Eight BlueRun Ventures Portfolio Companies Named to 36Kr's WISE2022 New Economy Kings Annual List

On November 29–30, 36Kr held its WISE2022 "King of New Economy" conference, where it unveiled three major lists: Person of the Year, Company of the Year, and Product of the Year. Six BlueRun Ventures portfolio companies and two BlueRun family founders made this year's WISE2022 "King of New Economy" lists:

• Liangliang Vision — "Frontier Technology Company of the Year"
• Jishi Design (JS Design) — "Enterprise Services Company of the Year"
• Machenike — "Automotive & Mobility Company of the Year"
• Ascend Energy — "Green Energy Company of the Year"
• Energy Singularity — "Green Energy Company of the Year"
• Gaussian Robotics — "Advanced Manufacturing Company of the Year"
• Xiang Li, founder of Li Auto — "WISE2022 King of New Economy Person of the Year"
• Yonghao Luo, founder of Thin Red Line Technology — "WISE2022 King of New Economy Person of the Year"

The WISE "King of New Economy" Conference is one of China's largest and most influential annual new economy gatherings. Among the lists released at the event, the WISE2022 Person of the Year recognized 36 business leaders, celebrating their fresh interpretation of entrepreneurial spirit. The WISE2022 Company of the Year list aimed to identify the trailblazers driving innovation in the new economy.

As an early-stage technology investor, BlueRun Ventures believes in the power of technological innovation and remains committed to providing founders with critical market-facing support to help propel China's new economy into an era of hardcore technology. BlueRun Ventures works alongside entrepreneurs to identify and meet demand earlier and more precisely at the 0-to-1 stage, and through a longer-term lens, backs companies still on the cusp of commercialization.

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BlueRun Ventures was founded in Silicon Valley in 1998. BlueRun Ventures China was established in 2005 as a venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups.

Currently, BlueRun Ventures China manages multiple USD and RMB dual-currency funds with over RMB 15 billion in assets under management, making it one of the largest early-stage funds in the country. The firm invests primarily at the Pre-A and Series A stages, with a focus on hard tech and innovative interaction, enterprise technology, new consumer, and healthcare. It has backed more than 150 startups, including Li Auto, Waterdrop, QingCloud, Guazi (used car platform), Qudian, Songguo Mobility, Ganji.com, Energy Monster, Yuntu Semiconductor, Machenike, Yunheng Intelligence, AnchNet, and BioMap.

BlueRun Ventures has been ranked #1 on Zero2IPO's "China Top 30 Early-Stage Investment Institutions" and ChinaVenture's "China Best Early-Stage Venture Capital Firms TOP30," and was named one of Preqin's Top 10 VC fund managers globally for sustained high returns.

The firm has also received numerous accolades from Forbes China, 36Kr, Cyzone, Caixin Media, CBNweekly, Jiemian, and other media outlets, including "China's Best Early-Stage Firm of the Year," "China's Top Venture Capital Firm," "Most Entrepreneur-Friendly Early-Stage Firm of the Year," and "Most Influential Early-Stage Firm of the Year."