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Best Clinic Chains Companies in China

The 38 best Clinic Chains companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: DistinctClinic.

38companies tracked
$350.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
10have raised
Sources & further reading
  • Future Market Insights
  • Allied Market Research
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · CLINIC CHAINS × CHINA

Our analysis of 50 Clinic Chains companies

$8.3b in tracked funding; 64% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
64%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
2002median founding year
56median Fliar Index™

Ranked: Best Clinic Chains companies in China

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1DistinctClinic
Chain of general clinics
$168M60 mo agoPublic—2012Node.jsKongNginx+4—1 partnership · 1 expansion
2Riel Dental
Chain of dental clinics
$90M108 mo agoDeadpooled—1999———
3Biliansheng hair
Chain of hair clinics
$77M104 mo agoSeries C—2005———
4SinoUnited Health
Chain of general clinics
$15M87 mo agoSeries BKathy Shi
CEO
2011———
5Beijing Fanxing Medical Technology
Chain of cosmetic procedures clinics
$2M103 mo agoDeadpooledLiu Tengfei
Co-Founder & CEO
2017———
6Virtus Medical Group
Chain of general clinic
—29 mo agoSeries ASamuel Poon
Co-Founder & CEO
2018Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+29—1 partnership
7Said Sun Dental
Chain of dental clinics
—80 mo agoSeries AZhou Yanheng
Founder
2007Cart FunctionalityPHPUbuntu+4——
8Xiaobai Rabbit Dental Medical Group
Chain of dental clinics
—96 mo agoSeries A—2003———

Top 10 Clinic Chains companies in China

#1
Public · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2012 · 36 employees
$167.5Mraised
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Chain of general clinics

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 37.5% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Activity: 2 partnerships · 2 expansions (incl. VISEN Pharmaceuticals) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2021Series E$60M
  • 2019Series D$50M
  • Aug 2017Series C$40M
  • Apr 2015Series B$17.5M
Investors
Tiantu Capital, CICC, Shenzhen Capital Group, Matrix Partners China, Matrix, Tiantu Investment
Tech stack
Animate.CssCore-JsFont AwesomeJqueryKongNginx
#2
Deadpooled · Beijing, Beijing · founded 1999 · 307 employees
$90Mraised
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Chain of dental clinics

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2017Series D$90M
Investors
Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, CCV Capital, Prometheus Capital, Qiming Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins
#3
Series C · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2005 · 600 employees
$77Mraised
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Provider of hair transplant services based in Beijing, China. The company focuses on scientific research, clinical diagnosis and treatment with hair transplant technologies for both men and women, helping with hair loss prevention and increase in hair growth.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2018Series C$77M
Investors
Huagai Capital
#4
Series B · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2011 · 600 employees
$14.5Mraised
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Chain of general clinics

Funding rounds
  • May 2019Series B$14.5M
  • Series A—
Founders & team
Kathy ShiCEO
Investors
Qiming Venture Partners, Maison Capital, Kerry Properties
#5
Deadpooled · Chaoyang, Beijing · founded 2017
$1.6Mraised
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Operator of cosmetic skin-care clinics. The company's clinics provide professional micro-sculpting and anti-aging skin services, enabling visitors to receive skin rejuvenation services.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2018Seed$1.6M
Founders & team
Liu TengfeiCo-Founder & CEOLi YoudeCo-Founder
Investors
Edge ventures
#6
Series A · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2018
—raised
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Chain of general clinic

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers — 19.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Ventria Residence) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2024Series A—
Founders & team
Samuel PoonCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Shanghai Healthcare Capital, Mitsui, Maxim Healthcare, Cenova, Jebsen Capital, Samena Capital
Tech stack
All In One SeoApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailAxiosBootstrapCart Functionality
#7
Series A · Chaoyang, Beijing · founded 2007 · 200 employees
—raised
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Provider of various dental services intended to maintain dental health and correct dental structure. The company's services include orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, dental implants, prosthodontics, cosmetic dentistry, periodontics, endodontics and minimally invasive dental extraction, providing patients with high quality dental services.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Peking Unicare Hospital) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2020Series A—
Founders & team
Zhou YanhengFounder
Investors
Qiming Venture Partners, RiverHead Capital
Tech stack
Baidu Analytics (百度统计)Cart FunctionalityJqueryNginxPhpSwiper
#8
Series A · Dongguan, Guangdong Province · founded 2003 · 1053 employees
—raised
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Provider of dental care for patients. The company has opened many dental hospitals and outpatient clinincs across China, allowing more ordinary people to enjoy high-level dental services.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2018Series A—
Investors
Highlight Capital, Tangxing Tianxia Investment Management
#9
Public · Kowloon, Hong Kong · founded 2005 · 2579 employees
—raised
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Provider of medical artificial intelligence, diagnostic imaging, and other systems

Funding rounds
  • May 2018Post IPO—
Investors
Orbimed, Aspex Management, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAstraCart FunctionalityContact Form 7Core-Js
#10
Acquired · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2006 · 4275 employees
—raised
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Provider of healthcare services. The company's services include the provision of health check services, including the establishment of health profile, evaluation and forecast of health occasions, health plan and health management services, among others. Its health checking items include venous blood collection, ordinary check, ear, nose and throat check, electrocardiogram, internal medicine check, surgery check, ordinary eye check, ordinary gynecology check, stomatological check, routine blood test, routine urine test, routine stool test, infrared breast check, stomach ultrasonic check and overall analysis and among others.

