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About Wise Road Capital
Wise Road Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2016. It is primarily based out of Beijing, China. As of Feb 2026, Wise Road Capital is an active investor, having invested in 8 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 Semiconductors and Industrial Goods and Manufacturing. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Linkerbot Overall, Wise Road Capital portfolio has seen 2 IPOs and 1 acquisition, namely Huaqin, Black Sesame Technologies and Nexperia. A lot of funds co-invest with Wise Road Capital, with names like Xinding Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Wise Road Capital has team of 24 people including 9 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Conventional Debt & 3 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Wise Road Capital's List of Top Investments
Wise Road Capital has a portfolio of 8 companies. Their most notable investments include Huaqin and Black Sesame Technologies.Their portfolio spans across China and Netherlands. They have invested in High Tech, Semiconductors, Industrial Goods and Manufacturing and 2 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Conventional Debt and 3 more. Here is the list of top investments by Wise Road Capital:
1. Huaqin
Provider of smart hardware, vehicle electronics, and digital scene services. It offers end-to-end product development, manufacturing, and operation of software, hardware, and systems to global tech companies. It also provides intelligent products including mobile phones, tablets, laptops, smart wearables, AIoT products, IDC products, and automotive electronics to its global consumers.
Key facts about Huaqin
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Pudong (China)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $431M
- Employee Count: 1,866 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: China Merchants Bank, CMB International Capital and 10 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 01, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Developer of AI-based chips for machine vision tasks. It provides users with company that develops artificial intelligence-based visual perception technology and application, focusing on embedded images and computer vision. Its product portfolio includes light control/ISP image processing, ADAS/autonomous driving perception, face recognition, and AI chips.
Key facts about Black Sesame Technologies
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Pudong (China)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $500M
- Employee Count: 175 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Tencent, Xinding Capital and 32 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Aug 08, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Public
3. Nexperia
Key facts about Nexperia
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Nijmegen (Netherlands)
- Stage: Acquired
- Employee Count: 10,001 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Invest International, FMO and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Feb 16, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Capcon
Key facts about Capcon
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Hong Kong (China)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $50M
- Investors: Hillhouse, Cowin Capital and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, Aug 04, 2023, $*****
5. ScioSense
Manufacturer of sensor components, modules, and related development and support tools. The company provides automotive sensor modules, air quality sensors, temperature and humidity sensors, and pressure sensors. It also offers ultrasonic flow converters and modules, precision time measurement devices, and capacitance-to-digital converters. Resistance-to-digital converters, lightning sensors, and low-frequency wake-up receivers are also available.
Key facts about ScioSense
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: Netherlands
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 89 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Wise Road Capital
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Wise Road Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Wise Road Capital has invested in 11 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 Linkerbot and most recent follow-on round was in Huaqin.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wise Road Capital's Investments by Stage
Wise Road Capital has made 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $136M, 1 investment in Conventional Debt stage with an average round size of $800M, 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $217M, 1 investment in Series C stage and 1 investment in Venture Debt stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 2 |
Conventional Debt | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Series C | 1 |
Venture Debt | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Wise Road Capital's Investments by Sector
Wise Road Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Industrial Goods and Manufacturing, Semiconductors, High Tech, Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications and Auto Tech. Notably, it has invested in 4 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 4 Tech companies, 4 Tech hardware companies and at least 3 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Industrial Goods and Manufacturing | 3 |
Semiconductors | 3 |
High Tech | 2 |
Artificial Intelligence - Industry Applications | 1 |
Auto Tech | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Wise Road Capital's Investments by Geography
Wise Road Capital has made most investments in China (5), followed by Netherlands where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
China | 5 |
Netherlands | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Wise Road Capital's recent investments
Wise Road Capital has made 1 investments in 2026 so far - Linkerbot.Here are the most recent investments by Wise Road Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 13, 2026 | China | Series B | 6632 | [+8] | |
Aug 04, 2023 | China | Venture Debt | 4663 | - | |
Feb 28, 2023 | China | Series A | 8788 | [+2] | |
Aug 08, 2022 | China | Series C | 3242 | [+7] | |
Dec 12, 2019 | China | Series B | 4047 | [+4] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Wise Road Capital's Portfolio
2 of Wise Road Capital's portfolio companies have become public. Black Sesame Technologies got listed on the Hong Kong Exchanges (HKG), in Aug 2024 at marketcap of $67B and Huaqin got listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE).Here are Wise Road Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 08, 2024 | Aug 08, 2022 | Series C | 5180 | |
Aug 08, 2023 | Dec 2017 | Series A | 5890 |
Acquired companies in Wise Road Capital's Portfolio
1 company from Wise Road Capital's portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Nexperia in Oct 2025 by Government of the Netherlands for $*****.Here are Wise Road Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 13, 2025 | Apr 19, 2018 | Conventional Debt | 1541 |
Team profile of Wise Road Capital
Wise Road Capital has a team of 24 members including 9 Partners and 4 Principals located in China, United States and 1 more location. Wise Road Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Wise Road Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Orinda | - | - | |
Partner | Singapore | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | Beijing | - | ||
Partner | Xuhui | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | - | |
Partner | Beijing | - | ||
Partner | Orinda | - | - | |
Principal | Beijing | - | - | |
Principal | Chaoyang | - | - |
Co-investors of Wise Road Capital
Over the past 9 years, 63 investors have co-invested in Wise Road Capital's portfolio companies. This includes only funds.
- Invested before Wise Road Capital: Summitview Capital, Xiaomi and 26 others have invested in rounds before Wise Road Capital. There is 1 company where Summitview Capital has invested before Wise Road Capital and 1 company where Xiaomi has invested before Wise Road Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Wise Road Capital: 24 investors entered a company along with Wise Road Capital. These include investors like Xinding Capital (2 companies).
- Invested after Wise Road Capital: A total of 11 investors have invested in Wise Road Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include China Mobile (1 company), CMB International Capital (1 company) and China Merchants Bank (1 company).
Recent News related to Wise Road Capital
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Chip Firm UTAC's Planned Sale Draws Interest From Sinar Mas, TCLFinancial Post•Sep 16, 2025•Wise Road Capital, UTAC
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Capcon Completed USD Tens of Millions in Strategic FinancingEqualOcean•Aug 08, 2023•Capcom, Wise Road Capital
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Chinese chip designer Unisoc seeks to raise $1.5 bln in private funding -sourcesFinancial Post•Feb 14, 2023•Unisoc, Wise Road Capital
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Automobile intelligent service provider "Meijia Technology" received D1 round financing36Kr•Feb 12, 2023•M31 Capital, Road Capital, Nanshan Capital, China Renaissance Group and 5 others
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Two funds bank GBP32 million from Alphawave IP share saleMorningstar•Oct 27, 2022•Alphawave, Wise Road Capital
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Over US$500 million, Black Sesame Smart completed Series C financingPEdaily•Aug 07, 2022•Black Sesame Technologies, Wise Road Capital, Xinding Capital, Beituo Capital and 6 others
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Bankrupt Unigroup Gets $9.4 Billion to Advance RestructuringCaixin Global•Apr 02, 2022•Tsinghua Unigroup, JAC Capital, Wise Road Capital
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The U.S. Thwarts MagnaChip's Sale to China's Wise Road CapitalBusinesskorea•Dec 15, 2021•Wise Road Capital, Magnachip
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