Best Travel and Hospitality Tech Companies in China
The 544 best Travel and Hospitality Tech companies in China in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: DiDi.
China's Travel and Hospitality Tech sector is one of the most heavily capitalized in the world, and this directory ranks the 544 companies we track here by disclosed equity funding and recent funding momentum. Total disclosed funding hits $62.5 billion, with DiDi alone accounting for $20.8 billion of that, and Trip.Jd.com pulling another $2.8 billion. Twelve unicorns. That's the scale you're dealing with.
So what's the trend line right now? The global Travel and Hospitality Tech market was pegged at $9.4 billion in 2022 and is forecast to reach $21.0 billion by 2032, a CAGR of 8.6%, with AI adoption and contactless payment infrastructure doing most of the heavy lifting on demand. Median app install growth across hospitality and travel apps is running at roughly 19% year-on-year, which tells you consumer engagement is still climbing. And as operators flagged cautious optimism coming out of pandemic disruption, the companies that survived that period, backed by investors like Tencent, Sequoia Capital, and Matrix Partners China, are now the ones consolidating market position. I'd watch that top tier closely.
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Ranked: Best Travel and Hospitality Tech companies in China
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DiDi 🦄 AI-enabled platform for ride-hailing and on-demand services | $20.8B | 32 mo ago | Public | 1 | Liu Qing Co-Founder | DrupalPHPAmazon Web Services+20 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Beijing Xiaoju Technology 🦄 App-based ride-hailing platform & delivery service provider | $17.8B | 101 mo ago | Series G | — | Jean Liu Co-Founder & Director | TengineFingerprintJScrypto-js+2 | — | — | 1 internship · 1 partnership |
| 3 | Trip.Jd.com Online travel agency | $2.8B | 24 mo ago | Unfunded | 450,679 | Richard Liu CEO | DrupalPHPBootstrap+24 | 103 signals ▲102% Earnings · Announcements · M&A | — | — |
| 4 | Ofo 🦄 Free-float bicycle rental platform | $1.9B | 99 mo ago | Deadpooled | 2,000 | Dai Wei Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | UCAR Online platform for booking cab services 72Funding top 27%Market top 28%Global bottom 36%News bottom 27% All 4 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Markettop 28% Globalbottom 36% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $1.4B across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 11 yrs (0.5/yr) Market: 5,767 employees (top 1% of HealthTech) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 72/100 | $1.4B | 107 mo ago | Public | 5,767 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Tongcheng Network Technology Co 🦄 Online travel agency and local attractions online ticketing site | $1.4B | 116 mo ago | Series D | — | Zhixiang Wu CEO | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft ASP.NETcore-js+6 | — | 17 patents Mobile app ecosystem integration and high‑concurrency data processing for travel services | 1 expansion |
| 7 | Kuaidi Dache Taxi-booking app with tipping ability | $977M | 132 mo ago | Series D | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Cao Cao 🦄 Online ride-hailing aggregator | $970M | 57 mo ago | Series B | — | Li Shufu Founder | — | 6 signals Announcements | 94 patents 5G/6G sidelink and broadcast/multicast resource allocation and network coding | — |
| 9 | Klook 🦄 Online retailer of tours, activities, accommodations, and transport options | $932M | 16 mo ago | Series F | 31 | Bernie Xiong Co-Founder | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+22 | 12 signals ▲71% Leadership · IPO | — | 1 award |
| 10 | Mobike 🦄 App-based rental platform offering bicycles | $925M | 101 mo ago | Acquired | 509 | Weiwei Hu Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 11 | Dingding Yueche Taxi hailing and car pooling rental app | $743M | 116 mo ago | Late Stage | — | Chang Ye CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 12 | Tujia 🦄 Online platform for booking vacation rental accommodation for travelers | $700M | 104 mo ago | Series E | 1,558 | Justin luo Co-Founder & CEO | Vue.jsVuexcore-js+2 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Cao Cao Online platform offering ride hailing services | $589M | 57 mo ago | Series D | — | — | — | — | 94 patents 5G/6G sidelink and broadcast/multicast resource allocation and network coding | — |
