SoftBank Investment Advisers is a venture capital firm based in London, United Kingdom, that specializes in growth equity and late-stage investments. It is a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp. The firm focuses primarily on the technology sector, targeting areas such as artificial intelligence, robotics, internet-of-things, telecommunications, computational biology, cloud technologies, fintech, consumer internet, and healthcare. SoftBank Investment Advisers typically invests a minimum of $100 million in both minority and majority stakes in private or public companies, with a strong emphasis on opportunities in the United States and globally. Established in 2017, the firm aims to leverage its operational expertise and extensive global network to foster innovation and drive growth in its portfolio companies.
CertiK is a company that specializes in blockchain security, providing a formal verification technology solution to ensure the integrity of smart contracts and blockchain ecosystems. Founded in 2017 by professors from Yale and Columbia University, CertiK is headquartered in New York, with additional offices in Beijing, Seoul, and Seattle. The company offers a range of services including security audits, penetration testing, and custom formal verification, which mathematically proves the correctness and hacker-resistance of programs. By utilizing artificial intelligence and analyzing both on-chain and off-chain data, CertiK enables developers to gain real-time insights into the security of decentralized finance applications and other critical systems, having secured over $6 billion in assets across numerous high-profile projects.
Sobot Technologies specializes in developing artificial intelligence-based customer care solutions. The company provides a range of services, including online customer service robots, intelligent call-in robots, manual online customer services, intelligent outbound robots, cloud call centers, and work order systems. Additionally, Sobot offers customer service applications, call integration, localized deployment, and human resource operation management services. The firm caters to various industries, such as education and training, e-commerce, corporate services, domestic services, game entertainment, and banking. Founded in 2012, Sobot Technologies is headquartered in Beijing, China.
Wangdiantong ERP is an enterprise-level e-commerce ERP, supporting Taobao, Tmall, Jingdong, Amazon, Dangdang, No. 1 shop, Alibaba and many other platforms, supporting multi-warehouses, support online stores and physical store cashiers. Including goods management, inventory, orders, purchasing, after-sales, accounts, statistics, CRM and other rich features.
Agile Robots AG, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Gilching, Germany, specializes in developing artificial intelligence-based software for robotic solutions. The company focuses on creating intelligent robot systems that incorporate perception, intelligence, and actuation. Its core products include a lightweight 7-degree-of-freedom robotic arm, a general-purpose robot controller, and a robot vision system. Agile Robots emphasizes full-body force sensitivity and vision intelligence, enabling their robotic systems to interpret the shape, material, and measurements of various objects. This technology facilitates applications in manufacturing, medical assistance, and service robotics. With an additional office in Beijing, China, Agile Robots is dedicated to advancing the integration of AI with physical robotics.
PicsArt, Inc. is a prominent creative platform and social editing app that provides a comprehensive suite of tools for photo and video editing. The company offers a mobile application that features a photo editor and collage maker with customizable filters, effects, masks, frames, stickers, and text options. Additionally, PicsArt includes GifsArt, a GIF generator, and PicsArt Kids, an app designed for children's drawing and coloring. The platform fosters a vibrant community of over 150 million monthly active users who create and share nearly one billion images each month, contributing to one of the largest open-source collections of content globally. Available in 30 languages, PicsArt operates on a freemium model with both free and subscription-based options across major platforms. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company also has offices in several international locations, including Yerevan, Armenia, and Beijing. Founded in 2010, PicsArt has collaborated with notable brands and celebrities, enhancing its reputation as a leader in visual storytelling.
Chehaoduo designs an online car trading platform that sells used cars. Its online car trading platform directly links individual car sellers and buyers, which help buyers remove the middlemen as well as purchase used cars easily. Haoyong Yang founded Chehaoduo in 2014, with its headquarters in Beijing in China, with branches in Chinese cities such as Hangzhou and Chongqing.
AInnovation owns and operates a company that offers products and services based on artificial intelligence to different companies. Its platform uses technologies such as recognition of vision in computers, learning machines, and processing natural languages and offers advantages on efficiency and algorithm that permit companies to improve productivity and performance, enabling businesses to enhance efficiency and value and achieve digital transformation.
