Investment Industry Landscape of China
1,253 Investment Industry companies in China, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based and what the news is about. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Investment Industry in China
Shows the top 1,253 Chinese investment firms, highlighting which are hiring, best funded, and currently hiring, with 20 firms hiring now and 11 having disclosed recent funding.
- 01Hopu Investments13last posted Aug 2026
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WIT PARTNERS7last posted Feb 2026
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Adams Street Partners6last posted Jun 2026
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Kirkland & Ellis6last posted May 2026
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Index-Asia2last posted Apr 2026
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Acadia Advisory Group1last posted Jun 2026
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DIAS1last posted Oct 2025
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Admiralty Harbour1last posted Mar 2026
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Lixiangjia$97.4MSeries D · Nov 2019
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Beijing Zhongke Wenge Technology$13.8MSeries B · Dec 2024
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Rhiino BPO$6.2MSeries C · Nov 2021
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APAC$2MPost IPO · Jan 2018
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Vanadium-Titanium Intelligent$1.5MAngel · Jul 2018
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Guangdong Tiancheng Jinhui Enterprise Development Group$900kPost IPO · Feb 2025
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Oleet & Co$150kSeed · Apr 2014
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Transcendent Media Capital$99kGrant (prize money) · Jun 2019
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China Communications Construction116,893tracked employees
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Wheelock and Company12,600tracked employees
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CIFI Holdings4,500tracked employees
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Futu Holdings2,784tracked employees
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atif11tracked employees
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Interra Acquisition4tracked employees
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Lakeshore Acquisition2tracked employees
- 01Hopu Investments42.8%169 tracked events
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AIA Accelerator 2.013.7%54 tracked events
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Chengdu Rongxing Venture Capital6.6%26 tracked events
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Raffles5.3%21 tracked events
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Black Spade Acquisition2.0%8 tracked events
- 01Hopu Investmentstop 1klinkedin.com
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Tongji Universitytop 500ktongji.edu.cn
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Gree Electric Appliancestop 1Mgree.com
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BBCIncorptop 5Mbbcincorp.com
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BCT UnionPay Grouptop 5Mbcthk.com
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Cyberport≥100articles in the window
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China Investment Corporation≥59articles in the window
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CITIC Capital≥11articles in the window
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China Oceanwide Holdings Group≥3articles in the window
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How the Investment Industry ecosystem in China grew, 2016–2025
Displays the annual count of new investment companies from 2016 to 2025, noting the highest year of 79 startups in 2016 and only 2 in 2025.
Where Investment Industry companies in China are based
Lists the cities where investment firms are located, with Hong Kong hosting 497 firms, Shanghai 120, Beijing 106, Wan Chai 57, and Shenzhen 43.
The Investment Industry market map of China: what these companies actually do
Breaks down the types of products these firms develop and their revenue models, showing the largest sub‑categories and that fee‑for‑service is used by 992 firms.
The biggest kinds of Investment Industry company, by how many we track.
- Social Impact Funds25 companies · $99k raised
- Enterprise Tech18 companies
- Sovereign Wealth Funds16 companies
- Corporate Accelerators12 companies
- Enterprise Software6 companies
Monetization
How Investment Industry companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Investment Industry in China
Counts 221 corporate events over the past two years, categorising them into key‑people moves, earnings releases, mergers, new products, and fund‑raising activities.
- M&AAIA Group Ltd acquired a new stake in Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN – Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).2026-03-21
- M&ATechStar Acquisition Corporation (“TechStar”), a Cayman Islands special purpose acquisition company (“SPAC”) listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “HKEx”), and Seyond Holdings Ltd. (“Seyond”) on their de‑SPAC transaction, which completed on 10 December 2025. This is the third Hong Kong de‑SPAC since the launch of the SPAC listing regime in Hong Kong in 2022 and marks the largest Hong Kong de‑SPAC transaction to date, with an equity value of HK$11.7 billion.2026-01-13
- M&ATGE completed its de-SPAC business combination with Mr. Lawrence Ho's Black Spade Acquisition II Co and made its debut on the New York Stock Exchange.2025-12-31
- M&AThe screen company listed in Nasdaq, TLGY Acquisition Corp., and the startup operator of validation machines centered on Ethena, SC Assets, announced on Monday that plan to merge to form the new company, which will be listed under the symbol "USDE".2025-07-21
- M&AUshopal added French brand Payot to a portfolio that includes British skincare label ARgENTUM and French fragrance Juliette has a gun.2025-06-10
- M&ATencent and JD had been part of a consortium which invested RMB 34 billion to acquire a 14 percent stake in Dalian Wanda Commercial Properties from Dalian Wanda Group in 2018.2025-05-26
- IPONEW YORK, NY / ACCESS Newswire / April 29, 2025 / Lakeshore Acquisition III Corp, a blank check company incorporated in the Cayman Islands as an exempted company (the "Company"), today announced the pricing of its initial public offering ("IPO") of 6,000,000 units at an offering price of $10.00 per unit, with each unit consisting of one ordinary share and one right to receive one-sixth (1/6) of one ordinary share upon the consummation of an initial business combination.2025-04-29
- M&ACooper Industries Ltd., Houston, announced the acquisition of Wheelock Inc., Long Branch, N.J.2025-02-14
- M&AGlobal law firm Freshfields has advised Synagistics Pte. Ltd ('Synagistics') on its completed de-SPAC transaction with HK Acquisition Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company ('SPAC') listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ('HKSE'), and shares of Synagistics commenced trading on HKSE on 30 October 2024.2024-11-07
- M&ACITIC Capital Holdings Ltd has announced that its private equity arm, Trustar Capital, has signed an agreement with CITIC Group to acquire its shares in McDonald's businesses on the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Macao.2024-10-30
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Investment Industry company in China was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-07-20 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-05-15 | ||
| $836k | Announced | 2026-03-21 | ||
| $1.5M | Announced | 2026-03-21 | ||
| undisclosed | — | 2026-02-27 | ||
| The Generation Essentials Group | undisclosed | Completed | 2025-12-31 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Provides details on specific events such as IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches, and contract wins for the sector’s companies.
