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Office Locations:
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463 Bryant Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
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Information Technology
Software & Internet
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Baidu Ventures (BV) is determined to invest in and support entrepreneurs building the new age of AI companies. As an independent investment fund, the team focuses on AI and data enabled companies, as well as broadly transformative and disruptive ideas. The firm invests in Seed stage, Series A, and Series B companies, primarily in China & the United States. According to published reports, Baidu Ventures was launched with an initial $200M investment from parent Baidu, the Chinese search engine. From quantum computing to computational genetics, smart cities to precision medicine. BV aims to invest in the forefront of the AI revolution, with an eye toward the massive changes to industry powered by AI. BV currently manages roughly $500M USD across 3 funds.
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Investment Firm Key
VC = Venture Capital
PE = Private Equity
A = Angel
I = Incubator
MB = Merchant Bank
VD = Venture Debt
FI = Family Investment Office
FOF = Fund of Funds
ED = Economic Development Office
TT = Technology Transfer Office
CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
SEC = Secondary Purchaser
HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
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COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |
Venture Capital | |
Seed Stage (includes "pre-seed," or concept stage) | No Revenue |
Early Stage | Minimal Revenue |
Growth Stage (also called Mid-stage) | $2M-$7M |
Expansion Stage (also called Late-stage) | $7M and greater |
Private Equity | |
Lower Middle Market | $10M-$249M |
Middle Market | $250M-$499M |
Upper Middle Market | $500M-$1B |
Large Cap | >$1B |
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