Best Social Platforms Companies in Beijing, China

Provider of micro-blogging platform. It enables users to post real-time updates. It has a character limit for sharing content and also allows users to share photos and videos. Users can blog or browse articles posted by others on multiple pre-built categories such as friendship, enterprise, property, tourism, fashion, silicon valley, food, finance, shopping, and more.

Funding rounds

• Aug 2021Grant (prize money)—
• Nov 2017Post IPO$900M
• Apr 2013PE$586M

Founders & team

Gaofei WangCEO

Investors

Alibaba Group, Sequoia Capital, Zhen Fund, Cherubic Ventures, Chinese government, China Growth Capital

Social platform for sharing short videos. It allows users to stream live video shows. It also enables them to make duet videos with filters available on the platform. The application is available for Android and iOS users. It monetizes through in-app ads and purchases.

Funding rounds

• Dec 2019Series F$3B
• Apr 2018Series E$400M
• Jan 2018Series E$1B
• Mar 2017Series D$350M

Founders & team

Yang YuanxiCo-FounderCheng YixiaoCo-Founder & CEOSu HuaCo-Founder

Investors

Tencent, Baidu Ventures, DCM Ventures, Sequoia Capital China, 5Y Capital, Boyu Capital

Tech stack

Acquia Cloud PlatformAcquia Cloud Site FactoryAdobe AnalyticsAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAkamai

App-based social Q and A platform. It allows users to ask and answer questions related to any topic. It enables them to discuss topics such as the internet, technology, commerce, film and television, fashion, culture, and more.

Funding rounds

• Aug 2019Series F$434M
• Jul 2018Series E$300M
• Jan 2017Series D$100M
• Nov 2015Series C$55M

Founders & team

Li ShenshenCo-FounderZhou YuanCo-Founder & CEO

Investors

Qiming Venture Partners, Innovation Works, SAIF Partners, Tencent, Capital Today, Kuaishou Technology

Tech stack

Apple Icloud MailBaidu Analytics (百度统计)Core-JsEmotionGoogle AnalyticsHammer.Js

Online social platform for the Muslim community. It allows users to connect, chat, and broadcast videos. It also provides social games and enables users to share photos and text-based posts. The app is available for Android and iOS users.

Social platform for professionals to connect. The app features individual and group chats, a news feed, and a referral system.

Funding rounds

• Aug 2018Series D$200M
• Nov 2017Series C$75M
• Aug 2014Series B$20M
• 2013Series A$5M

Founders & team

Fan LinFounder & CEO

Investors

Morningside, IDG Capital, DCM Ventures, Zhaopin, 5Y Capital, DST Global

Tech stack

HstsNext.JsNode.JsReactSentrySwiper

Guokr is an online science community and a partner of Coursera in China. The website sees 25 million users per month who read, share and discuss science-related topics. Members can read articles published by scientists, post on forums, and ask questions on a Quora-style question-and-answer board. Guokr content is mainly generated from three sources: professionally-generated-content (PGC) curated by Guokr editors, user-generated-content (UGC) from knowledgeable users, and offline seminars held by Guokr, which invite specialists in various fields to share their expertise. In 2013, it partnered with Coursera. Over 150 volunteers translated Coursera courses into Chinese.

Renren.com is an online social platform for communication. The platform has embedded functions such as blogging as well as photo and video sharing that enable users to share their daily lives and thoughts with their friends. It also has a mobile application.

Funding rounds

• Apr 2008Series D$430M
• Mar 2006Series A$48M

Founders & team

Wang HuiwenCo-FounderWang XingCo-FounderChenCEO

Investors

DCM Ventures, General Atlantic, TCV, Accel, Legend Capital, SoftBank Capital

Tech stack

ExpressNginxNode.JsVue.Js

BreadTrip is a social app that enables users to record their trips and share with friends in the form of travelogue. Users are able to create a map of all locations visited, upload pictures with description, note the accommodation they used, flights taken, and attractions visited. Users can search for travelogues like/comment on every picture in a travelogue, and also share experiences and memories with people all over the world to make friends with the same hobby. Breadtrip has already amassed over 30 million active users with 70% of them iOS users, making it the largest mobile travel community in China.

Gengmei is a app which allows users to share their cosmetic surgery experience and seek opinions and beauty tips from professionals, had recorded over 200,000 inquiries. Incorporated social networking features into the app in February 2014. Awards credits to users whose posts are recommended by the administrators. Currently, has more than 5 million registered users across its website and mobile platforms, and posts 30 million yuan (US$4.8 million) per month in sales of beauty products and services. Working with quality cosmetic surgeons and also offers space for users to comment and rate a surgeon, and share their experiences, which helps improve transparency in the cosmetic surgery business. Also venturing into other verticals like Dental, hair related services etc.

Funding rounds

• Jul 2018Series D$50M
• Jul 2015Series B—
• Mar 2014Series A—
• Jul 2013Seed—

Founders & team

Liu DiCo-Founder & CEOWang SijingCo-Founder

Investors

Meitu, DH Fund Management, Matrix Partners China, Sequoia Capital, Vivo Capital

Kaixin001 is a social platform focused on white-collar urbanite. It provides users with social tools including blogging, photo sharing, and social games, giving users a way to stay in touch with their families and friends. The application is available for Android and iOS users.

Funding rounds

• Oct 2011Series C$100M
• Apr 2009Series B$20M
• 2008Series A—

Founders & team

Yu ChiCo-Founder

Investors

Tencent, NLVC, Ceyuan Ventures, Qiming Venture Partners, Sina, Kaiwu Capital

Tech stack

PrototypeApache Http ServerJquery

Zcool is an online community for designers. Allows design studios, professional photographers and artists to display their work. Content on the website includes photographs, animations, comics, vectors, logos, etc. online platforms allow designers to share and display their work, potentially leading them to commercial opportunities. The platform currently has over four million users, with around 20,000 design work released on the site daily. The company also partners with image firm Shutterstock to provide image database services. Also serves as a recruitment platform for design related jobs. Companies post their requirements on the platform and designers can apply for them.

Funding rounds

• Jan 2018Series B$15M
• Sep 2016Series B$10M
• Series A—

Founders & team

Liang YaomingFounder

Investors

Shutterstock, EMC, Hearst, Trends Media Group, IDG Capital, 01VC

Tech stack

Ant DesignBaidu Analytics (百度统计)Core-JsEnvoyLazysizesNext.Js

Douguo is an online community for food and recipe sharing. It structuralizes the data contributed by users, allowing them to look up, bookmark, and share recipes with friends. It offers recipe recommendations of almost every cuisine by ingredients, cooking device, group of people, or health function. While cooking users can switch to a “step-by-step” mode to see each step clearly as they progress.

Funding rounds

• Nov 2014Series C$25M
• Nov 2012Series B$8M
• Jun 2011Series A$1.5M

Founders & team

Yuxiang WangCEO

Investors

GGV Capital, Shanda, Hillhouse, Crystal Stream Capital

Tech stack

Baidu Analytics (百度统计)Google AdsenseJqueryNginxRecaptchaSwiper