International Data Group (IDG) is the world leading IT publishing, market research, tradeshow & conference company. Its annual revenue in the year 2009 amounted to US $3.05 billion.

IDG is the first American IT service company entering the Chinese market. Since the founding of Computerworld weekly, a Sino-US joint venture, in 1980, IDG has over 30 magazines and newspapers in the fields of computer technologies, electronics and telecommunications by means of joint venture or cooperative publishing in China. Every year, it holds over 18 expositions on computer, electronics and telecommunications in China and 60 conferences for overseas major producers in IT industry.

IDC, a division of IDG, which is engaged in market research and forecast, set up its R&D centers in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen. It provides clients from the IT industry with over 200 industrial analysis and consulting service every year.

In 1998, IDG established a joint-venture strategic relationship with The Hearst Corporation, the largest consumer magazine publishing company in the United States. Soon, IDG successfully introduced Cosmopolitan of the US into the Chinese market. Later on, IDG established similar relationships with Primedia, Conde Nast, the National Geographic Society, Rodale, and Reed Business Information of the United States, and will introduce more overseas magazines to the Chinese market.

IDG Capital Partners was founded in 1992 with its own venture investment management companies in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, and Shenzhen. At present, IDG Capital Partners has become the leading VC firm in China with US $2.5 billion under management, focusing on leading companies in consumer products, franchise services, internet and wireless application, new media, education, healthcare, new energy, and advanced manufacturing sectors. It invests in all stages of the company lifecycle from early stage to pre-IPO. Our investments range from US $1M to US $100M.

IDG Capital Partners has invested in over 200 diverse outstanding companies, such as Ctrip, Home Inns, Baidu, Soufun, Tencent, Kingdee, China Finance Online, Sohu, Wu-Mart, Andon, VANCL and Hanting. We have successfully exited from 50 investments through M&A or IPO in US, Hong Kong and China.