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Sensors Data (神策数据) is a Chinese enterprise SaaS company that provides data-driven marketing technology and customer analytics solutions. Founded by CEO Sang Wenfeng, it positions itself as a domestic counterpart to Adobe Experience Cloud , offering what it calls a "two clouds, one platform" product suite: Sensors Analytics Cloud, Sensors Marketing Cloud, and a data infrastructure platform .
The company's core methodology is the SDAF framework—Sense, Decision, Action, Feedback—designed to close the loop between data collection and business execution . Its marketing cloud products, launched commercially in 2021 after several years of co-development with strategic clients, focus on cross-domain user identification, full-funnel ROI calculation, and intelligent campaign orchestration across public and private traffic ecosystems . Sensors Data claims to structure over 250 billion new behavioral data points daily for its clients and cites a near-100% renewal rate .
The company raised a $200 million Series D round in May 2022 led by Tiger Global and Carlyle, with participation from 5Y Capital, DCM, Sequoia China, and Linear Capital among others . Linear Capital, an early backer, has highlighted Sensors Data as one of its marquee portfolio companies in the MarTech sector . The firm shifted to a business-unit organizational model in 2022 to deepen vertical industry focus, including an automotive-specific product line .
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Linear Capital received multiple honors at ChinaVenture, including "China's Best Early-Stage VC Firm" and the "Ten-Year Achievement Award for Venture Capital and Private Equity Firms."
In April 2025, ChinaVenture and its parent company held the 19th China Investment Annual Conference & Annual Summit in Beijing, releasing the 19th ChinaVenture Awards. Linear Capital was named to the "ChinaVenture 2024 China Best Early-Stage VC Firms" and "ChinaVenture 2024 China Best Investment Firms in AI and Big Data" lists, and was also recognized as "ChinaVenture 2024 China Venture Capital and Private Equity Investment..."
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To Build & Create
Event Registration | Linear Capital x Microsoft for Startups: AI Technology Trends and GTC 2025 Analysis
Shanghai, April 11
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In the current era of rapid AI advancement, we need to look beyond the technology itself and consider how to translate these breakthroughs into real-world applications that create genuine commercial value. I'd like to share my perspectives on several fronts: understanding AI in this new era, the current state of applications, the advantages of open-source large models, the China-US comparison, and investment opportunities.
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Linear Capital wishes you a Happy Lunar New Year!
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Send your resume to: talent@linear.vc
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Last week, Cyzone released its 2024 Most Admired Venture Capital Firms ranking — the fourth consecutive year the publication has run this survey.
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This week, 36Kr released its 2024 "China Industrial Investment Fund" series rankings. Linear Capital was named to both the "China AI Industrial Investment Fund" and "China Embodied AI Industrial Investment Fund" lists. Harry Wang, founder and CEO of Linear Capital, was selected as a "China AI Investor," while Linear Capital partner Songyan Huang was named a "China Embodied AI Investor."
Linear Capital Recruitment | Internship Openings: Biomedical, Marketing & Operations, and AI — Resumes Welcome
Send your resume to: future@linear.vc
Multiple portfolio companies of Linear Capital saw their founders named to *Fortune* China's "40 Under 40 Business Elites" list.
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Send your resume to: future@linear.vc
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Creativity happens on site.
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Send your resume to: talent@linear.vc
Event Recap | AdventureX 2024 x Linear Capital: Imagining the Infinite Possibilities of AI-Powered Futures
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A Growth Guide for Internationalizing AI Products
Event Registration | Linear Capital AI Meetup: SEO Strategies for Going Global and AI-Native CMS in Practice
Shenzhen | 2024-7-12
In mid-July, we'll be hosting an offline party during the RSS conference in Delft — you're welcome to join.
RSS, *Robotics: Science and Systems* — a top-tier academic conference in robotics.
AI Tech Drives Down Enzymatic DNA Synthesis Costs, Enzymo Technology Raises Tens of Millions in Angel Round Led by Linear Capital
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Event Registration | Linear Capital AI Share: Decoding AI Startup Global Expansion, Growth, and Business Model Innovation
Decode industry trends and explore frontier opportunities in technology.
