A Reborn BlueRun, Unchanged at Heart
Deeply rooted in China, globally oriented
Effective today, BlueRun Ventures is rebranding its English name to "Lanchi Ventures," ending its shared identity with the Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm BlueRun Ventures.
In 2005, we saw technological progress and innovation opportunities emerging in China. With a founding mission to support early-stage Chinese tech entrepreneurs and strong conviction in the Chinese market, Jui Chan, then a partner at BlueRun Ventures, established BlueRun Ventures in China.
Through continuous evolution, the BlueRun Ventures team has been operating independently in China for many years. Bound by shared investment philosophy and deep mutual trust, we had continued using the English name BlueRun Ventures China. But in recent years, Chinese entrepreneurs have expanded their scope of innovation globally, and our portfolio companies have increasingly taken on global characteristics. We believe an independent English brand will help us better serve founders.
This renaming is also a statement of intent: BlueRun Ventures will persist in and deepen its "rooted in China, facing the world" strategy, working alongside entrepreneurs from zero to one to redefine the future of technology and life.
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Founded in Silicon Valley, BlueRun Ventures was established in 2005 as a venture capital firm focused on early-stage startups.
BlueRun Ventures 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 domestically. It focuses on Pre-A and Series A investments across technology, consumer, and healthcare sectors, and has backed nearly 200 startups to date, including Li Auto, Waterdrop, QingCloud, Guazi.com, Qudian, Ganji.com, Energy Monster, Gaussian Robotics, Songguo Travel, Yuntu Semiconductor, Machenike, Yunsheng Intelligence, Anxin Netshield, and BioMap.
BlueRun Ventures has been ranked first on Zero2IPO's "China Top 30 Early-Stage Investment Institutions" and ChinaVenture's "China Best Early-Stage Venture Capital Firms TOP30," and was named among Preqin's Top 10 VC fund managers globally for sustained high returns.
The firm has also received consecutive recognition from Forbes China, 36Kr, Cyzone, Caixin Media, CBNweekly, Jiemian, and other media organizations as "China's Best Early-Stage Firm of the Year," "China's Top Venture Capital Firm," "Most Founder-Friendly Early-Stage Firm of the Year," and "Most Influential Early-Stage Firm of the Year."