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Qiming Venture seeks to raise $800m as AI demand grows

Qiming Venture Partners, an investor in companies like Meituan and Xiaomi, is seeking to raise US$800 million for its new fund, according to sources familiar with the situation.

The fund may have a cap of US$1 billion, though these plans are still preliminary and may change.

This fundraising effort coincides with a surge of interest in AI startups in China.

Founded in 2006, Qiming Venture Partners has raised a total of US$9.5 billion and has seen 12% of its approximately 580 portfolio companies go public.

Recent Qiming Venture Partners developments

Timeline
18-Feb-2025 🚀 Qiming’s managing partner steps down after 19 years
  • Nisa Leung departs Qiming after 19 years.
  • William Hu and Kan Chen to lead healthcare division.
02-Jan-2024 ⚡ Qiming Venture Partners leads $22m round of Swap Energy
  • Swap Energy raises $22M in Series A funding
  • Valuation jumps to $76M, expanding EV infrastructure
13-Feb-2023 🌍 Qiming Venture-backed greentech firm goes public via SPAC
  • LanzaTech goes public via SPAC merger.
  • Shares drop 21% on first day of trading.
11-Jul-2022 💰 Chinese VC firm Qiming raises $3.2b for its latest two funds
  • Qiming raises $2.5B for Fund VIII closing.
  • First close of Fund VII at 4.7B yuan ($700M).
27-Jan-2021 🚀 Chinese VC firm Qiming raises $433m in final close of its yuan-denominated fund
  • Qiming Venture Partners closes Fund VI at ¥2.8B
  • Investment focuses on TMT and healthcare startups

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