“Venture Channel” financing news, as well as early startup projects in various fields we are focusing on.

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Please check the Venture Capital Daily on December 2. The Venture Capital Daily includes the financing news reported by the “Venture Capital Channel” today, as well as early startup projects in various fields we are focusing on, enjoy ~

Business Services

Finance disclosure:

  • Martech SaaS company “Inquiry Cloud” was awarded a Series A round of financing, Yuanyuan Capital led the investment

    “Inquiry Cloud” was established in 2017, positioning and marketing SaaS platform, the customer group is mainly B2B offshore enterprises. At present, China’s export structure is mainly industrial products, the decision-making difficulty and interaction complexity of overseas buyers have increased significantly, and competition among enterprises has intensified. This increases the sales difficulty and management difficulty of To B companies going abroad, and the demand for MarTech tools is more urgent … ( View Click here for more )

    • Internet communication cloud service “Rongyun” has completed several hundred million yuan in Series C financing, and national team fund investment

      Rongyun’s technical team is derived from the Fetion technical team and Samsung Research Institute. Through private communication protocols and distributed microservices architecture, in a high concurrency and weak network environment, it can ensure that messages are not lost, heavy, and Out of order. At the same time, from the perspective of real-time audio and video technical indicators, Rongyun’s performance is superior. For example, audio can resist 50% packet loss, video can resist 30% packet loss, and the minimum audio and video delay can reach 66ms … ( For more, please click here )

      Industrial Internet

      Project report:

      • Traditional FMCG distribution channels are difficult to replace. “Tao Meow Meow” helps dealers in third and fourth tier cities transform and upgrade ul>

        The founder Zhou Zhiqiang believes that the Internet has realized the transparency of information and prices, but it has not changed the pattern and rules of the circulation of commodities. The traditional circulation channels are still the main battlefield. From a brand perspective, manufacturers will not support oligarchs and monopolies in any one channel; in this chain, dealers advance funds, offline promotion, warehousing and logistics, etc.The role of the Internet can not be satisfied … ( For more, please click here )

        Consumption

        Project report:

        • 「 Hungry goods box 」 : college snack box

          「 Hungry goods box 」 For colleges and universities’ new retail industry, it is positioned in college dormitories in advance and provides services through WeChat mini-programs. In each dormitory, a hungry box will be placed in a box, usually made of cardboard boxes; the box has a dedicated QR code, and the user will enter the hungry box mini program after scanning the WeChat code. You need to apply for the box and submit the building number, Information such as the dormitory number; the snacks in the dormitory box are optional to meet the different taste needs of everyone. The hungry box will be filled with a certain amount of snacks and drinks in the snack box and delivered to the dormitory within 24 hours; In the product column, you can select the corresponding food and pay, or you can submit a replenishment order.

          The team believes that the hungry box mini program has been launched and is 3 months ahead of the industry in terms of technology. It can implement online application boxes, online replenishment, online payment, and determine dormitory consumption and consumption. Preference. In terms of boxes, we have also reached strategic cooperation with packaging companies to save box manufacturing costs. In terms of progress, a semester of trial operation has been carried out in Hefei College, with 100+ boxes laid. It is estimated that 500+ will be laid this year, and work-study positions will be provided for students to complete the daily operation of the project.

          In the future, hungry boxes hope to enter various universities, companies, and even bus stations and subway stations. The company originated in colleges and universities, and its founders are entrepreneurs of college students. (Author: Zhan Nini )

          • 「 智 小 眠 」 : Smart down Be

            「 智 小 眠 」 is a smart duvet. The product mainly solves the following problems of traditional duvets: Questions: 1. The temperature is too low in cold temperatures; 2. Stagnation and discomfort in seasonal changes; 3. Rainy weather with a wet core and no place and time to dry; 4. Dry areasIt appears too dry and affects the quality of sleep; 5. Problems such as hidden safety hazards and single functional experience in electric blankets.

            Zhi Xiaomian hopes to add scientific and technological elements to the traditional foundation. Currently, the project has submitted 8 patents. On the product, Zhi Xiaomian has the following key parts: intelligent host + pipe access + quilt core with ventilation interlayer; the host has PM2.5 air filter element and humidification and sleep aid aromatherapy, based on the multi-ceramic heating body constant temperature algorithm to achieve Air duct flow detection, real-time accurate heating control, and medical-grade PU ventilation pipe are used to ensure air intake filtration, health and safety. At the same time, the core has no circuit and is far away from electromagnetic radiation, which eliminates potential safety hazards. Zhi Xiaomian supports WeChat connection, code scanning and network configuration, remote control, and function reservation to meet various usage scenarios.

