ChinaVenture

What ChinaVenture does

ChinaVenture (投中网), established in 2005 and operated by Shanghai ChinaVenture Information Consulting Co., Ltd. (上海投中信息咨询股份有限公司), is a private Chinese-language media and information services platform focused on the venture capital, private equity, and broader innovation-economy ecosystem. Its flagship properties include the news website chinaventure.com.cn (and mobile app), the WeChat official account, the 投中研究院 (CVSource Research Institute), and the CVSource data terminal — collectively providing real-time deal news, periodic market reports, and proprietary deal-database analytics to institutional investors.

The commercial core spans four revenue streams: advertising on digital media properties (chinaventure.com.cn, WeChat, Weibo) sold against 500+ institutional partner relationships; recurring CVSource data subscriptions used by VC/PE professionals; high-profile annual conference franchises (the 中国投资年会 in its 20th edition, the 有限合伙人峰会, plus regional events like the 2026 紫金山国际科创基金街区生态大会) generating ticket and sponsorship revenue; and custom research and consulting reports commissioned by government bodies, state-owned enterprises, and financial institutions. Annual proprietary rankings (投中榜, in continuous publication since 2006) confer brand status on featured institutions and serve as the central relationship anchor.

The company operates from five Chinese offices — Beijing (HQ, 朝阳区建国路), Shanghai (虹口区), Shenzhen (福田区), Tianjin, and Chengdu (天府新区) — supporting both digital distribution and in-person event execution across China's primary VC/PE hubs. The four community sub-brands (投等舱, 投中出海, 投中10问, 投中高端会客厅) extend the platform into GP-LP matching, overseas resource linking, and investment-classroom programming, positioning ChinaVenture as a hybrid media-events-data community rather than a pure publisher.

Name

ChinaVenture

Legal name

上海投中信息咨询股份有限公司 (Shanghai ChinaVenture Information Consulting Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://chinaventure.com.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ChinaVenture (投中网) is a private Chinese VC/PE media and data platform serving institutional investors, state-owned LPs, and entrepreneurs with news, proprietary CVSource data, annual rankings, research reports, and a large conference franchise across five Chinese cities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Media & Content (Advertising): Advertising on the chinaventure.com.cn website and WeChat public account, including sponsored content, banner ads, and branded sections. Partners include major Chinese financial media (第一财经, 界面新闻, 新浪科技, 36kr, etc.).
2. CVSource Data Subscription: Annual or multi-year subscriptions to the CVSource data terminal, providing access to proprietary deal databases, rankings, and analytics for institutional investors and corporates.
3. Event Sponsorship & Ticket Revenue: Revenue from ticket sales and corporate sponsorship of flagship conferences including the 中国投资年会 (annual) and 有限合伙人峰会, with exhibitor booths, keynote sponsorships, and branded lounge access.
4. Research Reports & Consulting: Custom research reports commissioned by government bodies, state-owned enterprises, and financial institutions. The 投中研究院 publishes periodic reports on government guidance funds,国有资本创新发展, VC/PE market trends, and sector-specific deep dives (biotech, AI, semiconductors).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ChinaVenture (投中网) is a Chinese-language business information and data platform serving the venture capital and private equity (VC/PE) and innovation economy. It publishes real-time investment news and analysis through chinaventure.com.cn, operates the proprietary CVSource deal-flow and exits data terminal, produces authoritative annual rankings (投中榜) of VC/PE firms and transactions, delivers commissioned and recurring industry research through its 投中研究院, and hosts large-scale investment conferences and Vtalk networking events for the GP/LP community.

Product overview

ChinaVenture operates a comprehensive media and data platform for China's innovation economy ecosystem. The core offering is the 投中网 news and media platform, complemented by 投中研究院 for research reports, 投中榜 for institutional rankings, Vtalk沙龙 for networking events, 投中会议 for major investment conferences including the annual 中国投资年会, and 投中社区 for professional community services. Supporting these is the CVSource data platform. The portfolio collectively serves VC/PE investors, corporate investors, entrepreneurs, and industry stakeholders through news, research, rankings, events, and networking services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 投等舱: 投等舱创投课堂致力于搭建一级市场专业、创新的创投沙龙+项目指导平台，服务创业者、投资人、投资机构等行业参与者，助力中国新经济。
• 投中出海
• 投中10问
• 投中高端会客厅