HK AcquisitionSPAC · Hong Kong Stock Exchange · HK:7841 · 1 reportOct 2024
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +38.0%, half slower.
Who is building Investment Industry in China
Profiles 663 founders and CEOs across 595 firms, noting common alma maters like Harvard and Oxford and frequent prior employers such as Morgan Stanley and McKinsey.
Ex-Sullivan & Cromwell. University of Oxford MS
Ex-Zhejiang Zhongzheng Avenue Investment Management, Shanghai Pivot Investment Management. Guangxi University, Peking University School of Economics
Asia Proptech, ex-Realfoundations, ex-China Real Estate Chamber Of Commerce Hong Kong And International Chapter, University of California, Berkeley
VP Bank Asia, ex-UBS Wealth Management, Bank Sarasin-Rabo, Credit Suisse. SIB Swiss Institute for Business Administration BBA 1998, INSEAD MBA 2017
Ex-Master Glory Group, Burcon NutraScience Corp, MRI Holdings, SMI Holdings Group, Tat Seng Packaging Group, Shaw Brothers Holdings, Burcon Group…
Triumph Capital Asia Pacific, Shanghai Angel Investment Committee, ex-Co-Founder Sogo Fashion Group China. Xi'an University of Technology BS 1995…
Ex-Founder lumingta.com, Johnson & Johnson, Anheuser, Boston Consulting Group, Wharton Small Business Development Center. Baruch College BBA 2000…
Managing Director - Arta TechFin. University of California, Los Angeles - The Anderson School of Management Master of Business Administration 2008
WECO, Shanghai Yiduqiao Digital Commerce, Consorzio Italian Center, ex-Italian Center Shanghai, Consortium DITE, Founder & CEO Glamm Interactive.
Look up the people behind Investment Industry companies in China
Search founders, executives and operators by company, role and location.
Who funds Investment Industry in China
Summarises 22 funding rounds since 2016 from 28 investors, with a typical round size of about $2 million.
| Investor · recently active investors | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| GSR Ventures | 3 | 1 | Nov 2021 |
| Europa | 3 | — | Jun 2019 |
| Global Founders Capital | 2 | 1 | Nov 2021 |
| Chinaccelerator | 1 | 1 | — |
| Shuimu Tsinghua Alumni Seed Fund | 1 | 1 | May 2018 |
| Inno Angel Fund | 1 | 1 | May 2018 |
| LB Investment | 1 | 1 | Dec 2018 |
| GLP | 1 | 1 | Feb 2019 |
| Ping An | 1 | 1 | Nov 2019 |
| ByteDance | 1 | 1 | Apr 2020 |
The typical round is $2M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Investment Industry funding rounds in China
Highlights the largest disclosed round—Lixiangjia’s $45 million Series D—and lists eight other major recent funding events.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series D | $45M | Jan 2019 | — | |
| Series D | $35M | Nov 2019 | Ping An | |
| Series C | $17.4M | Dec 2018 | LB Investment, Shenzhen Qianhai Huiquan Fund Management, Innoven Capital +1 more | |
| Series B | $13.8M | Dec 2024 | — | |
| Series A | $6.2M | Apr 2020 | ByteDance, Rocket Internet, Jun Sheng Investment +3 more | |
| Angel | $1.5M | Jul 2018 | — | |
| Seed | $150k | Apr 2014 | — | |
| Seed | $54k | Jul 2014 | — |
What the news says about Investment Industry in China
Counts 581,493 news articles in the last year covering the sector, with most stories about geopolitical disputes and related political topics.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Investment Industry news in China. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- Geopolitical disputes and contested areas≥300,738▲+33%
- International and transnational geographic entities≥300,733▲+33%
- Administrative and political subdivisions≥300,626▲+33%
- International political relations≥137,991→+6%
- Security and defense policies≥88,148▲+20%
- Trade policies and agreements≥87,568→-8%
- International relations and diplomacy≥84,143→-1%
- Government international agreements coordination≥60,186→-10%
- Trade wars and geopolitical impacts≥34,904▼-16%
- Cryptocurrency impact on forex markets≥32,276▲+78%
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9 Investment Industry companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Investment Industry coverage in China as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in China Investment Industry coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Investment Industry jobs in China: who is hiring and what they ask for
Reports zero job postings in the past 12 months from three employers, while listing the most frequently requested skills such as data analysis and Chinese language.
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For
What Investment Industry employers in China put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
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