# Chengwei Capital: portfolio, investments and team > Chengwei Capital is a vc firm based in China. 26 investments on record, latest Oct 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/chengwei-capital (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) China · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Chengwei Capital Last cheque observed Oct 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet New fund $453M, Mar 2021 VC firm Seed Series A Series B Renewables Climate Waste Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 26 on record Since the last cheque **2556** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$45M** Rounds led **0 of 26** Sole investor **2 rounds** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Mostly in **China, 62%** Pitch Chengwei Capital ## Chengwei Capital highlights - 01 26 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series A: 50% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $14M - 04 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2021-03 From their own website - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Renewables Climate Waste - **Based in:** Shanghai, China - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **26 appearances** - **2019** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[Sensely](https://millionrounds.com/company/sensely)** US · FinSMEs **$15M** With 12 others - **Jun** **[SiFive](https://millionrounds.com/company/sifive)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$65M** With 5 others - **Apr** **[Sila Nanotechnologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/sila-nanotechnologies)** Series E · US · FinSMEs **$170M** With 6 others - **2018** 2 rounds - **Aug** **[Baibu](https://millionrounds.com/company/baibu)** Series C · CN · China Money Network **$30M** With 3 others - **Aug** **[Tot Biopharm](https://millionrounds.com/company/tot-biopharm)** Series B · CN · FinSMEs **$102M** With 4 others - **2017** 1 round - **Oct** **[Huishoubao](https://millionrounds.com/company/huishoubao)** Series B · CN · China Money Network **$45M** With 3 others - **2016** 1 round - **Jul** **[DotC United](https://millionrounds.com/company/dotc-united)** Series A · CN · FinSMEs **$45M** With 1 other - **2015** 1 round - **Jan** **[APUS Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/apus-group)** Series B · CN **$100M** With 4 others - **2014** 3 rounds - **Sept** **[XAircraft](https://millionrounds.com/company/xaircraft)** Series A · CN **$20M** Sole investor - **Jun** **[Light Chaser Animation](https://millionrounds.com/company/light-chaser-animation)** Series B · CN **$20M** With 3 others - **Jun** **[Novasentis](https://millionrounds.com/company/novasentis)** Series B · US **$10M** With 1 other - **2013** 1 round - **Oct** **[Novasentis](https://millionrounds.com/company/novasentis)** Series B · US · finsmes.com **$8.0M** With 1 other - **2012** 1 round - **Apr** **[Polyera](https://millionrounds.com/company/polyera)** Series C · US · mmdnewswire.com **$25M** With 2 others - **2011** 1 round - **Dec** **[SMART](https://millionrounds.com/company/smart)** Venture · CN **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **2009** 1 round - **Dec** **[Youku](https://millionrounds.com/company/youku)** Series E · CN · businessinsider.com **$40M** With 3 others - **2008** 4 rounds - **Jun** **[Youku](https://millionrounds.com/company/youku)** Series D · CN · paidcontent.org **$40M** With 4 others - **May** **[Sohu.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/sohu-com)** Venture · CN **$25M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Yaolan.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/yaolan-com)** Venture · CN · venturebeat.com **$18M** With 2 others - **Jan** **[Novasentis](https://millionrounds.com/company/novasentis)** Series A · US · pehub.com **$3.0M** With 3 others - **2007** 2 rounds - **Nov** **[Youku](https://millionrounds.com/company/youku)** Series C · CN · jlmpacificepoch.com **$25M** With 3 others - **Feb** **[3GV8 International Inc](https://millionrounds.com/company/3gv8-international-inc)** CN **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **2006** 3 rounds - **Dec** **[Youku](https://millionrounds.com/company/youku)** Series B · CN · jlmpacificepoch.com **$12M** With 2 others - **Nov** **[TOWONA Mobile TV Media Holding](https://millionrounds.com/company/towona-mobile-tv-media-holding)** Venture · CN **$11M** With 2 others - **Jul** **[Digital Chocolate](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-chocolate)** Series C · US · gigaom.com **$23M** With 9 others - **2003** 2 rounds - **Dec** **[Digital Chocolate](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-chocolate)** Series B · US **$13M** With 3 others - **Dec** **[Digital Chocolate](https://millionrounds.com/company/digital-chocolate)** Series A · US **$8.4M** Sole investor An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **2 named** EX **Eric X. Li** Director of Class B Shareholder i Filing they signed KX **Kang X. Pei** Director of Class B Shareholder i Filing they signed We also hold **7** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[Youku](https://millionrounds.com/company/youku)** Listed **Undisclosed** Dec 2010 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. New fund on file **$453M** raised in Mar 2021 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$45M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$14M** Led 0 of 26 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 2 rounds - **Last cheque:** Oct 2019 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B said *8* - Series A said *4* - Series C *4* - Venture *4* - Series D *2* - Series E *2* - Seed said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2003 2019 Often in the room with - [Sutter Hill Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sutter-hill-ventures) 10 - [Brookside Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brookside-capital) 4 - [Farallon Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/farallon-capital-management) 4 - [IDG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-ventures) 2 - [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) 2 - [Maverick Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maverick-capital) 2 **Pitching Chengwei Capital?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Chengwei Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Sutter Hill Ventures** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sutter-hill-ventures)[**Brookside Capital** Hedge fund **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brookside-capital)[**Farallon Capital Management** Asset manager **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/farallon-capital-management)[**IDG Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-ventures)[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)[**Maverick Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maverick-capital)[**Sequoia Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) ## Recently backed The latest companies Chengwei Capital put money into. [**Sensely** $15M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/sensely)[**SiFive** $65M · Jun 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/sifive)[**Huishoubao** $45M · Oct 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/huishoubao) ## Quick answers about Chengwei Capital ### What does Chengwei Capital invest in? Chengwei Capital invests most often at Series B and Series A (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Renewables, Climate and Waste. ### How active is Chengwei Capital? 26 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2019. ### What has Chengwei Capital invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Sensely (Undisclosed round, Oct 2019), SiFive (Series D, Jun 2019) and Sila Nanotechnologies (Series E, Apr 2019). ### How big are Chengwei Capital's cheques? The median round it joins is $45M. ### Does Chengwei Capital lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 26 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Chengwei Capital invest? Most of the companies it backs are in China (62%) and the United States (38%). ### Is Chengwei Capital investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2019. ### Who does Chengwei Capital invest alongside? Most often Sutter Hill Ventures (10 rounds together), Brookside Capital (4 rounds together) and Farallon Capital Management (4 rounds together). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=chengwei-capital) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=chengwei-capital)