Tsinghua Capital
About Tsinghua Capital
PitchBook lists Tsinghua Capital as an early and growth stage venture firm founded in 2013 and based in Beijing. Its profile shows 129 investments, 110 portfolio companies and 8 exits. Crunchbase lists a separate count of 55 investments and places the firm in Haidian, Beijing. The two databases count differently, so treat both as approximate. The founders, the partners who lead AI deals, and the fund sizes are not published in the sources we found, so we leave them out. The firm is not the same entity as Tsinghua Holdings Venture Capital (founded 2011) or TSVC, a Silicon Valley fund. Check which one you are approaching.
PitchBook says the firm invests in culture, artificial intelligence, robotics, smart technology, healthcare, environmental protection and education. Its co-investor list has 171 names, and Innoangel Fund is the most frequent, with 37 shared deals. Other co-investors include TusStar Incubator, Lingyi Capital and CAS Star. On the Lounge deals desk, the firm's recent AI activity is mostly seed and angel rounds. These are Yuanli Semiconductor (April 2026), Manifold AI (March 2026, where the firm led) and Xspark AI (2026-07). Two of the three are hardware or robotics-adjacent. The recent portfolio also includes companies outside AI, such as Huake Cold Core in industrial supplies and Xingyu Aerospace.
PitchBook describes the firm as investing at early and growth stages. Its recent AI deals on the Lounge desk are seed and angel rounds. The round sizes were $73.1M (CNY 500.0M) for Yuanli Semiconductor, $28.9M (CNY 200.0M) for Manifold AI and $14.7M (CNY 100.0M) for Xspark AI. These are total round sizes, not the firm's own checks. Its typical check size is not public.
- Yuanli Semiconductor: Seed round of $73.1M (CNY 500.0M), April 2026.
- Manifold AI: Seed round of $28.9M (CNY 200.0M), March 2026, led by Tsinghua Capital. Press describes the company as working on world models for AI hardware such as robotics and XR.
- Xspark AI: Angel (seed) round of $14.7M (CNY 100.0M), 2026-07.
- PureblueAI: Seed round listed on the firm's Crunchbase profile. Date and amount are not shown.
- Shouyi Computer: Seed round on 10 February 2026, per PitchBook (electronic equipment and instruments).
Investing activity
Tsinghua Capital appears in 3 AI deals tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $117M, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $29M and the largest at $73M. The most recent are Xspark AI (Angel (seed), $14.7M (CNY 100.0M), Jul 2026), Yuanli Semiconductor (Seed, $73.1M (CNY 500.0M), Apr 2026) and Manifold AI (Seed, $28.9M (CNY 200.0M), Mar 2026).
Tsinghua Capital most often invests alongside Innoangel Fund, Chuxin Capital, SEE Fund and CDH Investments, and the companies it backs on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Tsinghua Capital
When was Tsinghua Capital founded?
PitchBook lists the founding year as 2013 and the base as Beijing. Crunchbase does not show the founding date publicly.
Does Tsinghua Capital invest in AI startups?
Yes. PitchBook names artificial intelligence and robotics among its sectors. Recent AI rounds on the Lounge desk include Yuanli Semiconductor, Manifold AI and Xspark AI.
What stage does Tsinghua Capital invest at?
PitchBook describes it as an early and growth stage investor. Its recent AI deals on the Lounge desk are seed and angel rounds.
How large are Tsinghua Capital's checks?
The firm has not published its check sizes. The AI rounds it joined ranged from $14.7M to $73.1M in total round size, and that figure is not its own investment.
Who are Tsinghua Capital's frequent co-investors?
PitchBook lists Innoangel Fund as the most frequent co-investor, with 37 shared deals. Others include TusStar Incubator, Lingyi Capital and CAS Star.
What AI companies has Tsinghua Capital invested in?
Tsinghua Capital's AI investments include Xspark AI, Yuanli Semiconductor and Manifold AI. The 3 rounds on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Who does Tsinghua Capital co-invest with?
Tsinghua Capital's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Innoangel Fund (2 deals), Chuxin Capital (1 deal), SEE Fund (1 deal), CDH Investments (1 deal) and Shenzhen Angel FOF (1 deal).
How can founders reach Tsinghua Capital?
Founders on Lounge can see Tsinghua Capital's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Tsinghua Capital to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.