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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...*
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Send your resume to: future@linear.vc
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Linear Capital is hiring an intern for overseas operations and administration in Munich. Both full-time and part-time arrangements are currently acceptable. Details below:
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As the title suggests, we are hiring Investment Directors and Senior Directors in Europe. Below are the details: **
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Today, Deep Principle, a company focused on AI-driven scientific research in chemistry, announced the completion of a nearly $10 million seed funding round. Linear Capital led the round, with Zhenzhi Ventures and Taihill Venture participating as co-investors. XtalPi and DP Technology also joined as strategic industry investors. Founded in 2024, Deep Principle's founding members are all graduates of MIT. The company's vision is to integrate artificial intelligence, quantum...
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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.
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GYPF分享｜From Postdoc to Entrepreneur Who Closed Two Rounds in One Year: Rewell Vision Founder Yuanbo Deng on Tech Entrepreneurship
At the end of 2023, Linear Capital launched the [GYPF Global Young PhD Fellow](https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzAwNTAyMDAyNQ==&mid=2652305595&idx=1&sn=09e45be81b9f48e5eb3e34d9b0a2
Now Hiring | Linear Capital Is Recruiting Overseas Operations/Admin Interns in Munich, Full-Time or Part-Time
Linear Capital is recruiting an intern for overseas operations and administration in Munich. Both full-time and part-time positions are available. Details are as follows:
Jobs | Linear Capital Is Hiring Investment Directors for AI Software and AI Robotics
As the title says, Linear Capital is currently hiring for Director and Senior Director positions. Details below:
"贻如生物" Su Rui: How the World's First Continuously Produced 100% Bio-based Leather Was Achieved | Linear Capital Portfolio Interview Series
Today, SynMetabio, a Linear Capital seed-round lead portfolio company, announced it has raised tens of millions of RMB in a Pre-A round. One year after announcing its seed round from Linear Capital in April 2023, SynMetabio has made significant progress, **including optimizing its entire production process, substantially reducing manufacturing costs, and achieving cost advantages for bio-based materials in most application scenarios.** Next, SynMetabio will build a factory in Changzhou to scale up mass production of its synthetic leather.
Now Hiring | Linear Capital Is Recruiting a Europe-Based Investment Director and Senior Director
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The Spring of Low-Altitude Economy eVTOL: WEFLY Poised for Takeoff | Linear Capital Portfolio Company
Linear Capital's angel-round investment, WEFLY (Qifei Aviation), was founded by a team of aviation professionals with deep industry experience, united by a mission to advance China's new-energy aviation sector. Drawing on decades of hard-won experience and core technologies accumulated in the traditional civil aviation industry both domestically and abroad, as well as China's formidable technical strengths and industrial foundation in the new-energy "three electrics" (motor, electronic control, and battery), the company aims to establish a Chinese-owned global player in urban air mobility (U
Harry Wang, Founder and CEO of Linear Capital, spoke at a CICC Capital Qiyuan Lecture event, sharing frontier technology investment strategies from a global perspective.
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Linear Capital is recruiting interns — students in AI, biomedicine, materials chemistry, electronic engineering, and mechanical engineering, this one's for you.
Linear Capital is hiring interns! We focus on (high-caliber) technology-driven startups in the broad intelligent tech and big data space, striving to be the most tech-savvy investors of the future — while also being lovable geeks with serious business and strategic chops!
Linear Capital Is Hiring Overseas Interns
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Spring Tide Surges — Setting Sail at the Right Moment: DBS Group × Linear Capital New Year Closed-Door Exchange Successfully Held
In early March, Linear Capital and DBS Bank co-hosted a closed-door spring exchange at Linear Capital's offices, creating a platform for sharing and discussion. The event introduced portfolio startups working on frontier technology to the latest overseas macro trends, helping them broaden their diverse funding channels.
"DiSight Medical" Cui Di: Solving Pain Points in Fundus and Microsurgery with High-Precision Ophthalmic Surgical Robots | Linear Capital Portfolio Interview Series
In July 2023, Linear Capital portfolio company Hangzhou Disight Medical Biotechnology Co., Ltd. successfully performed a subretinal thrombolysis procedure for treating macular hemorrhage at Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital using its "Disight MicroEdge" ophthalmic surgical robot — **the first such procedure in Asia**. The company achieved its clinical milestone just two years after founding, and completed [three rounds of financing](https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/...) in 2023 alone.
