Morningside Group is a venture capital firm founded in 1986, originally established as a family office for the Chan family, and is based in the greater Boston area. The firm makes venture investments in companies with novel science and technology, pursuing a long-term, patient approach to company-building and emphasizing ethical practices. Its investment focus spans life sciences, digital health, artificial intelligence, materials science, and information technology. In addition to its investment activities, Morningside supports charitable initiatives in education, research, and healthcare, with partnerships including the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, UMass Chan Medical School, and the MIT Morningside Academy for Design.
MindWorks Ventures is a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm founded in 2014 that invests in technology companies across Asia, including internet, enterprise, and consumer sectors, with a focus on early- and expansion-stage opportunities. The firm pursues startups across Southeast Asia and Greater China and supports entrepreneurs aiming to build transformative businesses in Asia's high-growth tech scene. MindWorks Ventures operates from Hong Kong, with additional offices in China, London, and Grand Cayman.
Gobi Partners is a Pan-Asian venture capital firm founded in 2002 and headquartered in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. It backs entrepreneurs from early to growth stages and focuses on emerging and underserved markets across Asia, with a portfolio spanning software, TMT and related sectors. The firm manages assets over US$1.5 billion and operates from more than 15 locations including Bangkok, Beijing, Guangzhou, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, Lahore, Manila, Riyadh, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Singapore and Surabaya. Since inception it has raised multiple funds, invested in over 350 startups and nurtured 10 unicorns, reflecting a wide footprint across the region. Gobi Partners is a participant of the United Nations Global Compact, committing to principles on human rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption to drive sustainable value for its portfolio companies.
Betatron is a venture capital firm and accelerator based in Hong Kong, established in 2016. It focuses on early-stage technology startups with a geographic emphasis on Asia, particularly Hong Kong and Singapore. The firm typically invests up to around US$0.5 million in selected startups and supports roughly 15–20 companies annually through its accelerator program and subsequent funding rounds. Betatron targets sectors such as B2B software, financial technology, healthcare, information technology, e-commerce, SaaS, big data, and other tech-enabled industries in the Asian market.
IDG Capital is a venture capital and private equity investment firm focused on funding technology companies across early to growth stages. It blends global perspective with deep local expertise in China and Asia, mobilizing international resources to support inbound and outbound opportunities. Headquartered in Hong Kong and established in 1993, the firm has built one of the first institutional investment platforms in China and maintains relationships with influential business leaders. It works with private equity and venture capital fund managers, investment advisors, and entities worldwide, managing funds in USD and RMB and backing portfolio companies with a long-term value approach, particularly in software, information technology, and related sectors.
WI Harper Group is a cross-border venture capital firm with offices in Beijing, Taipei, and San Francisco. Founded in 1993, it focuses on early and early expansion investments across the United States, Greater China, and the Asia Pacific, with a history of backing technology, healthcare, clean technology, and related sectors. The firm pursues a global-local approach, providing financing, strategic guidance, and partnerships to help startups through early growth toward exits such as IPOs or acquisitions.
SOSV is a global venture capital firm founded in 1995 and headquartered in New Jersey. The firm focuses on seed-to-growth investments in deep tech sectors, including biotech and life sciences, hardware and robotics, and cross-border software with emphasis on markets in Asia. It supports startups from early stages with investment capital as well as resources such as laboratories, collaborative spaces, and expert mentorship to accelerate product development and market traction. SOSV operates purpose-built programs to help portfolio companies raise follow-on funding, scale operations, and reach customers, often through structured matchmaking and access to a global network of investors. With a broad portfolio spanning hundreds of companies worldwide, SOSV aims to foster innovation, build vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystems, and contribute to sustainable technological advancement.
