China · Investor

Baidu

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 71 cheques on record.

Deploying nowInvestment firm

Series ASeries CSeries BMedia And EntertainmentMobile Apps

Deploying now
100%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 71 on record
Since the last cheque14days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$31MRounds led4 of 71Sole investor24 roundsMostly inChina, 57%
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Baidu highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series C: 55% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 24 rounds, median $30M

What they do

Type
Investment firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Media And EntertainmentMobile Apps
Based in
sh, China
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first71 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    Infinigence AISeries C · CN · TechNode$344MWith 5 others
  3. Jul
    Kling AIGrowth · CN · TechNode$3.0BWith 10 others
  4. 2019

    7 rounds

  5. Aug
    ZhihuSeries F · CN · Kr-asia$434MLed
  6. Jul
    MoNeedSeries A · IN · Voice$10MLed
  7. Jul
    Kaishu JianggushiCN · Voice$50MWith 3 others
  8. Apr
    Sherlock BiosciencesSeries A · US · FinSMEs$31MWith 2 others
  9. Mar
    WM MotorCN · Reuters$288MSole investor
  10. Jan
    Tsing MicroSeed · CN · China Money Network$15MWith 4 others
  11. Jan
    Serica Integrate CircuitsCN · China Money Network$10MWith 3 others
  12. 2018

    12 rounds

  13. Dec
    Snark AISeed · US · Smartgate$1.7MWith 4 others
  14. Sept
    LunewaveSeed · US · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 1 other
  15. Sept
    TuhuSeries E · CN · AVCJ$450MLed
  16. Aug
    RootPathSeed · US · FinSMEs$7.0MWith 2 others
  17. Jul
    QuantaporeUS · FinSMEs$16MWith 3 others
  18. Jul
    YundingSeries C · CN · China Money Network$40MWith 5 others
  19. Apr
    SalesHeroSeed · US · FinSMEs$4.5MWith 3 others
  20. Mar
    CoocaaCN · TechNode$174MSole investor
  21. Mar
    XGimiCN · China Money Network$95MWith 6 others
  22. Mar
    AtomwiseSeries A · US · FinSMEs$45MWith 7 others
  23. Feb
    LightelligenceSeed · US · Siliconangle$10MLed
  24. Feb
    EngineSG · TechCrunch$10MWith 6 others
  25. 2017

    8 rounds

  26. Nov
    Whalehouse TechnologyCN · China Money Network$15MWith 2 others
  27. Nov
    YuandumSeries B · CN · China Money Network$15MWith 9 others
  28. Nov
    ShouqiCN · China Money Network$105MWith 2 others
  29. Oct
    SoundAISeries A · CN · China Money Network$15MWith 3 others
  30. Sept
    TigerGraphSeries A · US · FinSMEs$31MWith 7 others
  31. Jul
    Dynamic YieldSeries C · US · FinSMEs$31MWith 5 others
  32. May
    HuochebangCN · Caixinglobal$156MSole investor
  33. Feb
    iQiyiCN · TechCrunch$1.5BWith 6 others
  34. 2016

    2 rounds

  35. Aug
    VelodyneUS · TechCrunch$150MWith 1 other
  36. Jun
    BitautoCN · FinSMEs$300MWith 2 others
  37. 2015

    16 rounds

  38. Oct
    Bolo.meSeries B · JP$30MSole investor
  39. Oct
    WomaiSeries C · CN$200MWith 1 other
  40. Sept
    CloudFlareSeries D · US$110MWith 10 others
  41. Sept
    QuyiyuanSeries B · CN$40MWith 2 others
  42. Sept
    Mia.comSeries D · CN$150MSole investor
  43. Sept
    UberGrowth · US$1.2BSole investor
  44. Aug
    EdaixiSeries B · CN$100MWith 2 others
  45. Jul
    IndoorAtlasVenture · US$3.0MSole investor
  46. Jun
    16WiFiSeries A · CN$16MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 24 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

AnquanbaoUndisclosedApr 2015
Beijing Huanxiang Zongheng Chinese Literature$31MDec 2013
NetDragon WebSoft$1.9BAug 2013
91 Wireless$1.9BJul 2013
PPSUndisclosedMay 2013
TrustGo$30MFeb 2013
DayHand Network TechnologyUndisclosedNov 2009
Hao123.comUndisclosedSept 2004

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Baidu. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Tengxun TouziVC firm7rounds togetherMatrix PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherSequoia CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherCoatueVC firm2rounds togetherDCVCVC firm2rounds togetherDFJVC firm2rounds togetherFarallon Capital ManagementAsset manager2rounds togetherHill House CapitalFamily office2rounds togetherIntel CapitalCorporate VC2rounds togetherKKR & Co. (Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.)VC firm2rounds togetherLenovoGrowth equity2rounds togetherNest.Bio VenturesVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Baidu put money into.

Infinigence AI$344M · Oct 2026Zhihu$434M · Aug 2019MoNeed$10M · Jul 2019Kaishu Jianggushi$50M · Jul 2019WM Motor$288M · Mar 2019Tsing Micro$15M · Jan 2019

Quick answers about Baidu

What does Baidu invest in?

Baidu invests most often at Series A and Series C (55% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Media And Entertainment and Mobile Apps.

How active is Baidu?

71 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 4. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Baidu invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Infinigence AI (Series C, Oct 2026), Kling AI (Growth, Jul 2026) and Zhihu (Series F, Aug 2019).

How big are Baidu's cheques?

The median round it joins is $31M.

Does Baidu lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 4 of its 71 investments on record (6%).

Where does Baidu invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in China (57%) and the United States (35%).

Is Baidu investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Baidu invest alongside?

Most often Tengxun Touzi (7 rounds together), Matrix Partners (3 rounds together) and Sequoia Capital (3 rounds together).

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