36Kr
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36Kr is a Chinese tech and business media platform that also operates as a content brand co-producing industry events and rankings with partners. The bundle shows it as the organizer behind the annual "WISE" summits and "WAVES" conferences, and as the publisher of influential investor league tables such as the "最受创业者欢迎投资机构" and "最受LP认可投资机构" lists . Its "36氪Pro" vertical runs exclusive funding news, as seen in its 2019 break on精品咖啡品牌三顿半's Series A . The platform also collaborates with venture firms on content: it has co-produced event IPs with暗涌Waves and organized company visits with funds like Gaorong Ventures . Multiple VC firms — including 5Y Capital, FreeS Fund, and Yunqi Capital — cite 36Kr awards and summits as benchmarks in their own communications .
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100 Answers Chosen by Capital | 2026 "Most Watched" Company List Selection Now Open
Who gets seen, who gets bet on.
暗涌Waves·We're Looking for Those Who Stand Against the Wind | 2026 "36Under36" Nominations Now Open
The wind is rising; the road lies ahead.
暗涌Waves·We're back at work! Dark Current Waves annual planning!
Your Undercurrent Bot is now online. Feel free to reach out.
暗涌Waves·Qu Tian: From *The Art of War* to the Mindset of Going Global | Late 2025
It was never a sprint.
暗涌Waves·Li Xiaojun: 52 Annual Reflections Saved on My Phone | End of 2025
Train its own model.
暗涌Waves·Before the National Day holiday, here's Linear Capital's report card | Linear News
To give back for every vote of confidence with real action.
线性资本·Yunqi Capital Bulletin | This Autumn, Charging Forward and Reaping Rewards Along the Way
Thank you for the industry's recognition.
云启资本·When the investors of Ning Wang, Xingxing Wang, and Junjie Zhang sat down together
What makes a "newly made person" new?
暗涌Waves·Yunqi Capital Named to 36Kr's "Most Influential Early-Stage Investment Firms in China" Top 10 | Yunqi Capital News
Deepening commitment, embracing challenges
云启资本·Linear Capital Earns Multiple Honors Including 36Kr "Most Influential Early-Stage Investment Firm" | Linear News
Staying true to innovation amid the waves.
线性资本·From Selling Robot Vacuums to Billions, a Post-'95 Entrepreneur Enters the AI Hardware Race | Z Talk
"Being number one" is the most efficient management tool.
真格基金·Is Hupu Really Worth Only 500 Million After Peaking at 7.7 Billion? That's a Misunderstanding
A Misunderstood Acquisition
暗涌Waves·Be Persistent, Not Stubborn | 5Y View
Perseverance demands energy, imagination, resilience, judgment, and focus.
五源资本·Fu Wei, who spent ten years doing control buyouts, said they are the blue-collar workers of the investment industry.
Go with the flow.
暗涌Waves·Autumn's First Report Card Is In | Yunqi Capital's Latest Wins
Reaping the Autumn Harvest Together
云启资本·Into Inovance: Two Decades of Grinding Tech Entrepreneurship, Forging "Forever Striving for First" Into the Company's DNA | Ronghui
Don't just be a climber — be a long-distance traveler.
高榕创投·How to Tackle Management Challenges in the Startup Journey? | 5Y View
The road ahead is shrouded in fog, and complexity never stems from a single cause.
五源资本·Rongbao | Generative AI Powers Industries, Snack Chains Hit 10,000 Stores, Chip Tape-Out Success, Healthcare Goes Global
Innovation lights the path to growth.
高榕创投·A VC Lesson from Tian Xuan
Thirty years, a journey of departures and returns.
暗涌Waves·Consensus Within Non-Consensus: A Conversation Among China's LLM Investors | Yunqi Tech π
New Wave, New Future
云启资本·Reviving China's Primary Market
Already dormant.
