Mafengwo

company

About

Mafengwo is a Chinese travel SNS website that enables users to share travel experiences with each other.

Details

Last Funding Type
Series C
Last Funding Money Raised
$100M
Industries
Internet,Public Transportation,Transportation,Travel
Founded date
Jan 1, 2010
Number Of Employee
501 - 1000
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Beijing Mafengwo Network Technology Co.,Ltd.
Also Known As
马蜂窝

Mafengwo is a Chinese travel SNS website that enables users to share travel experiences with each other.

With more than one million entries of user-generated travel guides and over five million ratings and reviews, Mafengwo.com provides information on hotels, flights, travel routes, visa, insurance, and more for travelers and marketing projects related to the travel industry.

As of April 2013, Mafengwo.com has provided travel services for more than 25 million users. It pays more attention to user experience, continuously upgrading the social platform when users share their travel information on the website. Mafengwo’s core product Travel Guide, has covered more than 95% travel destinations globally and has had over 100 million downloads. In 2012, the platform integrated booking services such as Booking, Agoda, Ctrip, and eLong.

Mafengwo has raised $15 million in Series B with existing investor CapitalToday, who invested $5 million in the last round, and QimingVentures.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
5
$503M
Mafengwo has raised a total of $503M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on May 23, 2019 from a Series E round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
May 23, 2019 Series E $250M 6 Tencent Detail
Dec 12, 2017 Series D $133M 7 General Atlantic
Temasek Holdings
Detail
Mar 26, 2015 Series C $100M 3 Detail
Sep 1, 2012 Series B $15M 2 Detail
Nov 2, 2011 Series A $5M 1 Capital Today Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
2
0
Mafengwo has made 2 investments. Their most recent investment was on Oct 1, 2018, when Continuum Industries raised £250K.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Pre-seed £250K Artificial Intelligence
May 2, 2018 Caibeike
Series A $20M Leisure

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
4
12
Mafengwo is funded by 12 investors. Tencent and Temasek Holdings are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Tencent Yes Series E
Temasek Holdings Yes Series D
eGarden Ventures Series E
General Atlantic Series E
NewMargin Ventures Series E
Qiming Venture Partners Series E
Yuantai Investment Partners Series E
Capital Today Series D
Hillhouse Capital Group Series D
HOPU Investment Management Company Series D

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
3
Mafengwo has 3 current employee profiles, including Board member JP Gan
Board member
Executive
Executive