| 14 | Xiaozhu 🦄 Online platform for booking vacation rentals | $571M | 92 mo ago | Series F | 49 | Kelvin Chi Co-Founder & CEO | Cart FunctionalitySentryElement UI+6 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Hellobike Online car rental platform | $500M | 55 mo ago | Series D | 4,477 | — | TengineAlibaba Cloud Object Storage ServiceSwiper+1 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Mafengwo 🦄 Online trip sharing portal | $488M | 40 mo ago | Acquired | 368 | — | PHPStimulusjQuery+3 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Shiji Cloud-based property management solution for hospitality industries | $459M | 140 mo ago | Public | 5,037 | Vincent Lai CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressZoho+27 | — | 5 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | 3 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 18 | Chunhang Operator of an online platform for booking flights and travel services | $418M | 42 mo ago | Late Stage | 9,256 | — | Cart FunctionalityWindows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NET+26 | — | — | — |
| 19 | Qunar Online travel agency | $388M | 128 mo ago | Acquired | 2,893 | — | SentryPHPJava+5 | — | — | — |
| 20 | Qianfang Technology Provider of smart transportation and security solutions for smart cities | $324M | 70 mo ago | Public | 7,100 | — | — | — | 2 patents Enhanced heat transfer components for falling film evaporators | — |
| 21 | Hello Bike Operator of a platform providing shared mobility and local lifestyle services | $321M | 96 mo ago | Series E | 760 | Jiang Wei Co-Founder & Co-CEO | Node.jsReactUmiJs+3 | — | — | — |
| 22 | Debeijin Service Technology 🦄 SaaS-driven expense & reimbursement management solutions for businesses 64Moat top 26%Market top 30%Funding top 30%Product top 40% All 7 signals ▾Moattop 26% Markettop 30% Fundingtop 30% Producttop 40% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 38% Newsbottom 22% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · Unicorn Market: 800 employees (top 10% of FinTech) · Unicorn (valued $1.0B) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $300M | 51 mo ago | Series C | 800 | Lanxi Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Etcp Provider of smart parking solutions and payment | $281M | 116 mo ago | Series B | 71 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | Shenzhen Pudu Technology Provider of an indoor catering robot | $279M | 25 mo ago | Series C | 500 | Zhang Tao Founder & CEO | ReactReact Routercore-js+1 | — | 216 patents Autonomous delivery robots: motion control, localization, obstacle detection, and navigation systems. | — |
| 25 | Ruqi Mobility AI-based platform providing ride-hailing services with electric fleet | $270M | 35 mo ago | Public | 448 | — | Node.jsTailwind CSSVue.js+3 | — | — | — |
| 26 | Huangbaoche Online platform to book tours/activities offered by peers | $247M | 33 mo ago | Series D | — | Meng Lei Founder | Element UIKongNginx+4 | — | — | — |
| 27 | Ekuaibao Provider of cloud platform for financial expense and income management | $231M | 57 mo ago | Series D | 700 | — | Animate.cssBootstrapVue.js+7 | — | — | — |
| 28 | Shouqi Limousine & Chauffeur App-based own fleet car hailing | $230M | 67 mo ago | Series C | 700 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Zuche Online car rental platform | $200M | 85 mo ago | Acquired | 3,206 | Yifan Song CEO | Apple iCloud MailRadix UITailwind CSS+8 | — | — | — |
| 30 | eHi Car Services Online car rental platform | $195M | 132 mo ago | Public | 7,780 | — | ElasticsearchEChartsAnt Design+8 | — | — | — |
| 31 | SAIC Online platform offering car ride-hailing services | $194M | 13 mo ago | Series C | — | Wu Bing CEO | — | 16 signals ▼20% Leadership · Lawsuit · M&A | — | — |
| 32 | Lvmama Online platform to discover & book holiday packages | $169M | 104 mo ago | Deadpooled | 2,225 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Huoli Developer of travel apps (Flights Manager, Economy Hotel Manager) | $164M | 122 mo ago | Series C | 800 | — | NginxOpenRestySwiper+2 | — | — | — |
| 34 | Delicious without waiting Local life marketing platform for restaurants, driving customer acquisition and growth | $162M | 97 mo ago | Acquired | 38 | Lu Ruihao Co-Founder & CMO | Node.jsReactNext.js App Router+6 | — | — | — |
| 35 | UISEE Developer of c.loud and AI-enabled solutions for autonomous driving | $154M | 38 mo ago | Public | 500 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Tuniu Provider of an online marketplace for booking tour packages | $143M | 126 mo ago | Public | 896 | Alex Yan Co-Founder & COO | Animate.cssBootstrapList.js+12 | — | — | — |
