Best Smart Homes Companies in China
The 191 best Smart Homes companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Orvibo.
Smart Homes in China is a crowded, well-funded race, and this directory ranks 191 companies competing in it, ordered by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum. Total disclosed capital across the field hits $866M, which tells you the category is serious money, not just hype.
Orvibo leads the pack at $222M raised, with Yunding not far behind at $150M and PETKIT pulling $85M. Those three alone account for the bulk of the pool. And the investor roster, Shunwei Capital, Xiaomi, CDH, reads like a who's-who of China's consumer-tech establishment. Xiaomi's involvement is telling: hardware ecosystems need distribution muscle, and that's exactly what strategic backers here provide. Globally, forecasts from roughly a decade ago already pegged the market heading toward $11B by 2015 at a 15.6% CAGR, and the trajectory since has only steepened. I'd note the interoperability push is accelerating things further: Samsung's recent move opening SmartThings to third-party cameras via Matter signals where the whole sector is heading, toward open, connectable stacks. Chinese players building proprietary hardware today are watching that shift closely.
Ranked: Best Smart Homes companies in China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Employees | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orvibo Developer of suite of home automation devices | $222M | 53 mo ago | Series D | — | 18 | UbuntuNginxSwiper+4 | — |
| 2 | Yunding Developer of smart home security products for consumer and enterprise purposes | $150M | 90 mo ago | Series D | Bin Chen Founder & CEO | 62 | — | — |
| 3 | LUMI United Smart home automation products | $100M | 79 mo ago | Series B | — | 31 | — | — |
| 4 | PETKIT Private label brand of accessories for pets | $85M | 58 mo ago | Series D | Weike Guo Founder & COO | 60 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+35 | — |
| 5 | Shenzhen Wanjiaan IOT Technology Provider of IoT and cloud-based solutions for industries, homes, and security | $53M | 60 mo ago | Series C | — | 523 | — | — |
| 6 | Yeelight Provider of app-based internet-connected smart bulbs | $47M | 53 mo ago | Series E | Eric Jiang Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 7 | yeelight Yeelight offers a series of smart and wireless LED lightning products. | $47M | 53 mo ago | Series E | — | 500 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+36 | — |
| 8 | Chunmi Electronic Technology Manufactures and supplies smart kitchen appliances | $32M | 61 mo ago | Series D | — | 40 | — | — |
| 9 | Guangdong Joy Intelligent Technology Manufacturer of multiple cleaning robots for homes | $31M | 50 mo ago | Series A | — | 1,500 | — | — |
| 10 | Huohe Smart lock solution | $22M | 91 mo ago | Series C | Duan Fanghua Founder | — | — | — |
| 11 | LifeSmart Developer of mobile and ODM based home automation technologies designed to provide smart home devices. | $21M | 61 mo ago | Series C | — | 50 | PHPBootstrapTengine+11 | 1 launch |
| 12 | Phase One Technology Shanghai-based provider of home automation solutions | $11M | 90 mo ago | Series B | Wenting Zhu CEO | — | — | — |
| 13 | Sim Shine Provider of AI-based video surveillance systems for baby monitoring | $8M | 65 mo ago | Series A | Aaron Zhang Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 14 | Green Motive Technology Provider of cloud-based device controllers for smart home appliances | $8M | 65 mo ago | Series A | — | 85 | — | — |
| 15 | Konke Intelligent and energy efficient smart plugs | $6M | 137 mo ago | Series A | Li Lin Founder | — | HighchartsLayuiAnimate.css+5 | — |
| 16 | iBaking Online platform offering smart ovens | $6M | 93 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 60 | — | — |
| 17 | Bjhike Provider of air purifier monitoring system | $2M | 119 mo ago | Seed | Jiang Tianlu CEO | 7 | — | — |
| 18 | 51ohh Smart home appliance controller | $2M | 128 mo ago | Seed | Yu Yang CEO | — | — | — |
| 19 | Speediance Provider of smart exercising equipment | $2M | 35 mo ago | Seed | Yu Jian Co-Founder | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+37 | 1 partnership · 2 expansions |
| 20 | 720Health Environment monitoring tool | $2M | 122 mo ago | Series A | — | 38 | — | — |
| 21 | Shallot Intelligence Provider of diversified smart home products | $1M | 106 mo ago | Seed | Deng Zhengping Founder | — | — | — |
| 22 | Narwel Manufacturer of a vacuum cleaning robot for home applications | $1M | 92 mo ago | Seed | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Homi Provider of end-to-end home automation solutions for residential buildings | $1M | 82 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 7 | — | — |
| 24 | T-cair Smart air purifier | $1M | 119 mo ago | Deadpooled | Zhao Long CEO | — | — | — |
| 25 | Hong Kong Tesla Technology Smart pet care accessories developer | $790K | 136 mo ago | Seed | — | 2 | — | — |
| 26 | ThinkHome Zhixuan Developer of end-to-end automation solution for both residential and commercial applications | $734K | 93 mo ago | Seed | He Jinting Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 27 | Loulilouwai Provider of IoT-based access control solutions for buildings | $724K | 109 mo ago | Seed | — | 70 | — | — |
| 28 | Ola Locks Fingerprint based smart lock | $590K | 126 mo ago | Deadpooled | John Storm Co-Founder | — | — | — |
| 29 | Hey moms Intelligent hardware for producing fresh fruits and vegetables | $540K | 131 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 15 | — | — |
Top 12 Smart Homes companies in China
#1
Series D · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2011 · 18 employees$222.3Mraised▾
Orvibo develops three devices, an electrical outlet to remotely contrl devices, smart gateway to automatically detect Zigbee devices and connect with them. A controller to control all IR appliance and Kepler, which is an intelligent gas and carbon monoxide detector that can automatically check for gas leaks in office or home. Kepler uses intelligent alerts to warn the user of potential danger from gas leaks. Kepler also includes a cooking timer, which can be set from the app, or by rotating the out edge of the device. Raised CAD $61k on Kickstarter as of Aug 14, 2014 with an initial goal of $30k.
