China Venture Capital Annual Ranking was initiated by Zero2IPO in 2001 with the great support of various investment institutions in the industry and organized on a yearly basis ever since. The annual ranking is aimed at providing a sound evaluation and reference system for the development of China venture capital. Moreover, since 2007, Zero2IPO has also introduced the ranking list of private equity investment institutions in the annual ranking.

China Venture Capital & Private Equity Annual Ranking by Zero2IPO Group is based on overall surveys on such aspects as investment, management, financing, exit and so on. The reference system for the ranking includes such indicators as the amount of managed capital, the amount of newly financed fund, the number of investment cases, the amount of investment capital, the amount of exit as well as the return on investment, etc. To best reflect the actual situation and trends of current development of China venture capital, ranking indicators are modified on a yearly basis according to particular conditions of development.

Through years of practice and exploration, China Venture Capital & Private Equity Annual Ranking by Zero2IPO Group has won strong support and high recognition by domestic and overseas venture capital and private equity investment institutions, and it has been widely cited by well-known financial media at home and abroad. By now, the annual ranking has developed into an authoritative and objective system and criterion for surveying China venture capital and private equity investment institutions, and the award ceremony for the annual ranking has also become a grand annual event in the industry.