Beijing Beisen Cloud Computing Co., Ltd. is a Chinese company that specializes in developing a software as a service (SaaS) integrated talent management platform. Founded in 2005 and based in Beijing, the company offers a comprehensive suite of services, including recruitment management, talent assessment, performance management, succession planning, and talent development. Beisen also provides platform as a service (PaaS) solutions for third-party developers, alongside system implementation and custom development services. Additionally, the company focuses on internet recruitment through its Human Resource Service Platform and operates a Business People Service Network that facilitates information exchange and recruitment services. With integrated functionalities for feedback and employee surveys, Beisen aims to enhance talent management for its clients.
Keep is a young team that loves sports and is also a group of Geeks who pursue the ultimate experience. They focus on application development in the field of mobile sports, advocate the spirit of open sharing, do not imitate, do not follow suit, and only do cool products. In the age of their lives, the fitness culture is awakening, there should be more professional tools, a more pure community, and make the body easier. This is what Keep is doing. They hope that through technology-driven, more people will love fitness and enjoy sports.
Zuoyebang currently cooperates with 113 educational organizations and 370,000 primary schools and high schools in China. Zuoyebang, which started as a phase of Q&A website Baidu Zhidao, is a platform where scholars can seek answers to study-related problems, and also supply method to peers who are trying to find assistance.
Zuoyebang currently cooperates with 113 educational organizations and 370,000 primary schools and high schools in China. Zuoyebang, which started as a phase of Q&A website Baidu Zhidao, is a platform where scholars can seek answers to study-related problems, and also supply method to peers who are trying to find assistance.
Didi Woya
Venture Round in 2020
Didi Woya develop self-driving technology and related businesses.
DiDi Autonomous Driving, focusing on advanced AD technology research and development, product application and other expanded businesses. DiDi’s advanced technologies, massive data, rich experience along with complete ecosystem in the mobility field will equip DiDi Autonomous Driving to build and operate world’s leading autonomous fleets.
Chehaoduo designs an online car trading platform that sells used cars. Its online car trading platform directly links individual car sellers and buyers, which help buyers remove the middlemen as well as purchase used cars easily. Haoyong Yang founded Chehaoduo in 2014, with its headquarters in Beijing in China, with branches in Chinese cities such as Hangzhou and Chongqing.
Ziroom Shenghuo Asset Management owns and operates an online long-term apartment leasing service platform. The products include Ziru Youjia which provides shared accommodation, Ziru Zhengzu that offers independent accommodation; Ziru Yu, a facility for serviced apartments; and Ziru Luxury. The platform also provides travel accommodation products Ziroom Guest House and Ziroom B&B. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Beijing, China.
KE Holdings Inc. operates an integrated online and offline platform for housing transactions and services in China. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Beijing, the company facilitates a range of housing-related activities, including the sale and rental of existing and new homes, home renovation, and real estate financial solutions. It owns Lianjia, a prominent real estate brokerage brand. In 2018, the company launched Beike, a technology-driven multi-service property platform aimed at enhancing user experience and supporting real estate agents. Beike serves as an open platform that connects accredited partners with resources to create a high-quality ecosystem for second-hand, new, and rental properties. The platform also addresses the needs of Chinese families seeking overseas properties, covering 11 countries with over 10,000 listings. KE Holdings aims to expand its reach across more than 300 cities in China and to establish a robust network of partners and agents to serve millions of households.
Ziroom Shenghuo Asset Management owns and operates an online long-term apartment leasing service platform. The products include Ziru Youjia which provides shared accommodation, Ziru Zhengzu that offers independent accommodation; Ziru Yu, a facility for serviced apartments; and Ziru Luxury. The platform also provides travel accommodation products Ziroom Guest House and Ziroom B&B. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in Beijing, China.
Ucaidao
Venture Round in 2019
Ucaidao was launched in 2016 to provide paid investment information. Its business involves two parts: the "exclusive information" about the market’s cutting-edge opportunities and first-hand news, and the "investment boutique courses" which provide investment skills summarized by specialists in the investment field.
Chehaoduo designs an online car trading platform that sells used cars. Its online car trading platform directly links individual car sellers and buyers, which help buyers remove the middlemen as well as purchase used cars easily. Haoyong Yang founded Chehaoduo in 2014, with its headquarters in Beijing in China, with branches in Chinese cities such as Hangzhou and Chongqing.
