Empyrean Sky Partners Global Technology Fund

About Empyrean Sky Partners Global Technology Fund

$90M first close on $200M target. Growth-stage AI, robotics and advanced manufacturing fund co-managed with Lion X Ventures (advised by OCBC). Strategic partner Dreame Technology provides manufacturing scale. Chairman Ming Lei previously backed NIO, RLX Technology, and POP MART.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionSingapore

Funding StageGrowth

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Manufacturing

Robotics Automation

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Revenue-generating AI-hardware founders at Series B+ scaling from pilot to mass production globally

AI + robotics

advanced manufacturing

physical AI

growth-stage

hardware-software convergence

Bullish Signals

$90M first close at 45% of target signals strong institutional LP convictionblog

Dreame Technology partnership offers rare prototype-to-mass-production industrial accessblog

OCBC co-management unlocks institutional deal flow, M&A intros and banking networksblog

Contrarian Signals

OCBC co-management risks misaligned incentives between bank and founder timelinesblog

Lei's track record is consumer hardware — enterprise robotics is unproven territoryblog

AI-robotics thesis is crowded; differentiation depends entirely on executionblog

Founder Do's

Show real revenue and production-ready hardware, not just prototypes

Highlight fit with Dreame Technology's manufacturing or distribution network

Position your company as a global AI-hardware play with Asia expansion logic

Demonstrate Series B+ traction — this is a growth-stage fund, not early-stage

Leverage OCBC corporate banking relationships as part of your pitch narrative

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch pure software or consumer app plays — hardware integration is essential

Don't come pre-revenue or pre-product; fund targets growth stage only

Don't ignore potential OCBC conflict-of-interest dynamics if you have existing banking relationships

Key GPs & Partners

Ming Lei

Chairman & Founding Partner

ex-founderthesis-drivencontrarian

Irene Guo

CEO, Lion X Ventures (Co-GP)

community-buildermetrics-driven

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$200M

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Key People

Ming Lei, Irene Guo

Ming LeiChairman & Founding Partner

Irene GuoCEO, Lion X Ventures (Co-GP)