
BAI Capital is a leading China-focused venture capital firm, originally founded in 2008 as Bertelsmann Asia Investments (BAI) and rebranded as BAI Capital in 2021. The firm invests in market leaders and innovation pioneers from early to growth stage, with a focus on China-rooted global companies across consumer, fintech, enterprise software, and media.
Deal activity increased 200% year-over-year (3 deals in the last 12 months). Their most common stage is series-a (40% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $88.4M (across 38 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
34
Fund Size
$600M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
3
Team
Annabelle Yu Long
创始及管理合伙人 Founding and Managing Partner
John Farrell
投资合伙人 Venture Partner
Wenyi Cai
拉美合伙人 LATAM Partner
Will Wang
高级合伙人 Senior Partner
William Zhao
高级合伙人 Senior Partner
Catherine Liu
财务和投后管理总监 Director of Finance & Portfolio Management
Ye Liu
法务总监 Director of Legal
Yuan Li
人力资源总监 HR Director
Amy Zhao
总监 Principal
Harry Cui
高级投资经理 Senior Investment Manager
York Zhu
投资经理 Investment Manager
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series B | $400M | Jul 2026 | |
| Series B | $20M | Jan 2026 | |
| Series B | $400M | Jan 2026 | |
| Series A | $9M | Dec 2025 | |
| Series A | — | Nov 2025 | |
| Series A | $50M | Jul 2025 | |
| Growth | $212M | Aug 2024 | |
| Series A | $100M | Jan 2024 | |
| Seed | $10M | Jan 2023 | |
| Series C | $50M | Jul 2022 | |
| BBabel Finance | Series B | $80M | May 2022 |
| BBody404 | Series A | $6M | Mar 2022 |
| Series A | $50M | Feb 2022 | |
| Seed | $4.2M | Jan 2022 | |
| Series D | — | Jan 2022 | |
| Series A | $50M | Jan 2022 | |
| Series C | $150M | Nov 2021 | |
| NNeoX | Series A | $30M | Feb 2021 |
| BBlack Lake Technologies | Unknown | $77M | Jan 2021 |
| Series B | — | Jan 2021 | |
| Series D | — | Jan 2021 | |
| BBabel Finance | Series A | $40M | Jan 2021 |
| Series D | $270M | Nov 2020 | |
| Series B | $120M | Nov 2019 | |
| BBlack Lake Technologies | Unknown | — | Jan 2019 |
Top Co-Investors
Last updated: 7 October 2026