[1][3] It was founded by Lei Jun (the founder and CEO of Xiaomi) and Tuck Lye Koh.

[1] The firm provides growth capital to internet and technology companies mainly in China but also in other countries such as India and Indonesia.

[7][5] Investments have been made by the firm in telecommunications, digital media, video games, Rural Internet, and financial technology sectors.

[8] The company's notable investments include ByteDance, Kuaishou, Shein, Nio, IQIYI, Xpeng Motors, Kanzhun Limited, Webull andCloudWalk Technology.

[8] Shunwei Capital's name comes from a Chinese idiom (順勢而為) that means "to leverage a trend to achieve greatness".