暗涌Waves·Linear Capital Tops 36Kr's "Most Founder-Friendly Investors in China" Rankings for Another Year
Last week, 36Kr released the *36Kr China Equity Investment Annual Ranking*, which evaluated investment institutions across multiple dimensions including assets under management and industry influence, investment activity over the past three-plus-one years, star projects, the number of portfolio companies that subsequently raised new funding, and exit returns. Classified by the primary investment stage of portfolio companies, the rankings were divided into *China's Top 50 Early-Stage Investment Institutions*, *China's Top 100 Venture Capital Institutions*, and *China's Top...*
线性资本·Setting Out on a Journey at 36 | Call for Submissions
"Knowing would be fatal. Uncertainty is what makes it enchanting."
暗涌Waves·Decision Trade-offs in the Real World: Action Generates Information | 5Y View
The best founders tend to favor action, responding to new information with rapid adaptation.
五源资本·A Founder's Self-Awareness | 5Y View
A founder's character determines a company's future.
五源资本·The Wisdom of Decision-Making Comes from the Accumulation of Experience and Knowledge | 5Y View
How to Develop Strategic Thinking?
五源资本·Drip Capital Under Scrutiny: Is This a True-or-False Question, or a Multiple Choice?
A Cure or a Poison for Equity Investment?
暗涌Waves·A group of people everyone wants to know
They're scattered, hidden, yet everywhere all at once.
暗涌Waves·Cultivating Genuine Focus丨5Y View
Rewrite the script of your life with cold precision. After all, your life is your magnum opus.
五源资本·The Beauty of Technology and the Pain of Industry: A Conversation Between Linear Capital and Portfolio Company Weijian Technology on 36Kr's "Undercurrent Waves" Podcast
Recently, Songyan Huang, partner at Linear Capital, and Yanxue Liang, founder and CEO of Linear Capital portfolio company Weijian Technology, joined Guo Yunxiao, analyst at "Dark Current Waves" (暗涌Waves), a production under 36Kr, for an episode of the chat show "Waves Radio." The two guests started from "the beauty of technology and the pain of industry" to discuss how young people can understand traditional industries. In this podcast episode, Songyan Huang, partner at Linear Capital...
线性资本·Seeking New Ideas That Seem Crazy But Are Right | 5Y View
Let curiosity run wild.
五源资本·Can You Still Remember the Last Time a Purchase Actually Satisfied You? | WAVES RADIO
Fengqiao Capital's Chang Xin in conversation with Luxe.Co's Yu Yan.
暗涌Waves·Which Corporate Venture Capital Fund Deserves the Spotlight Most | List Nomination
Welcome to the brave new world.
暗涌Waves·Research Reports on Store Visits and Guandan Mania: A Brutal Tale of Contemporary Finance Circles
Two metaphors.
暗涌Waves·Creative people can be exceptions | 5Y View
Creativity is humanity's greatest asset.
五源资本·How 28 Young People Spent 33 Hours on an Island
A celebration means something when it's shared.
暗涌Waves·Yunqi Capital Named to 36Kr's "Most Founder-Friendly Early-Stage Investment Firm" for Fifth Consecutive Year | Yunqi Capital News
Keep digging deeper, embrace the challenge.
云启资本·Linear Capital Wins Multiple Honors Including 36Kr "2023 Most Influential Early-Stage Investment Firm" Top 10
Last week, 36Kr unveiled its 2023 lists of "Most Founder-Friendly Investors / Investment Firms" and "Most Influential / Most Promising" investment firms at its inaugural "Waves 2023" conference. The rankings were compiled from data collected through surveys, data platforms, and other channels since March, with 36Kr's research team cross-referencing findings through interviews with founders. Among the honorees, **Linear Capital**
线性资本·Multiple founders from Linear Capital's portfolio companies have been selected for 36Kr's "2023 Sci-Tech Innovators" list.