- Jan 2022Series D$157.3M
- May 2019Series C$19.1M
- Aug 2018Series B$16M
- Oct 2016Series B$16.2M
#2
Series D · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2013 · 60 employees$85Mraised▾
Private label brand of accessories for pets. The product offerings include feeding bowls, water fountains, smart feeders, and cleaning supplies like paw cleaners, odor eliminators & mats. The products have features like light & motion sensors, water volumetric indicators & food-grade silicone impeller and can be controlled by its app. Its app is available on Android and iOS platforms.
- Aug 2021Series D$50M
- Sep 2020Series C—
- Feb 2019Series C$20M
- Dec 2017Series B$15M
#3
Series E · Qingdao, Shandong · founded 2012$47.1Mraised▾
Provider of app-based internet-connected smart bulbs. The lamp is a zero-configuration, plug-and-play, color LED energy-saving light bulb that connects to the wireless Wi-Fi network control and works on multi-platform smartphone applications, and can be controlled remotely as well. Its app is available for Android devices.
- Dec 2021Series E$47.1M
- Apr 2020Series C—
- Aug 2018Series C—
- 2012Seed—
#4
Series E · Qingdao, Fujian · founded 2012 · 500 employees$47.1Mraised▾
Developer, manufacturer, and seller of smart lighting products. The company develops and produces smart LED lighting products, which can be controlled using mobile phones and wearable devices, enabling users to adjust their lighting at anytime and anywhere.
#5
Series A · Dongguan, Guangdong Province · founded 2017 · 1500 employees$31.4Mraised▾
Manufacturer of multiple cleaning robots for homes. Its product portfolio includes hand-held vacuum robot cleaners, sweeping robots, floor cleaning robots, vehicle-mounted vacuum robot cleaners, tower fans, and accessories. Its features include automatic charging, cleaning schedules, spot cleaning, automatic cleaning, and obstacle detection.
- Apr 2022Series A$31.4M
#6
Series D · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2014 · 62 employees$150.1Mraised▾
Developer and manufacturer of intelligent door lock and home security systems. The company focuses on providing smart home security products and services. The company's products utilizes bio-metric data, such as finger prints and facial structure, to recognize users.
#7
Series C · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2003 · 523 employees$52.9Mraised▾
Provider of IoT and cloud-based solutions for industries, homes, and security. It provides AI smart cameras, AI brain NVR, IoT gateways, face recognition access control panel, face dual-screen visitor, and a management platform for industrial uses. It also provides various smart security cameras, doors & windows and smart lighting, as well as hardware & software solutions for smart homes, entertainment, health, environment, and energy management.
- Jun 2021Series C$52.9M
#8
Series B · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2009 · 31 employees$100Mraised▾
LUMI United is a smart home automation product developer. It offers different products such as multifunction controller, wifi based sound system, temperature and humidity sensor, smart socket, human body sensor, door sensors and wireless switch. It has raised Series A round of funding from Mi.com and Shunwei.
- Nov 2019Series B$100M
- Dec 2018Series B—
- Jan 2017Series B—
- Jun 2014Series A—
#9
Series D · Pudong, Shanghai · founded 2009 · 40 employees$31.6Mraised▾
Manufactures and supplies smart kitchen appliances. Its product offerings include an intelligent rice pressure cooker and induction cooker. The appliances can be connected to a mobile app to cook automatically by scanning the rice. The system is integrated with 3000 types of rice recipes. Its app is available for Android, and iOS platforms.
- May 2021Series D$17.1M
- Sep 2018Series C$14.6M
- May 2018Series C—
- 2016Series B—
#10
Series C · China · founded 2013 · 50 employees$21.4Mraised▾
Developer of mobile and ODM based home automation technologies designed to provide smart home devices. The company's home automation technologies are motion based home appliances like home security cameras,smart lighting, heating system and etc., enabling users to have a safe, comfortable and colorful home environment and control their electronic appliances through mobile application.
#11
Seed · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2020$1.6Mraised▾
Provider of smart exercising equipment. The company offers home gyms for users to practice and receive fitness training from the comfort of their own homes. Users can practice strength training, stretching, aerobic exercises and other bodybuilding exercises. Also, it offers a smartphone app for users to manage their workouts.
- Jul 2023Seed—
- Mar 2022Seed$1.6M
- Apr 2021Angel—
#12
Series C · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2013$21.7Mraised▾
GO+ is a smart lock solution provider. It provides the products for apartments and homes. The door locks are Bluetooth and internet enabled with lock unified management system and control of door locks is done via a phone application. Has raised Pre Series-A round of funding from Tsinghua Ventures, Plum Ventures, and Amphora Venture.
- Nov 2018Series C$21.7M
- Jul 2016Series B—
- Sep 2015Series A—
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