Can Zhang
郑灿
Can Zhang (郑灿) is a managing director at Linear Capital, where he leads investments in AI and enterprise infrastructure. He joined the firm by at least 2022 and has sourced deals across database software, zero-trust security, and graphics engines . In 2024 he was particularly active in AI, investing in 11 projects and speaking frequently on AI agents and the post-DeepSeek startup landscape . He also appears as a regular guest at Crossing's tech salons and is a member of Linear Bolt, the firm's angel program .
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Whale Raises $40 Million in C3 Round, Bringing Total Series C Funding to Over $100 Million | Linear Portfolio
Continued to attract long-term commitments from a diverse range of global institutional investors across multiple industries.
Linear Capital's New Year Reading List Is Now Open Source — Trading Cognitive Upgrades with You | Linear Recommend
Capturing new signals at the cross-entropy of technology and the humanities.
Linear Voice: 2025 in the Linear Capital Network
Those real and important moments.
From "Model Supremacy" to "Experience-Driven": How to Play the Second Half of the AI Game | Linear Voice
The Transformation, Challenges, and Future Vision of AI's Second Half
Linear Capital π Review: Agent Companies and Model Companies Are Entering Each Other's Turf — What Are They Thinking? | Linear Event
The logic of competition isn't "devouring," but "running toward each other."
Linear Capital's 2025 Investor Conference Successfully Held in Beijing | Linear News
To be or not to be, in the AI-dominated future.
Linear Capital's π Program Recruiting: From Concept to Execution, Finding Best Practices for AI Agents | Linear Event
Born from technology, evolved into its own school.
Linear Capital's Can Zheng: The Hype Is Just a Surface — Opportunity Belongs to Teams With Conviction and Execution | Linear View
Focus on the power of obsession and execution.
Linear Zheng Can: AI Apps Are in the "Pre-iPhone 6" Era
Where are the gaps?
June 22, In-Person Discussion on Gen Z AI Startup Opportunities | Linear Event
A Conversation on AI Entrepreneurship with Can Zheng of Linear Capital and Jiawei Gu of Ling Universe.
A Spring Weekend Evening Discussing AI Progress and Opportunities in 2025 | Shanghai Offline Salon Recap
We talked until 11 p.m. again.
[Shanghai Offline Salon] AI's First 100 Days of Upheaval: After DeepSeek, Manus, and GPT-4o, Where Does VC Go in 2025?
开年到现在的这 100 天，AI 领域风起云涌，从 [**DeepSeek 的突破**](https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzAxMDMxOTI2NA==&mid=2649090936&idx=1&sn=3eb049d79d7d950c8f66408dd05c27e
"If you bloom, butterflies will come" — How Hillhouse and ZhenFund Partners See New AI Startup Opportunities
If you bloom, butterflies will come.
Crossing March Offline Salon Recap: What AI Startup Opportunities Exist in the Post-DeepSeek Era?
We recently pulled off "something big."
Behind Manus's Viral Moment: 20 Questions to Understand AI Agent
Here's everything you want to know about Manus & AI Agent.
Behind the Manus Hype: 20 Questions to Help Us Understand AI Agents
2024 Year in Review: AI Going Global — Dreams, Guts, and Making $10M in a Year | A Conversation with Can Zhang of Linear Capital and Ning Gao of Linkloud
How do you seize the new opportunities in 2025?
2024 Year in Review: AI Going Global — Dreams, Guts, and Making Tens of Millions in a Year | A Conversation with Linear Capital's Can Zhang and Linkloud's Ning Gao
A Cold Look at Tech Companies' Global "Voyages" | Linear Capital x Linkloud Event Recap
Going Global! To the US, Japan, and the Middle East
Linear Capital｜Linear Path, Nonlinear Growth
We strive to be the best Data Intelligence Technology Fund in China.
Linear Capital | Linear Path, Nonlinear Growth
Striving to become China's best frontier tech and innovation fund.
Linear Capital held its annual USD investor conference, while its angel-round portfolio company Horizon Robotics listed on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Playing with Fire
Event Registration | Sept. 6, Zhongguancun — Join the TICLab Salon to Discuss Visions for AI Native Devices
Linear Capital director Zheng Can will attend the discussion.
