Weibo

company

About

Weibo is a social media platform designed for microblogging and allows people to create, distribute, and discover Chinese-language content.

Details

Last Funding Type
Post-IPO Equity
Last Funding Money Raised
$700M
Founded date
Aug 18, 2016
Number Of Employee
501 - 1000
Operating Status
Active
Legal Name
Weibo Corporation
Sub-Organizations
Book.weibo.com

Weibo is a social media platform designed for microblogging and allows people to create, distribute, and discover Chinese-language content. It specializes in the fields of social media, communities, and blogging platforms.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
$1.28B
Weibo has raised a total of $1.28B in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Oct 25, 2017 from a Post-IPO Equity round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Oct 25, 2017 Post-IPO Equity $700M Detail
Apr 25, 2014 IPO Detail
Apr 29, 2013 Funding Round $586M 1 Alibaba Group Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
18
11
Weibo has made 18 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jan 14, 2020, when Ymatou raised 0.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Jan 14, 2020 Ymatou
Series D E-Commerce Yes
Series A Advertising Yes
Jun 28, 2019 bsb
Series Unknown ¥200M Consumer
Mar 15, 2019 Sangan Video
Series A ¥10M Music
Series B ¥80M Media and Entertainment

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
1
Weibo is funded by 1 investors. Alibaba Group are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
Alibaba Group Yes Funding Round

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
5
Weibo has 5 current employee profiles, including Board member Frank Tang
Board member
Board member
Executive
Executive
Employee

Exits

Weibo has had 1 exits. Weibo most notable exits include Didi

Date Company Name Exit Type Industry
Jun 30, 2021 Didi IPO Artificial Intelligence Detail