Funding rounds
  • 2015Seed—
Founders & team
Han XiaohongCEO
Investors
Health 100, Tiantu Capital, Govtor, CDH, Addor Capital, Richland Equities

Funding & investor landscape

$350.6Mtotal disclosed funding
5companies funded
8disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Qiming Venture Partners3 rounds
Goldman Sachs Investment Partners2 rounds
Tiantu Capital2 rounds
Addor Capital1 rounds
Aqua Ventures1 rounds
Aspex Management1 rounds
CCV Capital1 rounds
CDH1 rounds
CGI Health1 rounds
CICC1 rounds

Notable founders

Kathy Shi
CEO · SinoUnited Health
Liu Tengfei
Co-Founder & CEO · Beijing Fanxing Medical Technology
Li Youde
Co-Founder · Beijing Fanxing Medical Technology
Samuel Poon
Co-Founder & CEO · Virtus Medical Group
Zhou Yanheng
Founder · Said Sun Dental
Han Xiaohong
CEO · Ciming Checkup
Prism market signals · China · country-scoped Prism corpus, 54,431 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Clinic Chains coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · China

How research on Medical Devices is moving in China

A read on the academic research around Medical Devices — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 1,507 China-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200820172026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 18% → 71% across 2008–2026.
top research entities
  • Beijing Institute of Technology92
  • Harbin Institute of Technology72
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences65
  • National Medical Products Administration59
  • Peking University58
leading researchers
Shuxiang Guo · Yili Fu · Xingguang Duan · Bo Pan · Nan Xiao · Jian Guo · Shuxin Wang · Kai Xu
▲ Breakthroughs282 · 19%
▲ 10%→24% share
▲2.4× share momentum1 median citations62% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (10%→24% of field), led by Surgical robot.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Surgical robot34→82
  • Robot36→81
  • Surgical instrument1→23
  • Medical robotics3→11
  • Biocompatible material1→7
Newly emergingHuman–computer interaction 0→8 · Surgical planning 0→8 · Wearable computer 0→6
Landmark Intelligent Soft Surgical Robots for Next‐Generation Minimally Invasive Surgery · 135 cites
◆ Advancements604 · 40%
▲ 35%→45% share
▲1.3× share momentum1 median citations54% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are rising (35%→45% of field), led by Surgical robot.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Surgical robot81→143
  • Robot80→132
  • Medical robotics4→16
  • Drug delivery1→12
  • Key (lock)4→12
Newly emergingFlexibility (engineering) 0→14 · Human–computer interaction 0→10 · Orthopedic surgery 0→10
Landmark The Mechanisms and the Applications of Antibacterial Polymers in Surface Modification on Medical Devices · 166 cites
▼ Concerns323 · 21%
▼ 28%→17% share
▼0.6× share momentum0 median citations38% since 2021mostly position pieces
Concerns are cooling (28%→17% of field), led by Surgical robot.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Surgical robot2→34
  • Robot3→33
  • Field (mathematics)2→10
  • Robotics1→9
  • Nanotechnology2→7
Newly emergingRobotic surgery 0→10 · Surgical procedures 0→5 · Applications of artificial intelligence 0→5
Landmark Dealing with the Foreign‐Body Response to Implanted Biomaterials: Strategies and Applications of New Materials · 285 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · China

Where medical devices is researched across China

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Beijing292 · +0.48
Hot · RobotAdvancing · Surgical robotOpportunity · PercutaneousConcern · China
Shanghai176 · +0.33
Hot · Biomedical engineeringAdvancing · Surgical robotOpportunity · Human–computer interactionConcern · Risk analysis (engineering)
Guangzhou/Shenzhen110 · +0.44
Hot · Surgical robotAdvancing · Drug deliveryOpportunity · RoboticsConcern · Clinical trial
Harbin97 · +0.60
Hot · KinematicsAdvancing · Inverse kinematicsOpportunity · General surgery
Nanjing55 · +0.24
Hot · Operations managementAdvancing · ForcepsOpportunity · Surgical instrumentConcern · Medical equipment
Wuhan44 · +0.31
Hot · Risk managementAdvancing · Risk analysis (engineering)Opportunity · RobotConcern · Medical emergency
Hangzhou35 · +0.19
Hot · Medical emergencyAdvancing · Biomedical engineeringOpportunity · Invasive surgeryConcern · Risk analysis (engineering)
Hefei16 · +0.64
Hot · Robot end effectorAdvancing · Tracking (education)Opportunity · Surgical robot
PATENT SIGNAL · China

Who's filing medical devices patents in China

China medical devices patent filing is accelerating — 55,767 filings from 8,000 assignees (2016–2025), led by Shanghai United Imaging Healthca, Shenzhen Mindray Biomedical Elec, Huawei TECH; annual filings 2339→7886.

55,767 filings8,000 assigneespeak 7886/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
  • Shanghai United Imaging Healthca2213
  • Shenzhen Mindray Biomedical Elec1416
  • Huawei TECH1203
  • BOE Technology Group1071
  • UNIV Tsinghua764
  • Lifetech Scient Shenzhen745
  • Medtrum TECH612
  • Nuctech574

Common questions

How many Clinic Chains companies are there in China?
Radar tracks 38 indexable Clinic Chains companies headquartered in China that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Clinic Chains companies in China?
The Clinic Chains companies in China on this list have raised a combined $350.6M in disclosed equity funding across 5 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Clinic Chains company in China?
DistinctClinic is the highest-funded Clinic Chains company in China, with $167.5M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Clinic Chains companies in China are funded?
5 of the 38 Clinic Chains companies in China on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Clinic Chains unicorns are there in China?
None of the Clinic Chains companies in China on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in China Clinic Chains companies?
The most active investors in China Clinic Chains companies on this list include Qiming Venture Partners, Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, Tiantu Capital, Addor Capital, Aqua Ventures.
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