About Vitalbridge
Vitalbridge is a venture capital firm founded in 2019. It is primarily based out of Shanghai, China. As of Mar 2026, Vitalbridge is an active investor, having invested in 13 companies, with 1 new investment 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 Blockchain Technology and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Aeroband A lot of funds co-invest with Vitalbridge, with names like Frees Fund sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Vitalbridge has team of 11 people including 2 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series B & 2 more
Portfolio Soonicorns
Deals in last 12 months
Vitalbridge's List of Top Investments
Vitalbridge has a portfolio of 13 companies. Their most notable investments are in Maycur and Limx Dynamics.Their portfolio spans across China, United States, Germany and 1 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Blockchain Technology, FinTech and 6 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series B and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Vitalbridge:
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: Beyond Ventures, Frees Fund and 33 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 02, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Spirit AI
Developer of embodied AI for general-purpose humanoid robots. Creates full-stack AI and robotics systems enabling versatile task performance in diverse environments. Focuses on vision-language-action models, reinforcement learning, and imitation learning for robust generalization and physical interaction. Builds next-generation algorithms bridging simulation and real-world deployment to bring robotic companions into households and workplaces.
Key facts about Spirit AI
- Founded Year: 2024
- Location: Beijing (China)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $676M
- Investors: Yunfeng Capital, HSG and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 03, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Hypershell
Manufacturer of AI-powered wearable exoskeletons for mobility enhancement. It provides advanced wearable robotics featuring adaptive AI-driven systems that amplify human strength and endurance in recreational hiking, industrial tasks, and physical therapy. It produces portable shoulder/back assist devices with extended battery life and natural motion integration to boost performance across diverse applications.
Key facts about Hypershell
- Founded Year: 2024
- Location: Shenzhen (China)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $120M
- Investors: Source Code Capital, Vitalbridge and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 18, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. BlockSec
Smart contract audit tool and services. The company offers a smart contract security tool and also offers audit services to both solidity and rust ecosystems, comprehensive analysis reports, security tools, and more.
Key facts about BlockSec
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: China
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $8M
- Investors: Mirana, Matrix Partners China and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jul 06, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Merlin Chain
Blockchain infrastructure layer solutions platform. It offers a Bitcoin layer two platform that enables businesses to manage blockchain native assets, users, and protocols. It supports assets and popular Bitcoin protocols like BRC20, BRC420, Bitmap, Atomicals, Pipe, and Stamp.
Key facts about Merlin Chain
- Founded Year: 2023
- Location: United States
- Stage: Seed
- Investors: OKX, UpHonest Capital and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: ICO, Apr 19, 2024, $*****
Vitalbridge's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Vitalbridge has invested in 13 companies over the last 5 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 5 years. In 2025, it made 2 investments, while as of Mar 2026, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Aeroband and most recent follow-on round was in Boli Technology.Year | No. of Investments | ||
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1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
2024 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Vitalbridge's Investments by Stage
Vitalbridge has made 6 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $17.7M, 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $15.5M, 2 investments in Angel stage with an average round size of $16M and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $14M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 6 |
Series B | 3 |
Angel | 2 |
Series A | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Vitalbridge's Investments by Sector
Vitalbridge has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Blockchain Technology, FinTech, Industrial Goods and Manufacturing and Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications. Notably, it has invested in 9 Tech companies, 8 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 AI-Native companies and at least 4 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 7 |
Blockchain Technology | 3 |
FinTech | 2 |
Industrial Goods and Manufacturing | 2 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
Others | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Vitalbridge's Investments by Geography
Vitalbridge has made most investments in China (8), followed by United States where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
China | 8 |
United States | 3 |
Germany | 1 |
Saint Kitts And Nevis | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Vitalbridge's recent investments
Vitalbridge has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Aeroband.Here are the most recent investments by Vitalbridge:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Mar 17, 2026 | Germany | Series A | 4921 | ||
May 26, 2025 | China | Series B | 5090 | [+3] | |
Mar 06, 2025 | China | Series A | 6452 | [+9] | |
Aug 12, 2024 | China | Angel | 9850 | [+3] | |
May 15, 2024 | China | Seed | 2223 | - |
Team profile of Vitalbridge
Vitalbridge has a team of 11 members including 2 Partners and 4 Principals located in China and United States. Vitalbridge's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Vitalbridge:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | New York | - | - | |
Partner | China | - | - | |
Principal | China | - | - | |
Principal | China | - | - | |
Principal | China | - | - | |
Principal | Chevy Chase | - | - |
Co-investors of Vitalbridge
Over the past 5 years, 112 investors have co-invested in Vitalbridge's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Vitalbridge: Bojiang Capital, 5Y Capital and 16 others have invested in rounds before Vitalbridge. There is 1 company where Bojiang Capital has invested before Vitalbridge and 1 company where 5Y Capital has invested before Vitalbridge.
- Top Co-investors of Vitalbridge: 49 investors entered a company along with Vitalbridge. These include investors like Frees Fund (2 companies).
- Invested after Vitalbridge: A total of 45 investors have invested in Vitalbridge's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include China Merchants (1 company), Shang Qi Capital (1 company) and Alibaba Capital Partners (1 company).
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