Products and services

• 投中网 (chinaventure.com.cn News Portal)

Quantifiable outcome

• 20+ consecutive annual ranking reports published from 2006 to 2026
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• 南京紫金投资集团coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2026南京紫金投资集团 co-hosted the 2026紫金山国际科创基金生态大会 with 投中信息 (ChinaVenture), alongside other Nanjing municipal government entities. The event featured investment institution rankings, fund signing ceremonies, and GP/LP matching sessions, with 300+ attendees from investment institutions, CVCs, and corporates.
• 南京市创新投资集团coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2026南京市创新投资集团 is listed as a co-organizer of the 紫金山国际科创基金街区生态大会 and as a featured LP (Limited Partner) institution in the 投中10问 GP-LP matching sessions. Multiple executives from the fund participated as speakers and panelists.
• 江宁人才集团minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2026江宁人才集团 is listed as a co-organizer of the 2026紫金山国际科创基金街区生态大会, alongside 投中信息.
• 南京银行minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2026南京银行 is listed as a co-organizer of the 2026紫金山国际科创基金街区生态大会, alongside 投中信息.
• 南京市人民政府coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2026The event was under the guidance of 南京市人民政府 (Nanjing Municipal Government), with multiple city-level departments as co-organizers, indicating a government partnership for the conference ecosystem.
• 第一财经minorGTM or Marketing Partner第一财经 (Yicai) is listed as a media cooperation partner in the '合作机构' section of 投中网, alongside other major Chinese financial media outlets.
• 36krminorGTM or Marketing Partner36kr is listed as a media cooperation partner in the '合作机构' section of 投中网, indicating reciprocal media coverage and content sharing arrangements.
• 财联社minorGTM or Marketing Partner财联社 is listed as a media cooperation partner in the '合作机构' section of 投中网.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• 财新 (Caixin): Caixin is a leading Chinese business and financial journalism outlet with paid subscriptions, custom research, and conference programming. It overlaps with ChinaVenture on financial media advertising, premium subscriptions, and policy research commissions, but operates across broader business coverage rather than VC/PE specialization.
• 第一财经 (Yicai/CBN): Yicai is a major Chinese financial media group with broadcast, digital and conference assets. Listed as a 合作机构 partner of ChinaVenture, it competes for the same advertising and event sponsorship budgets from financial institutions and corporates.
• PitchBook: PitchBook is the dominant global VC/PE data terminal, directly comparable to CVSource in product scope (deal tracking, fund performance, LP/GP rankings). It serves as the international benchmark for the kind of subscription data business ChinaVenture operates domestically.
• Crunchbase: Crunchbase is a public company intelligence platform providing startup, funding, and acquisition data with a freemium + subscription model. It competes with CVSource for institutional users who need deal-flow and company-funding intelligence.
• Preqin: Preqin is a global alternative-asset data and research platform covering PE, VC, hedge funds and private credit. It is functionally analogous to ChinaVenture's CVSource plus 投中研究院 combination for institutional asset allocators.
• 界面新闻 (Jiemian News): Jiemian is a Shanghai-based business news outlet covering capital markets, technology and VC activity. It is listed as a media cooperation partner of ChinaVenture and competes for similar institutional and brand advertising dollars.
• CB Insights: CB Insights is a tech market intelligence platform combining proprietary data, research reports and analyst rankings (Mosaic). It parallels ChinaVenture's combination of CVSource data, 投中研究院 research, and 投中榜 rankings for institutional clients.

Direct peers

• IT桔子 (ITjuzi): ITjuzi is a Chinese startup and investment database platform offering deal-tracking, ranking lists, and industry research comparable to CVSource. It targets the same institutional investor customer base with a similar subscription-driven data model.
• 36氪 (36Kr): 36Kr is China's leading tech-startup and new-economy media platform with VC/PE coverage, proprietary databases, conferences (WISE), and an investor ranking product. It directly competes with ChinaVenture for advertising, data subscriptions, event sponsorship, and institutional mindshare in the Chinese innovation-economy media space.
• 清科 (Zero2IPO): Zero2IPO is China's longest-standing VC/PE research and data firm, producing annual rankings, investment reports, and industry conferences directly comparable to ChinaVenture's 投中研究院, 投中榜 and 中国投资年会 franchise. It is the closest historical competitor in Chinese PE/VC media and data.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chinaventure

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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