Shanda Group

Shanda Group is an investment group active in real estate in China, where it develops, operates and invests in various property types, alongside a venture arm, Shanda Ventures, through which it has invested in 75 early-stage venture capital funds focused on deep technology. The group's other activities include participation in medical research funding, having taken part in an oversubscribed seed round for a company advancing a focused ultrasound platform for brain disease treatment. Shanda also engages in commentary and philanthropy, publishing pieces on management, intelligence and geopolitics, and supporting science education and advocacy work. The group's origins trace to Shanda Interactive Entertainment. Its own commentary has covered topics such as the shift from traditional management toward intelligence-driven organisations, published under the title The Twilight of Management and the Dawn of Intelligence, alongside pieces on geopolitical philanthropy.