| 37 | Atzuche P2P car rental platform | $130M | 65 mo ago | Series D | 24 | Chen Weiyu Co-Founder & CEO | ReactNginxcore-js+2 | — | — | — |
| 38 | Zhubaijia Online vacation rental service platform | $125M | 114 mo ago | Deadpooled | 176 | Charlene Choi Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Ningbo Xiaolinggou Travel Technology Online station-based car rental platform | $97M | 72 mo ago | Series A | — | HuGang Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 40 | Supremind Developer of video intelligent analysis and spatiotemporal data management AI | $81M | 46 mo ago | Series C | 90 | Yao Peng Co-Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 41 | Huilianyi SaaS for travel and expense management for enterprises and SMEs | $69M | 74 mo ago | Series C | 188 | — | Vue.jsNginxMoment.js+4 | — | — | — |
| 42 | Htrip Provider of digital marketing solutions for hotels | $59M | 46 mo ago | Series B | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 43 | Reap Financial platform for payment, collection, invoice, and card solutions | $46M | 43 mo ago | Acquired | 11 | Daren Guo Co-Founder | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceMUI+25 | — | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 44 | AIpark Provider of smart parking systems | $42M | 57 mo ago | Series D | 107 | Yan Jun Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 45 | MINIEYE Developer of intelligent driving, cabin, and vehicle infrastructure cooperative systems | $40M | 31 mo ago | Public | 80 | Liu Guoqing Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 46 | Forvision Developer of smart parking systems and solutions | $33M | 14 mo ago | Seed | 30 | Xin Yonglei CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 47 | Shengsheng Technology Online acoustic and asset vibration monitoring solution for multi-industry applications 62AI top 26%Moat top 31%Funding top 32%Innovation top 40% All 7 signals ▾AItop 26% Moattop 31% Fundingtop 32% Innovationtop 40% Patentstop 44% Marketbottom 43% Globalbottom 40% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: artificial intelligence, deep learning Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 7 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 62/100 | $23M | 19 mo ago | Series B | 50 | — | — | — | 7 patents Automotive exterior accessories and display backlight modules for vehicle lighting systems | — |
| 48 | ZuzuChe Online B2C car rental aggregator | $20M | 49 mo ago | Series D | 1,000 | — | SentryPHPReact+12 | — | — | — |
| 49 | Visual Travel Technology Planning management solutions for travel agencies | $14M | 19 mo ago | Series A | — | Shaohua Li Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 50 | Hunan Lingxiang Maglev Technology Provider of intelligent maintenance equipment and control systems for the rail transportation industry | $14M | 28 mo ago | Series B | — | Haijian Li CEO | — | — | — | — |
Top 12 Travel and Hospitality Tech companies in China
#1
Klook 🦄Series F · Hong Kong, Hong Kong · founded 2014 · 31 employees$932.1Mraised▾
Online retailer of tours, activities, accommodations, and transport options. It provides options for various travel experiences, including cultural activities, water sports, and outdoor adventures. The platform offers tickets for attractions and events. Additionally, it facilitates booking hotels and arranging transportation like airport transfers and car rentals.
- Feb 2025Series F$100M
- Dec 2023Series F$210M
- Dec 2023Conventional Debt—
- Jan 2021Series E$200M
#2
Series C · Shanghai, Shanghai · founded 2018$194.1Mraised▾
Online platform offering car ride-hailing services. The platform offers ride-hailing services for consumers and corporates. Users can book their ride by providing location, passenger details, and more. It offers services like airport transfers, local rides, business visits, conference cars for corporates, and more. It offers features like real-time tracking, variant payment options, insured rides, and more.
- May 2025Series C$179.8M
- Aug 2022Series B$148.3M
- Dec 2020Series A$45.8M
#3
DiDi 🦄Public · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2012 · 1 employees$20.8Braised▾
AI-enabled platform for ride-hailing and on-demand services. The platform enables various services for ride-hailing, food delivery, bike-sharing, payment solutions, and more. It also offers various solutions including autonomous driving, traffic management, driver safety management, and more.