Brinc is a Hong Kong-based venture accelerator and network that operates 15 multidisciplinary accelerator programs across seven countries, focused on blockchain, AI, connected hardware, robotics, climate tech, clean energy, food technology, IoT, and related areas. It partners with corporations, governments, universities, and early-stage funds to run scalable programs, source new technologies, and explore distributed innovation strategies, including Web3-enabled ventures. The company collaborates with multinational customers and institutions to provide hands-on acceleration and venture-building opportunities, and it supports follow-on investment through its ecosystem. Brinc's training arm, Brinc AOA, offers fee-based programs for incubators, accelerators, and investment firms to raise program quality and build lasting relationships with startups. The business emphasizes practical, market-ready ventures and ecosystem development, positioning Brinc as a global facilitator of startup acceleration and corporate collaboration rather than a standalone fund.
Beyond Ventures is a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm focused on revitalizing Hong Kong's innovation ecosystem by connecting local venture capitalists and entrepreneurs to invest in new ideas and startups. The firm operates in the early-stage space and is described as being co-founded by Hony Capital, eGarden Ventures, and several Hong Kong entrepreneurs. Its aim is to mobilize capital to support startups in Hong Kong and help ideas scale by bringing together investors and founders.
AppWorks is a Taipei-based accelerator, incubator and venture capital firm that supports technology startups from seed to growth stages. It provides seed funding through its accelerator program, growth financing through its funds, and educational programming via AppWorks School to prepare engineers and entrepreneurs for the tech industry. The organization offers resources, mentorship, workshops and access to a broad investor network to help startups scale. Its focus covers sectors such as artificial intelligence, internet of things, web3 and blockchain, with activities and investments spanning Taiwan and Southeast Asia. AppWorks emphasizes hands-on support for early-stage companies, including training, mentorship, and access to capital, to help them reach product-market fit and scale regionally. The company operates an ecosystem that combines funding, education and operational support for startups.
Vertex Ventures is a global network of operator-investors that supports technology startups by pairing operating experience with access to capital, talent, partners and customers to help build globally scalable businesses. With activities across the United States, China, Israel, India and Southeast Asia, the firm provides hands-on support to portfolio companies, leveraging its ecosystem to help startups grow from early stages to global markets. The group emphasizes collaboration with founders and industry partners, active portfolio involvement, and a deep focus on software, data, security, healthcare and other technology sectors.
Jebsen Capital is the corporate venture capital arm of Jebsen and Company, based in Hong Kong. It pursues growth-stage investments across automotive, consumer products, beverages, logistics, manufacturing, distribution, and healthcare, with a preference for opportunities in Greater China. The organization leverages the Jebsen Group’s operational expertise in China and takes a long-term investment approach to support and integrate with the Group’s broader businesses and strategic initiatives.
Vectr Ventures is a global venture capital and venture studio firm headquartered in Hong Kong. It combines investment, company building and strategic planning to support ambitious founders, offering a holistic platform that encompasses portfolio mentorship, fundraising facilitation and advisory resources across multiple countries. The organization pursues early-stage opportunities, with a focus on fintech and technology sectors, and employs a network-driven approach to help portfolio companies scale in Asia and beyond.
Kenetic is a financial firm headquartered in Hong Kong that combines proprietary trading and venture capital activities in digital assets and blockchain companies. It uses developed technology to support quantitative trading strategies and offers digital asset-related structured products to counterparties.
Horizons Ventures is a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm that funds technology-driven startups across seed, early, and late stages. The firm backs companies developing artificial intelligence, fintech, healthcare technology, software as a service, digital services, and other scientific innovations, while providing strategic guidance to help founders scale operations. Its portfolio spans software platforms, consumer applications, and emerging technologies, and the firm emphasizes engagement with founders to shape business direction. Horizons Ventures evaluates market trends to guide its investments and supports portfolio companies with capital and strategic resources.
Wings Capital Ventures, established in 2022, is a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm focusing on early-stage investments from seed to Series A. The company concentrates its investments in the FinTech, AI, and SaaS sectors within the Asia region.