Linear Capital-led angel-round portfolio company Xinkong Intelligent announced the completion of a nearly RMB 100 million Series B funding round.
Recently, **Xinkong Intelligent, a Linear Capital seed-round portfolio company and leader in intelligent production-line infrastructure, announced the completion of a nearly RMB 100 million Series B funding round.** This round was led by Xiyu Capital, with follow-on investment from Yima Capital (Hundsun Electronics), and Index Capital served as the exclusive financial advisor.
"Yinghua Chenrui" Zhou Zhen: Solving Biomaterial Industry Bottlenecks with Unique Modification Technology and Processing Techniques | Linear Capital Portfolio Interview Series
In late December 2023, bio-based materials high-performance modification and application innovation company **Yinghua Chenrui** announced the completion of a tens of millions of RMB angel funding round.
Linear Capital Portfolio | EdgeRobotics Metal Processing System Approved for Shanghai's International First-Set Equipment Program
Dajiu's "Autonomous Perception and Decision-Making Intelligent Robot Metal Processing System" has been named to **Shanghai's International First-Set Breakthrough Program for High-End Intelligent Equipment**, and will receive dedicated fiscal funding.
Emerging perovskite solar startup Yongjia Solar Energy has closed a seed round, with Linear Capital as the sole investor.
Recently, **emerging perovskite photovoltaic R&D company "Yongjia Solar" completed its seed funding round, with Linear Capital as the sole investor.** The proceeds will primarily be used to build out the company's basic R&D platform and expand its team, laying groundwork for subsequent large-scale production line construction.
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.
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Linear Capital Wins Zero2IPO "Top 30 Early-Stage Investment Firms in China 2023" and Other Awards
From December 13 to 15, the 23rd China Equity Investment Annual Forum, hosted by Zero2IPO Group and PE Daily, was held in Shanghai. On the 15th, Zero2IPO released its annual China equity investment rankings — the 23rd consecutive year it has done so since 2001. On this year's list, Linear Capital was once again named to the **"Top 30 Early-Stage Investment Firms in China 2023"** and also received **"Top Investment Firm in China's Digital Economy 2023"**...
Hiring | Linear Capital Seeks Investment Directors for Biotech, Materials, and Deep Tech
Linear Capital is hiring investors focused on biotech, medical, materials, and broad hard tech. The full job description is below:
Linear Capital is recruiting interns for AI and intelligent robotics
Linear Capital is recruiting interns for AI and intelligent robotics. If you're interested in these directions and meet the job requirements, please get in touch with us as soon as possible. You're also welcome to share this recruiting post with your friends. **Investment Team Interns (1 position each for AI and Intelligent Robotics)** **Job Description** 1. Support early-stage investments in frontier technology sectors, including industry research and expert interviews in robotics, AI, and related fields.
Linear Capital colleagues won awards from ChinaVenture for 2022–2023 China Best Early-Stage Investor and Best AI Industry Investor, among others.
Last week, ChinaVenture released its "2022–2023 Investor Rankings," marking the 17th consecutive year the independent third-party organization has published its China Venture Capital and Private Equity rankings — the "ChinaVenture List." The rankings draw on CVSource data and evaluate investors across four metrics: investments, exits, portfolio projects under management, and industry influence, measured over the period from July 1, 2020, to October 31, 2023. Through
Global Young PhD Fellow applications remain open — here are answers to a few common questions about the program
**Last week we launched recruitment for the Global Young PhD Fellow (GYPF), seeking outstanding technical founders at home and abroad.** **Global Young PhD Fellow is a joint initiative by Linear Capital and Linear Capital portfolio companies, dedicated to supporting young people — whether aspiring to build tech startups, currently in the early stages of entrepreneurship, or hoping to understand how China's best tech companies grow.**
"Yimu Technology" Ma Zhifen: From Serving Individual Ranches to Serving the Entire Livestock Industry, Built on Data Intelligence and Network Effects
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Linear Capital Wins VentureBeat's "2023 Most Admired Early-Stage Investment Firm" and Sector Awards for AIGC and Intelligent Manufacturing
Last week, TechNode hosted the 17th DEMO CHINA at Beijing Shougang Park and released its 2023 Most Admired Venture Capital Firms ranking. The list draws on nearly 15,000 votes cast by close to 200 judges—64% of whom were partners or more senior—yielding a brand ranking of 190 investment firms. Click "Read More" to view the full list.
