SAIF Partners is a private equity firm in Hong Kong that focuses on products, services, technology, media, telecommunications, financial services, healthcare, travel and tourism, internet, clean technology, agriculture and manufacturing sectors. Founded 2001 in Hong Kong Island by Andrew Yan, this private equity firm invests in early stage ventures, late stage ventures, private equity, seed, series B, series A, and series C rounds. Its portfolio companies include Unacademy, Chaayos, FirstCry, Acko General Insurance. As of February 2020, SAIF Partners has made 318 investments. Their most recent investment was on February 11, 2020, when Chaayos raised $18.5M. SAIF Partners has had 35 exits, the most notable of which include MakeMyTrip.com, IndiaMART, and Tantan. The company has raised two funds, their latest being SAIF Partners India VI. This fund was announced on Jun 20, 2017 and raised a total of $350M.
Timeline
Funded Companies
Amprius is a Fremont, California-based nanotechnology company developing silicon nanowires for lithium-ion batteries and founded by Mark Platshon and Yi Cui.
A technology company developing a platform-as-a-service for managing internet of things (IoT) devices.
CoverFox is a Mumbai-based insurance technology company offering an online platform for managing insurance policies.
Toppr is a product of Toppr Technologies Private Limited. It was co-founded by Zishaan Hayath and Hemanth Goteti. It is a learning app for students studying in classes 5th to 12th or students appearing for entrance exams and scholarship exams. As of December 2017, Toppr has a user base of 2.5 million people.
Unacademy is an education technology company offering an online learning platform and mobile learning application.
Capital Float is a Bangalore-based online platform providing working capital financing to small and medium enterprises in India.
SEVEN Networks is a San Carlos, California-based software company founded by Trevor Fiatal.
One97 is a mobile-internet company providing mobile content and commerce services to mobile consumers.
Trilliant is a Cary, North Carolina-based smart grid company.
SenseHawk is a SaaS platform for processes and cost management in the development, construction, and operation of solar sites.
ClearTax is a financial technology company providing solutions for income tax filing, GST and mtual fund investments. It participated in the S14 cohort of Y Combinator.
Treebo is India's leading tech-enabled, asset-light affordable accommodation brand.
A company that produces EEG and ECG biosensors for consumer-facing, wearable technology products.
Crossbar Semiconductor is a Santa Clara, California-based company.
Strata is a Lake Forest, California-based company founded in 1995.
Associated investment funds
People
Ting Feng
Associate
Annie Li
CFO, Portfolio Management
Chason Dai
Senior Associate
Dong Ren
Associate
Naiken Veerasamy
Director
Ravi Adusumalli
Managing Partner
Sherman Sheng
Principal
Victor Chao
Senior Investment Associate
Yong Hong XU
Venture Partner
Further reading
Documentaries, videos and podcasts
Companies
AInnovation
Capital Float
Chaayos
Codemao
Mosaic Wellness
Spinny
Taimei Technology
Urban Ladder
WMall
Xreacloud