About Beyond Ventures
Beyond Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. It is primarily based out of Tsuen Wan, China. As of Feb 2026, Beyond Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 32 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in China based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Limx Dynamics Overall, Beyond Ventures portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 3 IPOs and 1 acquisition including key companies like SenseTime, Prenetics and Limx Dynamics. A lot of funds co-invest with Beyond Ventures, with names like GAW Capital Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Beyond Ventures has team of 7 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Beyond Ventures' List of Top Investments
Beyond Ventures has a portfolio of 32 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Candao.com and Insight Robotics.Their portfolio spans across China, United States, Canada and 1 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Retail and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Beyond Ventures:
1. Respond.io
Developer of software for managing customer conversations across messaging channels. This platform unifies communication from various messaging applications and email into a single interface. It provides tools for lead capture, automated routing, and appointment scheduling. The system includes artificial intelligence agents to assist with customer inquiries and supports team collaboration through a shared inbox. Additional features include tools for sending promotional content, managing renewals, and conducting customer satisfaction surveys.
Key facts about Respond.io
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $71.3M
- Employee Count: 216 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Camber, Smart Partnership Capital and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 16, 2026, $*****
2. SenseTime
AI based platform offering image recognition solutions. It is focused on creating a better AI-empowered future through innovation. It is committed to advancing the state of the art in AI research, developing scalable and affordable AI software platforms that benefit businesses, people and society as a whole, while attracting and nurturing top talents to shape the future together. It invest in its original and cutting-edge research that allows to offer and continuously improve industry-leading AI capabilities in universal multimodal and multi-task models, covering key fields across perception intelligence, natural language processing, decision intelligence, AI-enabled content generation, as well as key capabilities in AI chips, sensors and computing infrastructure.
Key facts about SenseTime
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Hong Kong (China)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $2.82B
- Employee Count: 2,221 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Silver Lake, Qualcomm Ventures and 66 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Apr 20, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Prenetics
Online platform for genetic and diagnostic health testing that helps identify health risks. The company has developed Covid-19 PCR tests and rapid test kits and analyzes the samples by using whole-genome sequencing technology. Also, it has developed a DNA screening test for detecting colon cancer.
Key facts about Prenetics
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: Hong Kong (China)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $67.6M
- Employee Count: 215 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Apis Partners, Beyond Ventures and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Oct 27, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Developer of embodied intelligent robotics and agentic operating system. The company offers multi-modal robots, including bipedal models, and a cognitive operating system. The operating system integrates high-level cognition with full-body motion control. It facilitates coordination between cognitive functions and motor skills. The company's robots are designed for autonomous operation in diverse environments.
Key facts about Limx Dynamics
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Shenzhen (China)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $296M
- Investors: JD.com, Beyond Ventures and 33 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 02, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Zilliz
Zilliz provides a vector similarity search engine and data processing platform. The company is developing an open source data science software that uses artificial intelligence technology. The company works on heterogeneous computing platforms and supports processors like x86, ARM, GPU, and TPU, and across various other platforms like cloud, edge, and endpoint.
Key facts about Zilliz
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $113M
- Employee Count: 153 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Hillhouse, Beyond Ventures and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 24, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Beyond Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Beyond Ventures has invested in 32 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. As of Feb 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Limx Dynamics and most recent follow-on round was in SPACEMIT.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Beyond Ventures' Investments by Stage
Beyond Ventures has made 6 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $10.4M, 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.54M and 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $83.9M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 6 |
Seed | 4 |
Series B | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Beyond Ventures' Investments by Sector
Beyond Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Food and Agriculture Tech, Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech and Blockchain - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 25 Tech companies, 19 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 10 Software companies and at least 8 companies focusing on Tech hardware.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 4 |
High Tech | 3 |
Food and Agriculture Tech | 2 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech | 1 |
Blockchain - Industry Applications | 1 |
Others | 10 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Beyond Ventures' Investments by Geography
Beyond Ventures has made most investments in China (11), followed by Malaysia where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
China | 11 |
Malaysia | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Beyond Ventures' recent investments
Beyond Ventures has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Limx Dynamics.Here are the most recent investments by Beyond Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 02, 2026 | China | Series B | 3952 | [+15] | |
Nov 07, 2024 | United States | Series B | 8983 | - | |
Aug 04, 2023 | China | Series A | 3138 | [+4] | |
Oct 15, 2022 | China | Seed | 5529 | [+2] | |
Apr 30, 2021 | China | Series A | 4090 | [+1] |
Unicorns in Beyond Ventures' Portfolio
Beyond Ventures has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Limx Dynamics. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Limx Dynamics which became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in Beyond Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
62 | Developer of embodied intelligent robotics and agentic operating system | 2022 | Shenzhen | Series B | mdnbmsc |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Beyond Ventures' Portfolio
3 of Beyond Ventures' portfolio companies have become public. Yoho got listed on the Hong Kong Exchanges (HKG), in Jun 2022 at marketcap of $166M and SenseTime got listed on the Hong Kong Exchanges (HKG) at marketcap of $17B.Here are Beyond Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 10, 2022 | - | - | 4801 | |
Dec 30, 2021 | - | - | 6078 | |
Sep 14, 2021 | Oct 17, 2017 | Series B | 1877 |
Acquired companies in Beyond Ventures' Portfolio
1 company from Beyond Ventures' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was HKTaxi in Aug 2021 by Uber for $*****.Here are Beyond Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 20, 2021 | - | - | 4964 |
Team profile of Beyond Ventures
Beyond Ventures has a team of 7 members including 1 Partner, 1 Venture Partner and 1 Principal located in China. Beyond Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Beyond Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Hong Kong | - | ||
Venture Partner | Shanghai | - | ||
Principal | Hong Kong | - | - |
Co-investors of Beyond Ventures
Over the past 9 years, 91 investors have co-invested in Beyond Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Beyond Ventures: Global Technology Alliance, 500 Global and 30 others have invested in rounds before Beyond Ventures. There is 1 company where Global Technology Alliance has invested before Beyond Ventures and 1 company where 500 Global has invested before Beyond Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Beyond Ventures: 30 investors entered a company along with Beyond Ventures. These include investors like GAW Capital Partners (2 companies).
- Invested after Beyond Ventures: A total of 29 investors have invested in Beyond Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Headline (1 company), Altair Capital (1 company) and Smart Partnership Capital (1 company).
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