Maimai

Other B2B Software · Dongcheng District, China · Founded 2013

Maimai is a real-name business social networking platform dedicated to leveraging scientific algorithms to connect colleagues, classmates, fellow townsmen, alumni, and mutual friends. The platform aims to lower social barriers for business professionals, expand workplace networks, and facilitate cross-industry communication and collaboration, thereby empowering Chinese professionals and enterprises. Launched in October 2013, Maimai introduced the concepts of 'authentic professional image' and 'network sharing' for the first time in China. Over five years of relentless effort and deep exploration, Maimai has helped countless Chinese professionals achieve career breakthroughs while experiencing rapid growth itself. In April 2018, Maimai completed a $200 million Series D funding round led by DST, with participation from IDG Capital, Morningside Venture Capital, and DCM. Focused on the Chinese workplace, Maimai has developed a comprehensive methodology tailored to the Chinese professional environment, encapsulated in its new brand slogan launched in August 2018—'Achieve Career Dreams.' Founder and CEO Lin Fan believes that China is transitioning from a society of acquaintances to one of strangers, and Maimai will lead Chinese business professionals towards an open, transparent, and trustworthy business era. Lin Fan states that 'Achieve Career Dreams' signifies Maimai's commitment to exploring a scientific, efficient, and contemporary path for career growth alongside numerous ambitious professionals and outstanding companies. Maimai boasts over 80 million elite business users from major cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen, as well as numerous Fortune 500 and China 500 companies. Users from first-tier cities account for 49%, covering over 100 industries including finance, IT, media, real estate, healthcare, and education. Keywords: business networking, professional connections, career growth, verified profiles, network sharing, Chinese professionals, cross-industry collaboration, Series D funding, elite users, major cities

Valuation $1–2.5B

Headcount 100–500

Total funding $100–500M

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Power Law Unicorn$1–10B valuation tier

Investors

4 investors on Maimai's cap table

Sourced from Dealroom's funding history. Investor profile links are shown where available.

Series A 3 investors entered at this stage

5Y Capital

IDG Capital

DST Global

Series B+ 1 investor entered at this stage

DCM

Global footprint

Where Maimai has talent and traffic

Workforce by country

2 countries with
team presence

🇨🇳 China98.9%

🇭🇰 Hong Kong1.1%

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Web traffic by country

600K monthly visits
across markets

🇨🇳 China79.7%

🇭🇰 Hong Kong4.9%

🇺🇸 United States3.5%

🇦🇺 Australia1.6%

🇹🇼 Taiwan1.2%

Top 5 markets shown

Talent graph

The shape of Maimai's talent

Dealroom maps Maimai's team person by person — pinpointing the standout operators and scoring them across the six dimensions investors underwrite. The counts and shape below are a public preview; the named individuals and exact scores live in the platform.

6 team members profilednamed & role-tagged by Dealroom

206 employeestotal headcount

4 executives & foundersidentified by name

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Patent intelligence

$2M patent portfolio · 22 active families

Estimated portfolio value

$2M

0.15% of valuation · 1029× smaller than top peer Nimble Storage ($1.6B)

22 active patent families

Where Maimai innovates Computer engineeringData processingData scienceElectronic equipmentHuman–computer interaction

Where Maimai concentrates vs peers

Each axis is a top-10 topic across Maimai and its closest peers. #1 = 100, #10 = 10, absent = 0.

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Market sentiment

What the market is saying about Maimai

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