Linear Capital won multiple awards at 36Kr's 2023 annual ceremony, including "Most GP-Trusted Early-Stage Investment Firm in China" and "Top Investment Firm in China's New-Generation Information Technology Sector."
On September 21–22, 36Kr hosted the "Waves—2023 Industrial Future Conference" in Shenzhen, and released the results of its 2023 annual surveys, including "Most LP-Trusted Investment Institutions," "Top Eight Industrial Investment Institutions/Investors," "Most GP-Focused Funds of Funds," and "Top Ten Characteristic Fund Towns."
Linear Capital announced that Yang Jun, a veteran tech entrepreneur and former CTO of Dada, will join as a Venture Partner.
We're excited to share some news about a new addition to Linear Capital: Yang Jun, former co-founder and CTO of Dada, has joined as a Venture Partner effective recently. Yang will help Linear Capital source startups, evaluate investment opportunities, and support portfolio company growth.
Linear Capital's Ninth Anniversary: The Goal Lies Ahead, the Road Remains Hard, but There's Light in Our Hearts
Over these nine years, we've been through plenty of troughs and peaks, but we made it through.
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Today, we're launching the first overseas university Linear Capital Campus Ambassador program, hoping to help interested students understand the latest trends and methodologies in early-stage tech investing — you'll get deeply involved in sourcing early-stage startups and participate directly in the day-to-day work of Linear Capital's investment team.
Everyone should have a "reform and opening-up" mindset.
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Linear Capital Continues Recruiting Overseas Interns
We focus on early-stage ventures driven by innovative technology. We're the investors in the market who actually understand tech — and we're geeks who bring business and strategic thinking to the table. Enough said, here's the JD.
Linear Capital early-stage portfolio company **Gritworld** announced the completion of its Series B2 funding round, led by **BYD**.
Exploring how 3D graphics engine technology is pushing the new frontiers of consumer-end graphics.
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In early August we announced that Linear Capital and Microsoft Accelerator would be co-hosting a salon on AI applications in vertical industries in Shanghai. The event will take place on the afternoon of September 1. **Microsoft experts will share insights on Azure OpenAI model applications and deployment scenarios, and founders from Linear Capital portfolio companies — Whale帷幄, MeFlow幂律智能, and Warpex沃时科技 — will speak on AI applications in healthcare, legal services, retail, and other verticals.**
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...
Red Star Over the West — The Europe Chapter
[Last week](http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzAwNTAyMDAyNQ==&mid=2652305127&idx=1&sn=a57926357750f1a5edad1ef67de718e0&chksm=80c156f1b7b6dfe710934bfd06d7452e0
Linear Capital Partners with Microsoft Accelerator: On September 1, Let's Talk About AI Application in Vertical Industries — Plus a Surprise Giveaway
On the afternoon of September 1, Linear Capital will join forces with Microsoft Accelerator to host an AI + Vertical Industry Application Salon in Shanghai. We'll "have a real conversation" with attendees about OpenAI model applications, as well as AI applications in healthcare, law, retail, and other vertical industries — exploring cutting-edge developments in real-world AI deployment scenarios. At the event, **Microsoft experts will share insights on Azure OpenAI model applications and implementation scenarios**,
Journey to the West — Middle East Edition
From June to July 2023, I set off on a round-the-world trip. I started in Shanghai, headed to Beijing first, then on to the Middle East, Europe, the US, Singapore, and Hong Kong, before finally returning to Shanghai. The whole journey took roughly 70 days — the longest trip I've ever taken.
"Yimu Technology" announced the completion of a tens-of-millions RMB angel round, with Linear Capital as the sole investor.
Empowering the digital and intelligent transformation of ranches.
Linear Capital is still recruiting for its overseas internship program!