Radiant Tech Ventures is a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm focusing on technology and innovation. It invests in technology companies across Hong Kong, mainland China, Israel, North America, and Southeast Asia, leveraging a cross-regional network to help entrepreneurs scale. The team brings experience from multiple markets, enabling collaboration with founders to deploy and manage venture capital investments for professional investors. The firm operates under the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong to carry on Type 9 asset management activities and was established in 2014.
IMM Investment is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Seoul, South Korea, established in 1999. It operates as an asset manager focusing on mezzanine, venture capital, and infrastructure investments, with sectors including information technology, healthcare/biotech, and manufacturing. The firm targets midsize companies in South Korea and engages in mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring, cross-border investments, and co-investments, often taking an active management role. It also operates IMM Investment Hong Kong, which pursues venture capital, growth equity, infrastructure, and cross-border investment strategies.
SC Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Standard Chartered Bank, focused on fintech investment, venture building, and accelerating banking innovation. It aims to rewire the DNA of banking by developing an innovation culture, deepening capabilities, and experimenting with new business models through an open platform and a network of partnerships. It operates the eXellerator innovation lab network in Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, London, Nairobi, and San Francisco, and pursues late-stage fintech investments through venture capital activities. The organization emphasizes collaboration with external startups and internal teams to foster disruptive technology adoption within the Standard Chartered ecosystem.
Animoca Brands is a global developer, publisher, and platform provider in the Web3, metaverse, and blockchain gaming space. It leverages gamification and blockchain to create and publish mobile games and IP-based products, including titles tied to well-known brands, while enabling digital property rights through non-fungible and fungible tokens. The company operates a platform that allows intellectual property holders to issue assets, monetize rights, and grow fan communities within Web3 ecosystems. It also supports a venture arm that finances and mentors creators and early-stage projects in blockchain, gaming, and related technologies. With regional initiatives to advance Web3 strategies for Japanese IP holders, Animoca Brands pursues global expansion of digital ownership, transparency, and new business models across gaming and branded content.
Lever VC is an impact investment firm focused on the future of food and agriculture, backing early-stage companies that advance sustainable and technologically driven food production. The firm concentrates on alternative protein, including plant-based and cell-based meat, egg, and dairy, and also invests in related food, health, sustainability, and agriculture sectors. Based in New York, Lever VC maintains a global footprint with offices in Hong Kong and the United States and staff across Europe and Israel. Led by managing partners with deep experience in the alternative protein space, the firm seeks opportunities to connect with entrepreneurs developing innovative solutions that can disrupt traditional food systems.
NEOPLY is a Seoul- and Seongnam-based accelerator and venture capital firm in South Korea that supports early-stage startups through seed investments, mentoring, networking, and office space, with follow-on funding in some cases. It has engaged in blockchain-focused initiatives, operating node services and crypto platforms, and collaborates with industry partners to provide technical expertise and access to ecosystems. The firm positions itself to accelerate startups across technology sectors, including blockchain, through hands-on guidance and infrastructure support.
Artesian is a global alternative investment firm founded in 2004 and headquartered in Sydney. It engages in equity and debt investments across the globe, including venture capital and impact-focused strategies, and has grown from credit relative-value management to seed and early-stage funding as well as later-stage growth investments, with offices in New York, London, Singapore, Shanghai, Melbourne and Sydney. The firm partners with accelerators, incubators, angel groups and university programs to back technology-driven startups and has launched China-focused venture funds, including a fund with a cornerstone investment from Hostplus, with plans for a Southeast Asia initiative. Its focus spans technology, climate, agrifood, health, artificial intelligence and robotics, education and gender equality, with an emphasis on transformational impact alongside financial returns and sustainable ecosystem development.
QBN Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in Hong Kong that invests in fintech, trade finance, digital assets and deep tech companies at Series A to Series B. It focuses on European fintech and deep tech firms with the ambition to scale in Asia, providing post-investment support through a strong regional business and investor network. Typical investments are USD 2-5 million, with flexibility for follow-on rounds or expansion into an Asian subsidiary.