Coupang Corp. operates an online retail platform that offers a wide range of products, including baby goods, fashion, beauty products, electronics, and home decor, along with daily discounted deals on various goods and services. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the company emphasizes a customer-centric approach, aiming to provide competitive prices and a personalized shopping experience through its mobile application. Coupang leverages innovative technology to enhance operations, focusing on improving the end-to-end customer experience, particularly in areas like last-mile delivery and product discovery. With additional offices in major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Los Angeles, and Seattle, Coupang has established itself as a significant player in the global e-commerce market.
Alibaba Bendi Shenghuo Fuwu Gongsi
Funding Round in 2018
Alibaba Bendi Shenghuo Fuwu Gonsi focuses on on-demand online services. It was established by Alibaba Group as the holding company for [Ele.me](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ele-me#section-overview) (food delivery service) and [Koubei](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/koubei) (online restaurant guide business), which merged in August 2018.
SenseTime is an artificial intelligence company based in Beijing, China, founded in 2014. It specializes in computer vision and deep learning technologies, offering a range of solutions including face and body analysis, image recognition, and video comprehension. The company develops advanced applications for various sectors, such as smart cities, intelligent automobiles, healthcare, finance, and education. Notably, SenseTime's face recognition technology is widely adopted, serving over 300 companies, including major players like China Mobile and Huawei, with an impressive accuracy rate of one error in 100,000. Additionally, SenseTime is engaged in research and development of AI technologies and provides AI software and hardware products across different industries. Its operations extend beyond China to offices in Japan and Singapore, reflecting its commitment to harnessing AI for diverse applications globally.
Didi Chuxing is a mobile transportation platform that offers app-based transportation services. The company offers a mobile tech-based mobility option for users across, including taxi hailing, private car-hailing, Hitch (social ride-sharing), DiDi Chauffeur, DiDi Bus, DiDi Test Drive, DiDi Car Rental, and DiDi Enterprise Solutions. As a practitioner in the sharing economy initiative, DiDi is committed to working with communities and partners to solve transportation, environmental challenges, and employment problems using big data-driven deep-learning algorithms that optimize resource allocation. Bo Zhang and Wei Cheng established the company in 2012 in Beijing, Beijing.
Didi Chuxing is a mobile transportation platform that offers app-based transportation services. The company offers a mobile tech-based mobility option for users across, including taxi hailing, private car-hailing, Hitch (social ride-sharing), DiDi Chauffeur, DiDi Bus, DiDi Test Drive, DiDi Car Rental, and DiDi Enterprise Solutions. As a practitioner in the sharing economy initiative, DiDi is committed to working with communities and partners to solve transportation, environmental challenges, and employment problems using big data-driven deep-learning algorithms that optimize resource allocation. Bo Zhang and Wei Cheng established the company in 2012 in Beijing, Beijing.
Didi Chuxing is a mobile transportation platform that offers app-based transportation services. The company offers a mobile tech-based mobility option for users across, including taxi hailing, private car-hailing, Hitch (social ride-sharing), DiDi Chauffeur, DiDi Bus, DiDi Test Drive, DiDi Car Rental, and DiDi Enterprise Solutions. As a practitioner in the sharing economy initiative, DiDi is committed to working with communities and partners to solve transportation, environmental challenges, and employment problems using big data-driven deep-learning algorithms that optimize resource allocation. Bo Zhang and Wei Cheng established the company in 2012 in Beijing, Beijing.
Provider of express delivery services. The company's services range from fresh drinking water delivery, flower delivery and community group delivery services, enabling buyers to quickly and affordably obtain their orders.
Coupang Corp. operates an online retail platform that offers a wide range of products, including baby goods, fashion, beauty products, electronics, and home decor, along with daily discounted deals on various goods and services. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the company emphasizes a customer-centric approach, aiming to provide competitive prices and a personalized shopping experience through its mobile application. Coupang leverages innovative technology to enhance operations, focusing on improving the end-to-end customer experience, particularly in areas like last-mile delivery and product discovery. With additional offices in major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Los Angeles, and Seattle, Coupang has established itself as a significant player in the global e-commerce market.
Quixey, Inc. is a mobile technology company based in Mountain View, California, with additional offices in Beijing, Bengaluru, and Tel Aviv. Founded in 2009, Quixey operates a platform designed to enhance user access and engagement with mobile applications. The company's primary offering, Deep View Cards, enables users to connect seamlessly with app functionalities through a combination of content acquisition techniques and application mining technology. This solution facilitates the display of search results, native ads, and visually engaging links across various platforms, including social and messaging services. By allowing users to search for mobile apps based on specific actions they wish to perform, Quixey streamlines processes such as booking hotels or ordering rides, ultimately delivering a more efficient and relevant app experience.