We're focused on early-stage ventures powered by breakthrough technology. We're the investors who actually understand tech — and we're geeks who can think in business and strategy terms too. Enough said. Here's the JD.
Linear Capital is now recruiting for its new overseas internship program!
We focus on early-stage ventures driven by innovative technology, striving to be the investors who best understand technology and the future, while also being lovable geeks with both business acumen and strategic thinking! **Job Description:** 1. Identify entrepreneurs or potential entrepreneurs in frontier technology sectors; collect information and data on frontier technology industries and emerging technologies 2. Explore new investment directions, conduct detailed mapping of new sub-sectors, and build deep expertise 3.
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.
Dada CTO Jun Yang: Reflections on Critical Questions in Entrepreneurship | Linear Academy
In May, Linear Capital's entrepreneurship learning and sharing platform, Linear Academy, invited Yang Jun, co-founder and CTO of Dada Group, to share his thinking on key questions in entrepreneurship with founders from Linear's portfolio companies. Yang discussed his experiences and ideas on development strategies for startups at different stages, organizational management, founder growth, and how technical teams can work with commercial teams. We've compiled some of the highlights to share with you.
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**
Linear Capital partner Songyan Huang has once again been selected for Cyzone's "40 Under 40 Investors" list.
Last week, *Cyzone* (创业邦) released its 2023 "40 Under 40" list — "40 Investors Under 40." This marks the 11th year Cyzone has published the ranking. According to Cyzone, the list was compiled over two months of applications, research, and interviews, evaluating candidates across four dimensions: investment experience, performance, exits, and industry influence. **Songyan Huang, Partner at Linear Capital, was named to this year's "40 Under 40," following his selection in 2022**
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,
Linear Capital Perspective | GPT Is a Pandora's Box or Aladdin's Lamp, Depending on Human Understanding and Action on Technology
We think of ChatGPT as a genie lamp that you can ask endless questions of.
Linear Capital received honors including "Top 8 Best Early-Stage VC Firms" and "Best Investment Firm in China's AI and Big Data Industry" from ChinaVenture.
On May 19, ChinaVenture released its 2022 annual rankings of Chinese venture capital and private equity investment institutions — the ChinaVenture Awards. **Linear Capital was named among the "Top 8 Best Early-Stage VC Firms in China" and received the "Top 20 Best Investment Firms in China's AI and Big Data Sector" award, among other honors**.
Intern Recruitment | Still Hiring: STEM/Tech Background, Biomedical, and Post-Investment HR Interns
Linear Capital is continuing to recruit reliable young talent interested in investing and portfolio support. Below is information about our newly open intern positions.
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 announced that Henry Li, former Senior Director of Product at LinkedIn's Silicon Valley headquarters, has joined as a Venture Partner.
We're excited to share some personnel news about Linear Capital:
"Linear Capital AIGC Tech Salon" sign-ups are going strong — thanks for the overwhelming support.
After we published the preview for Linear Capital's AIGC Tech Salon last week, we received a flood of sign-ups from many friends — thank you all so much for your support.
Linear Capital partner Songyan Huang has once again been named to 36Kr's "36 Under 36" list of outstanding investors.
Multiple founders from Linear Capital's portfolio have been selected for the 36Under36 entrepreneurs list.
Wrapped up Linear Capital's April European tour with visits to "Europe's Silicon Valley" Grenoble and the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)!
This week, Linear Capital's April European tour reached its final two stops: Grenoble, France and Genoa, Italy. Many people may not be very
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!**
Visited two federal institutes of technology in Switzerland and met with local Chinese organizations — next stop, France.
During our days in Switzerland, the Linear Capital investment team visited several top-tier labs at both ETH Zurich and EPFL, and held networking events with local Chinese organizations. After touring both federal institutes of technology, we came away with a strong impression: the research environment here is exceptional. What many people may already know is that ETH Zurich alone has produced more than 32 Nobel laureates and one Turing Award winner.