Last week, 36Kr released its "2023 Sci-Tech Innovators" list. In its introduction, 36Kr highlighted the opportunities and divides it discovered through interviews and research on scientist entrepreneurship: "After two months of open nominations, we still found a group of innovators willing to stay in the arena and attempt to bridge that divide. As representatives of technological innovation grown from Chinese soil, their existence continues to point toward the many possibilities of translating research into commerce." Among them, WeiJian Technology, a portfolio company of Linear Capital,
线性资本·"You're only 36. You can be anyone you want to be."
Never stop moving forward.
暗涌Waves·【Premiering March 19】Beyond "Chokepoint" Tech: The Imagination and Explosive Potential of Technology Entrepreneurship
See you Sunday morning~
峰瑞资本·A quick serious note: on the first day back at work.
The first and most important thing for the new year.
暗涌Waves·Time forever forks, leading toward innumerable futures | 5Y News Monthly
The big news from last month.
五源资本·Multiple Yunqi Capital portfolio companies selected for 36Kr's "WISE2022 King of New Economy" list | Yunqi Capital News
Through the Winter, Looking Ahead
云启资本·20+ Frontier Tech Companies Visit BYD to Discuss Opportunities in the New Energy Vehicle Second Half | Ronghui
How cutting-edge technologies can help industries upgrade together for mutual benefit.
高榕创投·"First Collagen Stock" Goes Public, Zero-Carbon Factories and Energy Storage Stars Accelerate Carbon Neutrality Push | Rongbao · October
Major Events of October.
高榕创投·No Fear of a Long and Difficult Road | 5Y News Monthly
The big news from last month.
五源资本·Some people take nighttime cruises along the Qiantang River; others fly all the way to Singapore. They all have bright futures ahead of them.
A note on two investor gatherings held in September, 3,600 kilometers apart.
暗涌Waves·Linear Capital Wins 36Kr's "Most LP-Recognized Early-Stage Investment Firm"
On September 21, 36Kr hosted the 2022 "China Fund Partners Summit" in Hangzhou, where 36Kr Research Institute released its LP-GP survey series — now in its fourth consecutive year, dedicated to identifying noteworthy investment institutions and their backers in the market. **In the "White Horse / Dark Horse" series, Linear Capital was named the 2022 "Most LP-Recognized Early-Stage Investment Firm in China."**
线性资本·【Streaming Sept. 25】Li Feng in Conversation with Feng Yuchuan of QingTao Energy | With New Energy in the Spotlight, How to View Innovation and Development in the Power Battery Sector
Going live this Sunday at 10 a.m. sharp.
峰瑞资本·Hefei's First Autonomous Delivery Vehicle, White Rhino, Secures City's First Commercial Operation License | Wire News
*https://www.white-rhino.auto*
线性资本·July: Seeking Vast Possibilities | 5Y News Monthly
The big news from last month.
五源资本·5Y Capital and Multiple Portfolio Founders Win Multiple Awards from 36Kr and *Fortune* Magazine | 5Y News
5Y Capital continues to seek out, support, and stand by the rarest founders.
五源资本·Linear Capital Honored with 36Kr's 2022 "Most Founder-Friendly Early-Stage Investment Firm" and Other Awards
Following the "X·36Under36 S-Class Young Founders List," on June 22, 36Kr released its 2022 "Most Founder-Friendly Investors/Investment Firms" series.
线性资本·Multiple founders and executives from Linear Capital's portfolio companies have been selected for 36Kr's "X·36Under36" list.
On the evening of June 9, 36Kr unveiled the "X·36Under36 S-Class Young Entrepreneurs List." This marks the sixth year that 36Kr has published its "36 Under 36" list. Unlike previous editions, this year 36Kr elevated "36 Under 36" to the "X·36Under36 S-Class Young Entrepreneurs List," with the aim of identifying more potentially great Chinese entrepreneurs at an earlier stage. **Among the honorees, 13 are founders of portfolio companies backed by Linear Capital.**
线性资本·Can Hot Noodles + Hot Capital Cook Up a Chinese "McDonald's"? | FreeS Fund Daily Business Musings
What's Behind the High Valuations in Food and Beverage? Making Sense of the Chinese Restaurant Chain Opportunity
峰瑞资本·Creativity is the joint product of freedom and discipline | 5Y View
Creativity is the true "superpower" that humanity possesses.
