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V Star Capital
Zhuo Fumin's V Star Capital bets on Chinese industrial-automation and enterprise-software companies with an equipment-first thesis.
V Star Capital
V Star Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser in EDINA, MN, registered since 2023. The firm manages approximately $144 million in regulatory assets. It has 6 employees and 6 investment advisers.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2014
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
Asia
Country
China
City
Edina
Corporate office
Shanghai, China
Principals
Zhuo Fumin
Founding Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at V Star Capital?
Founding partner Zhuo Fumin leads investment decisions. He founded the firm in 2014 after a tenure at Fortune Capital, where he developed the industrial-technology focus that V Star still pursues today. The firm has not publicly named additional general partners or a formal investment committee structure.
How does V Star Capital source proprietary deal flow?
The firm sources through Zhuo Fumin's deep network in China's precision-manufacturing and industrial-automation sectors, built over a decade of investing before founding V Star. It does not operate a public scouting platform or disclosed university-partnership program. Most known deals originated through founder relationships and domestic renminbi-fund co-investor circles.
Is V Star Capital a family office or a third-party fund manager?
It operates as a standalone private-equity manager that raises third-party capital, not a single-family office. The firm's structure is a conventional general-partner / limited-partner model, and it has no disclosed connection to any founding family fortune.
What investment stages does V Star Capital target?
V Star targets early-stage — seed, start-up, and series-A rounds — through to late-stage growth and pre-IPO positions. Its known portfolio shows it leads or co-leads initial institutional rounds in industrial-technology companies and follows on selectively in later financings.
Which sectors does V Star Capital avoid?
The firm has shown no appetite for consumer internet, content platforms, or pure business-model-innovation plays that dominated Chinese venture capital in the mobile era. Its disclosed portfolio contains only enterprise-facing, hardware-adjacent companies — a deliberate exclusion of asset-light consumer tech.
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