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Linear Venture, Ltd.

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Linear Capital is a frontier tech VC founded in 2014, managing 10 funds with about US$2B AUM across AI software, AI hardware and AI for science.

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Data as of Sep 16, 2026 (this record's last observation) from federal regulator filings, firm and issuer disclosures. Page built Sep 21, 2026, 1:09 AM UTC and rebuilt at most every 15 minutes.

Relationships: 90
Dated events: 39
On other graphs: 0
Observed: Sep 13, 2026 to Sep 16, 2026
32 observations

Across DFX

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Facts

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Funds: 7
PE funds: 7
PE GAV, 2024 filing: $1.1Bgross asset value on Form ADV; never dry powder
Investments: 72
Active investments: 0
Size band: MIDDLE MARKETderivedproxy: $1.11bn Private Equity Fund GAV on the Form ADV filed 2024-04-03
Stated sectors: technology,manufacturing,life_sciences,software,energy,chemicals_materials
Latest ADV filing: Apr 3, 2024
Website: linear.vc

Funds

Fund	Vintage	Lifecycle	ADV type	Form D sold	GAV
Linear Venture, L.P.	n/a	Unknown	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$194M
Lccp Annex Fund II L.P.	n/a	Unknown	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$19.5M
Linear Capital IV L.P.	n/a	Early deployment	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$275M
Lccp Opportunity Fund I, L.P.	n/a	Unknown	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$62.0M
Linear Venture II, L.P.	n/a	Unknown	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$126M
Linear Capital III L.P.	n/a	Early deployment	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$329M
Linear Capital V L.P.	n/a	Early deployment	Private Equity Fund	n/a	$109M

Investments

Company	State	Role	Control	Invested	Exited	Status
Horizon Robotics	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	unknown
Agile Robots	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	unknown
Manycore	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	unknown
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Tongdun Technology	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	unknown
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Rino ai	n/a	unknown	unknown	n/a	n/a	unknown

Relationships

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Employs (8)

→ Tianyi ZhouPersonPrincipal
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→ Haitao HuPersonData Analyst
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→ Harry WangPersonFounder and CEO
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→ Neil ZengPersonPartner
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→ Jun YangPersonPartner
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→ Can ZhengPersonManaging Director
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→ Zeren BaiPersonExecutive Director
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→ Dunmin DongPersonSenior Principal
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Invested in (72)

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Dated events

38 bookkeeping events (roster, classification and holdings changes) folded below

Occurred
Feb 16, 2022
Adviser first adv filing
Linear Venture, Ltd. first filed Form ADV in the extract (ERA)
Form ADVobserved 7 days ago

