Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund
Profile, fund size and portfolio
Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund is the corporate venture arm of Alibaba Group, an internet and media company. It was founded in 2015 and is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. It invests from seed to Series C+. Sectors it names: artificial intelligence, fintech, healthcare and digital health, biotech and life sciences.
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Snapshot
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Stage range | Seed to Series C+ |
| Sectors | Artificial intelligence, Fintech, Healthcare and digital health, Biotech and life sciences, Consumer and retail, Media and gaming |
| Geography | Asia (Portfolio companies by region, from the firm's portfolio page) |
| Offices | Hong Kong |
Sources: S4 Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund: Hong Kong portfolio; S1 Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund: home page.
Data behind this graphic
| Item | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 8 | 20% |
| Ai / Enterprise Services | 5 | 12.5% |
| Gaming | 4 | 10% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 7.5% |
| Healthcare | 3 | 7.5% |
| Green Tech | 3 | 7.5% |
| Ai / Fintech | 3 | 7.5% |
| Edtech | 3 | 7.5% |
| Media | 2 | 5% |
| Logistics | 2 | 5% |
| O2O | 2 | 5% |
| Enterprise Services | 2 | 5% |
A company can carry more than one tag
Sources: S4 Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund: Hong Kong portfolio.
Data behind this graphic
| Measure | Value | Unit | Kind | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headline size | HKD 1bn | Fund size | Stated by the firm or its parent | S2 |
| Companies backed | 133 | companies | Stated by the firm | S4 |
| Companies on the firm's portfolio page | 126 | companies | Counted from the firm's own list | S4 |
Sources: S2 Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund: about the Hong Kong fund; S4 Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund: Hong Kong portfolio.
Where it invests and who leads it
Geography
- Offices
Portfolio companies by regionS4S1
Portfolio companies by region, from the firm's portfolio page
LeadersS3S6
- Allan ZemanGoverning Board member, Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund; Chairman, Lan Kwai Fong GroupFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Bernard Charnwut ChanGoverning Board member, Hong Kong Entrepreneurs FundFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Sabrina FungGoverning Board member, Hong Kong Entrepreneurs FundFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Charles YenGoverning Board member, Taiwan Entrepreneurs FundFind on LinkedInFirm page
- Danny ChiuGoverning Board member, Taiwan Entrepreneurs Fund; Chairman, Morrison CapitalFind on LinkedInFirm page
Key facts
| Fact | Value | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parent company | Alibaba Group | Single source | S1 |
| Parent industry | Internet and media | Single source | S1 |
| Founded | 2015 | Single source | S2 |
| Headquarters | Hong Kong, Hong Kong | Single source | S2 |
| Status | Active | Single source | S1 |
| Capital source | Parent company only | Single source | S2 |
| Headline size | HKD 1bn (Fund size) | Single source | S2 |
| Companies backed | 133 | Single source | S4 |
| Stages | Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+ (inferred from announced rounds) | Estimate | S4 |
Portfolio
The firm's portfolio page lists 126 companies.S4
| Tag | Companies | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 8 | 6.3% |
| Ai / Enterprise Services | 5 | 4% |
| Gaming | 4 | 3.2% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 2.4% |
| Healthcare | 3 | 2.4% |
| Green Tech | 3 | 2.4% |
| Ai / Fintech | 3 | 2.4% |
| Edtech | 3 | 2.4% |
| Media | 2 | 1.6% |
| Logistics | 2 | 1.6% |
| O2O | 2 | 1.6% |
| Enterprise Services | 2 | 1.6% |
Every company on the Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund list
126 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S4 Read the firm's list.
- 4Gamers
- Adenovo
- Airwallex
- Aitrasound Medical Group (Scolio Scan)
- AmazingTalker
- Amwise
- Animoca Brands
- Apoidea Group
- Appier
- Applied Technology Group Limited (ClinicOne)
- Aqumon
- Area 28
- Arical
- AsiaYo
- Atom Semiconductor
- AutoX
- Avaron Technologies
- Base Therapeutics
- Big Bang Academy
- BioMed Technology Holdings
- Bitmark
- Calyx
- Chazence
- Citiesocial
- Clearbot
- Cloudbreakr
- CloudMile
- Cocomelody
- Codementor
- Commeet
- CoreNetic
- Creati AI
- Crescendo Lab
- Customindz Limited (viAct)
- Datago Technology
- Datax
- DayDayCook
- Dayta AI
- Deep Sentinel
- Ecoinno
- Efinix
- EMQ
- En-trak
- Expedera
- Farm 66
- Farseer
- Forkast
- FunNow
- Gen.G
- GenEditBio
- Gense Technologies
- GetLinks
- Glassbox
- Gobee Bike
- GOGOX
- GoTrustID
- GRANA
- Great Bay Bio Holdings
- Health2Sync
- Hotelmize
- HowLiving
- Hyphen Group
- Immuno Cure Holding
- Infinigence AI
- isBIM
- iStaging
- Jollywiz
- Kabob
- Kapito
- KicksCrew
- KKday
- Kloudless
- Kneron
- Lattice Financial
- Lexi
- Lydia AI
- Lynk
- Mamibuy
- MINIWIZ
- My Joy Plus Technology
- NEX Team
- NextDrive
- NextSmartShip
- NOSH
- NSYNU
- Orcauboat
- Origami Labs
- PandaCredit
- PanopticAI
- Pantheon Lab
- Phase
- Pica8
- Pickupp
- Platina Systems
- Pluvio
- Pokeguide
- Polygence
- Preface
- Prenetics
- QooApp
- Quikec International
- Qupital
- RaSpect Intelligence Inspection
- Realeague
- Regtics
- Rice Robotics
- Sandbox VR
- Shenzhen Yueshi Robot Technology
- SHOPLINE
- SleekFlow
- SocialFace
- Space
- Squared-S Artificial Intelligence
- StockViva
- Tagtoo
- TurboNext.ai
- Umbo Computer Vision
- UrMart
- Viscovery
- Vpon
- WAT
- WeLab
- Wishing-Soft
- Wristcheck
- YEECHOO
- Yuan Planet
Investments by year
For founders
| Item | What the firm says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Stages | Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C+. Inferred from announced rounds; the firm does not state a range. | S4 |
Fund vehicles
| Vehicle | Size | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| AEF Hong Kong Fund | HKD 1bn | 2015 | S2 |
History
- Alibaba Group launches the Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs FundS2
Official pages
Read the firm's own pages for current information.
- Website www.ent-fund.org/
- Portfolio www.ent-fund.org/en/portfolio/hk
- LinkedIn company page www.linkedin.com/company/alibaba-entrepreneurs-fund/
Sources
- S1Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund: home pageFirm
- S2Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund: about the Hong Kong fundFirm
- S3Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund: Hong Kong governing boardFirm
- S4Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund: Hong Kong portfolioFirm
- S5Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund: Taiwan portfolioFirm
- S6Alibaba Entrepreneurs Fund: Taiwan governing boardFirm
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