iQiyi

company

About

iQiyi is an ad-supported television and movie portal providing fully-licensed, high-definition media content.

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Details

Last Funding Type
Series G
Last Funding Money Raised
$1.53B
Industries
Content,Media and Entertainment,TV
Founded date
Jan 1, 2010
Number Of Employee
501 - 1000
Operating Status
Active

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.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
2
$1.64B
iQiyi has raised a total of $1.64B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Feb 21, 2017 from a Series G round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Feb 21, 2017 Series G $1.53B 3 Detail
Aug 15, 2011 Series B $115M 1 Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
3
1
iQiyi has made 3 investments. Their most recent investment was on Mar 10, 2021, when LinearB raised $16M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Mar 10, 2021 LinearB
Series A $16M Analytics
Jan 15, 2019 LinearB
Seed $1.60M Analytics Yes
Feb 1, 2016 SECDO
Series A $10M Cyber Security

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
4
iQiyi is funded by 4 investors. Sequoia Capital and Run Liang Tai Fund are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Sequoia Capital Series G
Run Liang Tai Fund Series G
Silverlink Capital Series G
Omaha Capital China Series B