SF + Shenzhen

Your investors gave you money.
We help you spend it.

Capital deployment programs for VC-backed companies. Manufacturing tours. Office setup. Hardware prototyping. Move faster.

Apply for Q2 Cohort

$47M deployed across 23 companies last quarter

Trusted by teams backed by

a]6z Sequoia YC Founders Fund Accel Index

The Problem

You raised $20M. Now what?

Your board wants you to deploy capital. Your burn rate is "concerning." You need manufacturing partners, office space, hardware prototypes—but you're stuck in SF googling "Shenzhen factory tours."

We've spent 4 years building relationships with the factories, landlords, and operators who actually move the needle. Skip the learning curve. Spend faster. Ship sooner.

6 mo
Average time to find manufacturing partner (DIY)
2 wks
Average time with our network
73%
of Series A+ companies struggle with capital deployment
$0
Amount sitting in your bank doing nothing

Three ways to deploy

Pick the program that matches your burn rate goals.

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Flagship

China Deep Dive

7 days across Shenzhen, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. Meet the factories. Find your manufacturing partner. See why "designed in California, made in Shenzhen" still works.

  • Factory tours with decision-makers
  • VC and founder dinners
  • Robotics & AI hardware deep dives
  • Alibaba & Tencent ecosystem access

$8,500 / person, all-inclusive

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SF Only

Office & Ops Setup

You raised. Now you need a real office, not a WeWork hot desk. We handle lease negotiation, buildout, furniture, IT—you just show up.

  • Lease negotiation (SOMA, Mission, Downtown)
  • Full buildout management
  • IT & security setup
  • Vendor introductions

$25,000 / engagement

Hardware

Prototype Sprint

Concept to 100 units in 6 weeks. Our Shenzhen team manages the entire process—you focus on product-market fit.

  • Design for manufacturing review
  • Factory matching & vetting
  • QC & logistics management
  • First 100 units shipped to your door

$50,000 / sprint + unit costs

"I used to come back to China for family. Now I come for an additional reason: for China itself."
CL

Coco Liu

China Program Lead · NYC / Shenzhen

Coco is an American-Chinese entrepreneur who spent four years building a city in Nigeria before returning to Shenzhen. She grew up straddling both worlds—20 summers in Beijing, educated in the US.

She runs our China Deep Dive because she understands what Western founders actually need: not tourist-friendly campus tours, but real access to decision-makers. The factory owners. The VCs. The founders building things you won't see for another 5 years.

Hardware innovation at software speed. That's Shenzhen. That's what you'll see.

7-Day Itinerary

Day 1
Shenzhen
The Ecosystem
Arrival. Group dinner Cantonese style. Meet local tech leaders and investors.
Day 2-3
Shenzhen
Tech Giants & Manufacturing
Tencent, DJI, AI hardware startups. Factory tours. Meet suppliers who can prototype your idea.
Day 4-5
Hangzhou
E-Commerce & Consumer
High-speed rail to Alibaba's hometown. Consumer behavior, marketing strategies, EV ecosystem.
Day 6-7
Shanghai
Investor Perspective
China's financial hub. Growth-stage companies. Innovation labs. Group debrief.

How it works

From application to deployment in 3 steps.

1

Apply

Tell us about your company, your raise, and what you need to deploy capital on. We review within 48 hours.

2

Match

We match you to the right program and cohort. You'll meet your peer group before the program starts.

3

Deploy

Execute the program. Leave with manufacturing partners, office keys, or prototypes in hand. Burn rate optimized.

Apply for Q2 2025

Programs are invite-only and cohort-based. We keep groups small (8-12 people) so everyone gets real access, not a group tour experience.

  • VC-backed companies only (Seed+)
  • Founder, exec, or ops lead
  • Ready to deploy capital this quarter
  • 48-hour response time