The Longmen Manifesto: Architecting the Permissionless Silk Road
I. The Death of the Generalist
The era of the generalist VC is over. Capital is no longer a scarce resource; it is a commodity. In a world drowning in noise, "spray and pray" investing is not a strategy—it is a surrender. We believe that the next cycle of the internet will not be won by those with the biggest balance sheets, but by those who can read the code, audit the circuits, and build the plumbing.
II. The Dragon Gate
Our name is derived from the ancient legend of the Dragon Gate—the point where a koi fish, through sheer will and technical mastery, leaps over the falls to become a dragon. We exist to be that point of transformation. We aren't here to manage assets; we are here to provide the high-conviction lead capital and engineering depth required for a technical breakthrough to become a global sovereign standard.
III. The Dual Blade
We operate on a dual blade of conviction: Institutional Rigor and Engineering Depth.
The First Blade: We act as the lead institutional partner, providing the regulatory bridge and strategic liquidity required to scale across borders.
The Second Blade: We sit in the terminal. We are the first engineers in the room, solving for ZK-scaling, hardware-software integration, and modular interoperability before the first line of production code is even written.
IV. The Permissionless Silk Road
The technical heart of the world has shifted. From the hardware labs of Nanshan to the protocol studios of Wong Chuk Hang, a new "Permissionless Silk Road" is being built. Longmen Ventures is the gateway for this new economy—bridging the manufacturing prowess of Asia with the borderless liquidity of the global decentralized web.
V. Signal over Noise
We do not chase cycles. We do not follow the crowd. We value technical sovereignty, mathematical privacy, and architectural integrity. If you are building the fundamental plumbing of the future—if you are ready to leap the Dragon Gate—we are your first check and your last engineering partner.