Sailing Capital: Funding, Team & Investors

Sailing Capital operates as a private equity fund focused on cross-border investments, primarily in technology and new economy sectors. The firm deploys capital to facilitate global expansion and growth, connecting Chinese enterprises with international ventures and global companies seeking investment from China. Its investment approach prioritizes financial backing.

The firm was established on April 16, 2012, originating from a strategic initiative by the Shanghai International Group, with support from the People's Bank of China, Shanghai Municipal Government, and other national entities. This collaboration positioned it as China's first RMB international investment and lending fund, founded on the insight to create a dedicated platform for deploying Chinese capital into global markets.

Sailing Capital serves companies leveraging Chinese capital for international development or driving innovation. The firm’s vision connects Chinese innovation with global opportunities, deploying capital to foster growth and enhance cross-border economic integration. It aims to be a facilitator of international investment flows.

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Apr 1, 2019	Impossible Foods	$300.0M Series E	Horizons Ventures, Temasek	Addition, Adjacent, Amino Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, ARCH Venture Partners, Audrey Capital, Cherubic Ventures, Coral Capital, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Dreamers VC, Elefund, FabFitFun, Fifth Wall, Garden City Companies, GFT Ventures, Giant Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Highbury Group, Ingeborg Investments, IPD Capital, Shawn Modarresi, K2 Global, Khosla Ventures, LAUNCH, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lionheart Ventures, Listen, LombardStreet Ventures, Marcy Venture Partners, Maveron, NEX Cubed, OrbiMed, Pario Ventures, Patron, Pear VC, Queensbridge Venture Partners, Race Capital, RSE Ventures, Serena Ventures, Seven Seven SIX, Sound Ventures, Tencent Holdings, Thirty Five Ventures, True Ventures, Uncork Capital, Uprising, Wndrco LLC, Alex Tang, Chris Hollod, Chris Schaepe, Claude Johnson, Darius Contractor, Darran Garnham, David Chen, Farzad Nazem, JAY Z, JOE Greenstein, Justin Timberlake, Kirill Makharinsky, Laszlo Bock, Marc Benioff, Marco A. Casas, Mark Cuban, Martin LI, Michael Birch, Nick Jonas, Odell Beckham JR., Oleg Tscheltzoff, Pete Moore, Peter Hunn, Rudra Peram, Saki Georgiadis, SUE XU, Sung HO Choi, Victor Young, Alexis Ohanian, Bill Gates, Jaden Smith, JAY Brown, KAL Penn, Katy Perry, Kirk Cousins, Paul George, Phil Rosenthal, Questlove, Ruby Rose, Serena Williams, Shawn "jay Z" Carter, Trevor Noah, Will I AM, Zedd, GV, Open Philanthropy, UBS, Viking Global Investors
Sep 17, 2018	Ola Consumer	$50.0M Other Equity	China, Sailing Capital	—
Apr 3, 2018	Impossible Foods	$114.0M Other Equity	—	Michael Buchanan
Dec 11, 2017	SenseTime	$410.0M Series B	—	CDH Investments, China Everbright, China Renaissance, CICC Capital
Nov 1, 2015	Alphaeon	$80.0M Series B	—	Longitude Capital, Chow TAI Fook Enterprises, H&S Ventures

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Apr 1, 2019	Impossible Foods	$300.0M Series E	Horizons Ventures, Temasek	Addition, Adjacent, Amino Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, ARCH Venture Partners, Audrey Capital, Cherubic Ventures, Coral Capital, Cota Capital, Craft Ventures, Dreamers VC, Elefund, FabFitFun, Fifth Wall, Garden City Companies, GFT Ventures, Giant Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Highbury Group, Ingeborg Investments, IPD Capital, Shawn Modarresi, K2 Global, Khosla Ventures, LAUNCH, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Lionheart Ventures, Listen, LombardStreet Ventures, Marcy Venture Partners, Maveron, NEX Cubed, OrbiMed, Pario Ventures, Patron, Pear VC, Queensbridge Venture Partners, Race Capital, RSE Ventures, Serena Ventures, Seven Seven SIX, Sound Ventures, Tencent Holdings, Thirty Five Ventures, True Ventures, Uncork Capital, Uprising, Wndrco LLC, Alex Tang, Chris Hollod, Chris Schaepe, Claude Johnson, Darius Contractor, Darran Garnham, David Chen, Farzad Nazem, JAY Z, JOE Greenstein, Justin Timberlake, Kirill Makharinsky, Laszlo Bock, Marc Benioff, Marco A. Casas, Mark Cuban, Martin LI, Michael Birch, Nick Jonas, Odell Beckham JR., Oleg Tscheltzoff, Pete Moore, Peter Hunn, Rudra Peram, Saki Georgiadis, SUE XU, Sung HO Choi, Victor Young, Alexis Ohanian, Bill Gates, Jaden Smith, JAY Brown, KAL Penn, Katy Perry, Kirk Cousins, Paul George, Phil Rosenthal, Questlove, Ruby Rose, Serena Williams, Shawn "jay Z" Carter, Trevor Noah, Will I AM, Zedd, GV, Open Philanthropy, UBS, Viking Global Investors
Sep 17, 2018	Ola Consumer	$50.0M Other Equity	China, Sailing Capital	—
Apr 3, 2018	Impossible Foods	$114.0M Other Equity	—	Michael Buchanan
Dec 11, 2017	SenseTime	$410.0M Series B	—	CDH Investments, China Everbright, China Renaissance, CICC Capital
Nov 1, 2015	Alphaeon	$80.0M Series B	—	Longitude Capital, Chow TAI Fook Enterprises, H&S Ventures

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