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Aqara
Xiaomi-Backed Smart Home Devices Provider
About Aqara
Aqara is a company that specializes in smart home devices, offering a range of products that includes sensors, controllers, and other home automation gadgets. The company's products are designed to be compatible with major smart home ecosystems such as Apple HomeKit, Google Assistant, and Amazon Alexa, which allows for wide-ranging integration and control.
The business model is centered on the sale of these hardware devices to consumers. Aqara targets homeowners who are looking to either start building a smart home or expand an existing one. The company generates revenue through the direct sale of its products via its website and third-party retailers.
The market for smart home devices is a competitive one, with many players offering similar products. Aqara differentiates itself by providing a broad portfolio of devices that work together seamlessly, creating a comprehensive and interconnected home automation system. The company's focus on compatibility and a wide product range allows users to create customized smart home setups that are tailored to their specific needs.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2009
- Headquarters
- Shenzhen, China
- Employees
- 96
- Open positions
- 1
- Dealroom signal
- 89.2/100
- Industry
- Home Living, Consumer Electronics
- Sector
- eCommerce & Marketplaces, Appliances, Core AI, Smart Home, AI Applications, horizontal marketplaces
- Technology
- Artificial Intelligence, Hardware, IoT InternetOfThings
- Business model
- Manufacturing, Marketplace & ecommerce
- Client focus
- b2c
- Investment activity
- 1 company, latest Jun 2024
- Capital deployed
- $1.8M
- Preferred round
- SEED
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATE VCOther financing | Feb 2024 | $304K | $775M | Undisclosed | ↗ |
| SERIES COther financing | Oct 2021 | $22M | $138M | China Unicom · Joy Capital · China Telecom · Shenzhen Capital Group | ↗ |
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Aqara is 780K monthly website visits, down 4.9% over the last three months. Aqara's team grew 29.7% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.
Series A3 investors entered at this stage
Shunwei Capital
Cathay Capital
Grand Flight Investment
Series B and later6 investors entered at this stage
China Unicom
Joy Capital
China Telecom
Shenzhen Capital Group
Greenwoods Asset Management- ZCZhongyuan Capital
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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Market sentiment
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