GGV Capital is a global

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firm that invests in seed-to-growth stage investments across Consumer/New Retail, Social/Internet, Enterprise/Cloud and Smart Tech sectors. The firm was established in 2000 in

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and

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, and manages $9.2 billion in capital across 17 funds.

Background

Formerly known as Granite Global Ventures, GGV Capital was founded in 2000. The firm is led by six managing partners - Jixun Foo, Jenny Lee, Hans Tung, Glenn Solomon, Eric Xu and Jeff Richards. The investment team consists of over a dozen investment professionals around the world.

Investments

Since its founding, GGV has invested in more than 200 active companies across the United States, Latin America, Israel, Southeast Asia, China and India, with over 56 of which are valued at over $1 billion. GGV is focused on partnering with founders and companies that use technology to create transformative social and economic opportunities in emerging markets. In December 2020, GGV co-led the 30 million series B funding round for

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technology company, Fairmarkit. The round was also co-led by

Insight Partners Insight Partners (previously Insight Venture Partners) is an American venture capital and private equity firm based in New York City. The firm invests in growth-stage technology, software and Internet businesses. History Insight Partners was fo ...

, and had continued support from 1984 VC, New Stack, and NewFund. In January 2021, the firm closed on $2.52 billion over 4 funds, including $1.5 billion for its eight flagship fund, $366 million for an opportunity fund, $80 million for a founder network fund, and $160 million for a discovery fund.

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