Heart Capital Founding Partner Yan Han Named to Forbes China "Top 100 Venture Capitalists" List | Heart Capital NEWS
This marks Yan Han's first time on the list since founding Heart Capital.
On December 29, Forbes China released its "2022 China Venture Capitalists 100" list, with Yan Han, founding partner of Heart Capital, among the honorees. This marks Han's fourth consecutive year on the Forbes China VC list, and his first since founding Heart Capital.
Heart Capital was established in 2022, a new China-based venture fund focused on early-stage technology and digitalization investing — Han's next chapter a decade after co-founding Lightspeed. With 14 years of venture capital experience, Han has been the earliest investor in numerous industry-leading companies.
This year marks the sixteenth consecutive year that Forbes China has conducted independent research on venture capitalists active in mainland China, evaluating 200-plus VC firms and their nominated investors to identify those with strong track records over the past five years.
Among this year's honorees, 10 are under 40 — a new generation quietly emerging, poised to make its mark amid profound change.
At the end of a long economic cycle and the dawn of a new era, Heart Capital was born.
We are young people who believe in the value of non-consensus thinking. We search with heart for what endures in a changing world.
Over the past three years, confronted with relentless uncertainty, the market has been filled with hesitation and pessimism — yet optimists have pressed forward against the tide. In the interplay of crisis and opportunity, we have become a force for renewal, we have discovered the potential for innovation, and we use "xin" to transcend cycles.
Looking to the present, Heart Capital is rooted in China with a global outlook, focused on technology and digitalization, deeply engaged across industrial chains, and committed to accompanying more Chinese entrepreneurs onto the world stage. We search with patience for young future leaders, and with conviction support China's technological innovation. We aspire to be the earliest investors in outstanding Chinese technology companies that go global.
As 2023 approaches, we set forth from the heart and journey toward the new.
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Heart Capital was founded in 2022 by Yan Han, formerly a founding partner at Lightspeed, as a China-based venture fund focused on early-stage technology and digitalization investing.
The Heart Capital team comprises founding partners, the CFO, and core investors from Lightspeed, alongside senior industry investors from Cainiao and Baidu. The team's past investments include Series A investments in Full Truck Alliance (NYSE: YMM), Xpeng Motors (NYSE: XPEV, HK: 09868), as well as FinVolution (NYSE: FINV), 06810.HK, RoboSense, World Logistics, LandSpace, Lanhu, Micro-Nano Starry Sky, and Starfield, among others.
Rooted in China with a global perspective, Heart Capital is dedicated to finding world-changing leaders of tomorrow. The firm champions the value of "people" and "heart," and looks forward to accompanying more young Chinese entrepreneurs as they go global.
