Talent Capital

What Talent Capital does

Talent Capital (天赋资本) is a Shanghai-headquartered private equity investment institution founded in 2012, specializing in green technology industrial chain investments across environmental protection, energy technology, agricultural technology, biotechnology, green new materials, smart manufacturing, and health technology. The firm operates a 'one meter wide, ten meters deep' vertical investment model, identifying node-level opportunities across green tech industrial chains and integrating portfolio companies via M&A and IPO pathways. It runs a family of more than 30 green technology funds with cumulative managed assets of approximately RMB 200 billion, has invested in over 100 green industry enterprises, and reports approximately 40 successful exits via IPO or strategic M&A.

Talent Capital's go-to-market is anchored on three institutional pillars: (1) co-investment and industrial integration partnerships with A-share and HK-listed companies (Changjiu Biochemical SH600228, Huaxia Happiness SH600340, Guoxin Energy SH600617, Chaowei Power HK0951, China Financial Leasing HK02312, Color Life HK1778); (2) guidance fund clusters co-established with 11+ local governments (Shanxi, Pingyao, Ningxia Wuzhong, Anhui Fuyang); and (3) early-stage industrial incubation through its proprietary 'Chuang Fu Hui' (创赋会) vertical accelerator for green tech and agri-tech startups. Revenue is generated through fund management fees (typically 1-2% of committed capital) and carried interest, plus bespoke institutional pricing negotiated with government and corporate LPs.

In 2017 Talent Capital established the Zhongcai Tianfu strategic joint venture with Zhongcai Jinkong Investment (a Ministry of Finance subsidiary) to co-manage green technology fund platforms targeting RMB 100 billion in green industry funds over 2018-2020. In November 2018 it acquired a 21.78% controlling stake in HK-listed China Financial Leasing Group (02312.HK) for approximately HKD 1.225 billion, establishing the 'Phoenix Goes to Sea' overseas platform. This enabled expansion into Southeast Asia (Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia) REITS products and a USD 1 billion Dubai real estate fund co-launched with UAE MBM Maktoum Group in 2019. The firm maintains dual legal entities: Shanghai Talent Power Equity Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. (PRC operating entity) and Talent Capital Holding Group Co., Limited (HK-registered holding group).

Name

Talent Capital

Legal name

上海天赋动力股权投资基金管理有限公司

Website

https://tccapital.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Talent Capital is a Shanghai-based private equity firm specializing in green technology industrial chain investments, managing 30+ funds with ~RMB 200 billion AUM and serving government LPs, listed companies, and institutional investors across China, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Equity Fund Management

NAICS

Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Sector-Focused Venture Capital (Vertical Specialists) (FSANAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Corporate Innovation & Technology Scouting Units (with investment mandate) (FSANAHAI)

Keywords

• Private equity investment
• Green technology venture capital
• Agricultural technology investment
• Environmental protection investment
• Fund management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Shanghai

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Fund Management & Performance Fees: Talent Capital raises and manages private equity funds across green technology sectors. Revenue is generated through management fees (typically 1-2% of committed capital per annum) and carried interest (performance fees upon successful exit). The firm manages 30+ green tech funds with ~RMB 200 billion in cumulative AUM.
2. Government Guidance Fund Management: Co-established with local governments to form green industry fund clusters. Talent Capital acts as GP/manager, earning management fees and performance incentives tied to fund returns and招商引资 outcomes. Partnerships with 11+ local governments including Shanxi, Pingyao, Ningxia Wuzhong, Anhui Fuyang.
3. Industrial Incubation & Equity Investment: Direct equity investment in green tech startups and growth-stage companies in exchange for ownership stakes. Returns generated through IPO, M&A, or secondary sale of portfolio companies (e.g., E-jm Intelligent Technology listed on NEEQ 872755, 极目机器人 B-round investment).
4. Parent Fund (FOF) Management — Chaowei Partnership: Co-founded RMB 1 billion (first phase) parent fund with HK-listed Chaowei Power (00951.HK) for hazardous waste governance and green energy industrial chain. Talent Capital earns GP management fees and carried interest.
5. Overseas REITS & Real Estate Financial Products: Through 天赋环亚地产控股, Talent Capital issues real estate investment products (REITS) targeting Southeast Asian markets (Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia), and Dubai real estate funds co-launched with MBM Maktoum Group (~$1 billion target fund size).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Talent Capital is a Chinese private equity and venture capital firm that manages ~RMB 200 billion across 30+ green technology funds. The firm specializes in vertical industrial-chain investment across environmental protection, clean energy, agricultural technology, biotechnology, and green smart manufacturing. It operates government guidance fund clusters, listed-company co-investment vehicles, and a proprietary green-tech accelerator called Chuang Fu Hui.

