About Essential Capital
Essential Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of Beijing, China. As of Sep 2026, Essential Capital is an active investor, having invested in 9 companies, with 4 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in China based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Life Sciences and Telecom. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Weiguang Gene A lot of funds co-invest with Essential Capital, with names like Oriental Fortune Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Essential Capital has team of 6 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Angel & 2 more
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Essential Capital's List of Top Investments
Essential Capital has a portfolio of 9 companies. Their most notable investments are in Tianjin Yunyao Aerospace Technology and Beijing MinoSpace Technology.Their portfolio spans across and China. They have invested in High Tech, Life Sciences, Telecom and 4 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Angel and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Essential Capital:
Manufacturer of commercial launch vehicles for small payloads. It has developed solid and liquid propellant launch vehicles, which are carrier rockets for the narrow-band IoT-based network construction and constellation supplement launches. Its in-house engines portfolio includes liquid-propellant engines that are reusable open cycle kerosene engines with variable thrusts, and solid propellant engines with variable thrusts. It also offers launching services with multiple launch plan options.
Key facts about Galactic Energy
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Beijing (China)
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $742M
- Investors: Founder Hesheng, RHEA FUND and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 11, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Beijing Minospace Technologies Co., Ltd. is a satellite technology company that primarily develops and manufactures satellite constellation systems, as well as provides in-orbit delivery services. The company has developed autonomous intellectual property-based satellites and has become one of the top-ranking private commercial space technology companies in China.
Key facts about Beijing MinoSpace Technology
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Beijing (China)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $198M
- Employee Count: 13 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Guangzhou Yuexiu Industrial Investment Fund Management, Haitong Securities and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jun 24, 2024, $*****
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Key facts about Beijing Aerospace Haoxing Technology
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Beijing (China)
- Stage: Series A
- Employee Count: 25 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Orient Securities, Future Capital and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Oct 08, 2021, $*****
Key facts about Guangzhou MicroMouth Medical Devices
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $14.8M
- Investors: Essential Capital and 1 Other
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 11, 2026, $*****
Yuyao Aerospace is a privately held company in the media and information industry that has received venture capital funding. Their website is www.tjyyspace.com.
Key facts about Tianjin Yunyao Aerospace Technology
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Tianjin (China)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $72.7M
- Investors: Plum Ventures, Shangshi Capital and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Apr 02, 2026, $*****
Essential Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Essential Capital has invested in 9 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. As of Sep 2026, it has made 4 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Weiguang Gene and most recent follow-on round was in Beijing MinoSpace Technology.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Essential Capital's Investments by Stage
Essential Capital has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $14.9M, 2 investments in Angel stage, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $14.8M and 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $136M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
Angel | 2 |
Series A | 2 |
Series B | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Essential Capital's Investments by Sector
Essential Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Aerospace, Maritime and Defense, Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech, Auto and Life Sciences. Notably, it has invested in 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Tech companies, 2 Tech hardware companies and 1 company focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 3 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense | 1 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Tech | 1 |
Auto | 1 |
Life Sciences | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Essential Capital's Investments by Geography
Essential Capital has made most investments in China (7).Essential Capital's recent investments
Essential Capital has made 4 investments in 2026 so far. Weiguang Gene and SensingX are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Essential Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 09, 2026 | China | Seed | 7391 | [+4] | |
Jul 30, 2026 | - | Angel | 8115 | [+1] | |
Jun 11, 2026 | - | Series A | 5542 | ||
Apr 02, 2026 | China | Series B | 4327 | [+2] | |
Feb 16, 2023 | China | Angel | 6357 | [+1] |
Team profile of Essential Capital
Essential Capital has a team of 6 members including 6 Partners located in China. Essential Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Essential Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | Beijing | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | China | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | China | - |
Co-investors of Essential Capital
Over the past 9 years, 57 investors have co-invested in Essential Capital's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Essential Capital: Puhua Capital, Plum Ventures and 5 others have invested in rounds before Essential Capital. There is 1 company where Puhua Capital has invested before Essential Capital and 1 company where Plum Ventures has invested before Essential Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Essential Capital: 27 investors entered a company along with Essential Capital. These include investors like Oriental Fortune Capital (1 company).
- Invested after Essential Capital: A total of 23 investors have invested in Essential Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Bengbu Investment Group (1 company), Ziyang Heavy Industry Fund (1 company) and Langfang Linkong (1 company).
Recent News related to Essential Capital
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Yuanhang Capital withdraws from a venture capital fund! Industrial and commercial information shows that it previously held 30% of the sharesPencilNews•Aug 07, 2024•Essential Capital
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Commercial aerospace company Jiutian Xingge received tens of millions of yuan in angel round financing, Yuanhang Capital led the investmentPEdaily•Aug 15, 2021•Essential Capital
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Yunyao Aerospace received tens of millions of yuan in Pre-A round of financingPEdaily•Aug 01, 2021•Essential Capital
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Yuanhang Capital Chen Dong: Look at "the sky" to eat, but also look at technology, commercial and aerospace needs Bole36Kr•Jul 31, 2020•Galactic Energy, Essential Capital
