GGV Capital

GGV Capital is a global venture capital firm that invests in seed-to-growth stage investments across Consumer/New Retail, Social/Internet, Enterprise/Cloud and Smart Tech sectors.[2]

GGV Capital
TypePrivate
IndustryVenture Capital
PredecessorGranite Global Ventures
Founded2000
HeadquartersMenlo Park, California, United States
Key people
  • Jixun Foo (Managing Partner)
  • Hans Tung (Managing Partner)
  • Jenny Lee (Managing Partner)
  • Glenn Solomon (Managing Partner)
ProductsInvestments
AUMUS $6.2 billion[1]
Websitewww.ggvc.com

The firm was established in 2000 in Singapore and Silicon Valley, and manages $6.2 billion in capital across 13 funds.[2][3] Today its team is based in five offices, located in Menlo Park, San Francisco, Beijing, Shanghai and Singapore.[4]

Background

Formerly known as Granite Global Ventures, GGV Capital was founded in 2000.[5] The firm is led by six managing partners - Jixun Foo, Jenny Lee, Hans Tung, Glenn Solomon, Eric Xu and Jeff Richards. The investment team consists of over a dozen investment professionals around the world.[6]

Investments

Since its founding, GGV has invested in more than 200 active companies across the United States, Latin America, Israel, Southeast Asia, China and India, with over 56 of which are valued at over $1 billion.[7]

GGV is focused on partnering with founders and companies that use technology to create transformative social and economic opportunities in emerging markets.[8]

As well as innovation that drives growth.

GGV Capital investments include the following companies:

References
  1. GGV Capital Closes $1.88 Billion in New Funds, Press release, October 16, 2018, PR Newswire, retrieved October 18, 2018
  2. Katie Roof (October 16, 2018). "GGV Raises $1.88 Billion for New Funds". The Wall Street Journal.
  3. "GGV Capital Closes $620 Million Fund V". GlobeNewswire. May 14, 2014.
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  7. Rebecca Fannin (October 20, 2018). "What Makes GGV Capital Tick: It's Not Just $1.9 Billion In New Funds". Forbes.
  8. "The Next Billion". GGV Capital. January 14, 2019.
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