Five Years Later, Revisiting Agile Robots' Munich Headquarters: From a Handful of People to Systematic Product Development and Industrial Deployment
Five years ago, after learning about Agile Robots and conducting deep due diligence, the Linear Capital investment team immediately flew to Munich to meet the founding team, fresh from leaving the German Aerospace Center to start their venture. They talked technology, they talked future growth. Agile's products, technology, and founders left a deep impression on us. On the way back to Shanghai, the team held an investment committee meeting right there in the airport and decided to bet on Agile Robots as angel investors. In the years that followed,
Linear Capital wrapped up its UK leg of the April Europe tour, with Germany, Switzerland, France, and Italy still to come.
Last week, colleagues from Linear Capital's investment team hosted and attended a series of events in London. Beyond sharing Linear's story and the purpose of our trip with the Zhejiang University UK Alumni Association, Oxford University Life Sciences Society, Oxford University Student Union, and Cambridge University Student Union, we also exchanged views on frontier technology and investment trends with local startups and institutions working on cutting-edge tech. At the same time, we shared Linear's lessons learned — our observations from watching founders who received higher education and professional training overseas return to China to start businesses.
Linear Capital and C&D Group co-hosted a digital transformation salon, exploring how innovative technology products can be deployed in real-world business scenarios.
At the end of March, Linear Capital brought several of its portfolio companies to meet with C&D Group, co-hosting a digitalization salon at the Shanghai C&D Tower alongside C&D Emerging Investment and C&D Group's informatization center. Over the course of an afternoon, Linear Capital and its portfolio companies engaged with C&D Group's headquarters and informatization teams across various industry groups to discuss current technology trends and explore how these cutting-edge products and solutions could be applied across Xiamen C&D's diverse business areas.
Microfluidic production chip company **Haoli Technology** has closed a multi-million RMB angel funding round led by **Linear Capital**.
Focused on developing production-scale microfluidic technology.
Linear Capital announced that Songyan Huang has been promoted to partner.
We are pleased to share an important personnel change with friends who follow Linear Capital:
We're hiring CS/AI interns to explore AIGC with Linear Capital!
As an investment firm that has always kept a close eye on the evolution of artificial intelligence technology and is committed to empowering industries through AI-driven projects to address the pain points of industrial upgrading, AIGC is a key focus area for Linear Capital. We have also [shared our views](https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzAwNTAyMDAyNQ==&mid=2652304278&
Linear Capital Portfolio Company "Yunna Technology": Integrating ChatGPT to Build RPA Workflows from a Single Sentence
That's right — you read that correctly. Just type your requirements in plain, conversational language into the Golem editor, and it will automatically generate an RPA workflow. Hit run, and you've got a fully executable solution.
3D Real-Time Interactive Virtual Event Platform "Bizhen Technology" Raises Tens of Millions in Funding, with Linear Capital Leading Angel Round
36Kr has learned that **BIZEN Technology, a 3D real-time interactive virtual events platform, announced it has completed two consecutive funding rounds — an angel round and an angel+ round — totaling tens of millions of RMB, with Linear Capital, HSG, and Cathay Capital as investors.** The funding will be primarily used for product iteration and market expansion.
Intern Recruitment | Still hiring interns with backgrounds in materials science, chemistry, AI, and biomedical fields to join us
**I. Investment Team Interns (Materials/Chemistry/Technology Backgrounds, Multiple Positions)** **Job Description** 1. Support early-stage investments in frontier technology sectors, including industry research, expert interviews, due diligence, and drafting investment decision reports 2. Explore new investment directions, conduct detailed mapping of emerging sub-sectors, develop deep expertise, and deliver high-quality research reports 3. Collect frontier
Linear Open House: First Stop at Agile Robots | Linear Capital Event
In early 2023, Linear Capital held the first event in its "Linear Open House: Inside Our Portfolio" series at the Beijing office of Agile Robots.
Internship Openings | Calling Reliable Young Talent Interested in Tech Investing — Positions Available on Both Investment and Operations Teams!
We focus on early-stage ventures powered by innovative technology, striving to be the most tech-savvy investors of the future — and we're lovable geeks with strong business and strategic minds to boot! Details of this internship recruitment are as follows:
The Toughest SaaS Market and Its Hottest Winner: How Sensors Data Built a Product with Nearly 100% Renewal Rate at a Billion-Dollar Valuation
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Linear Capital is recruiting **overseas interns**!
