# Douban

> Douban is a VC fund in Beijing backing Music, Consumer and Food and Beverage. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, China
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/douban
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/doubanread
- Website: http://www.douban.com

Douban is a Chinese social networking service that offers ""lifestyle and culture"" products and services for white-collar urbanites and college students.Initially launched as a review sharing platform for books, movies, and music, Douban aims to help its users discover life using its desktop and mobile products. Itgenerates income from advertising, interactive marketing, and channel fees from book e-commerce. Douban’s primary products include Douban FM, Douban Reading, and Douban Movie.Founded on March 6, 2005, Douban has raised over $60 million in three series of funding in 2006, 2009 and 2011. As of 2012, it has secured a user base of over 100 million users.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Douban. Shizune tracks 1 team members at Douban. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/douban?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Music | 1 | 100% |
| Consumer | 1 | 100% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bo Yang | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bo-yang |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Woodstock Of Eating | Woodstock Of Eating provides a combination of services which includes catering, musics parties, etc. | $850K | Angel | Aug 01, 2016 | http://www.woechina.com/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Matrix Partners China](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matrix-partners-china) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Trustbridge Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trustbridge-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Douban invest in?

Douban invests primarily in Music, Consumer and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Angel stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Douban?

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### Who are the partners at Douban?

The team at Douban includes Bo Yang (CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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