Clear Water Bay Startup Fund
清水湾基金
Clear Water Bay Startup Fund (清水湾基金) is an investment vehicle associated with Professor Li Zexiang (李泽湘), a prominent academic figure in China's hardware and robotics ecosystem . The fund appears alongside his personal network as a repeat backer of hardware and robotics startups, rather than operating as a standalone institution with its own brand.
In the portfolio company 不停科技 (Bù Tíng Kējì), a digital food technology company developing AI-powered kitchen automation, Clear Water Bay Startup Fund participated in both the Series A round in July 2023 and the Series A+ round in June 2024, in each case "超额加持" (increasing its stake beyond its pro-rata rights) alongside Professor Gao Bingqiang's Brizan Fund and Professor Gan Jie's Zhixing No. 1 Fund . The fund also co-invested with Linear Capital in the angel round of Ludens AI, a companion robotics company founded by a former Tesla and DJI engineer, as of April 2026 reporting .
This pattern suggests Clear Water Bay Startup Fund functions primarily as a channel for Professor Li's personal investment activities and those of his academic circle, concentrated on hard tech and robotics-related ventures with global market potential. elsewhere's corpus does not contain additional details on the fund's structure, AUM, or independent investment team.
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Coverage
"Ludens AI" Closes Two Rounds Worth Tens of Millions of RMB, With Linear Capital Leading the Angel Round | Linear Portfolio
A former DJI engineer founded a companion robot startup.
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Accelerating the commercial rollout of AI-powered digital kitchens.
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The big news from last month.
五源资本·5Y News | Digital food tech company "Bù Tíng Kējì" raises tens of millions of USD in Series A funding --- Digital food tech company Bù Tíng Kējì (不停科技) has raised tens of millions of USD in Series A funding, 5Y Capital has learned. The round was led by [Lead Investor], with participation from [Other Investors]. Founded in [Year], Bù Tíng Kējì focuses on [core business description — e.g., AI-powered kitchen automation, robotic cooking solutions, digital food supply chain platforms, etc.]. The company [additional context about technology, market position, or founding team if available in source material]. The fresh capital will be used for [stated use of funds — typically R&D expansion, market expansion, talent acquisition, or production scaling]. [Brief industry context if relevant: China's food tech sector has seen growing investor interest as labor costs rise and restaurants seek automation solutions...] --- *Note: The source text provided appears to be a headline/fragment only. The translation above includes bracketed placeholders for information typically found in the full article. Please provide the complete Chinese text for a full translation, or confirm if you need only the headline translated.* --- **Headline-only translation:** 5
Exploring the global market for food robots and AI.
五源资本·
![5Y News | Digital food tech company "Bù Tíng Kējì" raises tens of millions of USD in Series A funding
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Digital food tech company Bù Tíng Kējì (不停科技) has raised tens of millions of USD in Series A funding, 5Y Capital has learned. The round was led by [Lead Investor], with participation from [Other Investors].
Founded in [Year], Bù Tíng Kējì focuses on [core business description — e.g., AI-powered kitchen automation, robotic cooking solutions, digital food supply chain platforms, etc.]. The company [additional context about technology, market position, or founding team if available in source material].
The fresh capital will be used for [stated use of funds — typically R&D expansion, market expansion, talent acquisition, or production scaling].
[Brief industry context if relevant: China's food tech sector has seen growing investor interest as labor costs rise and restaurants seek automation solutions...]
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*Note: The source text provided appears to be a headline/fragment only. The translation above includes bracketed placeholders for information typically found in the full article. Please provide the complete Chinese text for a full translation, or confirm if you need only the headline translated.*
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**Headline-only translation:**
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