We focus on early-stage ventures driven by innovative technology, striving to be the investors who best understand technology while also being lovable geeks with commercial and strategic acumen! Details for this **Overseas Intern** recruitment are as follows: **Job Description:** 1. Identify founders or potential founders in frontier technology sectors; collect information and data on frontier technology industries and emerging technologies 2. Explore new investment directions, conduct research on new...
Linear Academy | What If a Product PRD Were a Press Release? Notes from Amazon's Reverse Workshop
In mid-October, Linear Capital and Amazon's Digital Innovation team co-hosted a workshop to help Linear's portfolio companies understand Amazon's Working Backwards methodology. Nearly 50 team members from Linear's portfolio companies attended. With support from Amazon's Digital Innovation team, they experienced firsthand the working-backwards approach that Amazon advocates.
Mindverse, a Linear Capital angel-round project, secures nearly 100 million RMB in consecutive funding rounds with Linear Capital doubling down
Released the AI character generation engine MindOS.
Data Intelligence Powers Efficient, Sustainable Ranch Development | A Conversation with Linear Capital Portfolio Company "Yimu Technology"
Over the past 40-plus years, per capita grain consumption in China has declined year by year, while consumption of animal-based foods has grown rapidly and consistently. Per capita dairy consumption, in particular, has seen especially pronounced growth. Fueled by robust Chinese consumer demand, dairy farms have become increasingly large-scale and intensive, with 10,000-head mega-farms emerging one after another. The largest single dairy farm served by YIMU Technology houses 40,000 head of cattle. The real challenge these large intensive operations face is...
Linear Academy｜Former Founding Team Executive on How OnePlus Navigated Its Early Startup Days
Recently, Linear Academy invited the former VP of OnePlus's Platform Center and a founding team executive to share his insights with Linear Academy friends in an online session. He discussed OnePlus's startup phase, acceleration period, and development lessons to date, with particular focus on how a relatively niche brand built global influence in the smartphone market. We've compiled portions of his talk to share with you. Below is a transcript of Gong Yin's remarks.
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 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."**
Linear Capital's eighth anniversary — grateful for the support of our partners. Here's to staying warm, resilient, and always moving forward.
I hope to spend the next eight years—through all its challenges—working alongside kindred spirits to advance frontier tech, frontier productivity, and frontier lifestyle. All for a better society.
Linear Capital was named to Cyzone's "2022 Most Admired Early-Stage Investment Firms in China — Top 10."
On September 7, ChinaBang (创业邦) unveiled its "2022 Most Admired VC Firms in China" series of rankings in Wuxi. **Linear Capital was named to the "2022 Most Admired Early-Stage Investment Firms in China TOP 10."** ChinaBang noted that the shortlist was compiled using a combination of submitted data and Ruishou Analysis (睿兽分析) data, with nearly 300 senior investors from outstanding VC firms invited to vote based on each firm's investment track record and post-investment services...
Linear Capital Perspective | Frontier technologies that bring order-of-magnitude productivity gains to industry — and the products they power — may transform Chinese manufacturing from "corner overtaking" to "changing lanes entirely."
In mid-August, at the "16th China Investment Annual Conference & Annual Summit" hosted by ChinaVenture, Songyan Huang, Managing Director of Linear Capital, joined a panel discussion on "Made in China: From Following to Leading" and shared his perspectives on the topic.
Linear Capital received several awards at Qimingpian's 2022 rankings, including **No. 2 on China's Best Early-Stage Investment Firms — Overall Ranking** and **No. 3 on China's Best Early-Stage Investment Firms — Active Ranking**.
On August 15, Qimingpian released its "2022 China Equity Investment Mid-Year Rankings," with Linear Capital ranking on the "China Best Early-Stage Investment Firms Comprehensive List TOP50"
Harry Wang of Linear Capital has again won multiple awards from ChinaVenture, including "China's Best Early-Stage Investor" and "China's Best AI Industry Investor."
**On August 12, ChinaVenture released its "2021 Annual Investors Ranking" at the 16th China Annual Investment Conference & Annual Summit. Harry Wang, founder and CEO of Linear Capital, once again made both the "Top 50 Best Early-Stage Investors" and "Top 20 Best AI Industry Investors" lists.**
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.
