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Northern Light Venture Capital

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 194 cheques on record.

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Deploying nowNew fund $196M, Dec 2021VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AB2b2cB2CB-to-c

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64%of best year14cheques in 12 months, 194 on record
Since the last cheque47days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$14MRounds led1 of 194Sole investor55 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 67%
Pitch Northern Light Venture Capital

Northern Light Venture Capital highlights

  1. 01

    14 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 53% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 55 rounds, median $5.6M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

A globally minded, tech-centric venture firm investing at the intersection of enterprise, healthcare, and consumer opportunities.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
B2b2cB2CB-to-c
Based in
Menlo Park, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first194 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. Sept
    Eagle CloudSeries B+ · CN · TechNode$15MLed
  3. May
    TenNor TherapeuticsUS$15MWith 1 other
  4. Mar
    Singular MedicalVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  5. Jan
    Spiro MedicalSeries A · US$67MWith 4 others
  6. 2025

    21 rounds

  7. Dec
    PickyVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  8. Dec
    BV LaserSeries C$14MSole investor
  9. Dec
    HemaCellDebt$17MWith 2 others
  10. Dec
    Nanovision TechnologyVentureUndisclosedWith 3 others
  11. Dec
    VOC AIGrant · US$17KSole investor
  12. Dec
    InnoStar SemiconductorVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  13. Nov
    Kind PharmaceuticalSeries C$56MWith 1 other
  14. Nov
    Jingwei ShidaSeries B$14MSole investor
  15. Nov
    InfinigenceSeries A$71MWith 3 others
  16. Nov
    RiVAIVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  17. Oct
    LuxCreo Inc.Venture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  18. Oct
    WeHandVenture$14MWith 1 other
  19. Sept
    DeptrumVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  20. Sept
    SurronSeries B$14MWith 1 other
  21. Sept
    iRegeneVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  22. Sept
    Coordinate System IntelligenceVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  23. Jul
    QingzhiSeries A$2.1MWith 1 other
  24. Jul
    VelaVigoSeed$60MWith 5 others
  25. Apr
    Yuanbao Insurance Research Institute$1.0MWith 4 others
  26. Apr
    Novlead BiotechVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  27. Mar
    BEM PowerSeries B · DE$14MSole investor
  28. 2024

    5 rounds

  29. Oct
    TenNor TherapeuticsSeries E · US$42MWith 1 other
  30. Sept
    XinpleTekSeries A$14MWith 2 others
  31. Sept
    Viewtrix TechnologyVenture$2.8MWith 4 others
  32. Apr
    RootDataSeed · SG$1.3MWith 1 other
  33. Mar
    BratteaVentureUndisclosedWith 1 other
  34. 2023

    14 rounds

  35. Nov
    Weipin TechnologySeries A$2.8MSole investor
  36. Sept
    Qihan BiotechSeries B$16MWith 4 others
  37. Aug
    Hunan Tree Industrial ManufacturingSeries A$14MSole investor
  38. Aug
    Kangpu Biopharmaceuticals, Ltd.Series B$14MSole investor
  39. Aug
    Neurophth TherapeuticsSeries C$97MWith 2 others
  40. Aug
    Stellar CyberVenture · US$34MWith 3 others
  41. Jul
    KanovaSeries B$14MSole investor
  42. Jul
    Sinovation MedicalSeries D$14MSole investor
  43. Jun
    Ucello TherapeuticsSeries A$21MWith 1 other
  44. Mar
    Xinrui MedicalVentureUndisclosedSole 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 registration7 named

BLBin LiDirectoriForm ADV
DFDeng FengDirector of the General Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
FDFeng DengDirector of the General Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
HJHaotian JiangDirector of the GP of the GPiFiling they signed
JDJeffrey David LeeDirector of the General Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed
SKShun Kiu LauDirectoriForm ADV
YKYan KeDirector of the General Partner of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 18 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.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$2.8Bgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
5+funds on filenumbered funds in its name
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Northern Light Venture Capital Development Limited
SEC number
CRD 161103

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

TrustGoBought by Baidu$30MFeb 2013
Telegent SystemsBought by Spreadtrum CommunicationsUndisclosedJul 2011
Spreadtrum CommunicationsListed$125MJul 2007

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Northern Light Venture Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

New Enterprise AssociatesVC firm17rounds togetherKleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersVC firm14rounds togetherIDG CapitalPrivate equity13rounds togetherQiming Venture PartnersVC firm12rounds togetherHSGVC firm8rounds togetherIDG VenturesVC firm7rounds togetherMatrix Partners ChinaVC firm7rounds togetherShunwei CapitalVC firm7rounds togetherGaorong CapitalVC firm6rounds togetherLightspeed Venture PartnersVC firm6rounds togetherChina Growth CapitalVC firm5rounds togetherTengxun TouziVC firm5rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Northern Light Venture Capital put money into.

TenNor Therapeutics$15M · May 2026PickyDec 2025BV Laser$14M · Dec 2025VOC AI$17K · Dec 2025Jingwei Shida$14M · Nov 2025DeptrumSept 2025

Quick answers about Northern Light Venture Capital

What does Northern Light Venture Capital invest in?

Northern Light Venture Capital invests most often at Series A and Series B (53% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as B2b2c, B2C and B-to-c.

How active is Northern Light Venture Capital?

194 investments on record, 14 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Northern Light Venture Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Eagle Cloud (Series B+, Sept 2026), TenNor Therapeutics (Undisclosed round, May 2026) and Singular Medical (Venture, Mar 2026).

How big are Northern Light Venture Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $14M.

Does Northern Light Venture Capital lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 194 investments on record (1%).

Where does Northern Light Venture Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (67%), China (11%) and Germany (11%).

Is Northern Light Venture Capital investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 14 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Northern Light Venture Capital invest alongside?

Most often New Enterprise Associates (17 rounds together), Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (14 rounds together) and IDG Capital (13 rounds together).

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