About 5Y Capital
5Y Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2008. It is primarily based out of Shanghai, China. As of Apr 2025, 5Y Capital has invested in 196 companies. It primarily invests in Series A round in China based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Life Sciences. Most recently it led the Undisclosed Series B round of Botinkit.
Overall, 5Y Capital portfolio has seen 13 unicorns, 28 IPOs and 22 acquisitions including key companies like Kuaishou Technology, Didi and Xiaomi. A lot of funds co-invest with 5Y Capital, with names like Gaorong Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
5Y Capital has team of 4 people including 1 partners.
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5Y Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
5Y Capital has invested in 196 companies over the last 17 years, with an average of 12 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 2 investments, while as of Apr 2025, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Merlin Chain and most recent follow-on round was in Botinkit.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2023 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2022 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
2021 | 34 | 18 | 52 |
2020 | 16 | 12 | 28 |
2019 | 13 | 7 | 20 |
2018 | 21 | 10 | 31 |
2017 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
2016 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
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5Y Capital's Investment Trends by Stage
5Y Capital has made 56 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $57.8M, 24 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $54.5M and 20 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $11.1M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 56 |
Series B | 24 |
Seed | 20 |
Series C | 19 |
Angel | 7 |
Others | 8 |
5Y Capital's Investment Trends by Sector
5Y Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Life Sciences and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 150 Tech companies, 96 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 69 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 66 companies focusing on Software.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 49 |
Enterprise Applications | 47 |
Consumer | 29 |
Life Sciences | 23 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 21 |
Others | 145 |
5Y Capital's Investment Trends by Geography
5Y Capital has made most investments in China (127), followed by United States where it has made 37 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
China | 97 |
United States | 24 |
India | 3 |
United Kingdom | 3 |
Singapore | 2 |
Others | 4 |
5Y Capital's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by 5Y Capital:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 07, 2025 | China | Series B | Undisclosed | ||
Jul 26, 2024 | United States | Series A | $30M | Lapam Capital [+4] | |
Feb 05, 2024 | United States | Seed | Undisclosed | [+19] | |
Jul 20, 2023 | China | Series A | $13M | [+3] | |
May 19, 2023 | United States | Seed | $25M | [+4] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in 5Y Capital's portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | Provider of smart electric aircraft | 2013 | Tianhe | Series B | cyepwtl | ||
52 | AI-based storage automation solutions provider for warehouses | 2016 | Shenzhen | Series D | r{rvmpc | ||
38 | Developer of mRNA-based therapeutics for cancer and infectious diseases | 2019 | Suzhou | Series C | czkdqab | ||
56 | Cloud-based platform offering distributed NewSQL databases | 2015 | Beijing | Series D | echwttz | ||
37 | Platform offering emotional computing framework-based AI chatbot | 2014 | Beijing | Series B | sbrbnfw |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in 5Y Capital's Portfolio
Here are 5Y Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 27, 2024 | Jan 15, 2018 | Series A | $112M | |
Oct 24, 2024 | Jun 2016 | Seed | Undisclosed | |
Oct 08, 2024 | Apr 05, 2018 | Series D | $47.6M | |
Jun 13, 2024 | Sep 28, 2020 | Series C | $319M | |
Jul 12, 2023 | May 17, 2016 | Series C | $32M |
Acquired companies in 5Y Capital's Portfolio
Here are 5Y Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 05, 2025 | - | - | - | |
Feb 22, 2022 | - | - | - | |
Feb 01, 2021 | - | - | - | |
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Nov 23, 2020 | - | - | - |
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Team profile of 5Y Capital
5Y Capital has a team of 4 membersÌýincluding 1 Partner and 1 PrincipalÌýlocated in China. 5Y Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in 5Y Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | - | - | ||
Principal | Xuhui | - | ||
Associate | Shanghai | - | - |
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Over the past 17 years, 761 investors have co-invested in 5Y Capital's portfolio companies.
- Invested before 5Y Capital:Ìý, IDG Capital and 176 others have invested in rounds before 5Y Capital. There are 9 companies where Morningside has invested before 5Y Capital and 8 companies where IDG Capital has invested before 5Y Capital.
- Top Co-investors of 5Y Capital:Ìý261 investors entered a company along with 5Y Capital. These include investors like Gaorong Capital (11 companies).
- Invested after 5Y Capital:ÌýA total of 322 investors have invested in 5Y Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include (6 companies), (5 companies) and Yunfeng Capital (5 companies).
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