# Kuaikan World (Beijing) Technology Co.

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/kuaikan-world-beijing-technology-co

- Industry: Media
- Headquarters: Beijing, China
- Website: www.kuaikanmanhua.com
- Total disclosed funding: $341M
- Latest round: Series E (Aug 27, 2019)
- Investors on record: 9

## About

Based in Beijing, China, and founded in 2014 and co-founded by Anni Chen, Runchao Li, and Ye Mingxiang, Kuaikan World (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd., trading under the name of Kuaikan Manhua, operates as a provider of an online marketplace that allows users to find and buy anime comics books and manga. In August 2021, Kuaikan raised USD 240 million in venture funding from Coatue Management, Tencent Investment, CCB International, and One Store.

The company provides an e-comics platform that offers full-color original manga and domestic and foreign series comics such as Plastic Surgery Game, Revenge High School, Revenge High School 2016, and Take My Brother Away Quickly through the use of a mobile application. The company's product line includes internet protocol development, advertising, content payment, games, electronic commerce services and production of animated movies.

The company plans to use its venture funding raised in August 2021 to accelerate its development and efforts to explore international markets.

## Funding rounds

- Series E, Aug 27, 2019, $125M — Tencent Investment
- Series D, Dec 1, 2017, $177M — Coatue Management, CMC Capital Partners, Xiang He Capital
- Series C, Jan 10, 2017, $36M — Hong Shan, Tiantu Capital, ByteDance Ltd., GX Capital, Engage Capital
- Series A, Jun 1, 2015, $3M — Hong Shan

## Investors

- Hong Shan — Series A, Series C
- Tiantu Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tiantu-capital) — Series C
- ByteDance Ltd. — Series C
- GX Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gx-capital) — Series C
- Engage Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/engage-capital) — Series C
- Coatue Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/coatue-management) — Series D
- CMC Capital Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cmc-capital-partners) — Series D
- Xiang He Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/xiang-he-capital) — Series D
- Tencent Investment — Series E