Organization · Venture Capital
China Impact Ventures
China Impact Ventures (CIV) is a Shanghai-based impact investment organization focusing on early-stage ventures in clean energy, mobility, and smart agriculture. It aims to address environmental and social challenges in China and other developing countries.
Overview
What China Impact Ventures does
What China Impact Ventures is
China Impact Ventures (CIV) is a Shanghai-based impact investment organization focusing on early-stage ventures in clean energy, mobility, and smart agriculture. It aims to address environmental and social challenges in China and other developing countries.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Capital
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- March 27, 2026
Official channels
Find China Impact Ventures elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
China Impact Ventures as a funder
Investment thesis
China Impact Ventures co-creates, nurtures, and grows market-based solutions to environmental and social challenges in China and other developing countries, focusing on clean energy, mobility, and smart agriculture.
Focus narrative
CIV invests in early-stage companies within the sectors of clean energy, mobility, and smart agriculture. Their investment strategy includes providing initial capital and ongoing support to ensure both social impact and financial sustainability, while fostering a global green innovation ecosystem.
Value beyond capital
CIV adds value to its portfolio companies by providing not only initial capital but also ongoing support and access to a vast network of influential players in the green innovation space, facilitating growth and sustainability.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A · Series A+
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Not published
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 3
Portfolio context
Notable portfolio companies include Equota, Carbon Energy, and Zhi Jing Tech. CIV has established a global green innovation ecosystem with over 100 influential players, including multinational institutions, foundations, incubators, universities, and co-investors.
Common questions
What to know about China Impact Ventures
Upseed classifies China Impact Ventures under the Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 27, 2026
Known limits
Capability profiles appear only when a structured public profile also contains decision-useful role evidence. Terms and availability can change.
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