China · Series C startup

Who invested in Laiye

2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Consumer Apps

Valuation: $900M, Oct 2024

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$74Mraised across 2 rounds since 2015, from 2 sources

$4.0MSeed$70MSeries C
Latest round
Series C, $70MApr 2022
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Investors
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2016201720182019202020212022
$4.0MSeed$70MSeries C
First round
Seed, $4.0M
Sept 2015
Biggest round
$70M
Series C · Apr 2022
Between rounds
6.5 years
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Apr 2022
    Series C$70M3 new1 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Sept 2015
    Seed$4.0M3 new

    From a historical funding record

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Everyone who backed them

ZhenFundVC firm2rounds
Sequoia CapitalVC firm1round
HSGVC firm1round
Cathay InnovationVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Laiye as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

White Star CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Activant CapitalVC firmPer its own site
West FORK Capital Advisors LLCInvestorPer its own site

Quick answers about Laiye

Who invested in Laiye?

Laiye's investors include ZhenFund, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, HSG and Cathay Innovation, and 1 more on record.

How much has Laiye raised?

Laiye has raised $74M across 2 rounds since 2015.

When did Laiye last raise?

Laiye's most recent round was a Series C of $70M in Apr 2022.

What was Laiye's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $70M in Apr 2022, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Laiye first?

Laiye's first round on record, in Sept 2015, was backed by Sequoia Capital, ZhenFund and Lightspeed China Partners.

What stage is Laiye at?

Laiye's latest named round is a Series C, in Apr 2022.

Where is Laiye based?

Laiye is based in China.

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