Zhihu is China's largest question-and-answer platform, launched in 2011, that hosts text-based Q&A alongside discussion forums, a publishing platform, and expert-only live video sessions. Its user base tends to be educated with relatively high incomes and the site attracts experts and organizations in tech, marketing and professional services. Zhihu Live restricts streaming to verified experts and organizations, differentiating the product from broader consumer apps. The company has been restructuring and embarked on plans to hire a CFO. Zhihu will use new funding for technology and product development and has deep integrations with other internet players—Baidu has agreed to add 100 million Zhihu posts to its main app. The firm has positioned itself to compete on content quality as user expectations shift toward solving real-life and work problems. Zhihu is a Beijing-based question-and-answer knowledge-sharing platform. The service hosts user-generated questions and answers for knowledge exchange. In the reported financing the company raised up to $100 million in a Series D round. The round was funded by Capital Today, Tencent Holdings Ltd, Sogou Inc, Qiming Venture Partners, and Sinovation Ventures. The financing is a late-stage Series D equity round. The article does not provide operating metrics or detail any future plans.

Total raised

$534M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series F

Latest activity

Aug 2019