Invest in DaD Asia

A global group

DaD is a global group, with five offices worldwide, covering North America, Asia, Europe, and Eastern Europe/Russia, and South America.




With more than 30 projects, across over 10 countries, and with more than 50 investors worldwide, DaD accesses expertise in SNS, e-commerce, mobile internet, and SaaS. This gives us unique resources and the ability to launch global projects.

DaD Model

Our model is designed so that investors participate over time in multiple investments and also get specific opportunities to invest in companies they prefer within our portfolio. The DaD Model is a supportive ecosystem for startups with the most efficient use of resources. This kind of model helps later-stage funds identify projects that have already been invested in, and therefore have taken the prerequisites, i.e. good management, sustainable, scalable business model, to achieve successful first, second and third round investments.

A Lucrative Opportunity

As the country with the most internet and mobile phone users, China’s internet industry is ripe with opportunities. As entrepreneurs look to fill the wide gap in online services offering in China compared to the West, now is the time for investors to be part of China’s rapid growth. A combination of leveraging Western success stories and homegrown ingenuity, Chinese entrepreneurs are using the internet, social media, and mobile technology to solve problems that everyday Chinese faces. More so, these solutions have a worldwide vision.




DaD Asia supports these entrepreneurs by using our unique ecosystem. Using internal knowledge and experience, well-measured resources, and access to DaD’s network of contacts and partners, our projects are positioned for success. We promote synergies and cooperation agreements among our incubated companies, helping them accelerate their projects.

Geographical Access In China

DaD Asia currently has projects in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou and Huxi. By partnering up with tech parks, VCs and universities in Hangzhou, Sichuan and Dalian, DaD Asia is beginning national expansion to reach the widest pool of entrepreneurs. DaD Asia has opened contact with partners in Wuhan, Shenzhen, Guangzhou Suzhou and Nanjing, to expand the network further.




Our strong local partners who aid is in scouting for new entrepreneurs include: technology and software parks, bloggers, incubators and VCs, as well as business schools in China.

A Proven, Successful Model

In the previous months DaD group has already got three successful exits:

1) Tuenti – the “Spanish Facebook” was sold to Telefonica for over $99 million USD.

2) BuyVip, the leading online shopping community in Europe was sold to Amazon for over $96 million USD.

3) Xplane – provides social business design services was sold to Dachis Group, strengthening their position as the world leader in Social Business Design:(The average IRR was over 95%).

Our Current Deal Flow

DaD Asia reviews over 100 projects a month, growing at a rate of 10% monthly. Sourced through our strong network in China, the projects we receive highlight DaD Asia’s market strength. DaD Asia is well positioned to attract China’s most aspiring entrepreneurs from all over China.

Our Current Portfolio

DaD Asia has currently invested in 12 projects that are well positioned in global and Chinese internet trends. They also highlight our expertise areas of: SNS, e-commerce, mobile internet and SaaS marketing. For a detailed look at our portfolio, click here