Product overview

Talent Capital is a private equity and venture capital firm operating as a green technology industry investment institution with a vertical investment model along industrial chains. The company operates multiple products and sub-brands including: 创赋会 (Chuang Fu Hui), a green technology industry vertical accelerator platform providing entrepreneurship services; 天御科技 (Tianyu Technology), an agricultural supply chain platform; 中泰环境 (Zhongtai Environment), an environmental solutions provider; 村集 (Cunji), a rural new retail platform; 乐村淘 (Le Cun Tao), a rural B2B e-commerce platform; the S基金 (S Fund), a secondary market PE fund; the 天赋绿色电源产业赋能母基金, a green power industry mother fund; and 天赋环亚, an overseas real estate investment platform. The firm focuses investment in green technology sectors including environmental protection, clean energy, agricultural technology, biotechnology, and sustainable real estate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 天御科技 (Tianyu Technology): Leading domestic agricultural product supply chain operator, offering internet + agricultural product supply chain closed-loop platform services
• 中泰环境 (Zhongtai Environment)
• 创赋会 (Chuang Fu Hui)
• 天赋环亚 (Tianyu Huanya)
• 村集 (Cunj)

Products and services

• Green Technology Industry Funds (30+ funds, ~RMB 200B AUM) Multi-fund PE/VC investment vehicles targeting green technology sectors (environmental protection, clean energy, agri-bio tech, energy tech, smart manufacturing). Earning management fees (~1-2% of committed capital) and carried interest. Targets institutional LPs and government entities.
• Chuang Fu Hui (创赋会) Green Tech Vertical Accelerator A green technology industry vertical accelerator platform providing high-quality entrepreneurial services for green tech startups. Offers channel acceleration, team acceleration, capital acceleration, and brand acceleration services for early-stage green tech and agri-tech startups.
• Talent Capital S Fund (天赋资本S基金) Private equity secondary market fund for acquiring existing PE fund stakes, shortening exit horizons for underlying investments in green tech, clean tech, biotech, energy tech, and smart manufacturing sectors.
• Talent Green Power Industry Enabling Mother Fund (天赋绿色能源产业赋能母基金) RMB 1 billion LP partnership private equity fund co-founded with Chaowei Group focused on hazardous waste governance, green energy, and related supply chain investments. Talent Capital serves as GP earning management fees and carried interest.
• Overseas REITS & Real Estate Financial Products (Tianyu Huanya 天赋环亚) Real estate investment products (REITS, development funds) targeting Southeast Asian markets (Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia) and Dubai real estate funds co-launched with MBM Maktoum Group (~$1 billion target).
• Zhongcai Tianfu (中财天赋) Green Technology Fund Management Platform Strategic joint venture green technology industry fund management platform co-established with Zhongcai Jinkong (Ministry of Finance subsidiary), targeting RMB 100 billion in green industry funds within three years (2018-2020).

