HSG (formerly Sequoia Capital China / HongShan) is a major China-focused venture capital and private equity firm that manages multi-stage investment funds—spanning seed, venture, and growth stages—on behalf of institutional limited partners such as sovereign wealth funds. The firm is best known for its investments in Chinese technology giants, most notably ByteDance (TikTok's parent company), and recently closed a $3 billion continuation vehicle anchored by its ByteDance stake.
“Early Chinese backers of Manus—including HSG, ZhenFund, and Tencent—are planning to buy the AI agent startup back from Meta at the same $2 billion price Meta paid after Beijing ordered the company to unwind the deal.”
Source→“HSG, the investment firm formerly known as Sequoia Capital China, closed a $3 billion continuation vehicle anchored by a stake in ByteDance, with investors including Abu Dhabi-based Lunate and Singapore state funds.”
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