About Oriza Holdings
Oriza Holdings is a venture capital firm founded in 2001. It is primarily based out of Suzhou, China. As of Sep 2026, Oriza Holdings is an active investor, having invested in 41 companies, with 12 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 Life Sciences to High Tech and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of SonicBCI Overall, Oriza Holdings portfolio has seen 8 IPOs and 1 acquisition including key companies like JD.com, Qihoo 360 Technology and Baidu. A lot of funds co-invest with Oriza Holdings, with names like LAV Asset Management sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Oriza Holdings has team of 17 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 5 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Oriza Holdings' List of Top Investments
Oriza Holdings has a portfolio of 41 companies. Their most notable investments are in Shwtechsh and FemtosecondTech.Their portfolio spans across China, United States and Singapore. They have invested in Life Sciences, High Tech, Enterprise Applications and 13 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 5 more. Here is the list of top investments by Oriza Holdings:
1. JD.com
Online retailer of diverse consumer goods, providing shopping and delivery. It offers a wide selection of products through its platform. The platform facilitates online purchases and arranges for the shipment of goods. It also provides customer service and support.
Key facts about JD.com
- Founded Year: 1998
- Location: Beijing (China)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $2.85B
- Employee Count: 36,966 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Strait Huifu Industrial Investment Fund Management, USM and 41 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 23, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd (Qihoo 360), provides internet services and sales and development of anti-virus software in China. It provides a security solution for computer, mobile, and internet. Its Internet and mobile security products include 360 SafeGuard and 360 Anti-virus, Internet security products in China and 360 Mobile Safe, the mobile security product in China. The Company generates revenues primarily through offering services, such as online advertising and Internet value-added services. Online advertising offers advertising services by providing marketing opportunities on its websites and secure platform products to its advertising customers. In 2019, the company recorded annual revenues of $1.8B, and a net profit of $0.8B.
Key facts about Qihoo 360 Technology
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Chaoyang (China)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $25M
- Employee Count: 3,051 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Redpoint Ventures, Trustbridge Partners and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 29, 2013, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Baidu
AI-enabled keyword-based search engine. The platform gathers user behaviors into account and provides search results listing. Users can search for various information like web pages, news, weather, images, and more. It also offers products like Baidu PostBar which offers a community-based interactive knowledge-sharing platform, Baidu Encyclopedia which offers a chinese language encyclopedia, and more.
Key facts about Baidu
- Founded Year: 2000
- Location: Beijing (China)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $101M
- Employee Count: 45,887 as on Dec 31, 2018
- Investors: Bondeinvest.com, Princeville Capital and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Mar 15, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Axera
Developer of AI-based visual processing chip for visual computing applications. It develops AI-based integrated chips with high-computing power and low power consumption. Its features include high performance and image quality, and multi-camera joint applications. It has applications in smart cities, home security, transportation, and industrial manufacturing sectors.
Key facts about Axera
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Haidian (China)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $262M
- Investors: Qiming Venture Partners, Granite Asia and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Apr 11, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
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5. Respiree
Provider of AI and sensors-based post-care solutions. The company develops a wireless biometric sensor that helps in post-treatment monitoring of the patient's respiratory health for better health management solutions. The SaaS platform gives real-time insights on patients' vitals to the practitioners and alerts in case of any clinical deteriorations.
