Since our focus is to invest in growth stage startup companies, we don’t invest in just an idea. Growth stage, in our definition, means the company’s business model has been proven by market and is ready to expand rapidly. When it comes to fundraising stages, the company is usually at series A, B or later. However, we may interpret growth stage differently based on various scenarios. If you are not sure whether your company is at growth stage, take a look here to see if any similarity between your company and if so, it means your company is at a stage close to our investment criteria. That said, you are encouraged to submit business proposals here for your team to evaluate the possibility of investment.

Alibaba ecosystem refers to Alibaba Group’s multiple business groups and services provided by them or affiliated companies. It includes e-commerce, cloud service, new retail, new manufacturing, etc. that people are familiar with and much more. For further details, please see here for an overview of Alibaba Group’s ecosystem.

To review an investment opportunity, it requires much time and effort. Please bear with us patiently and be assured that our investment team will reply via e-mail or other means when the evaluation is concluded.

Please definitely apply again! As mentioned above, our investment focus is on growth stage startup companies and the reason that we couldn’t invest in you at that time could be the followings: your company’s scale wasn’t in line with our expectation or the product/ service you offer has not been validated by market. As your company grows overtime, we would love to hear the updates.

In addition to the resource that VCs generally provide, we arrange online and offline gatherings of Alibaba ecosystem for our portfolio companies. This is how we connect portfolio companies with Alibaba experts and each other to synergize and explore business opportunities. We also organize closed-door salons where technology trends and industry insights are shared, and networking events for our portfolio companies to meet and interact with more ecosystem partners from other investment funds and professional services.