CN

About NIO Capital

Founded in 2016, NIO Capital is a professional investment firm that focuses on investments in energy, automobiles, and deep technology sectors. NIO Capital focuses on supporting innovations in decarbonization and digitalization that benefits climate and human being. Our portfolio companies include CATL (SZSE: 300750), Ronbay Technology (SHSE: 688005), United Winners (SHSE: 688518), Tuhu (SEHK: 9690), Dida Inc (SEHK: 02559), Black Sesame Technologies (SEHK: 2533), EVTECH (SZSE: 301607), Momenta, Inceptio, Pony.ai, Seyond, etc.

NIO Capital has a diversified team with deep industry background and professional investment capabilities, along with the industry's top resources and network. We have a sound understanding of entrepreneurship and deep insights into the investment sectors. We can provide multi-dimensional support to portfolio companies, helping grow grand visions into great companies.

Vision & Mission

Nurture & Enrich Our Planet


Make Innovation and Sustainability Great Businesses

VALUES
  • Pursue Excellence

    We strive for top performance and relentless improvement. We are ALWAYS looking at how we can do better and holding each other accountable for excellence.

  • Think Long-Term

    We take the long-term view of all decisions that we make. Whether an investment or a collaboration, our choices reflect a ten-year horizon toward a sustainable future.

  • Care for Partners

    We chose carefully and developed our people, our teams and our partners. We give feedback, room and tolerance for growth, AND we hold people accountable for their growth commitments.

  • Lead with Integrity

    We do things the right way, not the easy way. We demand openness and intellectual honesty because this enables fast and precise decisions to do the right things for the right reasons.

  • Take Responsibility

    We embrace duties, tackle challenges resolutely and remain committed to delivering results against all odds.

  • Succeed as a Team

    We value collective contribution over individualism. Company achievements come before the team or individual interests. 

Awards
2025-2024 2023-2022 2021-2020 2019-2018
China Venture

2023 China's Top 100 VC Firms

2023 China's Top 30 Carbon Neutral VC Firms

2023 China's Top 30 VC Firms in the Field of Advanced Manufacturing and High-Tech Industry

2023 China's Top 50 Direct Investment VCs with Industry Background

2023 China's Top 50 Chinese-funded VC Firms

36kr

2024 China's Top 100 Venture Capitalists Voted by Entrepreneurs, Ian Zhu

2024 China's Top 100 VC Firms in Equity Investment Industry

Zero2IPO

2023 China's Top 30 New Energy/New Materials VC Firms

2023 China's Top 100 VC Firms

2022 China's Top 100 VC Firms

China Venture

2023 China's Top 100 Venture Capitalisits, Ian Zhu

2023 China's Top 20 Advanced Manufacturing Venture Capitalists with Industry Background, Ian Zhu

2023 China's Top 20 Carbon Neutrality Venture Capitalists with Industry Background, Ian Zhu

2022 China's Top 100 VC Firms

2022 China's Top 50 Direct Investment VCs with Industry Background

2022 China's Top 20 Carbon Neutral VC Firms

2021 China's Top 100 VC Firms

2021 China's Top 30 Carbon Neutral VC Firms

2021 China's Top 100 Venture Capitalists, Ian Zhu

36Kr

2023 China's Top 50 ESG Best-Practice VC Firms

2023 China's Top 20 New Energy VC Firms

2023 China's Top 20 New Energy Industry Funds

2023 China's Top 20 Advanced Manufacturing Industry Funds

2023 China's Top 10 Post-investment enabling Industry Funds

2023 China's Top 50 Influential Industry Funds

2022 China's Top 100 VCs Voted by Entrepreneurs

21st Century Research Center

2022-2023 China's Top 30 Venture Capitalisits, Ian Zhu

2021-2022 ESG Investing Institutional Investors List

CYZone

2022 China's Top 50 ESG Best-Practice VCs

2022 China's Top 100 VC Firms

Zero2IPO

2021 China's Top 100 VC Firms

2020 China's Top 100 VC Firms

China Venture

2020 China's Top 100 Carbon Neutral Venture Capitalists, Ian Zhu

2020 China's Top 100 VC Firms

2020 China's Top 100 Venture Capitalists, Ian Zhu

2019 China's Top 10 Clean Tech Venture Capitalists,  Ian Zhu

2019 China's Top 10 New Energy and Clean Tech VC Firms

2019 China's Top 100 VC Firms

36Kr

2021 China's Top 100 VCs Voted by Entrepreneurs

2020 China's Top 100 VCs Voted by Entrepreneurs

2020 China's Top 10 Automotive VC Firms

2020 China's Top 10 Automotive Venture Capitalists, Ian Zhu

Zero2IPO

2018 China's Top 10 AI VC Firms

2018 China's Top 10 CleanTech VC Firms

China Venture

2018 China's Top 20 AI and Big Data VC Firms

2018 China's Top 100 VC Firms

2018 China's Top 10 AI and Big Data VC Firms Capitalists, Ian Zhu

2017 China's Top 100 VC Firms

2017 China's Top 50 Most Competitive VC Firms

36Kr

2019 China's Top 20 Emerging Funds

2019 China's Top 10 Most Protential Funds

2018 China's Top 10 Automotive and Mobility VC Firms

2018 China's Top 100 VCs Voted by Entrepreneurs