Saltagen Ventures is a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Joseph Fung and based in Central. It makes seed and early-stage investments in science and technology startups, with emphasis on edtech, biomedical technology, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and media technology, and also backs biotechnology ventures across North America and Asia. The firm seeks companies with strong defensibility and patentable technology to support growth and operational efficiency.
Zeroth is an accelerator for early‑stage technology start-ups in Asia, focusing on artificial intelligence and frontier technologies such as edge computing, natural language processing, autonomous vehicles, agtech, human‑machine interfaces, and ethical computing. It provides a three-month programme and seed funding typically ranging from USD 20,000 to USD 120,000 in exchange for equity, supporting founders to advance product development and go-to-market strategy. Established in 2017 by Tak Lo, Zeroth is headquartered in Hong Kong.
Sagamore Investments is a China-focused investment firm operating as a fund of funds and private equity firm. Founded in 2002, it has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, and Hong Kong. The firm pursues direct investments and fund investments across venture capital, growth capital, and late-stage private equity, with a primary focus on China. In direct investments it targets businesses that align with China's consumption upgrade, including fintech, healthcare, artificial intelligence, and education, and it generally seeks majority stakes. In fund investments, it allocates capital to venture capital, growth capital, and late-stage private equity funds, leveraging exposure to high-growth sectors such as life sciences and fintech.
The Mills Fabrica is a Hong Kong based platform that combines incubation, investment and flexible workspace to accelerate techstyle and agrifood technology innovations with sustainability and social impact. Established in 2018, it operates cross-border programs, including a 12-month incubation in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, connecting startups to a global network of partners in materials and supply chains, wearables, services and new retail experiences. It also runs an investment fund that backs early to growth-stage startups worldwide and provides mentorship, advisory support and access to co-working spaces, prototyping labs and events. The Mills Fabrica has supported more than 25 incubatees across Asia, Europe and the Americas, and its portfolio has an estimated valuation exceeding $1 billion. The organization emphasizes circular innovation, biomaterials and sustainable agriculture, aiming to foster collaboration and drive sustainable development and social impact.
Decent Capital is a global investment firm that provides early-stage funding and hands-on support to technology and consumer startups. Founded in 2007, it maintains a cross-border presence with offices in Singapore, Hong Kong, mainland China, and the United States, including locations such as Atherton, Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai and Tokyo. The firm typically invests from seed to Series A across sectors that include SaaS, consumer internet, games, mobile internet, e-commerce, social networks and high-tech. In addition to capital, Decent Capital delivers value-added services—commercial, technology, product, marketing and legal support—to portfolio companies to strengthen operations, products and fundraising efforts. It pursues a broad, global portfolio and emphasizes ongoing involvement throughout growth stages, helping companies navigate scale, supply chains and market expansion.
Ironfire Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that funds seed- to Series B startups across technology sectors such as AI/ML, enterprise software, mobile and SaaS, marketplaces, hardware, consumer durables, apparel and lifestyle. The firm operates as a cross-border investor with offices in Beijing and Hong Kong and offers in-house design and research services to its portfolio companies.
KK Fund is a Singapore-based venture capital firm that backs early-stage internet and mobile technology startups across Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea. Founded in 2015, the firm focuses on seed and early-stage investments in sectors including blockchain, Internet of Things, fintech, edtech, healthcare tech, entertainment tech, mobility, HR tech, proptech, and other technology-enabled businesses. KK Fund collaborates with accelerators, government programs, and industry events to provide funding, mentorship, and networking opportunities to portfolio companies, aiming to accelerate regional tech innovation and startup growth.
NewMargin Ventures is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Shanghai, China, founded in 1999, with offices in Beijing, Shenzhen, Chengdu, Urumqi and Hong Kong. It provides early-stage and growth capital across sectors including technology, healthcare, consumer goods, environmental protection, new materials, information technology, fintech, and medical equipment, with a focus on opportunities in China and the broader Asian market. The firm also pursues mergers and acquisitions investments and seeks exits primarily through acquisitions, aiming to support entrepreneurs in building future multinational companies in China.
