Genesis Capital invests in the growth of China’s economy. We take an entrepreneurial approach to invest in top teams and companies that leverage information technology to improve efficiency for consumers, and for businesses. We partner with our portfolio companies to manage growth, attract talent, drive excellence and continuous innovation to become no.1 in their industries.
Genesis was established in 2015 by Richard Peng, who previously built and led Tencent’s investment team and portfolio, and Kurt Xu, who previously held senior positions across operations, strategy, and investment at Tencent. The founding team has invested over USD15 Bn in 300+ technology and internet companies globally, and bring decades of investment and operations to our portfolio companies.
Genesis was established in 2015 by Richard Peng, who previously built and led Tencent’s investment team and portfolio, and Kurt Xu, who previously held senior positions across operations, strategy, and investment at Tencent. The founding team has invested over USD15 Bn in 300+ technology and internet companies globally, and bring decades of investment and operations to our portfolio companies.
Location: China, Beijing
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2015
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Series D
Portfolio 38
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 11.01.2022 | Bluepha | bluepha.com | $235M | China, Bei... |
| 01.06.2021 | Ainnocence | ainnocence.com | $4.6M | United Sta... |
| 15.05.2021 | UCO | uco.com | - | China, Zhe... |
| 15.05.2021 | DiDi | didiglobal.com | $18.13B | China |
| 15.05.2021 | Xiaopangxi... | nmm80.com | - | - |
| 15.05.2021 | Zhuben | zhubenhzp.tmall.com | $50M | - |
| 15.05.2021 | Bananain | bananain.tmall.com | - | - |
| 15.05.2021 | Yijiupi | yijiupi.com | $300M | China, Anh... |
| 15.05.2021 | Zhongxuega... | zhongxuegao.tmall.com | - | - |
| 15.05.2021 | Bosie | bosieagender.tmall.com | - | - |
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| - | Xiaomin | Mou | Member of ... | linkedin.c... | - | m*********... | - |
| - | Matt | C. | 执行董事... | linkedin.c... | - | M**t@gcfun... | - |
| - | Richard (Z... | Peng | Founder, M... | linkedin.c... | - | r*****d@gc... | - |
| - | Tina | Y. | 法务总监... | linkedin.c... | - | t**a@gcfun... | - |
| - | Clare | He | Senior Dir... | linkedin.c... | - | c***e@gcfu... | - |
| - | Nina | Lin | Administra... | linkedin.c... | - | l*n@gcfund... | - |
| - | Flora | Wang | Talent Dir... | linkedin.c... | - | f***a@gcfu... | - |
Mentions in press and media 5
| Date | Title | Description |
| 16.07.2020 | Beverage brand Genki Forest is raising fresh capital with a post-round valuation of USD 2 billion: Report | Genki Forest, or “Yuanqi Senlin” in Chinese, a bottled beverage maker, is close to completing a new financing round with its post-investment valuation possibly exceeding USD 2 billion, tech media 36Kr reported on Wednesday, citing sources f... |
| 09.01.2018 | Warburg Pincus and Genesis Capital Invest US$120 Million into Zhangmen, China’s Leading Online Tutoring Platform | - |
| 09.01.2018 | China: Warburg, Genesis Capital invest $120m in online tutoring platform Zhangmen | Premium China’s Zhangmen, a K-12 personalized online tutoring company, has completed $120 million Series D round of financing from an affiliate of private equity firm Warburg Pincus and Genesis Capital, a Chinese growth capital fund focused... |
| 25.06.2017 | Genesis Capital Leads $70M Series D for Tantan | Tantan, China’s biggest dating app, has raised a US$70M Series D funding. This round of investment is led by YY Inc and Genesis Capital, and followed by SAIF and Zhongwei Capital. The latest round of investment will increase Tantan’s domina... |
| 25.06.2017 | Genesis Capital Leads $70M Series D for Tantan | Tantan, China’s biggest dating app, has raised a US$70M Series D funding. This round of investment is led by YY Inc and Genesis Capital, and followed by SAIF and Zhongwei Capital. The latest round of investment will increase Tantan’s domina... |