An institutional platform connecting investors, founders, venture capital firms, and innovation ecosystems across China and the UK.
The China UK Venture Capital Association (CUVCA) is an institutional platform established to promote sustained communication and collaboration between venture capital ecosystems across China and the United Kingdom.
We connect institutional investors, family offices, venture capital firms, accelerators, corporate innovation leaders, and exceptional founders — creating the conditions for long-term cross-border relationships and capital deployment.
"Building the institutional infrastructure that enables capital and innovation to flow between the world's two most dynamic venture ecosystems."
CUVCA serves as a trusted convening body — facilitating private dialogues, educational forums, deal flow introductions, and policy engagement across the full spectrum of the venture capital community.
Structured programmes that deliver measurable value across the venture capital lifecycle.
Facilitating introductions between institutional LPs, GPs, family offices, and co-investors across China–UK corridors. Enabling cross-border capital deployment with appropriate due diligence frameworks.
Curating proprietary research, sector analysis, and market intelligence on China–UK venture trends, deep tech, AI, biotech, and emerging technology investment themes.
Hosting private roundtables, institutional forums, and curated networking events that bring together the senior decision-makers shaping cross-border venture capital activity.
Connecting exceptional founders building global companies with institutional investors and strategic partners across both ecosystems, facilitating warm introductions and structured exposure.
Engaging with government bodies, trade associations, and regulatory stakeholders to advocate for conditions that enable responsible cross-border investment and innovation collaboration.
Producing institutional-quality publications, white papers, and educational programming that elevate the quality of cross-border investment practice and ecosystem understanding.
A selection of influential venture capital firms, investment institutions, and innovation ecosystems active across China and international markets.
Private roundtables, sector forums, and curated networking events for serious capital allocators and founders.
Our flagship annual gathering bringing together institutional LPs, leading GPs, family offices, and senior innovation leaders for a day of high-signal dialogue on cross-border venture capital.
Intimate quarterly roundtables connecting institutional limited partners with leading general partners across China–UK corridors. Off-the-record format designed for candid strategic exchange.
A focused symposium on cross-border investment in AI, semiconductors, life sciences, and advanced manufacturing — with panels from active investors and founders at the frontier.
Monthly curated sessions enabling exceptional cross-border founders to meet institutional investors with genuine appetite for China–UK technology opportunities. Structured 1:1 format.
CUVCA connects institutional participants across the full capital structure — from seed to growth equity, early stage to public markets.
Sovereign wealth funds, university endowments, pension funds, and institutional family offices with mandate for cross-border venture exposure.
Leading VC and growth equity platforms from China and the UK seeking co-investment, LP relationships, and portfolio expansion internationally.
Exceptional entrepreneurs building global companies from China or the UK, seeking institutional capital, strategic guidance, and cross-border market access.
Multinational corporations and corporate venture arms seeking strategic co-investment, innovation partnerships, and access to cross-border deal flow.
Institutional-quality analysis on China–UK venture capital, cross-border investment, and emerging technology sectors.
An institutional analysis of cross-border capital flows, regulatory developments affecting UK–China investment structures, and the emergence of AI as the defining sector of the current venture cycle. Based on survey data and interviews with 60 active investors.
Read ReportHow institutional investors are navigating dual-use restrictions and finding investment pathways in advanced computing.
Why European biotech VCs are increasingly structuring trials with China-based CRO partnerships.
Survey findings on how Chinese family offices and institutional LPs are evaluating UK fund commitments.
Comparative analysis of AI investment ecosystem dynamics, deal structures, and valuation frameworks.
CUVCA membership is by application. We maintain a deliberately small and curated community of institutional participants committed to long-term cross-border investment activity.