iQiyi

iQiyi

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Overview

iQiyi is a Chinese ad-supported television and movie portal providing fully-licensed, high-definition, professionally produced content.

iQiyi launched a large copyright procurement plan to create a comprehensive copyright content database covering movies, TV dramas, variety shows, documentaries, animation and travel, and other content. The company also enables brands to maximize their ROI with the SWS (Search-Watch-Share) model.

Launched on April 22, 2010, as Qiyi, the company received investment funds from Baidu and Providence Equity Partners. On November 26, 2011, Qiyi announced its rebranding with the iQiyi brand name and a new logo.

As of August 2012, iQiyi had over 370 million PC users, with a total monthly time spent of over 1,374 million hours, along with 90 million activated mobile users.

iQiyi's major competitors include Youku.com, Tudou.com, and PPTV.

Highlights

Founded

2010

Industry

Content

Employees

5001-10000

Investment

18

Lead Investment

7

Exits

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Stages

Seed, Early Stage Venture

Investor Type

N/A

Location

Asia

Contact Information

Social

Profile Resume

iQiyi, established in 2010 and headquartered in Asia., specializes in Seed, Early Stage Venture investments across Information Technology, Association, Shopping, B2B, Office Supplies, Medical, Human Resources, Venture Capital, Social Network, Video Streaming. Their recent investments include Alibaba Group, Sequoia, YF Capital, Kuaishou Technology, Shunwei Capital. The highest investment round they participated in was $10.9B. Among their most notable exits are Alibaba Group and Sequoia. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

imagePlace Yu Gong

Yu Gong

Founder and Chief Executive Officer

imagePlace Kuek Yu-Chuang

Kuek Yu-Chuang

Vice President, International Business

imagePlace Wenfeng Liu

Wenfeng Liu

Chief Technology Officer

Investment portfolio

iQiyi has made 18 investments. Their most recent investment was on May 09, 2023, when Cool Whale Films raised $7.6K.

investments

18

Diversity investments

0

Lead investments

7

Number of exits

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Investments

18

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Oct 08, 2020
NeoTany NeoTany
Videonull
Jan 03, 2022
HaiMi Culture Media HaiMi Culture Media
TV Productionnull
May 09, 2023
Cool Whale Films Cool Whale Films
Service Industry7.6K
Jan 29, 2024--60.0M

Exits

0

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

18

Investors

20

Funds

1

Funding Rounds

18

iQiyi has raised 18 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jan 29, 2024 from a Venture Round - Xreal round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Oct 08, 2020
Seed Round - NeoTany Seed Round - NeoTany
-0-
Jan 03, 2022
Series A - HaiMi Culture Media Series A - HaiMi Culture Media
-0-
May 09, 2023
Pre Seed Round - Cool Whale Films Pre Seed Round - Cool Whale Films
-7.6K-
Jan 29, 2024
Venture Round - Xreal Venture Round - Xreal
-60.0M-

Investors

29

iQiyi is funded by 29 investor(s). PAG and Baidu Kantor are the most recent investors.

Investor NameLead InvestorFunding RoundMoney Raised
Baidu Baidu
No
Post-IPO Equity - iQiyi
285.0M
PAG PAG
Yes
Post-IPO Debt - iQiyi
500.0M
-No
Post-IPO Secondary - iQiyi
442.3M
-No
Post-IPO Debt - iQiyi
600.0M

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M
May 11, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M

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