FundedIQ tracks 116 funded Seed startups in China, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Seed startup funding landscape in China, along with the 100 most recently funded Seed startups in China.
The median disclosed round is $15M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $13M and $29M. Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing and Robotics hold the most companies by sector. Shanghai and Shenzhen hold the deepest concentrations of these companies. Seed startups in China closed 119 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 94 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $1.4B in disclosed capital.
Early stage funding concentrates in AI and Manufacturing. These ventures cluster within specific urban centers where Shenzhen Capital Group and HSG maintain deep ties. While Robotics and Biotechnology appear across several provinces, the heaviest concentration of staff remains in a few key cities. A strategy centered on these primary locations captures the majority of the activity.
Seed funded startup statistics in China
Funded Seed startups in China
116
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
94
119 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$1.4B
40 of 119 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$15M
middle half $13M to $29M
Most recent funding round on record: Sep 2026.
Investors appearing most often across China funding rounds: Hillhouse Capital, HSG, Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group (LCIG), Gaorong Capital, Matrix Partners China.
100 most recently funded Seed startups in China
100 of 116
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
L
Lead Health
Guangzhou, China · Artificial Intelligence (AI), Biotechnology, Life Science, Manufacturing, Medical Device
Lead Health develops AI-driven life science instruments and digital bio-manufacturing equipment.
Seed startups in China closed 119 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 94 of them in the last 12, adding up to $1.4B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $15M, with the middle half running from $13M to $29M. 40 of 119 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing and Robotics hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 32. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Investors
Hillhouse Capital, HSG and Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group (LCIG) appear most often across funded Seed startups in China on record.
Industries with the most funded Seed startups in China
Sector counts across all 116 tracked companies in China. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
The investors named most often across funded Seed startups in China.
Investor
Companies backed
Hillhouse Capital
5
HSG
5
Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group (LCIG)
5
Gaorong Capital
4
Matrix Partners China
4
Shenzhen Capital Group
4
Addor Capital
3
BlueRun Ventures
3
CAS Star
3
Delian Capital
3
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.
About the FundedIQ Seed startup funding data in China
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 116 funded Seed 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 (79 of 119 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Seed 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 Seed startups are there in China?
FundedIQ tracks 116 funded Seed 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 Seed startups in China raised?
Seed startups in China tracked by FundedIQ have raised $1.4B in disclosed capital across 119 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 94 rounds in the last 12 months. 40 of those 119 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded Seed startups in China?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 32 companies, followed by Manufacturing (24), Robotics (16) and Biotechnology (14). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded Seed startups in China?
Shanghai leads with 24 companies, then Shenzhen (13), Beijing (10) and Suzhou (7).
Which investors back the most Seed startups in China?
Hillhouse Capital, HSG, Lenovo Capital and Incubator Group (LCIG), Gaorong Capital and Matrix Partners China appear most often across funded Seed 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 Seed startups in China?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $15M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $13M and $29M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
How often is the Seed startup funding data in China 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 Seed startups in China is dated Sep 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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