五源资本·FreeS Fund Wins 12 Awards, Thanks to Recognition from 36Kr, ChinaVenture, FOFWEEKLY, Cyzone, and 21st Century Business Herald | FreeS Fund
Continuously Hiring Investors
峰瑞资本·Find Something Worth Repeating, Then Repeat It | 5Y View
Focus on slow but steady compound growth.
五源资本·5Y Capital's Yuan Ye and Liu Kai Named to 36Kr's "36 Under 36 Outstanding Investors" List | 5Y News
5Y Capital will continue to seek out scarce founders.
五源资本·5Y Capital Wins Multiple Awards from 36Kr and ChinaVenture | 5Y News
The Power of Imagination.
五源资本·FreeS Fund Recruiting Investors and Interns, Wins Multiple Awards from 36Kr, ChinaVenture, Yibang, and CHC·CITIC Securities Healthcare Conference | FreeS Fund Office Vol.8
Welcome to the team.
峰瑞资本·Why Was It So Hard to Make Money in 2021? | Li Feng Column
If the stock market roller coaster has left you a bit dizzy, you might want to read this.
峰瑞资本·Beyond the "Narrow Door": A Real-World Portrait of Early-Stage Frontier Biotech Entrepreneurship in China | FreeS Fund 2020 Biotech Summit Registration Now Open
Will Today’s US Biotech Become China’s Tomorrow?
峰瑞资本·Li Feng: One Chart to Decode Biotech Innovation Opportunities | Your Complete Guide to the FreeS Fund 2020 Biomedical Summit
Three Livestreams and One Offline Symposium, Decoding the Era of Biomedical Innovation
峰瑞资本·Rui Han of Gaorong Ventures Decodes the Battleground for Future Consumer Giants: Transferable Trust Is What Makes a Brand
Above category, the first way to classify tomorrow's consumer giants is by "scenario and function."
高榕创投·FreeS Fund Fintech Investment Summit 2020: What New Opportunities Will Emerge in the Fintech Space?
4 online events, 1 offline Open Day
峰瑞资本·Rongbao · May | Large-Memory Computing, Autonomous Driving and Other New Technologies Accelerate Adoption; Integration of Goods and Services Emerges as New Consumption Trend
Underlying technological innovation and new demographics are driving infinite possibilities.
高榕创投·FreeS Fund received eight recognitions from institutions including *Fortune* (Chinese edition), 36Kr, and the Fund of Funds Alliance.
Do what's right, not what's easy.
峰瑞资本·5 Deals, Double 11 Results Roundup, 24+ Awards... 42 Highlights and 7 Insights | FreeS Fund Blackboard · November
Do what's right, not what's easy
峰瑞资本·Gaorong Monthly · November | Gaorong Ventures Wins "2019 China VC Firm of the Year" and Other Awards, 24 Portfolio Companies Named to 36Kr's "King of New Economy" List
Embrace the power of technology and innovation to create a better life together.
高榕创投·"Saturnbird" Closes Tens of Millions of RMB in Series A and A+ Rounds, FreeS Fund Continues to Follow On | FreeS Fund News
The first domestic brand to top Tmall's Double 11 coffee rankings
峰瑞资本·What It Means to Be Named 36Kr's Most Founder-Friendly Investor for Three Straight Years — and How We Should Think About the Investor-Founder Relationship
Grateful to be chosen by founders.
峰瑞资本·Rui Han of Gaorong Ventures Named to "36 Under 36" Outstanding Investors List: You Have to See It, and You Have to Dare to Believe It
"VC is Vision plus Conviction."
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