# 51WORLD

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/51world

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Beijing, China
- Website: www.51world.com.cn
- Total disclosed funding: $37M
- Latest round: Series B (Dec 5, 2017)
- Investors on record: 8

## About

Based in Beijing, China and founded in 2015, Beijing 51WORLD Digital Twin Technology Co., Ltd., doing business as 51WORLD, is a technology company specializing in developing digital twin platforms. The company has established an R&D Center in Shanghai, an Engineering Centre in Chengdu, and an Innovation Centre in Shenzhen, along with branches across China and overseas. It owns over 200 software copyrights and active patents and has contributed to more than 40 national, local, and industry standards in digital twin and related technologies.

In December 2020, the company was converted into a joint stock company. In December 2025, 51WORLD raised HKD 731.30 million in an IPO, selling 23.98 million shares at HKD 30.5 apiece on the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) under the ticker "6651".

51WORLD mainly engages in the development of digital twin products and solutions based on based on technologies of 3D graphics, physical simulation, and artificial intelligence (AI). The company have three major products include (i) 51Aes Digital Twin Platform - a digital twin development and application platform specialized in providing high quality digital twin services to enterprises; (ii) 51Sim Data Simulation Platform - a synthetic data and simulation platform specialized in providing products and solutions for intelligent driving simulation testing and synthetic data used for AI system training; and (iii) 51Earth Digital Earth Platform - a digital earth platform providing consumers with exclusive 3D and video content from global builders, developers, and consumers.  These products can be used in the fields of smart cities, automotive, transportation, tourism, education, aviation, and digital real estate.

The company generates revenue by providing a comprehensive suite of digital twin services and products which are either transaction-based or subscription-based.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Dec 5, 2017, $32M — Lightspeed Venture Partners, Silicon Valley Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, Green Pine Capital Partners, SenseTime Group Limited, StarVC, Modern Land (China) Co., Ltd.
- Series A, Jun 1, 2015, $5M — Lightspeed Venture Partners, Tujia Online Information Technology Co., Ltd., Modern Land (China) Co., Ltd.

## Investors

- Lightspeed Venture Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lightspeed-venture-partners) — Series A, Series B
- Tujia Online Information Technology Co., Ltd. — Series A
- Modern Land (China) Co., Ltd. — Series A, Series B
- Silicon Valley Bank — Series B
- Shanghai Pudong Development Bank — Series B
- Green Pine Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/green-pine-capital-partners) — Series B
- SenseTime Group Limited — Series B
- StarVC (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/starvc) — Series B