Name

Welight Capital

Legal name

深圳微光启明投资管理有限公司

Website

https://welightcapital.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital / Private Equity

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Other Financial Investment Activities (5239), All Other Financial Investment Activities (52399)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Equity Capital Advisory (Private Equity Placements, Growth Capital) (BPAHAOAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Capital Raising Advisory (Debt/Equity/Private Capital) (BPAHADAG), Corporate Finance & Capital Advisory (BPAHADAB)

Keywords

• Venture capital
• Private equity
• Growth capital
• Series A funding
• Startup investing

Headquarters

HQ city

Shenzhen

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns: Welight Capital generates returns through equity investments in portfolio companies, primarily at Series A and Series B stages, across enterprise services, B2B, e-commerce, finance, education, new retail, and consumption upgrade sectors.

Core offering

Welight Capital is a private equity investment firm that provides Series A-B equity capital to innovative Chinese startups across enterprise services, B2B, e-commerce, finance, education, new retail, and consumption upgrade sectors. In addition to capital, the firm delivers post-investment services including strategic planning, resource integration through its management team's industry network, and professional support in PR, HR, finance, and legal matters for portfolio companies.

Product overview

Welight Capital (微光创投) is a private equity investment firm founded in 2015 by Wu Xiaoguang (吴宵光), former CEO of Tencent E-Commerce Holdings and Senior Executive Vice President of Tencent Group. The firm focuses on investing in enterprise services, B2B, e-commerce, finance, education, new retail, and consumption upgrade sectors, primarily at Series A and B stages. The firm's primary offerings are investment services including strategic planning, resource integration leveraging the management team's connections at major technology companies, and operational support in public relations, human resources, finance, and legal matters for portfolio companies. Welight Capital's portfolio includes investments in notable companies such as XPeng Motors, Futu Securities, Guazi (used car marketplace), Lianyirong (supply chain finance), Fenbi Education, Weee! (Asian grocery delivery), Jushuitan (SaaS collaboration platform), KLOOK (travel experiences), Samoye (financial services), MissFresh (office unmanned shelves), Colorkey (cosmetics), and Artba (online art education).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Series A-B Equity Investment

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fortune Venture Capital (顺为资本): China-focused early-to-growth stage VC investing in internet, consumer, and enterprise services at Series A–B stages — directly comparable in stage, sector focus, and founder-led model.
• Matrixpartners China (经纬中国): One of the most active China VC firms focused on Series A–B across consumer internet, enterprise SaaS, fintech, and education — overlapping sector and stage focus with Welight.
• Source Code Capital (源码资本): China VC focused on internet, enterprise services, and consumer at early-to-mid stages, with similar A–B emphasis and a deep founder-network sourcing model.
• Qiming Venture Partners (启明创投): Established China VC investing in TMT, consumer, and healthcare at growth stages, with a comparable A–B entry focus and similar post-investment support model.
• Legend Capital (君联资本): Chinese VC/PE firm backing TMT, consumer, and enterprise services across early-to-growth stages, with similar post-investment operational support and a comparable stage focus.
• Northern Light Venture Capital (北极光创投): China-focused early-to-mid stage VC covering TMT, consumer, and enterprise services with comparable Series A–B entry points.

Broad incumbents

• Sequoia Capital China (红杉中国): Tier-1 China VC with a much broader portfolio and significantly larger AUM; co-investor alongside Welight in Floatboat and overlapping in many of the same consumer/AI themes.
• Hillhouse Capital (高瓴资本): Major China-focused PE/VC with consumer, TMT, and enterprise services exposure across stages; operates at far larger scale but competes for the same Series A–B opportunities.
• IDG Capital: One of the earliest foreign-affiliated China VC firms investing across TMT, consumer, fintech, and advanced industries at multiple stages; broadly comparable sector coverage.
• Yunfeng Capital (云锋基金): China-focused PE/VC investing across internet, consumer, fintech, and enterprise services — overlapping in theme though with a significantly larger LP-backed fund structure.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments103 records

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