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Fundraising

About Our Investor Network

About Our Private Investor Network

  • Our private investor network is domiciled exclusively throughout China and specialises in investing in technology companies globally with the potential to define new markets or cause industry wide disruption, at all funding rounds prior to IPO, including seed, series A and later rounds.

  • Technologies of particular interest include artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), deep learning and auto- and self-driving vehicles and their applications to an array of industries not limited to advanced manufacturing, medicine, healthcare, utilities, telecoms, infrastructure, power generation, banking and financial services.

Angel and Early Stage Rounds

  • Our private investor network generally seeks to invest post seed rounds, but when doing so, angel and early stage investments typically range in size from USD 500,000 to USD 2 million in exchange for 15-25% equity.

  • These funding rounds are designed to assist with research and development, proof-of-concept, testing, prototype and minimum viable product build and funding salaries of founding teams.

Series A and Subsequent Rounds

  • Our private investor network also seeks larger investments prior to IPO, at Series A and later rounds, in technology companies with strong management teams and high-quality products that have demonstrable traction in relevant key performance indicators (KPIs), such as users, views, customer acquisition and revenues (but not necessarily net profits at Series A).

  • Series A investments typically range in size from USD 2 million to USD 20 million and grow in subsequent rounds commensurate with the strength of the company's management team, financials, growth rates and other KPIs.

  • A lead investor is an important consideration at Series A rounds and beyond for both anchoring the round (attracting further investors) and for securing strategic investors with industry knowledge and contacts.

Fundraising Process

Connect with Strategic Chinese Investors through ChineSee Digital

  • Execution of your NDA

  • Provision of your initial / teaser business plan

  • Initial screening undertaken by ChineSee Digital to gauge relevance for our private investor network

  • Signing of our commercial terms and NDA

  • Provision of your final / full business plan with supporting information such as financial projections, for translation into Mandarin

  • Translation of your business plan and supplementary materials into Mandarin

  • Distribution of your mandarin language business plan to relevant investors from our private investor network

  • Introductions made between you and interested parties 

  • Bilateral meetings between you and interested parties

  • Bilateral negotiation of terms between you and interested parties

  • Termsheet and/or other appropriate documentation signed bilaterally between you and introduced investor(s), settlement of funds and funding round closed

Fudraising Process

Flagship and Unicorn Investments

Early stage investments made by our private investor network in businesses that have grown to become world renown or exceed USD 1 billion in valuation

Industry: Communications Technology

www: www.mi.com

Headquartered: China

Ownership: Private

Listed: -

Founded: 2010

Number of Our Investors Participated: 3

Funding Round: Series B

Year Invested: 2011

Aggregate Investment: USD 90 million

Xiaomi creates hardware, software and internet services. Its product range includes the Mi Note Pro, Mi Note, Mi 4, Redmi 2, Mi TV and the Mi Band. Xiaomi became the world's 4th most valuable technology start-up after receiving USD 1.1 billion funding from investors in 2014, valuing it at more than USD 46 billion.

Industry: Internet Media

www: www.baidu.com

Headquartered: China

Ownership: Public

Listed: Nasdaq

Founded: 2000

Number of Our Investors Participated: 1

Funding Round: Series B

Year Invested: 2000

Investment: USD 5-10 million

Baidu has become the 2nd largest search engine in the world, with a 76% share of China's search engine market. In 2007, Baidu became the first Chinese company to be included in the NASDAQ-100 index. In 2018, Baidu's market cap rose to USD 99 billion. 

Industry: E-Commerce Discretionary

www: http://corporate.jd.com/

Headquartered: China

Ownership: Public

Listed: Nasdaq

Founded: 2004

Number of Our Investors Participated: 1

Funding Round: Series C

Year Invested: 2011

Investment: USD 250-500 million

China's largest retailer, online or offline, and the world's third largest Internet company by revenue. With more than 300 million customers, JD.com works closely with domestic Chinese brands and top international brands to bring fresh food, apparel, home appliances, baby products and more to Chinese consumers.

