Zhihu
Total Raised
$936.3MInvestors Count
12Deal Terms
4Investments
4Funding, Valuation & Revenue
8 Fundings
Zhihu has raised $936.3M over 8 rounds.
Zhihu's latest funding round was a IPO for $1,155M on March 26, 2021.
Zhihu's valuation in August 2018 was $2,500M.
Zhihu's latest post-money valuation is from March 2021.
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Date | Round | Amount | Investors | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Revenue | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/26/2021 | IPO | $1,155M | 3 | |||
8/12/2019 | Series F | $196.07M (13.77x) FY 2020 | ||||
8/8/2018 | Series E | ▲$2,500M | ||||
1/12/2017 | Series D - II | |||||
12/15/2016 | Series D |
Date | 3/26/2021 | 8/12/2019 | 8/8/2018 | 1/12/2017 | 12/15/2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | IPO | Series F | Series E | Series D - II | Series D |
Amount | $1,155M | ||||
Investors | |||||
Valuation | ▲$2,500M | ||||
Revenue | $196.07M (13.77x) FY 2020 | ||||
Sources | 3 |
Zhihu Deal Terms
4 Deal Terms
Zhihu's deal structure is available for 4 funding rounds, including their IPO from March 26, 2021.
Round | IPO | Series E | Series D - II | Series C |
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Round | Funding Date | Pre-Money Valuation | Post-Money Valuation | Amount Raised | Shares Authorized | Issuance Price | Dividend Rate | Liquidation Preferences | Liquidation Price | Participation | Conversion Price | Anti Dilution | General Voting | Board Voting | Par Value |
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Zhihu Investors
12 Investors
Zhihu has 12 investors. Tencent invested in Zhihu's Series F funding round.
First funding | Last Funding | Investor | Rounds | Board Seats | Type | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/4/2015 | 8/12/2019 | 4 Series C, Series D - II (2017), Series E (2018), Series F (2019) | Corporation | China | ||
1/12/2017 | 8/12/2019 | 3 Series D - II, Series E (2018), Series F (2019) | Venture Capital | Hong Kong | ||
8/12/2019 | 8/12/2019 | 1 Series F | Corporation | China | ||
Corporation | China | |||||
Private Equity | Hong Kong |
First funding | 11/4/2015 | 1/12/2017 | 8/12/2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Last Funding | 8/12/2019 | 8/12/2019 | 8/12/2019 | ||
Investor | |||||
Rounds | 4 Series C, Series D - II (2017), Series E (2018), Series F (2019) | 3 Series D - II, Series E (2018), Series F (2019) | 1 Series F | ||
Board Seats | |||||
Type | Corporation | Venture Capital | Corporation | Corporation | Private Equity |
Location | China | Hong Kong | China | China | Hong Kong |
Zhihu Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Zhihu acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was Zhangshang Yuanding on November 16, 2022.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/16/2022 | Series A | $1.5M | Corporate Majority | 2 |
Date | 11/16/2022 |
|---|---|
Investment Stage | Series A |
Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | $1.5M |
Note | Corporate Majority |
Sources | 2 |
Zhihu Investments
4 Investments
Zhihu has made 4 investments. Their latest investment was in ModelBest as part of their Seed VC on April 11, 2024.
Zhihu Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4/11/2024 | Seed VC | ModelBest | No | 3 | ||
4/14/2023 | Seed - II | |||||
11/11/2021 | Corporate Minority | |||||
8/16/2021 | Corporate Minority |
Date | 4/11/2024 | 4/14/2023 | 11/11/2021 | 8/16/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC | Seed - II | Corporate Minority | Corporate Minority |
Company | ModelBest | |||
Amount | ||||
New? | No | |||
Co-Investors | ||||
Sources | 3 |
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