We're halfway through 2024 — how should we invest in AI applications?
We're now halfway through 2024, and there's been no shortage of chatter about AI application investing. The Linear Capital investment team gets asked about its views on AI application investments all the time, as well as for updates on Linear Bolt, the dedicated AI application investment program it launched — [**Linear Bolt**](https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzA
Event Registration | This Weekend: AI Startup Talks in Silicon Valley
Last week we announced that Bolt members will be hosting a meetup at Stanford University this weekend.
Event Registration | A Conversation on the Current State and Trends of AI Application Entrepreneurship
See you on the Stanford campus on July 7!
The First Echo for AI Entrepreneurs
Sixty years ago, two American radio astronomers discovered the cosmic microwave background radiation — the afterglow of radiation left behind in the early universe, a landmark confirmation of the Big Bang model. It is all profoundly poetic. The Big Bang itself carries the grandeur of epic mythology: billions of years later, the beings on this planet detected its echo reverberating through the cosmos.
Throwing a 100-day banquet for the "Crossing" podcast — our troublemaking extrovert selves welcome you to keep co-creating energy with us
After "Crossing" hit 100 days on air and crossed 5,000 subscribers, we slapped our thighs and made a call: let's throw a party!
Event Recruitment | Sunday, May 19 at 4 PM — Come Talk AI and Going Global with Us
On May 19, next Sunday at 4 PM, we're hosting a balcony BBQ — **open to anyone exploring AI applications or going global with their apps**. Harry Wang, founder and CEO of Linear Capital, and Can Zheng, managing director at Linear Capital, will both be there to chat.
Linear Capital｜Linear Path, Nonlinear Growth
We strive to be the best Data Intelligence Technology Fund in China.
Linear Capital | Linear Path, Nonlinear Growth
Striving to become China's best frontier technology and innovation fund.
Linear Capital's angel-round lead portfolio company, digital microfluidics technology platform Aoxu Technology, has completed a nearly RMB 100 million Series A funding round, with existing investor Linear Capital continuing to increase its support.
Recently, Foshan Aces Bio-Tech Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Aces") announced the completion of a nearly RMB 100 million Series A financing round. **The round was led by Luxin Venture Capital, with existing shareholders Qiming Venture Partners, Linear Capital, and Tongchuang Weiyue continuing to increase their stakes.** WinX Capital served as the exclusive financial advisor for the third consecutive round.
Carbon capture inorganic binder materials developer "Tanda New Materials" raises tens of millions of yuan in Pre-A round, with Linear Capital as sole investor
36Kr Carbon has learned that Tanda (Shenzhen) New Materials Technology Co., Ltd. recently completed a Pre-A funding round of tens of millions of RMB. The round was led by Linear Capital, with 2060 Advisory serving as exclusive financial advisor. The proceeds will be used for core business operations, business expansion, working capital, and new projects.
Conversation with "Tanda New Materials" & "Linear Capital": Returning to Business Fundamentals, Advancing CCUS with Mission-Driven Partners
**This week, Tanda New Materials announced the completion of its Pre-A funding round, with Linear Capital as the sole investor and 2060 Advisory serving as its long-term exclusive financial advisor.** Tanda New Materials is a developer of carbon dioxide capture and utilization technologies, dedicated to developing CO2 capture and utilization solutions that offer clear emissions-reduction accounting and strong economic returns.
Destruction Precedes Creation: Rebooting the Era of General Artificial Intelligence
On August 22, Chinese tech think tank *Jazzyear* hosted the "2023 Jazzyear Gravitational Force X Tech Industry Investment Conference" in Beijing. Dozens of industry leaders gathered to discuss cutting-edge topics, using AI and other hard-tech investments as a starting point to analyze emerging trends in the tech industry and explore new directions, opportunities, and futures for the sector. In 2023, generative AI led by ChatGPT has swept across the globe, ushering in a second wave of artificial intelligence.
Linear Capital's Series A exclusive investment project *Datablau* has completed its Series B1 funding round, with existing shareholder Linear Capital continuing its support.
