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Sense Capital
国香资本 (Sense Capital) is a private equity investment institution and capital operations platform under SenseTime, focused on artificial intelligence.
Sense Capital
国香资本 (Sense Capital) is a private equity investment institution and capital operations platform under SenseTime, focused on artificial intelligence. It invests across the full AI industry chain to help portfolio companies grow and to promote industrial ecosystem integration and development. It uses SenseTime platform and ecosystem resources to empower invested enterprises on management, technology, business expansion, and commercialization.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Location
Region
Asia
Country
China
City
Shanghai
Corporate office
上海市徐汇区虹梅路1900号商汤科技大厦, Shanghai, China
Additional offices
Beijing, China · Hong Kong
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What is Sense Capital’s relationship to SenseTime?
Sense Capital operates as a wholly owned investment platform of SenseTime, the Hong Kong-listed artificial intelligence company. It invests in external AI companies that align with or extend SenseTime’s technology stack and go-to-market channels. The firm shares SenseTime’s Shanghai headquarters and key operational infrastructure.
Does Sense Capital invest only in AI?
The firm targets the full AI value chain, from foundational component makers — such as silicon and data-labeling companies — to vertical-application businesses. Its website explicitly commits to “investing around the entire AI industry chain” and cites physical-world/digital-world connective companies as its core focus.
How does Sense Capital source its deals?
The primary sourcing channel is SenseTime’s business-ecosystem network, which publicly spans more than 10 vertical industries and 2,000 partners. The firm’s investment mandate allows the commercial due diligence teams inside SenseTime’s business units to surface targets that benefit from the parent company’s platform resources, giving Sense Capital an inflow of proprietary deal opportunities.
At which investment stage does Sense Capital typically operate?
Sense Capital invests across both early-stage (seed, startup) and expansion-/late-stage rounds. The firm does not publicly disclose a minimum or maximum check size, but its dual-stage coverage mirrors the pipeline of AI-specialist venture vehicles in China.
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