Mandra Capital is a Hong Kong based venture capital and investment holding company that targets early-stage and growth opportunities in internet, information technology, materials, life sciences and pharmaceuticals, and other technology sectors. The firm backs startups and growth companies developing innovative digital, biotech and material solutions, providing strategic capital to support scalable businesses and accelerate product development and market reach.
DST Global is an investment firm that backs late-stage internet and technology companies, focusing on private markets and growth opportunities. It deploys capital through venture and private equity investments in established digital businesses, engages with founders and management to support development ahead of liquidity events, and performs due diligence to structure investments for institutional investors. The firm operates globally, funding opportunities across software, information technology, mobile, internet of things, e-commerce, and other internet economy sectors, and manages capital on behalf of institutional clients rather than retail investors. It maintains offices in Silicon Valley, New York, London, Beijing, and Hong Kong, and has a registered presence in the Cayman Islands.
China Everbright is an asset management and financial services firm headquartered in Hong Kong and established in 1997. It pursues a macro asset management approach with a focus on cross-border asset management and investment activities. The firm manages private equity, venture capital, sector-focused funds, mezzanine funds, hedge funds, and principal investments, operating through an international platform to offer overseas investors access to growth opportunities in Mainland China while sourcing opportunities abroad. As part of China Everbright Group, it benefits from substantial financial strength and the Group's networks in the Chinese financial industry, enabling diversified services for clients in Mainland China and beyond. The firm emphasizes making wealth simpler through integrated asset management and investment capabilities across real estate, technology, and other sectors.
Steamboat Ventures is a California-headquartered venture capital firm, founded in 2000, with offices in Shanghai and Hong Kong. It invests in early through growth-stage technology, media, and consumer sector companies, pursuing opportunities in the United States and China.
Empower Investment is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 and headquartered in Shanghai, China. It provides investment across multiple stages, including early-stage ventures, mid-stage growth, and public market securities. The firm maintains branch offices in Beijing, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Chengdu and has invested in more than 150 high-tech and high-growth companies across China, the United States, India, South Korea, Vietnam and Hong Kong. Its portfolio spans internet, artificial intelligence, big data, automation and robotics, financial technology, cultural creativity, advanced materials and healthcare. The team combines expertise in deep technologies and financial services, with members who have experience as serial entrepreneurs, and the firm emphasizes partnering with visionary entrepreneurs to build a bright future.
SAIF Partners is an Asian private equity investment firm that provides growth capital to companies across information technology, internet, mobile, consumer products and services, healthcare, cleantech, education, modern agriculture, financial services and manufacturing, founded in 2001; it manages over $4 billion and has completed more than 100 investments, with local teams in Hong Kong, China, and India, pursuing minority investments in growth-stage, later-stage and early-stage companies across the region.
AFG Partners is a venture capital firm based in Hong Kong that invests in FinTech companies across Asia, focusing on seed to Series B rounds for enterprise/B2B FinTechs. It supports portfolio companies that collaborate with incumbent financial institutions and other technology-enabled players, aiming to address critical needs in financial services. The firm leverages a network of Asian financial services expertise to accelerate growth of FinTechs in the region and facilitate expansion of global FinTechs into Asia.
Nova Founders Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 that concentrates on internet-based businesses and financial services, with a focus on fintech. It pursues investments across regions including Asia-Pacific, Latin America and Europe, and maintains a presence in Hong Kong and London.
Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm founded in 2000 and based in Menlo Park, California. It invests across the startup lifecycle, from seed to growth, in sectors including enterprise technology, consumer, fintech, health, and cleantech, with a focus on software, internet, mobile, and other technology-enabled businesses. The firm operates internationally with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, New Delhi, and Herzliya Pituach, enabling it to back entrepreneurs across the United States, Asia, and Israel.
