About SAIC Capital
SAIC Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2011. It is primarily based out of Shanghai, China. As of Apr 2026, SAIC Capital is an active investor, having invested in 19 companies, with 2 new investments 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 Auto Tech and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Astralldynamics Overall, SAIC Capital portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 1 acquisition, namely HiRain Technologies and Nuera Communications. A lot of funds co-invest with SAIC Capital, with names like SAIC Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.Key Metrics
Portfolio Count
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Series B & 3 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
SAIC Capital's List of Top Investments
SAIC Capital has a portfolio of 19 companies. Their most notable investments are in HiRain Technologies and Shanghai Xintai Information Technology.Their portfolio spans across China, France and United States. They have invested in High Tech, Auto Tech, Consumer and 12 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Series B and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by SAIC Capital:_1527155671798.png?format=webp&height=120&width=120){kind=logo}
1. CalmCar
CalmCar develops and manufactures deep-learning based embedded vision solution for ADAS & autonomous driving. The embedded system leverages deep learning, performance-optimized neural network, and parallel computing techniques to map, recognize, and localize traffic components in the real-time image frames. The system enables assisted/autonomous driving with functions of Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Front Collision Warning (FCW), Pedestrian Collision Warning(PCW), Blind Spot Detection (BSD) and Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR). The company works along with NVIDIA to apply neural networks and multi-object tracking algorithms on NVIDIA micro GPU. Clientele includes SAIC, CATARC, and more.
Key facts about CalmCar
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Haidian (China)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $186M
- Employee Count: 77 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: ZF, SAIC Capital and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jul 22, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Hirain Technologies is a manufacturer, supplier and exporter of electronic components to OEMs. Manufactures parts such as adaptive headlamp control systems, automotive electric power steering (eps), driver assistance, sensors, body controllers, body network controllers, seat controllers, keyless entry, start-up systems, powertrain systems and rapid control prototype for cars and commercial vehicles. Clients include names like General Motors, Ford, Jaguar Land Rover, FAW and SAIC.
Key facts about HiRain Technologies
- Founded Year: 1998
- Location: Beijing (China)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $29.7M
- Employee Count: 533 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: China Renaissance Group, CITIC Securities and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Nov 26, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
ChipON provides MCUs for IoT applications. It offers a series of general and automotive MCU for different AIoT applications which are claimed to be ultra-low power consumption with anti-interference ability, built-in 1 million erasable EE, analog peripherals, operating voltage, and operating temperature range.
Key facts about Shanghai Xinwang Microelectronics Technology
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: Shanghai (China)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $60.6M
- Employee Count: 12 as on Jul 31, 2026
- Investors: Sailing Capital, Shanghai Zhangjiang and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Sep 20, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of high-performance SerDes chips and related software service solutions. The company focuses on automotive electronic chip research, development, and sales. Its products include车载SerDes chips, used for high-speed video image signal transmission from automotive sensors to domain controllers, and from domain controllers to display screens. The company's single-channel 16Gbps车载high-performance SerDes is in mass production.
Key facts about Renxin Technology
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Nanjing (China)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $27.7M
- Investors: SAIC Capital, Haiwang Capital and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Feb 25, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
SAIC Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
SAIC Capital has invested in 19 companies over the last 23 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. As of Apr 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Astralldynamics and most recent follow-on round was in Shanghai Xinwang Microelectronics Technology.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2021 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
SAIC Capital's Investments by Stage
SAIC Capital has made 9 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $12.8M, 5 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $32.6M, 3 investments in Series D stage with an average round size of $627M, 1 investment in Seed stage and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $85.1M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
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Series A | 9 |
Series B | 5 |
Series D | 3 |
Seed | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
SAIC Capital's Investments by Sector
SAIC Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Auto Tech, Industrial Goods and Manufacturing, Internet of Things - Industry Applications and Semiconductors. Notably, it has invested in 14 Tech companies, 12 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 8 Tech hardware companies and at least 6 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
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High Tech | 8 |
Auto Tech | 4 |
Industrial Goods and Manufacturing | 4 |
Internet of Things - Industry Applications | 3 |
Semiconductors | 3 |
Others | 17 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
SAIC Capital's Investments by Geography
SAIC Capital has made most investments in China (17), followed by France where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
China | 17 |
France | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
SAIC Capital's recent investments
SAIC Capital has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Astralldynamics and Renxin Technology.Here are the most recent investments by SAIC Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Apr 09, 2026 | China | Seed | 6422 | [+2] | |
Feb 25, 2026 | China | Series A | 5206 | [+1] | |
Jan 01, 2023 | China | Series B | 9966 | [+2] | |
Dec 21, 2022 | China | Series A | 4584 | ||
Sep 19, 2022 | China | Series A | 9088 | [+2] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in SAIC Capital's Portfolio
1 of SAIC Capital's portfolio company became public - HiRain Technologies. It got listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), in Apr 2022.Here are SAIC Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
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Apr 22, 2022 | Nov 26, 2020 | Series B | 7113 |
Acquired companies in SAIC Capital's Portfolio
1 company from SAIC Capital's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Nuera Communications in May 2006 by AudioCodes for $*****.Here are SAIC Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 16, 2006 | May 13, 2003 | Series A | 1507 |
Co-investors of SAIC Capital
Over the past 23 years, 137 investors have co-invested in SAIC Capital's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before SAIC Capital: Delian Capital, Vision Knight Capital and 35 others have invested in rounds before SAIC Capital. There are 2 companies where Delian Capital has invested before SAIC Capital and 2 companies where Vision Knight Capital has invested before SAIC Capital.
- Top Co-investors of SAIC Capital: 69 investors entered a company along with SAIC Capital. These include investors like SAIC Capital (1 company).
- Invested after SAIC Capital: A total of 31 investors have invested in SAIC Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Ds.capital (1 company), Dongjian International Holdings (1 company) and VinFast (1 company).
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