Recently Funded Startups in Shenzhen
Updated Sep 2026
Funded startups in Shenzhen number 53 in FundedIQ, tracked with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in Shenzhen, along with the 53 most recently funded startups there.
Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Manufacturing hold the most companies by sector. Startups in Shenzhen closed 58 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 58 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $1.6B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $15M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $14M and $43M.
Institutional capital favors Artificial Intelligence and Robotics over Hardware. Series A activity dominates, reflecting a preference for proven product market fit. Mid-sized teams are the norm. Local venture firms lead the funding, which indicates a high demand for industrial scalability. This concentration of professional capital creates a predictable path for those targeting mature technical teams.
Shenzhen funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026. Investors appearing most often across Shenzhen funding rounds: CDH Investments, Matrix Partners China, QF Capital, Agibot, Boyu Capital.
53 most recently funded startups in Shenzhen
53 shownOrdered 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.
Shenzhen startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in Shenzhen closed 58 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 58 of them in the last 12, adding up to $1.6B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $15M, with the middle half running from $14M to $43M. 18 of 58 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Manufacturing hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 13. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Investors
CDH Investments, Matrix Partners China and QF Capital appear most often across funded startups in Shenzhen on record.
Industries with the most funded startups in Shenzhen
Sector counts across all 53 tracked companies in Shenzhen. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Top investors in Shenzhen startups
The investors named most often across funded startups in Shenzhen.
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 Shenzhen
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in Shenzhen break down by stage.
A further 5 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Shenzhen 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 53 funded startups in Shenzhen currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (40 of 58 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 Shenzhen is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 53 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 Shenzhen?
FundedIQ tracks 53 funded startups in Shenzhen. This page lists the 53 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 Shenzhen raised?
Startups in Shenzhen tracked by FundedIQ have raised $1.6B in disclosed capital across 58 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 58 rounds in the last 12 months. 18 of those 58 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in Shenzhen?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 13 companies, followed by Robotics (13), Manufacturing (9) and Hardware (8). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which investors back the most startups in Shenzhen?
CDH Investments, Matrix Partners China, QF Capital, Agibot and Boyu Capital appear most often across funded startups in Shenzhen 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 Shenzhen?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $15M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $14M and $43M. 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 Shenzhen?
Series A is the most common labelled stage, with 19 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Seed (13) and Series B (13). A further 5 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Shenzhen 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 Shenzhen is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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