Key facts about Respiree
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Singapore (Singapore)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $15M
- Employee Count: 37 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: SEEDS Capital, Mayo Clinic and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 22, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Oriza Holdings' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Oriza Holdings has invested in 41 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 5 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 6 investments, while as of Sep 2026, it has made 11 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in SonicBCI and most recent follow-on round was in Elite Robots.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 10 | 1 | 11 |
2025 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
2024 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Oriza Holdings' Investments by Stage
Oriza Holdings has made 11 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $23M, 9 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $34.2M and 5 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $95.6M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 11 |
Series A | 9 |
Series C | 5 |
Series B | 4 |
Angel | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Oriza Holdings' Investments by Sector
Oriza Holdings has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Life Sciences, Semiconductors, Internet of Things - Industry Applications and Aerospace, Maritime and Defense. Notably, it has invested in 31 Tech companies, 27 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 14 Tech hardware companies and at least 9 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 10 |
Life Sciences | 9 |
Semiconductors | 5 |
Internet of Things - Industry Applications | 4 |
Aerospace, Maritime and Defense | 3 |
Others | 23 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Oriza Holdings' Investments by Geography
Oriza Holdings has made most investments in China (23), followed by United States where it has made 4 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
China | 23 |
United States | 4 |
Singapore | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Oriza Holdings' recent investments
Oriza Holdings has made 11 investments in 2026 so far. SonicBCI and Violoop AI are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Oriza Holdings:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Sep 22, 2026 | China | Seed | 1101 | [+6] | |
Sep 02, 2026 | China | Seed | 4503 | ||
Aug 31, 2026 | - | Seed | 9625 | ||
Jun 25, 2026 | China | Series B | 9486 | [+5] | |
Jun 10, 2026 | China | Series A | 8006 | [+7] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Oriza Holdings' Portfolio
8 of Oriza Holdings' portfolio companies have become public. Axera got listed on the Hong Kong Exchanges (HKG), in Feb 2026 at marketcap of $2.12B and Duality Biologics got listed on the Hong Kong Exchanges (HKG) at marketcap of $1.11B.Here are Oriza Holdings' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Feb 10, 2026 | Apr 11, 2025 | Series C | 4679 | |
Apr 15, 2025 | May 20, 2021 | Series B | 8080 | |
Aug 18, 2022 | Nov 25, 2020 | Series C | 8507 | |
Nov 03, 2020 | - | - | 9481 | |
Oct 28, 2019 | - | - | 8143 |
Acquired companies in Oriza Holdings' Portfolio
1 company from Oriza Holdings' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Profound Bio in Apr 2024 by Genmab for $*****.Here are Oriza Holdings' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 03, 2024 | Jul 12, 2021 | Series A | 5377 |
Team profile of Oriza Holdings
Oriza Holdings has a team of 17 members including 1 Partner and 7 Principals located in China and Japan. Oriza Holdings' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Oriza Holdings:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | - | - | - | |
Principal | - | - | - | |
Principal | - | - | ||
Principal | - | - | ||
Principal | - | - | ||
Principal | Beijing | - | ||
Principal | Suzhou | - | ||
Principal | Osaka | - |
Co-investors of Oriza Holdings
Over the past 8 years, 219 investors have co-invested in Oriza Holdings's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Oriza Holdings: Qiming Venture Partners, Shenzhen Capital Group and 66 others have invested in rounds before Oriza Holdings. There are 2 companies where Qiming Venture Partners has invested before Oriza Holdings and 2 companies where Shenzhen Capital Group has invested before Oriza Holdings.
- Top Co-investors of Oriza Holdings: 99 investors entered a company along with Oriza Holdings. These include investors like LAV Asset Management (3 companies).
- Invested after Oriza Holdings: A total of 52 investors have invested in Oriza Holdings's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include We Venture Capital (1 company), Clavystbio (1 company) and Mayo Clinic (1 company).
Recent News related to Oriza Holdings
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With 46 Billion Yuan Pouring into China's Embodied Intelligence Sector in YTD2026, Who's Benefitted?TMTpost•Jun 15, 2026•Oriza Holdings, Fortune Capital, Elite Robots
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Accro Bioscience Secures $50M Series C Funding Led by OrbiMed for Immune Disease TherapiesPR Newswire•May 19, 2026•Accropeutics, Orbimed, LAV, Oriza Holdings and 4 others
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Vbot Completes Nearly 500 Million Yuan Pre-A Round Funding, Setting New Record for Consumer Embodied IntelligenceCui Niuhui•May 11, 2026•com.cn, Oriza Holdings, Orizafofs
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Shuwen Biology Completes Nearly RMB 100 Million C1 Round of Financing, Led by Goldstone InvestmentPEdaily•Jul 10, 2025•Zhejiang Digital Biotechnology, Goldstone Investment , Oriza Holdings
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Shanghai’s Xense Robotics Secures $10 Million in FundingTech in Asia•May 06, 2025•Oriza Holdings, Gobi Partners, Xiaomiao Langcheng
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ChipGPT Technology Completes Multi-Million Dollar Series B Funding RoundTMTpost•Feb 19, 2025•PhonePe, Oriza Holdings, Longding Capital, Changsha Intelligent Driving Institute and 4 others
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Corerate Intelligence Completes Tens Of Millions Of Rmb In Series B Financing, Led By Oriza PuhuaPEdaily•Feb 19, 2025•CoreWeave, Oriza Holdings
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Ruosheng Technology completed tens of millions of yuan in Pre-A round of financing to create AI Agent in the field of biomedicineJinglingshuju•Feb 17, 2025•Oriza Holdings