Provider of express delivery services. The company's services range from fresh drinking water delivery, flower delivery and community group delivery services, enabling buyers to quickly and affordably obtain their orders.
TalkingData’s advanced data statistics and analytic software have reached nearly 1.5 billion mobile devices in China, providing the most data-rich, reliable and profound market reports from benchmark KPIs, to user behavior studies, to industry movements, trends, and forecasts. Our insightful reports can provide you powerful insights into the Chinese Mobile Internet market. TalkingData offers the best-in-class Big Data products varying from highly-scalable data mining, deep data analytics, DMP (Data Management Platform), analytical reports, industry benchmarking, and deep-dive market insight reports. Today, 80% of the Top 50 developers in China rely on us to track their app metrics, analyze user data points, and monetization. Talkingdata was established in Sep. 2011 in Beijing. The Company finished Series A/B funding rounds of over tens of millions of dollars in 2013 and 2014 respectively. After nearly 4 years of rapid development, we now have close collaboration with 90% of the Top 10 distribution channels (Mobile app stores) and Top 10 Ad Networks in China. We are also developing cross-border cooperation with financial and other traditional industries.
Coupang Corp. operates an online retail platform that offers a wide range of products, including baby goods, fashion, beauty products, electronics, and home decor, along with daily discounted deals on various goods and services. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, the company emphasizes a customer-centric approach, aiming to provide competitive prices and a personalized shopping experience through its mobile application. Coupang leverages innovative technology to enhance operations, focusing on improving the end-to-end customer experience, particularly in areas like last-mile delivery and product discovery. With additional offices in major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Los Angeles, and Seattle, Coupang has established itself as a significant player in the global e-commerce market.
Wandoujia is China’s search engine for mobile entertainment, creating innovations with widespread influence over China’s mobile internet industry. Wandoujia has been installed more than 350 million times, with new installations each day exceeding 800,000. Its search index provides over one million choices in multiple content verticals: apps, videos, and ebooks, as well as supplying wallpapers, music, and themes from more than 130 content providers. It was one of the first startups incubated by [Innovation Works](www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/innovation-works-china). Wandoujia launched its first product in 2010: a desktop phone manager for Android and has since pioneered mobile search products to help users discover and consume content. Wandoujia has a track record of successful international partnerships with those that share its commitment to mobile user experience. It has helped foreign developers like Flipboard, Evernote, Pocket, and LINE release their apps in China. Wandoujia has a [developer center here](http://developer.wandoujia.com/intl/). And Wandoujia's international version, [SnapPea](www.snappea.com), was launched in June 2012. Wandoujia also publishes [The Mobile Search Index](http://appindex.wandoujia.com/), a monthly report on Chinese trends in mobile search. The team is based in Beijing, with more than 250 employees and four cats.
E-Book Systems Pte Ltd (www.ebooksys.com) was founded in 1998 with a mission to bring the natural look and feel of the paper-based book into the domain of consumer products, computers and the Internet. E-Book Systems' products make use of its patented Digital Flip(R) technology to deliver multimedia content such as digital photographs, animations, text, audio and music via a 3-D Page-Flipping interface, which appears as a virtual book. These contents could be streamed or delivered both online and offline through E-Book Systems' OpenFlip(TM) format. E-Book Systems also offers Digital Rights Management, FlipBook tracking ASP services and Flip Enterprise solutions for publishers and corporations. E-Book Systems, a private ongoing corporation, has offices in Santa Clara, Calif., Beijing, China and Singapore. E-Book Systems' products are distributed worldwide, including the U.S., Europe, Japan and Asia Pacific Region.
SINA is an online media company based in the People's Republic of China, serving both domestic and global Chinese communities. It operates a network of localized websites, including SINA.com for news and content, Weibo.com for microblogging, and SINA Mobile for mobile value-added services. The company provides a diverse range of offerings that include online portals, microblogging, video and music streaming, photo sharing, online games, e-commerce, and enterprise solutions. The majority of SINA's revenue comes from online advertising and mobile services, with additional income from fee-based offerings. SINA focuses on delivering targeted content tailored to specific regions, aiming to enhance user engagement and broaden its audience. The company strives to be a preferred platform for users seeking information, sharing opinions, and building social networks, while also providing businesses with effective marketing opportunities.
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