The inaugural Linear Fellow cohort is officially formed!
After two months of recruiting, interviews, and conversations, we're thrilled to announce that the inaugural Linear Fellow cohort has been finalized and is about to begin the next phase!
Linear Capital Wins Multiple Awards at Jazzyear's "China Technology Industry Investment Ranking," Including Best Investment Firm in AI and Big Data
At the end of July, the Chinese tech think tank *Jazzyear* held the 2022 "Jazzyear Gravity X" Tech Industry Investment Summit in Beijing, where it released the "2021-2022 China Tech Industry Investment Rankings." Linear Capital was among the honorees, receiving awards including "Top 20 Best Investment Firms in AI and Big Data" and "Top 20 Best Investment Firms in Enterprise Services."
Linear Capital Leads Angel Round for Shanghai Umibio Umibio, a Shanghai-based biotechnology company, has announced the completion of a multi-million-yuan angel funding round led by Linear Capital.
Shanghai-based Umibio announced today that it has raised tens of millions of RMB in an angel round led by Linear Capital, with participation from Suzhou SND Angel Fund.
Linear Capital Perspectives | AI Enters Industry: Is the Current Moment a Window of Opportunity or a Bubble, and Which Investment Areas Does Linear Capital Favor?
In late June, Harry Wang, founder and CEO of Linear Capital, was invited to speak at the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Innovation Conference, where he joined Dr. Zhang Xia, chief enterprise strategy advisor at AWS, for a conversation on recent AI investment insights. Wang shared Linear Capital's analysis of AI's integration into industries, the firm's investment focus areas, the technical bottlenecks that need to be overcome in the next phase, and related recommendations. Below is a summary of the conversation, with both video and transcript.
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.
Internship Openings | HR, Legal, and Marketing Roles Available — Send Us Your Resume
- Followed up on recruitment processes including resume sourcing, interview scheduling, and feedback collection
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.
This Thursday afternoon, come to the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Innovation Conference to hear AI investment insights.
This Thursday (June 23) from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM, the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Innovation Conference will be held online.
Linear Capital portfolio companies are hiring for tech campus recruiting — over 100 engineering positions across Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and Suzhou. Students, send in your resumes!
We're hiring for multiple positions on our investment team. For details, please click [here](http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzAwNTAyMDAyNQ==&mid=2652301180&idx=1&sn=b443a1496d541c9767aa2f684d66e185&chksm=80
Event Recruitment | On June 18, Harry Wang will join an online sharing event co-hosted by MIT CEO and Harvard Venture Capital
At 9:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 18 — 9:30 a.m. Beijing time on Sunday, June 19 — Harry Wang, founder and CEO of Linear Capital, will join an event hosted by the Harvard Venture Capital Club and the MIT Chinese Entrepreneurs Organization (MIT CEO).
Linear News | AI Frontier Tech Startup Mindverse Raises Angel Round in the Tens of Millions, Led by HSG with Co-Investment from Linear Capital and K2VC
The MindOS framework endows AI with associative mechanisms, enabling enterprises to deploy customized virtual minds.
Linear Capital was named Best Early-Stage VC Firm and Best Investor in AI & Big Data at the 2021 ChinaVenture Awards.
On May 30, ChinaVenture released its annual rankings of Chinese venture capital and private equity investment institutions — the ChinaVenture Awards. Linear Capital was named to the "Top 50 Best Early-Stage VC Firms in China" and the "Top 20 Best Investment Firms in China's AI and Big Data Sector," among other honors.
Wire News | Bank of Ningbo Partners with Guandata to Launch Intelligent Data Analytics Platform
Ningbo Bank & Guandata "Intelligent Data Analytics Platform" Project Launch Photo
Linear Academy Limited Enrollment Now Open | How to Design Incentives That Actually Drive Performance Growth
We're hiring for multiple positions on our investment team. For details, please click [here](http://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzAwNTAyMDAyNQ==&mid=2652301180&idx=1&sn=b443a1496d541c9767aa2f684d66e185&chksm=80
Three Hours Drinking with Three Female Founders | 5Y Tavern Vol. 3
After a few rounds of drinks, what did they talk about?
