Zero2IPO recently released the China Venture Capital & Private Equity Annual Ranking for 2007 and this year's number one venture capital firm is SAIF Partners.

SAIF Partners describes itself as being focused on providing growth capital to companies in Asia that operate in the areas of business services, financial services, communications, consumer services, education services, healthcare, & manufacturing. Founded in 2001, the company manages over $2 billion in assets across three funds. It has been involved in more than 60 investments over the last 6 years, making it one of the largest and most active funds in the region.




Currently SAIF is invested in 43 companies in China. Their portfolio includes companies like China's largest home TV shopping channel, Acorn, and Joymedia, a privately held media company focused on TV program production and distribution. Also in the company portfolio: Perfect World and Shanda, both involved in online games and virtual worlds in China.