Primitive Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, with a global footprint across Hong Kong, Singapore, New York, and San Francisco. It concentrates on blockchain, decentralized finance, infrastructure, and related Web3 technologies, backing founders building on-chain economies and interoperable platforms. The firm emphasizes patient, long-term capital and a founder-centric approach, investing across stages in selected portfolio companies and protocols worldwide. Its team comprises professionals from finance, technology, and economics who aim to advance decentralized finance and global on-chain ecosystems.
Entrepreneur First is a global accelerator that identifies individuals with technology ideas and supports them through the early stages of company formation. It helps participants explore ideas, form startup teams, validate products, and prepare to seek venture funding. The organization provides structured programs, mentorship, workshops and investor networking, and offers seed funding to selected teams. With a presence in major cities across Europe, Asia and North America, it runs cohorts in locations such as London, Singapore, Berlin, Paris, Bangalore and Hong Kong, focusing on proprietary technology and the development of technical founder talent into scalable startups.
5Y Capital is a China-based private equity and venture capital firm specializing in seed, start-up, early venture, and growth capital investments. It backs entrepreneurs across healthcare, life sciences, technology, fintech, internet, information services, consumer and business services, media, education, digital health, and medical devices, with a focus on China and Asia-Pacific markets. Founded in 2008 in Shanghai by Ken Shi and Richard Liu, the firm operates as part of the Morningside Group and maintains offices in Shanghai, Beijing and Hong Kong. Its investor base includes sovereign wealth funds, endowments, foundations, family offices and funds of funds. By supporting portfolio companies with capital and strategic guidance, it helps them scale and expand domestically and regionally.
LionRock Capital is a Hong Kong-based investment firm founded in 2011 by Daniel Kar Keung Tseung. It pursues growth-stage investments across consumer-centric sectors, including sports-related brands and products, food and beverage, healthcare and wellness, internet and e-commerce, as well as technology, media, telecommunications, consumer and professional services, and infrastructure services. The firm provides strategic, financial, and governance support to portfolio companies to help accelerate growth. Headquartered in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island.
Mount Parker Ventures is a Hong Kong-based venture capital firm that specializes in seed- and early-stage technology investments across Asia, supporting technology startups in their development and growth.
TransLink Capital is a California-based independent venture capital firm founded in 2007 that provides seed-to-expansion-stage investments in technology companies. It targets sectors including AgTech, Fintech, AI, IoT, digital health, enterprise software, mobility, and consumer technologies, with activity in the United States and Asia. The firm maintains offices in Palo Alto and across Asia, supporting portfolio companies through strategic guidance and connections to major Asian companies to enable cross-border growth and partnerships. TransLink Capital focuses on early- to later-stage opportunities and aims to help portfolio companies scale internationally, particularly between the United States and Asian markets.
SMO Capital is an Asia-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on blockchain startups. Founded in 2020 and based in Hong Kong, it provides capital and strategic support to pre-seed and seed blockchain ventures, helping convert innovative concepts into practical applications. The firm emphasizes proactive engagement through partnerships and offers services in strategy, resourcing, marketing, and funding to support startup growth in the blockchain ecosystem.
AsiaVest Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm focused on the Greater China region, investing in private companies across Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the United States. Founded in 1995 and based in Taipei, the firm actively supports portfolio companies beyond capital, helping them secure strategic partners, expand customer relationships, develop distribution channels, and shape corporate strategy and financing. Its investments span seed through buyouts and mezzanine, with emphasis on sectors such as semiconductor, information technology, wireless, software, manufacturing, and consumer industries, and it maintains a broad regional footprint.
Hua Capital is a China-based venture capital and private equity firm specializing in semiconductor investments, including buyouts, early-stage, growth, and mature-stage opportunities. The firm targets integrated circuits and related industries in China and provides portfolio companies with professional operation, management, and value-added services to support growth. The team comprises semiconductor entrepreneurs and industry veterans from China and abroad with extensive experience in entrepreneurship, management, and investing; the firm leverages its specialized industry knowledge and network to help portfolio companies scale and pursue leadership in the semiconductor sector.