FundedIQ tracks 524 funded startups in China, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in China, along with the 100 most recently funded startups in the country.
Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence and Biotechnology hold the most companies by sector. Shanghai and Shenzhen hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in the country. Startups in China closed 539 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 539 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $12B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $15M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $14M and $56M.
Capital activity centers on Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence. Series A and Series B stages dominate, which means companies often possess established product fits. Heavy involvement from Sequoia China and Tencent indicates a preference for scalable technology. Approaching these firms involves dealing with professional venture backing and structured corporate influence.
China funded startup statistics
Funded startups in China
524
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
539
539 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$12B
181 of 539 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$15M
middle half $14M to $56M
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026.
Investors appearing most often across China funding rounds: Shenzhen Capital Group, HSG, Matrix Partners China, IDG Capital, Shunwei Capital.
100 most recently funded startups in China
100 of 524
Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its
location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed
amount.
Company
What they do
Latest round
Amount
H
Handing Intelligent
Wuhan, China · Electric Vehicle, Manufacturing
Handing Intelligent is a developer and manufacturer of steering systems for passenger cars and commercial…
Series Unknown·
Undisclosed
Z
Zhiou Drive
Maanshan, China · Power Grid, Sales
Zhiou Drive is an enterprise focusing on the research and development, production, sales and service of UAV…
Startups in China closed 539 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 539 of them in the last 12, adding up to $12B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $15M, with the middle half running from $14M to $56M. 181 of 539 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence and Biotechnology hold the most companies, led by Manufacturing at 162. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Investors
Shenzhen Capital Group, HSG and Matrix Partners China appear most often across funded startups in China on record.
Industries with the most funded startups in China
Sector counts across all 524 tracked companies in China. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
The investors named most often across funded startups in China.
Investor
Companies backed
Shenzhen Capital Group
21
HSG
15
Matrix Partners China
12
IDG Capital
11
Shunwei Capital
11
Addor Capital
10
CDH Investments
10
Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group (LCIG)
10
Baidu Ventures
9
Fortune Venture Capital
9
Counts companies in this segment that name the firm as a backer. Investor names entered the pipeline in July 2026, so they cover the companies funded since.
Funding stages in China
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in China break down by stage.
A further 73 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ China startup funding data
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding
date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and
new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round
reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 524 funded startups in China currently tracked.
Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months.
Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (358 of 539 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in China is dated Sep 2026.
The table above shows the 100 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories,
investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded startups are there in China?
FundedIQ tracks 524 funded startups in China. This page lists the 100 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have startups in China raised?
Startups in China tracked by FundedIQ have raised $12B in disclosed capital across 539 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 539 rounds in the last 12 months. 181 of those 539 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in China?
Manufacturing has the most, with 162 companies, followed by Artificial Intelligence (98), Biotechnology (72) and Robotics (61). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in China?
Shanghai leads with 60 companies, then Shenzhen (55), Suzhou (44) and Beijing (43).
Which investors back the most startups in China?
Shenzhen Capital Group, HSG, Matrix Partners China, IDG Capital and Shunwei Capital appear most often across funded startups in China in the FundedIQ dataset. The count is the number of tracked companies naming each firm as a backer, so it reflects the companies on record rather than every deal a firm has ever done.
What is a typical funding round size for startups in China?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $15M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $14M and $56M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for startups in China?
Series A is the most common labelled stage, with 180 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series B (117) and Seed (99). A further 73 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the China startup funding data updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded startups in China is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.