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Capital For Science & Industry

Capital for Science & Industry, founded 2020, manages RMB 2B and a RMB 6B guidance mandate, investing Tsinghua-linked hard-tech spinouts.

Capital For Science & Industry

Capital For Science & Industry is a private equity firm based in Hangzhou, China. It focuses on venture capital investments.

Website
cicsic.com

General information

Firm type

Private Equity

Year founded

2020

AUM

RMB 2.7B total platform oversight (per firm website, 2025)

Location

Region

Asia

Country

China

City

Hangzhou

Corporate office

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Additional offices

Xi'an · Beijing · Nanjing

Principals

高纳会

Managing Partner

张红朝

Partner

徐烨峰

Partner

徐正成

Partner

王冠达

Partner

Sector focus

Industrial TechAI/MLEnergy Transition & Renewables

Frequently asked questions

Who runs investment decisions at Capital for Science & Industry?

The firm lists five named partners on its website: 高纳会, 张红朝, 徐烨峰, 徐正成, and 王冠达. While individual titles beyond partner are not detailed, the group collectively brings three decades of military R&D experience, two decades of manufacturing-enterprise management, and over twenty years of hard-tech venture risk control to the investment committee process.

How does Capital for Science & Industry source proprietary deal flow?

Sourcing is anchored in the firm’s structural relationship with the Zhejiang Tsinghua Yangtze Delta Research Institute, which grants access to defense-conversion and university-spinout pipelines. The partnership model formalized in 2026 adds a quadrilateral link among the firm, Xi’an Jiaotong University’s National Technology Transfer Center, the Zhuji municipal government, and portfolio company Qidian Energy — a setup designed to surface lab-stage hard-tech projects before they enter broader auction processes.

Is Capital for Science & Industry a pure GP, or does it also manage government capital?

The firm operates as a private GP managing nearly RMB 2 billion across four proprietary venture and growth funds. In parallel, it holds a separate mandate to provide post-investment management for a RMB 6 billion industrial guidance fund — effectively making it a hybrid private-public platform that runs its own committed capital alongside a strategic government allocation.

Does Capital for Science & Industry participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?

The firm invests directly via its own fund family — spanning seed, angel, and growth stages — and has not publicly disclosed a fund-of-funds or LP-commitment program. Its ecosystem engagements, such as the co-launch of the Nanjing Keshí Venture Capital Partnership with Huá Rú Technology and Xīnghé Industry, reflect direct co-investment and strategic co-GP structures rather than passive LP stakes.

Which sectors does Capital for Science & Industry explicitly avoid?

No explicit sector exclusions are published. However, all of the firm’s stated activity and mandate documentation concentrate on four strategic industries — high-end equipment and advanced manufacturing, intelligent sensing and AI, new materials, and new energy — which suggests selective avoidance of consumer internet, financial services, and other non-hard-tech verticals inconsistent with the defense-industrial thesis.

How is Capital for Science & Industry related to the Tsinghua Yangtze Delta Research Institute?

The firm was founded and registered at the Institute in October 2020 and maintains sustained operational proximity there. While the exact governance or ownership structure between the firm and the Institute is not detailed publicly, the Institute affiliation provides a distinct competitive advantage in sourcing early-stage technology originating from Tsinghua-affiliated defense and advanced-manufacturing laboratories.

What is Capital for Science & Industry’s known posture on co-investments alongside external GPs?

The firm actively syndicates and co-structures vehicles with strategic industry participants rather than passive financial GPs. The April 2026 Nanjing Keshí Venture Capital Partnership was co-founded with Beijing Huá Rú Technology and Xīnghé Industry — operating companies, not fund-of-funds — indicating a preference for co-investors who bring manufacturing assets or supply-chain integration rather than pure financial capital.

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