- Oct 2023Post IPO—
- Apr 2021Conventional Debt$1.5B
- Jan 2021Series I$300M
- May 2020Series I$500M
#4
Seed · Suzhou, Jiangsu · founded 2017 · 30 employees$33.4Mraised▾
Forvision develops solutions for smart parking. Offers products such as automated parking assistance and smart parking systems with features including parking control, low-speed emergency braking, blind spot detection, low speed driving auxiliary function, driver assistance, and more. Additionally, it is developing low-speed automated driving and intelligent parking lot management systems.
- Apr 2025Seed—
#5
Unfunded · Beijing, Beijing · founded 1992 · 450679 employees$2.8Braised▾
Trip.Jd.com offers booking services for flight tickets, car hiring, package tours, hotel rooms and train tickets. Offers both domestic as well as outbound tourism packages. The company has also acquired a startup company in 2014 to boost its travel offerings.
#6
Series B · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2018 · 50 employees$22.9Mraised▾
Online acoustic and asset vibration monitoring solution for multi-industry applications. It develops acoustic monitoring solutions for the Internet of Things. Its core technology relies on noise in mechanical motion in real time. The collected data is stored in a diagnostic database which then uses artificial intelligence and deep learning to diagnose the same in an unknown working environment. The products include whistle monitoring, fault monitoring, and low altitude monitoring that offers features such as tools to capture the illegal whistle vehicle in real time and generate images or video transmissions to the background management platform for providing evidence of violations, real-time monitoring, and detection of faults in large equipment and tools for identifying and locating the target vehicles and low-altitude aircraft in the controlled area.
- Nov 2024Series B—
- Dec 2023Series B$13.9M
- Jan 2023Series B—
- Oct 2020Series A$9M
#7
Series C · Shenzhen, Guangdong Province · founded 2016 · 500 employees$279.5Mraised▾
Provider of an indoor catering robot. It provides delivery robots include intelligent delivery capabilities with safety performance and loading efficiency. It provides robots can fulfill delivery tasks by placing food on the tray and starting delivery on the table number. Company are equipped with obstacle identification and response mechanisms, improving stability even during emergencies. Company robots can handle multiple delivery tasks and provide status updates via a watch. It offer customized voice announcements for promotions at restaurants, enhancing the overall delivery experience.
- May 2024Series C$69.5M
- May 2023Series C—
- Feb 2023Series C$14.6M
- Sep 2021Series C$78M
#8
Series A · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2021$14Mraised▾
Planning management solutions for travel agencies. The platform offers features that includes travel planning, content generation, trading process optimization, and more.
- Oct 2024Series A$14M
- 2021Angel—
#9
Series D · Chaoyang, Beijing · founded 2015$246.7Mraised▾
Huangbaoche is an online platform for travelers to discover & book tours/activities. Travelers are allowed to book the tour through the platform by making an online payment. The platform also provides travel guides.
- Sep 2023Series D$27.4M
- Jun 2019Series C$50M
- Mar 2018Series C$50M
- Oct 2017Series B$63M
#10
Series G · Haidian, Beijing · founded 2012$17.8Braised▾
App-based ride-hailing platform & delivery service provider. Passengers can schedule a ride by providing the details including pick-up/drop-off location, time & number of passengers, as well as, make payments via the app. Their app is available for Android devices.
- Dec 2017Series G$4B
- Apr 2017Series G$5.5B
- Aug 2016Series F—
- Jun 2016Series F$4.5B
#11
Mafengwo 🦄Acquired · Beijing, Beijing · founded 2010 · 368 employees$488Mraised▾
Online trip sharing portal. It is a review-based, user-generated that offers downloadable travel guides & convenient access to travel products, the app has also built a social community where travel enthusiasts can easily connect with like-minded enthusiasts. It has an Instagram-like section called Wengweng where users are encouraged to share their travel pictures with geotags.
- Feb 2023Series E—
- May 2019Series D$250M
- Dec 2017Series D$133M
- Mar 2015Series C$85M
#12
Public · Guangzhou, Guangdong · founded 2019 · 448 employees$269.9Mraised▾
AI-based platform providing ride-hailing services with electric fleet. Users can book rides by providing location, destination, user details, payment details, preferred dates, and more.
- Jun 2023Series B$117.3M
- Apr 2022Series A$152.6M
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