Industry: E-Commerce Discretionary

www: VIP.com

Headquartered: China

Ownership: Public

Listed: NYSE

Founded: 2008

Number of Our Investors Participated: 2

Funding Round: Post IPO Minority Stake

Year Invested: 2017

Aggregate Investment: USD 863 million

VIP.com (NYSE: VIPS), was established in 2008. It pioneered the “Very Selective Brands, Incredible Price, Privileged Service” Flash Sales model, retailing categories including fashion apparel, shoes & bags, cosmetics, mother & kids, home goods, foods and more. 

Industry: AI & Educational Technology

www: http://ir.laix.com

Headquartered: China

Ownership: Public

Listed: NYSE

Founded: 2012

Number of Our Investors Participated: 3

Funding Round: Series C

Year Invested: 2017

Aggregate Investment: USD 25-50 million

Founded in 2012, Liulishuo (LAIX, Inc.) is the world's leading "A.I. + Education"​ company. The Company has developed the world's first “A.I. English Teacher” based on deep learning, providing a personalised and adaptive learning path for all users. 

Industry: E-Commerce Discretionary

www: https://about.meituan.com/en.html

Headquartered: China

Ownership: Public

Listed: Hong Kong

Founded: 2010

Number of Our Investors Participated: 8

Funding Round: Series A, B, C, E, Venture

Years Invested: 2006-17

Aggregate Investment: USD 1 billion+

Meituan-Dianping is the world's largest online and on-demand delivery platform. It has over 180 million monthly active users, 600 million registered users and reached up to 10 million daily orders and deliveries by 2017. 

Industry: Internet, Mobile Apps, Artificial Intelligence

www: bytedance.com

Headquartered: China

Ownership: Private

Listed: -

Founded: 2012

Number of Our Investors Participated: 1

Funding Round: Series D

Year Invested: 2014

Investment: Undisclosed

With a valuation of USD 75 billion, ByteDance enables users to discover a world of creative content platforms powered by world-class AI technology. The company informs, entertains and inspires people across borders, cultures, and languages.

Industry: Blockchain

www: www.bhex.com

Headquartered: Singapore

Ownership: Private

Listed: -

Founded: 2018

Number of Our Investors Participated: 3

Funding Round: Angel

Year Invested: 2018

Aggregate Investment: Undisclosed

Blue Helix ("Bhex") is a new generation of innovative crypto asset financial services provider, dedicated to provide financial-grade crypto asset trading and asset management services to worldwide users through independently developed decentralized Bluehelix asset custody and clearing Blockchain technology.

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Recent Investments

Recent investments made by our private investor network

Industry: Data Center Automation, Network Security, Software

www: www.yunshan.net

Headquartered: China

Ownership: Private

Founded: 2011

Number of Our Investors Participated: 1

Funding Round: Series B

Year Invested: 2018

Investment Size: USD 11m

Yunshan Networks was established in December 2011. The company focuses on software-defined network (SDN) technology and cloud computing services.

Industry: Automotive

www: www.niu.com

Headquartered: China

Ownership: Public

Listed: Nasdaq

Founded: 2014

Number of Our Investors Participated: 2

Funding Round: Series B

Year Invested: 2018

Aggregate Investment: USD 15-20 million

NIU is a team of technologists, industrial designers, engineers and creatives that have come together to change the way urbanites explore their city. The company has redefined what customers can expect out of the world's #1 smart scooter; powered by a BOSCH Motor and Panasonic Lithium-ion battery. 

Rokae Beijing Technology Co.

Industry: Industrial Robotics

Headquartered: China

Ownership: Private

Founded: 2014

Number of Our Investors Participated: 1

Funding Round: Series B

Year Invested: 2018

Investment Size: USD 20-25 million

Rokae supplies industrial robot control systems and a six-axis industrial robot, which features the firm's self-developed Titanite control system. The firm's clients include world renown companies, such as BBK Electronics Corp, Valeo SA, Kyocera Corp [TYO:6971; NYSE:KYO] and Robert Bosch GmbH.

Xianta Bio

Industry: Biotechnology

Headquartered: China

Ownership: Private

Founded: 2015

Number of Our Investors Participated: 1

Funding Round: Series C

Year Invested: 2018

Investment Size: Undisclosed

Established in 2015, Xianta Bio is a research, development and innovative enterprise specializing in the research, development, production and supply of New Molecular In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) instruments and accessory modules.

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