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Z Ventures

Venture Capital

Zhizhuo Capital (Z Ventures, 知卓资本) is a Shanghai-based investment-innovation-incubation platform founded in 2014 by Dr. Chuan Tao (陶闯), the internet entrepreneur behind GeoTango — a 3D internet mapping company acquired by Microsoft in 2005, making him the first Chinese founder in Microsoft's M&A history — and PPTV, one of only three Chinese companies SoftBank's Masayoshi Son invested in directly. The firm runs a '3i model' combining Investment, Innovation, and Incubation, targeting high-growth 'high-tech + internet' companies from early stage through pre-IPO, plus M&A and cross-border consolidation. It operates from Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, and Wuhan, with a presence in Silicon Valley and Seattle, and has invested in dozens of domestic and international companies spanning autonomous driving/HD mapping, connected vehicles, AI and big data, enterprise services, and commercial aerospace.

Shanghai, China · 2+ investments · 2 portfolio companies

Seed
Early Stage
Late Stage
Growth
Artificial Intelligence
Big Data
Infrastructure
Aerospace
Autonomous Vehicles
Biotech
Data & Analytics
Mobility
SaaS
Space Tech
Headquarters
Shanghai, China
Website
zventures.net
Portfolio Companies
2
Total Investments
2
Last Investment
Jun 2025
Geographic Focus
China, United States

Investment Thesis

Zhizhuo Capital pursues an 'empowerment' investing approach — combining capital, resources, and industry expertise ('资本赋能+资源赋能+产业赋能') to lower investment risk and accelerate portfolio companies toward category leadership through M&A and industry consolidation. It maintains close cooperative relationships with Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and other well-known international VC/PE institutions, and positions itself as one of the few China-based teams investing across both domestic and overseas markets.

Z Ventures is a Venture Capital firm based in Shanghai, China. It has made 2 investments in Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, including Chronicle Studios and WRTN.

Portfolio2

Co-investors10

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Venture Capital ×5 · Hedge Fund ×2 · Other ×1 · 5 shared rounds

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