# iQiyi

> iQiyi is a VC fund backing Media and Entertainment and Film Production. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, China
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 44%
- Fund size: $147M
- Last fund: Dec 2016
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/qiyi.com/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/iQIYIofficial
- Website: https://www.iq.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/iloveqiyi/

iQiyi is a Chinese ad-supported television and movie portal providing fully-licensed, high-definition, professionally produced content. iQiyi launched a large copyright procurement plan to create a comprehensive copyright content database covering movies, TV dramas, variety shows, documentaries, animation and travel, and other content. Thecompany also enables brands to maximize their ROI with the SWS (Search-Watch-Share) model.Launched on April 22, 2010, as Qiyi, the company received investment funds from Baidu and Providence Equity Partners. On November 26, 2011, Qiyi announced its rebranding with the iQiyi brand name and a new logo. As of August 2012, iQiyi had over 370 million PC users, with a total monthly time spent of over 1,374 million hours, along with 90 million activated mobile users.iQiyi's major competitors include Youku.com, Tudou.com, and PPTV.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Angel | $2.9M–$8.5M |
| Series A | $1.4M–$16M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Media and Entertainment | 6 | 33% |
| Film Production | 4 | 22% |
| Animation | 2 | 11% |
| TV Production | 2 | 11% |
| Art | 1 | 6% |

23 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 5 | 28% |
| Angel | 3 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 17% |
| Series B | 2 | 11% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 11% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hong Ge | Senior Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hong-ge |
| Jun Wang | CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jun-wang-1d17 |
| Ke Feng | Head of Overseas Business Data | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ke-feng |
| Kuek Yu-Chuang | Vice President, International Business | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kuek-yu-chuang |
| Liu Yuyue | Head of Video Analysis | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liu-yuyue |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Xreal | Nreal is the developer of ready-to-wear mixed reality glasses. Its flagship product, Nreal light, is the first lightweight and comfortable mixed reality glasses, sporting a vivid display combined with spatial computing algorithms for an immersive experience. The company aims to make mixed reality available and accessible to everyone. They strive torealize the full potential of mixed reality by empowering developers to create applications that can ultimately propel a new era of entertainment, productivity, and more.Nreal was founded in 2017 and is based in Beijing, China. | $60M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 29, 2024 |  |
| Cool Whale Films | Cool Whale provides services for film production, film and television art props setting, cultural entertainment broker, and Internet games. | $7.6K | Pre-Seed | May 09, 2023 |  |
| HaiMi Culture Media | HaiMi Culture Media is a film and television product placement service provider. |  | Series A | Jan 03, 2022 |  |
| HaiMi Culture Media | HaiMi Culture Media is a film and television product placement service provider. |  |  | Nov 19, 2021 |  |
| Xreal | Nreal is the developer of ready-to-wear mixed reality glasses. Its flagship product, Nreal light, is the first lightweight and comfortable mixed reality glasses, sporting a vivid display combined with spatial computing algorithms for an immersive experience. The company aims to make mixed reality available and accessible to everyone. They strive torealize the full potential of mixed reality by empowering developers to create applications that can ultimately propel a new era of entertainment, productivity, and more.Nreal was founded in 2017 and is based in Beijing, China. | $40M | Series B | Sep 04, 2020 |  |
| Xiaoming Taiji | Xiaoming Taiji is a platform for comics, animation, film, television and games. | $7.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 02, 2020 |  |
| Xreal | Nreal is the developer of ready-to-wear mixed reality glasses. Its flagship product, Nreal light, is the first lightweight and comfortable mixed reality glasses, sporting a vivid display combined with spatial computing algorithms for an immersive experience. The company aims to make mixed reality available and accessible to everyone. They strive torealize the full potential of mixed reality by empowering developers to create applications that can ultimately propel a new era of entertainment, productivity, and more.Nreal was founded in 2017 and is based in Beijing, China. | $16M | Series A | Feb 22, 2019 |  |
| Xreal | Nreal is the developer of ready-to-wear mixed reality glasses. Its flagship product, Nreal light, is the first lightweight and comfortable mixed reality glasses, sporting a vivid display combined with spatial computing algorithms for an immersive experience. The company aims to make mixed reality available and accessible to everyone. They strive torealize the full potential of mixed reality by empowering developers to create applications that can ultimately propel a new era of entertainment, productivity, and more.Nreal was founded in 2017 and is based in Beijing, China. | $15M | Series A | Jan 08, 2019 |  |
| ASK Animation Studio | Beijing Based Media and Entertainment Company | $1.5M | Series A | Jan 08, 2019 |  |
| Chushou | Chushou is a Chinese social networking platform with 2.7 million live video streaming hosts on its platform with daily active hosts of 150,000. | $8.4M |  | Nov 21, 2018 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Shunwei Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shunwei-china-internet-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [China Growth Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/china-growth-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Kuaishou Technology](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kuaishou) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Sea of Stars Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sea-of-stars-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Alibaba Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alibaba) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CCEIF Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cceif-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does iQiyi invest in?

iQiyi invests primarily in Media and Entertainment, Film Production and Animation startups, most often at Series A and Angel stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is iQiyi's check size?

iQiyi typically joins rounds of $2.9M–$8.5M at Angel and $1.4M–$16M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds iQiyi participates in.

### How do I contact iQiyi?

Public channels for iQiyi include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at iQiyi?

The team at iQiyi includes Hong Ge (Senior Vice President), Jun Wang (CFO) and Ke Feng (Head of Overseas Business Data), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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