Northern Light Venture Capital (NLVC) () is a Chinese

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firm founded in 2005. It focuses on investing in companies in the technology and healthcare sectors.

Background

NLVC was founded in 2005 by Feng Deng, Jeffrey Lee and Yan Ke. Feng Deng and Yan Ke were previously co-founders of

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, an IT Security company that went public on Nasdaq in 2001 and was later acquired by

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in 2004 for $4.2 billion.

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and Min Zhu (co-founder of

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) were initial backers of the firm when it was raising its first fund.

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is another early backer of the firm. NLVC invests 70% of its funds into Series A rounds, 20% in Series B rounds and 10% into Seed rounds. NLVC has offices in

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, Hong Kong and several cities in China including, Beijing, Shanghai.

Funds

Notable investments

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* APUS Group *

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* Binance.US *

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* Qumulo * Segway Inc. *

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* Zynex

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* {{authority control Chinese companies established in 2005 Financial services companies established in 2005 Investment management companies of China Venture capital firms of China