On November 24, 36Kr issued the “36 Under 36” list, namely, 36 amazing entrepreneurs under the age of 36. Founders of two INCE portfolio companies are on the list and they are:
Yuening Wu,
Founder and CEO of KK Group
Xiwei She,
Founder and CEO of BlackUnique Group
KK Group is a leading new retail company in China. Established in 2015, KK Group owns multiple retail chain brands including “KK Guan”, “KKV” and “The Colorist”. “KK Guan” mainly sells imported snacks and skincare products and is the largest chain store brand of its type in China; the lifestyle chain “KKV” is one of the most popular chain store brands at shopping malls; cosmetics brand “The Colorist”, the domestic pioneer in multi-brands cosmetics, boasts the largest market share and influence in the industry. These retail chain brands have opened hundreds of stores in more than 100 key cities around China, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen. INCE Capital participated in the company's Series E funding.
Black Unique is a membership-based e-commerce platform. The company’s key offering, the Black Unique Card, is a membership program that presents its members access to a plethora of exclusive discounts, privileges, and special accesses in e-commerce, retail, entertainment, etc. Members get to save money on everything from shopping sprees at local malls to refueling their cars to dining from a selection of hundreds of major restaurants. INCE Capital exclusively participated in the company's Series A funding.
The “36 Under 36” list of 36 Kr aims to award elites surpassing their peers in entrepreneurial outlook, perspective and innovation. Since launched four years ago, the list names amazing investors and entrepreneurs in a rotated way every two years and this year the list is on entrepreneurs. Notably, Stella Zhou, Founding Partner of INCE Capital, was also awarded by the list as an amazing investor in 2019. This year, she is invited as a jury member.
