BlueRun Ventures ranked No. 2 on 36Kr's annual list of most founder-friendly early-stage firms, and also received awards for most influential early-stage firm and investor.
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On June 9, 2023, 36Kr released its 2023 annual rankings of Most Founder-Friendly Investors/Investment Firms and Most Influential/Growth-Stage Investment Firms.
The "Most Founder-Friendly" rankings evaluated performance over a four-year period (2019 to 2022), with heavy weighting on fundraising and investment capabilities (60% combined). The "Most Influential/Growth-Stage" rankings focused on overall performance throughout 2022.
Based on these criteria, BlueRun Ventures swept the 2023 awards:
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Most Founder-Friendly Early-Stage Firm: TOP 2
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Most Influential Early-Stage Firm: TOP 10
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Most Founder-Friendly Investor TOP 100: Jui Chan
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Founded in Silicon Valley, BlueRun Ventures was established in 2005 as a venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups.
The firm currently manages multiple USD and RMB dual-currency funds in China, with assets under management exceeding RMB 15 billion, making it one of the largest early-stage funds in the country. It invests primarily at the Pre-A and Series A stages, with coverage spanning hard tech and innovative interaction, enterprise technology, new consumer brands, and healthcare. BlueRun has backed more than 150 startups to date, including Li Auto, Waterdrop, QingCloud, Guazi.com, Qudian, Songguo Mobility, Ganji.com, Energy Monster, Yuntion Semiconductor, Machenike, CloudSaints Intelligence, Anxin Network Shield, and BioMap.
BlueRun Ventures has previously been ranked #1 on Zero2IPO's "China Top 30 Early-Stage Investment Firms" and ChinaVenture's "China Best Early-Stage Venture Capital Firms TOP30," and was named to Preqin's global top 10 VC fund managers for sustained high returns.
The firm has also received consecutive annual honors from Forbes China, 36Kr, Cyzone, Caixin Media, CBNweekly, Jiemian, and other media organizations, including "China's Best Early-Stage Firm of the Year," "China's Top-Tier VC Firm," "Most Founder-Friendly Early-Stage Firm of the Year," and "Most Influential Early-Stage Firm of the Year."