# Shanghai Himalaya Technology Co.

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/shanghai-himalaya-technology-co

- Industry: Media
- Headquarters: Shanghai, China
- Website: www.ximalaya.com
- Total disclosed funding: $853M
- Latest round: Series E (Mar 12, 2021)
- Investors on record: 33

## About

Founded in 2012 and based in Shanghai, China, Shanghai Himalaya Technology Co., Ltd., also known as Ximalaya Company or Himalaya, operates as an online provider of audio content that provides online audio sharing platform. The company established by Jianjun Yu and Yuxin Chen, and is headquartered in Shanghai. The company cooperates with Ali, Xiaomi, Huawei, Baidu, and Samsung among, etc. In 2017, the company launched Xiaoya, its full-content AI speaker. As of 2021, Himalaya employs over 3,000 professionals and serves over 600 million users worldwide. In June 2025, Shanghai Himalaya Technology Co., Ltd. merged into Tencent Music Entertainment Group. The company provides various categories of content such as finance, music, news, commerce, novels, automobiles-related audio content, health, investment, financial management, humanities, and entertainment. Additionally, the company also provides media content such as CCTV News, People’s Daily Review, and Forbes. Moreover, the company offers its AI speaker Xiaoya and audio publishing platform A+ which enables the production and distribution of audiobooks, media information, and parent-child books through the website. Additionally, the company allows users to monetize their content by providing audio promotion and dubbing services. Shanghai Himalaya Technology Co., Ltd. mainly generates revenue from users' subscriptions and payment to audio content on its platform.

## Funding rounds

- Series E, Mar 12, 2021, $325M — General Atlantic, Tencent Investment, Hillhouse Investment, Hermitage Capital Group
- Series E, Jun 26, 2019, $4M — General Atlantic, New Horizon Capital, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Huatai Securities, Tencent Investment, Primavera Capital Group
- Series D, Sep 22, 2017, $152M — Whales Capital, Youwin Capital
- Series C, Nov 18, 2016, $24M — China Central Vision Capital, Puhua Capital, JD Technology Group, Pagoda Innovation, Fuxiang Capital, Cyber Creation Ventures (CCV), Shanghai Zhangjiang Haocheng Venture Capital, Xingwang Capital, Gopher Asset Management, TAL Industry Fund, Xiaomi Group
- Series C, Jun 14, 2016, $57M — City Media, Xingwang Capital
- Series B, May 6, 2016, $46M — Puhua Capital, Pagoda Innovation, Xingwang Capital, Trillion Investment, Xiaomi Group
- Series B, Dec 1, 2015, $50M — CBC Capital, WestSummit Capital, Cyber Creation Ventures (CCV), Xingwang Capital, Bright Venture Capital, Chinasteps Capital, Hanking Family Office
- Series B, Jul 21, 2015, $183M — Datou Capital, China Reading Limited
- Series A, May 21, 2014, $12M — Kleiner Perkins, Sierra Ventures, SIG Asia Investment

## Investors

- Kleiner Perkins (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/kleiner-perkins) — Series A
- Sierra Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sierra-ventures) — Series A
- SIG Asia Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sig-asia-investment) — Series A
- Datou Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/datou-capital) — Series B
- China Reading Limited — Series B
- CBC Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cbc-capital) — Series B
- WestSummit Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/westsummit-capital) — Series B
- Cyber Creation Ventures (CCV) (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/cyber-creation-ventures-ccv) — Series B, Series C
- Xingwang Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/xingwang-capital) — Series B, Series C
- Bright Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/bright-venture-capital) — Series B
- Chinasteps Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/chinasteps-capital) — Series B
- Hanking Family Office — Series B
- Puhua Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/puhua-capital) — Series B, Series C
- Pagoda Innovation (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/pagoda-innovation) — Series B, Series C
- Trillion Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/trillion-investment) — Series B
- Xiaomi Group — Series B, Series C
- City Media — Series C
- China Central Vision Capital — Series C
- JD Technology Group — Series C
- Fuxiang Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/fuxiang-capital) — Series C
- Shanghai Zhangjiang Haocheng Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/shanghai-zhangjiang-haocheng-venture-capital) — Series C
- Gopher Asset Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gopher-asset-management) — Series C
- TAL Industry Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tal-industry-fund) — Series C
- Whales Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/whales-capital) — Series D
- Youwin Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/youwin-capital) — Series D
- General Atlantic (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/general-atlantic) — Series E
- New Horizon Capital — Series E
- Goldman Sachs Asset Management (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/goldman-sachs-asset-management) — Series E
- Huatai Securities — Series E
- Tencent Investment — Series E
- Primavera Capital Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/primavera-capital-group) — Series E
- Hillhouse Investment (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hillhouse-investment) — Series E
- Hermitage Capital Group (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/hermitage-capital-group) — Series E