Heart Capital Named to "Top 10 Emerging Early-Stage Firms of 2022" | Heart News
Diyixinsheng has officially released its "Invest in China 2022 Annual Comprehensive Investment Institution Rankings."
On March 29, tech industry research platform Diyixinsheng released its "Invest in China 2022 Annual Institutional Investment Rankings," with Heart Capital named one of the "Top 10 Emerging Early-Stage Investment Institutions." The annual rankings focused on high-tech unicorn companies, high-tech future unicorns, and high-tech rising stars. Based on Diyixinsheng's "2022 China High-Tech High-Growth Enterprise Series Rankings," the list recognized investment institutions favored by LPs that have backed companies with five standout qualities: "high-tech, high-growth, strong teams, strong reputations, and reliable delivery" — enterprises that have earned the trust of their corporate clients.
As a tech industry research platform, Diyixinsheng has for four consecutive quarters maintained its focus on the primary market, covering early-stage investment institutions, venture capital firms, private equity investors, financial advisors, and LPs. Through survey questionnaires, phone interviews, and institutional research, it collected self-reported data from participating firms, while partnering with Tianyancha and IT Juzi as data providers for this ranking. The evaluation spanned multiple dimensions — investment, fundraising, exits, IPOs, service transactions, tech-focused post-investment support, and market influence — to produce the Invest in China 2022 Annual China Investment Institution Rankings, creating what the platform calls "an entrepreneur's guide to fundraising, and an LP's reference for investing."
Founded in 2022, Heart Capital is a China-based venture capital fund focused on early-stage technology and digitalization, established by Yan Han, formerly a founding partner at Lightspeed. The Heart Capital team comprises the founding partner, CFO, and core investors from Lightspeed, alongside seasoned industry investors from Cainiao and Baidu. The team's past investments include Series A rounds 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 outlook, Heart Capital is dedicated to finding the world leaders who will disrupt the future. The firm champions the value of "people" and "heart," and looks forward to accompanying more young Chinese entrepreneurs onto the world stage.
