Investor Type | Firm |
Industries | Software (Web Marketplace Saas..) • Media • Education • BioTech • Businesses Solutions • FinTech (& Financials services) • Hardware (& Manufacturing) • Energy • Entertainment (& Sports) • A.I. (& Big Data) • HealthTech (& Fitness) • Analytics • Cloud Services (& Infrastructure) • Developer tools • Impact • Logistics (& Distribution) • Material Science • Medical Devices (& Hospital Services) • Robotics • Aerospace (& Defense) • DeepTech • Healthcare (& Wellness) • Mobility • Online Social • Consumer • Pharmaceutical (& Medicine) • Woman Focused |
Stages | Seed, Series A, Series B, Pre-seed |
Investing | United States • Canada • China |
Investment Range | $100,000 - $10,000,000 |
Investment Sweet Spot | $1,000,000 |
Assets Under Management | $62,700,000 |
Foothill Ventures, previously known as Tsingyuan Ventures, is an investment fund that specializes in a broad range of industries, with a focus on early-stage investments in seed, pre-seed, Series A, and Series B rounds. Their primary interest is in software, including web marketplaces, SaaS, biotech, business solutions, fintech, hardware, energy, entertainment, AI, healthtech, analytics, cloud services, developer tools, impact, logistics, material science, medical devices, robotics, aerospace, deeptech, healthcare, mobility, online social, consumer, and pharmaceutical sectors. They are uniquely interested in companies with highly technical founders, as indicated by the 75% of their investments in companies with at least one PhD founder, and in founders who can operate between the US and China, evident in 65% of their companies having at least one Chinese founder. However, these interests are not strict filters for their investment decisions. Foothill Ventures has clear boundaries; they do not invest in B2C or crypto businesses and are not inclined towards companies that lack product or data advantage, which means those reliant solely on business model innovation or those that are marketing, sales, or execution-driven are usually avoided. The fund operates with an investment size ranging from $100,000 to $10,000,000, with a sweet spot of around $1,000,000 per investment. With assets under management of $62,700,000, they are committed to identifying and supporting founders who push technological boundaries and build companies that can scale and make an impact.