**Recently, Datablau announced the completion of its Series B1 funding round. The round was led by Koala Fund, with Linear Capital, the exclusive investor from the company's Series A round, continuing to follow on. Index Capital served as the exclusive financial advisor.** Following this round, Datablau will further accelerate its strategic industry layout and build an AI-powered data asset intelligence platform based on large language models, integrating AI with core data governance business scenarios. In addition, Datablau also
Networking Sessions, Forums, and New Product Launches — Multiple Linear Capital Portfolio Companies Take the Stage at WAIC
Last week, the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) took place in Shanghai. Can Zheng, Director at Linear Capital, served as a judge at the "ModelScope Create@AI Hackathon," hosted by AI model community ModelScope, guided by the CCF Open Source Development Committee, co-organized by Alibaba Cloud and NVIDIA, and supported by Alibaba Cloud Tianchi. For details on the three-day competition, [click here](https://mp.
Create @ AI Hackathon Opens Registration, Inviting Global AI Developers and Entrepreneurs to Compete
The **Create @ AI Hackathon**, hosted by China's largest AI model community **ModelScope** and guided by the **CCF Open Source Development Committee**, with **Alibaba Cloud** and **NVIDIA** as co-initiators and **Tianchi** as a co-organizer, officially opened registration on June 1.
Linear Capital Annual Meeting Rebound 2023: Back Offline After Four Years, We Continue to Firmly Support China's Tech Innovation
frontier technology, frontier productivity, frontier lifestyle — all for a better society.
Linear Capital AIGC Tech Salon Preview: May 20, Hangzhou — A Conversation on the Opportunities and Challenges Brought by AIGC
On May 20, Linear Capital will co-host a technical salon with portfolio company Manycore Tech titled **"Facing the Inflection Point: Opportunities and Challenges Brought by AIGC."** At the event, Linear Capital director Can Zheng, investment vice president Zeren Bai, and select portfolio companies will share their perspectives. Registration is now open — **spots are limited, so sign up soon!**
The AI Inflection Point in the GPT Wave: Who's Betting Big? Who's Benefiting?
On February 28, ChinaVenture hosted a closed-door salon in Shanghai on the "AI Singularity," focusing on the impact of ChatGPT on entrepreneurship and investment in artificial intelligence. Zheng Can, Managing Director of Linear Capital, and Fangbo Tao, founder and CEO of Mindverse — an angel-round portfolio company of Linear Capital — attended the event and shared their perspectives on the topic. **Zheng Can noted that Linear Capital had already been tracking the AIGC space and had made multiple investments in the sector.**
Database startup **Chengzhang Data** has raised tens of millions of RMB in an angel round led by **Linear Capital** | Linear News
Linear Capital director Zheng Can said: "Data analytics and management platform software, with databases as a representative category, is a thriving market with enormous potential, but at the same time it is also..."
Linear News | Linear Capital's Early Portfolio Company "Sima AI" Closes RMB 400 Million Series D, Linear Capital Increases Stake
On August 9, SenseTime — an AI platform company focused on video intelligent analysis and spatiotemporal data management — completed its fourth funding round of RMB 400 million. This Series C financing marks the deep maturation of its business model and its ascension to the industry's leading ranks. **The round was co-led by Zhangjiang Hi-Tech, Zhangjiang Group, Langtai Capital, and CCTV Integrated Media Fund, with existing shareholders Guochuang Zhongding and Linear Capital continuing to participate.** With sustained backing from investors, SenseTime...
Linear News | Zero-Trust Access Management Cloud Platform "Feiyue Cloud" Closes Seed Round in the Millions of RMB, Led by Linear Capital
36Kr has learned that Shanghai Feiyue Cloud Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Feiyue Cloud") announced today that it has completed a seed funding round. According to the company, this round raised tens of millions of RMB, led by Linear Capital, with AngelPlus following on.
Linear Capital Leads Series A in Jingshuo Technology, Which Closes Two Rounds Worth RMB 130 Million Within a Year; Linear Doubles Down With Follow-On Lead
Less than a year after raising 80 million RMB in its Series A last June, marketing technology company JINGdigital has closed an additional 50 million RMB in its Series A+ round, bringing the total raised across both rounds to 130 million RMB.
Three Funding Rounds in One Year: This "Crossover" Graphics Engine Is Hot in VC Circles
For Particle World, Wu Xiaomao has an ambition: to become a world-class company. By AI Planet (ID: ai_xingqiu) Author: Sun Yuan
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