Quantifiable outcome

• ~RMB 200 billion AUM, 30+ funds under management, 100+ invested companies, 40+ IPO/M&A exits, 11 fully liquidated funds
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• 阿联酋MBM马克图姆集团 (UAE MBM Maktoum Group)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Partnership with UAE MBM Maktoum Group to co-launch a ~USD 1 billion Dubai real estate investment fund. The fund will support Dubai real estate development across the full industry cycle. Also jointly hosted the 'China-UAE Cultural Smart City' summit in Shanghai. Talent Capital had previously co-founded the Fintech海投基金 with Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) in 2017.
• 中国金融租赁集团有限公司 (China Financial Leasing Group)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 September 2018China Financial Leasing Group and Talent Capital signed a strategic cooperation memorandum on September 3, 2018. The partnership involves: (1) China Financial Leasing investing in Talent Capital's green tech portfolio projects within one year; (2) joint deep research cooperation in green industry sectors to identify investment opportunities.
• 超威集团 (Chaowei Power, HK.00951)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 August 2018Talent Capital and Chaowei Power (全球领先的专业绿色能源企业, HK.00951) co-founded the '天赋绿色电源产业赋能母基金' — a RMB 10 billion (first phase RMB 100 million) LP partnership fund focused on hazardous waste governance, green energy, and related supply chain investments. Talent Capital serves as GP. Chaowei Power is a global leader in green energy solutions with 53 subsidiaries and 15 global R&D institutions, ranked #162 on China's Enterprise 500.
• 安徽省阜阳市颍泉区政府 (Anhui Fuyang Yingquan District Government)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2018Talent Capital was appointed as fund manager of the '阜阳市颍泉区产业引导基金' (Fuyang Yingquan District Industry Guidance Fund), with first phase size of RMB 280 million. Target: RMB 1.5 billion total fund size within 5 years. Fund will invest in smart manufacturing, new energy, biotech, modern agriculture, logistics, and cultural industries through sub-funds.
• 同济环保产业联盟 (Tongji Environmental Protection Industry Alliance)minor1 January 2018Co-organized the 2nd Talent Capital Environmental Protection Startup Support Program (上海对接专场) with Tongji Environmental Protection Industry Alliance at the Tongji Hongkou Green Technology Industrial Park.
• 中财金控投资有限公司 (Zhongcai Jinkong Investment)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Strategic joint venture between Talent Capital and Zhongcai Jinkong Investment (a subsidiary of the Ministry of Finance) to establish '中财天赋（横琴）股权投资基金管理有限公司' (Zhongcai Tianfu). The joint venture serves as a green technology industry fund management platform, targeting high-growth and PE/PRE-IPO stage green tech companies with planned green industry fund launches across multiple regions. Target: RMB 100 billion in green industry funds within three years (2018–2020).
• 迪拜国际金融中心 (Dubai International Financial Centre, DIFC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Talent Capital previously co-founded a Fintech investment fund with DIFC in 2017, focused on technology, trade, finance, and tourism. The fund achieved 36.2% global performance growth from 2017–2019, helping ~1,750 Chinese companies expand into Southeast Asia and Middle East markets.
• 昌九生化 (Changjiu Biochemical, SH.600228)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2016Talent Capital and Changjiu Biochemical (SH.600228) established a RMB 200 million industrial M&A fund (2+1 year term) in March 2016. The fund focused on agricultural and related industry integration opportunities. Changjiu later underwent a controlling shareholder change to China Agricultural Products Wholesale (中国农批) in 2016, redirecting its strategic focus to 'pan-agricultural' industries.
• 山西省政府 / 平遥县政府 (Shanxi Provincial Government / Pingyao County Government)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTalent Capital has co-founded green industry fund clusters with Shanxi provincial government and Pingyao county government, among more than 11 local government partnerships. These government LPs provide capital and policy support while Talent Capital manages the fund and sources investment opportunities nationally,引流 (attracting) quality projects to the local region.
• 宁夏吴忠市政府 (Ningxia Wuzhong City Government)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded a green industry fund with Ningxia Wuzhong City to support the local agricultural product sales channel development, integrating local competitive resources (e.g., sheep farming) with Talent Capital's national supply chain and channel resources.
• 华夏幸福 (Huaxia Happiness, SH.600340)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership with Huaxia Happiness (SH.600340) for '金融+绿色产业' layout. Huaxia Happiness is a leading industrial new city operator. Talent Capital provides green tech investment capabilities and deal flow while Huaxia Happiness contributes industrial park platforms and local government relationships.
• 国新能源 (Guoxin Energy, SH.600617)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Guoxin Energy (SH.600617) for green energy sector investment cooperation under the '金融+绿色产业' model.
• 彩生活 (Color Life, HK.1778)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Color Life (HK.1778) for community lifestyle and green property integration under the '金融+绿色产业' strategy.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CITIC Capital (中信产业基金): CITIC-affiliated Chinese private equity firm managing multi-billion-dollar funds with significant state-backed LP relationships and track record in industrial/green investments. Comparable to Talent Capital in its listed-corporate co-investment model and government-aligned capital pools, though at much larger scale.
• Tongchuang Weiye (同创伟业): Chinese private equity firm with strong presence in technology, clean tech, healthcare, and green industry sectors, with comparable listed-company co-investment model and SME growth equity focus. Similar in size and segment focus to Talent Capital's broader green tech growth-to-PE strategy.
• Tsing Capital (青云创投/QingVC): One of China's earliest and most-recognized clean tech / green technology venture capital firms, investing in cleantech, environmental, and new energy sectors with a vertical-specialist mandate. Directly comparable to Talent Capital's vertical green tech industrial chain strategy and similar portfolio size in Chinese cleantech.
• China Everbright Limited (光大控股): Hong Kong-listed (0165.HK) alternative investment arm of China Everbright Group, with significant exposure to green/environmental infrastructure and new energy funds. Comparable to Talent Capital in bridging domestic Chinese green industrial plays with cross-border HK capital markets.

Broad incumbents

• HongShan (formerly Sequoia China, 红杉中国): Premier Chinese venture capital firm with broad sector coverage including meaningful green tech, agri-tech, and biotech investments. Comparable as a senior Chinese VC with portfolio overlaps in agritech and environmental tech, though with much more diversified sector exposure than Talent Capital.
• CICC Capital (中金资本): Private equity arm of China International Capital Corporation (CICC), managing government guidance funds and growth equity mandates in green, high-tech, and strategic emerging sectors. Comparable in managing Chinese government-affiliated LP capital and listed-corporate partnerships within green industries.
• Hillhouse Capital (高瓴资本): One of Asia's largest asset managers with significant green/clean tech and climate-related private equity exposure globally. Comparable in managing green-related institutional capital in Asia, though vastly larger in AUM and more globally diversified than Talent Capital.
• Brookfield Asset Management: Global alternative asset manager with the world's largest green infrastructure and renewable energy investment platform. Comparable as a long-duration green infrastructure/clean energy investor with cross-border capital scale, though operating at vastly larger scale and predominantly in OECD markets rather than China-anchored.
• CDH Investments (鼎晖投资): One of the largest Chinese private equity firms managing tens of billions of USD across consumer, industrial, and green/clean tech strategies. Comparable as a top-tier Chinese PE with green sector exposure, but broader and more diversified in sector mandate than Talent Capital's vertical specialist model.
• Hony Capital (弘毅投资): Legendary Holdings-affiliated Chinese private equity firm with deep industrial consolidation expertise in green/environmental sectors and listed-company partnerships. Comparable to Talent Capital's 'listed-company + green industry' co-investment model, though typically operating at a much larger deal size.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries6 records

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M&A

Investments6 records

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