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**
Last week, ChinaBang (创业邦) released its 2023 "40 Under 40" list — 40 investors under 40 years old. This marks the 11th consecutive year that ChinaBang has published this ranking. According to the publication, the list was compiled over two months of nominations, research, and interviews, evaluating candidates across four dimensions: investment experience, investment performance, exit track record, and industry influence. Songyan Huang, partner at Linear Capital, was selected for this year's "40 Under 40." This marks his second time receiving the award, following his first win in 2022.
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Linear Capital is an early-stage investment firm focused on "frontier technology + industry." We target frontier technologies — including data intelligence, digital new infrastructure, next-generation robotics, and new technological transformations in traditional sectors (such as biomedicine, materials, and energy) — and apply them across vertical industries to dramatically improve operational efficiency, solve critical pain points, and enable industrial upgrading. We capture outsized returns through substantial increases in industrial value. We currently manage ten funds with total AUM of approximately $2 billion.
Our investment stage focuses on leading seed to Series A rounds, with typical check sizes of $3 to 8 million or RMB equivalent.
To date, we have made early-stage investments in over 120 startup teams, including Horizon Robotics, Kujiale, Sensors Data, Tezign, Rokid, Guandata, Agile Robots, and others. The combined valuation of Linear Capital's portfolio companies is approximately $20 billion.
In the near term, Linear Capital is working to become the premier "Data Intelligence Technology Fund." Over the long term, we aim to build ourselves into the most influential "Frontier Technology Application Fund."