Show 38 bookkeeping events

First seen by DFX
Sep 16, 2026
date not stated
FREEGO Closes Hundreds of Millions of RMB in Angel-Series Funding, with Linear Capital Backing Two Consecutive Rounds Building the Foundational Infrastructure for Next-Generation Physical AI
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Sep 16, 2026
date not stated
Deep Principle Completes Nearly RMB 1B Series A Financing, with Linear Capital Continuing Its Support Leading the global frontier in AI Scientist capabilities and real-world deployment
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Sep 16, 2026
date not stated
More than 20 years ago, Messi signed on a napkin—one of the greatest angel investments in football history The Greatest Bets Are Made When No One Else Believes
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Sep 16, 2026
date not stated
Simple AI Closes a Pre-A Round Worth Hundreds of Millions of RMB, Led by DiDi, with Linear Capital Reinvesting Completed Four Consecutive Funding Rounds Within a Year
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Sep 16, 2026
date not stated
We're Looking for Those Who Spot the Signal First in Early-Stage Tech Investing Linear Capital Launches the First Cohort of Its Investment Internship Program
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Sep 16, 2026
date not stated
Metaphotons Completes Pre-A and Pre-A+ Funding Rounds, Cumulative Funding Exceeds 100 Million CNY Solving the Three Core Challenges of Micro-LED Industrialization
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Sep 16, 2026
date not stated
Asterra Receives Exclusive Angel Investment from Linear Capital, Exploring a New-Generation Astrophotography Robot Camera Bringing Astrophotography Creation from Niche to Mainstream
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Sep 16, 2026
date not stated
Rino.ai Completes C1 Funding Round, Accelerating Global Deployment of Automotive-Grade RoboVan for Industrial Scenarios Pragmatically Driving Driverless Freight from "Concept" to "Reality"
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Sep 16, 2026
date not stated
Anyverse Completes a New Funding Round, Having Signed Over 500 Million CNY in Global Orders with Envision Group The First 100-Million-CNY-Level Overseas Order in Embodied Operational Intelligence
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Sep 16, 2026
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TARS completes $455 million Pre-A funding round, Linear Capital makes consecutive investments Two Records in China's Embodied AI Funding History
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Sep 16, 2026
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D-Robotics Secures Another $150 Million Investment, With Linear Capital Doubling Down in Every Round Annual shipments surged 180% year-over-year
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Sep 16, 2026
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Agile Robots and Google DeepMind Announce Major Strategic Partnership Bringing cutting-edge AI to real-world robotics scenarios
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Sep 16, 2026
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Linear Seed Round Lead Investment Project "RIVR" was Acquired by Amazon RIVR joins Amazon to begin a new chapter
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Sep 16, 2026
date not stated
Beyond the OpenClaw Hype: Our Take on the Mood of a New Era Beyond the surface-level hype, we see both the underlying cultural mood and the investment disciplines
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Sep 16, 2026
date not stated
AnyVerse Secures Hundreds of Millions Yuan Angel+ Round, with Continued Investment from Linear, Sequoia, Hillhouse and Others Its first self-developed robot platform has been deployed into real customer scenarios
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Sep 16, 2026
date not stated
Macaron AI Secures Pre-A Series Financing Led by Ant Group, with Joint Investment from Hongshan and Others Using LoRA to solve the key challenge personal agents
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Sep 16, 2026
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Dialogue with Horizon Robotics’ Kai Yu: Entrepreneurship is essentially an investment Prioritizing longevity over showmanship
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Sep 16, 2026
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Linear Capital named a Top 10 Early-Stage Investment Firm in China by Zero2IPO Maintaining continuous focus on early-stage frontier tech investment
First seen by DFX
Sep 16, 2026
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Deep Principle completes Series A funding exceeding 100 million CNY, injecting AI momentum into global materials science Substantial commercialization progress achieved with leading industry clients
First seen by DFX
Sep 16, 2026
date not stated
Dealism closes over 100 million CNY angel round led by Gaorong Ventures, with Sequoia and Linear Capital participating World's first Vibe Selling AI Agent company
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Sep 16, 2026
date not stated
Anyverse completes 300 million CNY first round, co-led by Sequoia and Linear Capital Focusing on foundation model R&D driven by high-value scenarios
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Sep 16, 2026
date not stated
Rejecting All Conventions: Why We Chose This New Website Expression More Than an Interface Update—A New Expression of Investment Philosophy
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Sep 16, 2026
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Linear's 11th Anniversary: A Frontier Tech Fund's Retrospective and Path Forward Our Core Investment Philosophy: Treating Technical Founders as Partners
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Sep 16, 2026
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Our hands-on deal sourcing and tech investment expertise gain industry recognition. Awarded multiple honors including Top Returns in Early-Stage Fund category
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Sep 16, 2026
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Harry Wang: Rethinking Early-Stage Investing Through Quantum Mechanics Transcending dimensional thinking in early-stage investment
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Sep 16, 2026
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RIVR partners with Europe's largest food delivery platform Just Eat Takeaway to revolutionize AI-powered autonomous delivery Already delivering real orders for local restaurants in Switzerland
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Sep 16, 2026
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Rino.ai closed new funding with SF Express's third investment within a year, bringing Series B total to nearly 500 million CNY Accelerating Rino.ai’s scaled deployment in last-mile logistics
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Sep 16, 2026
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Tars closed $122M Angel+ round funding Aggressively recruiting global top-tier technical talent.
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Sep 16, 2026
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Can Zheng joined seasoned investors from leading institutions for a roundtable titled "Surface Frenzy, Strategic Depth. Focusing on the power of obsession and execution.
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Sep 16, 2026
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Hyperview secured additional investment from existing shareholders to advance autonomous driving & clean energy integration Contributing China's strength to global smart mobility.
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Sep 16, 2026
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Rino AI closed ¥200M Series B funding First autonomous driving firm backed by both logistics leader and commercial vehicle OEM.
Occurred
Feb 16, 2022
Linear Capital IV L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Linear Venture, Ltd. (Private Equity Fund), GAV $230,000,000
Occurred
Feb 16, 2022
Linear Capital III L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Linear Venture, Ltd. (Private Equity Fund), GAV $209,800,000
Occurred
Feb 16, 2022
Linear Capital V L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Linear Venture, Ltd. (Private Equity Fund), GAV $37,000,000
Occurred
Feb 16, 2022
Lccp Annex Fund II L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Linear Venture, Ltd. (Private Equity Fund)
Occurred
Feb 16, 2022
Lccp Opportunity Fund I, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Linear Venture, Ltd. (Private Equity Fund), GAV $39,590,000
Occurred
Feb 16, 2022
Linear Venture II, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Linear Venture, Ltd. (Private Equity Fund), GAV $110,730,000
Occurred
Feb 16, 2022
Linear Venture, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Linear Venture, Ltd. (Private Equity Fund), GAV $198,470,000

Who to call

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The firm's published line

Revealable: 1 business phone (Form ADV), 1 office address (Form ADV), 1 website (Form ADV) · as of 2026-09-13

Also named here, with no published line of their own (reach them through the firm): Tianyi Zhou (Principal), Haitao Hu (Data Analyst), Harry Wang (Founder and CEO), Neil Zeng (Partner), Jun Yang (Partner), Can Zheng (Managing Director), Zeren Bai (Executive Director), Dunmin Dong (Senior Principal).

Who to call is the organisation, the person's role and the line they published themselves: a business phone, office address, website or profile link from Form ADV, Form 13F or their own website, with that source named on every value. The counts above are what a reveal returns; a personal email is rarely published, so most reveals are the firm's line. Never data bought from a provider, never anything personal. Reveals by plan

Provenance