 2019
Art Class is a children's classroom teaching service provider. The teaching and research team draws on the cutting-edge education concept of the front and the back at home and abroad, and conducts field research in 32 first-tier cities, combined with the test results of hundreds of real-life experiences of the family, to develop a child-friendly nature. Course outline and teaching methods. For the families of children aged 5~12 years old, we provide one-on-one after-school tutoring services for the four major artists in the country. Currently, Lala is mainly using a third-party platform for online instruction, choosing a fixed class and a fixed teacher, because continuity and stability are very important for students to learn skills and aesthetics. However, based on the actual needs of art teaching, painting will also develop its own live teaching system.
ahaschool
Series A in 2019
Video general education course platform for children, focusing on affordable and high-quality courses.
COLORING FUTURE
Angel Round in 2018
COLORING FUTURE is an international children's aesthetic education institute.
Boniaohuiben
Seed Round in 2018
Boniaohuiben is a book-sharing and leasing platform engaged in the leasing business of children's picture books and toys. Boniaohuiben is dedicated to improving children's education and focuses on the sharing economy in the field of children and improves children's lives, promoting the concept of parent-child reading.
ahaschool
Series A in 2018
Video general education course platform for children, focusing on affordable and high-quality courses.
61Draw.com
Series A in 2018
Art Class is a children's classroom teaching service provider. The teaching and research team draws on the cutting-edge education concept of the front and the back at home and abroad, and conducts field research in 32 first-tier cities, combined with the test results of hundreds of real-life experiences of the family, to develop a child-friendly nature. Course outline and teaching methods. For the families of children aged 5~12 years old, we provide one-on-one after-school tutoring services for the four major artists in the country. Currently, Lala is mainly using a third-party platform for online instruction, choosing a fixed class and a fixed teacher, because continuity and stability are very important for students to learn skills and aesthetics. However, based on the actual needs of art teaching, painting will also develop its own live teaching system.
Magic Ears
Series A in 2018
Magic Ears is an online teaching platform that offers English language classes specifically designed for children aged 5 to 12 in China. The company employs qualified native English-speaking teachers from America and Europe, utilizing innovative technology to deliver a natural and efficient learning experience. Through live video instruction and the use of authoritative textbooks, Magic Ears enables children to learn English in an engaging and pleasant environment, allowing teachers to focus solely on teaching.
ahaschool
Seed Round in 2018
Video general education course platform for children, focusing on affordable and high-quality courses.
Koala Reading
Series A in 2017
Koala Reading is a children's reading app platform developed by Xiangyue Education Technology, specifically designed for K-12 students. The platform features a unique quantified Chinese graded reading standard known as the ER Framework, which assesses the reading difficulty of various Chinese texts. This allows the app to tailor reading materials to match individual students' reading abilities, providing personalized content that enhances language learning. Additionally, Koala Reading assists schools in establishing digital libraries and links student reading level assessments to their offline reading activities, promoting a more integrated approach to literacy development.
Koala Reading
Series A in 2017
Koala Reading is a children's reading app platform developed by Xiangyue Education Technology, specifically designed for K-12 students. The platform features a unique quantified Chinese graded reading standard known as the ER Framework, which assesses the reading difficulty of various Chinese texts. This allows the app to tailor reading materials to match individual students' reading abilities, providing personalized content that enhances language learning. Additionally, Koala Reading assists schools in establishing digital libraries and links student reading level assessments to their offline reading activities, promoting a more integrated approach to literacy development.
Magic Ears
Seed Round in 2017
Magic Ears is an online teaching platform that offers English language classes specifically designed for children aged 5 to 12 in China. The company employs qualified native English-speaking teachers from America and Europe, utilizing innovative technology to deliver a natural and efficient learning experience. Through live video instruction and the use of authoritative textbooks, Magic Ears enables children to learn English in an engaging and pleasant environment, allowing teachers to focus solely on teaching.
61Draw.com
Seed Round in 2017
Art Class is a children's classroom teaching service provider. The teaching and research team draws on the cutting-edge education concept of the front and the back at home and abroad, and conducts field research in 32 first-tier cities, combined with the test results of hundreds of real-life experiences of the family, to develop a child-friendly nature. Course outline and teaching methods. For the families of children aged 5~12 years old, we provide one-on-one after-school tutoring services for the four major artists in the country. Currently, Lala is mainly using a third-party platform for online instruction, choosing a fixed class and a fixed teacher, because continuity and stability are very important for students to learn skills and aesthetics. However, based on the actual needs of art teaching, painting will also develop its own live teaching system.
Captain Science
Series B in 2017
Captain Science is a science education retail platform dedicated to providing science-focused educational content for children, particularly those aged 3 to 12 years. The company offers a range of online and offline educational materials designed to promote science learning across various topics, including astronomy, geography, biology, oceanography, and planets. By engaging children in these subjects, Captain Science aims to broaden their scientific knowledge and foster a lasting interest in science.
Koala Reading
Seed Round in 2016
Koala Reading is a children's reading app platform developed by Xiangyue Education Technology, specifically designed for K-12 students. The platform features a unique quantified Chinese graded reading standard known as the ER Framework, which assesses the reading difficulty of various Chinese texts. This allows the app to tailor reading materials to match individual students' reading abilities, providing personalized content that enhances language learning. Additionally, Koala Reading assists schools in establishing digital libraries and links student reading level assessments to their offline reading activities, promoting a more integrated approach to literacy development.
VIPKid
Series C in 2016
VIPKid is an education technology company that facilitates real-time online English immersion learning for children, primarily in China. Founded in 2013 and launched in 2014, VIPKid connects over 500,000 paying students with more than 60,000 teachers from the United States and Canada. The platform aims to provide an American elementary school experience, allowing Chinese students, especially those in remote areas, to learn English and gain a broader understanding of the world from their homes. VIPKid emphasizes personalized learning to cater to the unique needs of each student, fostering curiosity and cultural exchange. The company has established itself as a market leader in online education in China, attracting significant investments from notable venture capital firms.
VIPKid
Venture Round in 2016
VIPKid is an education technology company that facilitates real-time online English immersion learning for children, primarily in China. Founded in 2013 and launched in 2014, VIPKid connects over 500,000 paying students with more than 60,000 teachers from the United States and Canada. The platform aims to provide an American elementary school experience, allowing Chinese students, especially those in remote areas, to learn English and gain a broader understanding of the world from their homes. VIPKid emphasizes personalized learning to cater to the unique needs of each student, fostering curiosity and cultural exchange. The company has established itself as a market leader in online education in China, attracting significant investments from notable venture capital firms.
Captain Science
Angel Round in 2015
Captain Science is a science education retail platform dedicated to providing science-focused educational content for children, particularly those aged 3 to 12 years. The company offers a range of online and offline educational materials designed to promote science learning across various topics, including astronomy, geography, biology, oceanography, and planets. By engaging children in these subjects, Captain Science aims to broaden their scientific knowledge and foster a lasting interest in science.
Knoala
Seed Round in 2014
Knoala is an intelligent resource connecting parents to the right information, products, and services, at the right time. We began with play offering thousands of activities, videos, story ideas for parents to enjoy with infants to preschoolers. Since launching in October 2013, Knoala has been featured on TechCrunch, TimeTech, The Guardian, and many top parenting blogs around the world.
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