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Northern Light Venture Capital | Institution profile
Institution at a glance
Northern Light Venture Capital (NLVC) is a China-focused venture firm founded by Feng Deng in 2005 and focused on early-stage investment. It invests across new technology, healthcare and consumer sectors and provides post-investment support. The firm’s website highlights technology, internet, consumer and healthcare companies in China.
Source verification date: · AUM, fund count, number of portfolio companies and exits are self-reported on Northern Light’s website as of December 2022. Feng Deng’s company-building and education background comes from a public Tsinghua University biography. Company examples are selected, not a complete portfolio or fund-return record.
Recorded financing connections
- Even Realities Technology2026-07-07 · Pre-B · USD 150,000,000
These are recorded participations, not a complete portfolio or performance score.
Names follow their disclosed form. Descriptive English renderings of Chinese names are not verified legal names. Original quotations are shown in their source language.
Key facts
| Founded | Founded in 2005 by Feng Deng, according to Tsinghua University’s public biography. |
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| Investment stage | The firm says it has focused on early-stage investing since its founding. Its published stage mix is approximately 70% Series A, 20% Series B and later, and 10% seed. |
| Investment sectors | New technology: AI, IoT, robotics, advanced manufacturing and enterprise digitalization、Healthcare: innovative medicines, biotechnology, devices, IVD, digital health and services、New consumption: retail, online insurance, domestic brands, overseas expansion and new-energy vehicles |
| Historical firm scale (website-reported as of December 2022) | Approximately CNY 30 billion AUM; six USD funds and four RMB funds; more than 400 portfolio companies and over 60 exits. |
| Founder Feng Deng — career and company history | His public biography describes technology-management experience in computing, communications and data networking. He co-founded NetScreen in 1997; the company listed on Nasdaq in 2001 and was acquired by Juniper Networks for USD 4.2 billion in 2004. He later founded Northern Light Venture Capital. |
| Founder Feng Deng — education | B.E. and M.E. in Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University、M.S. in Computer Engineering, University of Southern California、MBA, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania |
| Selected companies in public biographies and firm materials | Meituan、Thunder Software、GigaDevice、Hillstone Networks、Spreadtrum Communications、Tencent Music、Chinese Online、BGI Genomics、Burning Rock Biotech、Taimei Technology |
Organization background
Founder Feng Deng’s public career spans technology entrepreneurship, communications and networking management, and venture investing. His NetScreen listing and acquisition history is documented in a Tsinghua University biography. The firm also describes a team investing across technology, healthcare and consumer sectors.
Public record
- Feng Deng’s public biography lists companies he invested in or supported, including Meituan, Thunder Software, GigaDevice, Hillstone Networks, Spreadtrum Communications, Tencent Music, BGI Genomics, Burning Rock Biotech and Taimei Technology. These are selected individual-career examples.
- The firm reported more than 60 exits as of December 2022. This firm-level count is not net fund performance or LP returns.
- Even Realities Technology · Pre-Series B · 2026-07-07 · Northern Light participated in a reported USD 150 million round. The round total is not the firm’s individual investment amount.
Official contact details
- Official website and business-plan submission: Northern Light Venture Capital
- Enterprise and new technology inquiries: enterprise@nlvc.com.cn
- Healthcare inquiries: healthcare@nlvc.com.cn
- Consumer inquiries: consumer@nlvc.com.cn
Sources
- 1. Welcome to Northern Light Venture Capital
300 亿 管理资产 400+ 投资创业公司 60+ 成功退出 截至2022年12月Original Chinese-language excerpt
- 2. Feng Deng | Tsinghua University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
邓锋先生于2005年创立北极光创投Original Chinese-language excerpt
- 3. Even Realities Technology raises $150 million in pre-Series B financing
The round was co-led by Meituan and Tencent, with participation from Hillhouse, HSG (formerly Sequoia China), Northern Light Venture Capital, CDH Investments, and Cyanhill Capital.