            In terms of market, the team found that 59% of the 200 billion traditional home textile market ’s sales accounted for bedding. Even if it is estimated based on the 1% proportion of early adopters of technology, the preliminary market size of Zhi Xiaomian is also About 1 billion yuan or more. In terms of team, the main members are from the original chip company Mstar technical team. At present, the brand’s public account of the same name, official website and Weibo have been launched, and sales will begin soon. (Author: Zhan Nini )

            • To upgrade the bathing experience with Japanese services, “Lianquan Oedo” wants to be the “Disney” of the bathing industry

              According to the introduction, customers who spend at the store generally stay for 5-6 hours, and they will usually have joint consumption other than bathing. The average unit price is 220-250 yuan, and the repurchase rate is close to 50%. This year, the total revenue of Lianquan Oedo is expected to reach 160 million yuan … ( For more information, please click here. )

              Entertainment

              Project report:

              • AI physical engine combined with clothing material data, “Heart Puppet HeartDub” launches virtual fabrics

                Based on the 3D fabric digital platform, fabric factories can save 50% of R & D costs through rapid virtualized display and zero-cost pre-sale. In addition, the brand can also directly see the upper body effect of the fabric, which can save 70% of the production cost of sample clothing, and reduce the delivery time of sample clothing by 90% … ( Click here for more )

                Medicine & health

                Finance disclosure:

                • “Yunshi Software” was awarded a Series B financing of US $ 10 million, supporting the sales and R & D management of the medical industry with information tools

                  Hu Junping, president of Yunshi Software, said that in the era of low profit in the pharmaceutical industry, everyone must think about how to reduce costs and increase efficiency. Information technology is the most direct solution. The willingness to improve has also increased significantly; similarly, other business entities in the pharmaceutical industry (CROs, hospitals, etc.) have also embarked on a management path of reducing costs and increasing efficiency … 5270657 “target =” _ blank “> Click here for more )

                  • Light medical beauty is growing rapidly, and “Aikeke” believes that hyaluronic acid products should also pay attention to R & D and innovation ul>

                    Ameike’s research and development follows two ideas: one is to find the most cutting-edge products in the world, and to do local R & D as a substitute for international cutting-edge products. Another idea is to start from the needs of users and innovatively develop some differentiated products … ( See more Please click here )

                    Finance disclosure:

                    • Take a picture to know the calories of food? French startup “Foodvisor” secures $ 4.5 million in Series A funding

                      Foodvisor uses camera autofocus data to estimate the distance between food and mobile phone, and then calculates the weight by calculating the area and food type of each food. In addition to automatic identification, users can also make manual corrections. After that, “Foodvisor” will list the nutrition report of the diet for the user so that the user can set goals and monitor the progress … ( View Click here for more )

                      Education

                      Project report:

                      • 「 PMTalk 」 : Vocational education

                        「 PMTalk 」 is a community of product managers created in 2017. Its HotMind focuses on Q & A, articles, and application recommendations (over 1400) . In addition, PMTalk has also focused on creating the “application quiz” and “application evaluation” —— HotMind, which product managers must see. Based on the product manager’s evaluation system, the user answers applications, recommends applications, and is produced by 2,300 contracted authors. For the content, the contracted authors are mainly Internet product managers, operations, and technology media. They have produced 1,700 experience reports and 10,000 application questions and answers.

                        HotMind is the first monetization method of PMTalk: users can view it after opening 199 / year membership. This feature was launched in May this year and currently has more than 3,000 members.

                        After the site has gathered a large number of product managers, PMTalk has also channeled users to the community. At present, PMTalk has more than 70 product manager communities (groups of 300-400) and more than 50 Operation group and 43 interaction groups are mainly classified according to region and position. Relying on the community labelled by region, PMTalk began to hold product manager gatherings offline, to increase stickiness, and also to talk about more dry goods in offline scenarios. There are currently more than 100 voluntary and official events in the PMTalk community each year.

                        According to the survey of the PMTalk team, product managers spend more than 3,000 yuan to upgrade their professional skills every year. Therefore, PMTalk has also provided “Zero One New Class” education services after it has traffic. It is a course focusing on the professional upgrade of product managers and Internet operations. Currently, there are 2 SKUs for entry and advanced, and the unit price is hundreds of yuan. The mode is based on recording and output knowledge + live Q & A. In terms of customer acquisition, PMTalk is mainly based on natural growth. The total number of users of public accounts + applets has reached 130,000, and the number of community registrations is about 40,000.

                        The PMTalk team was initiated by talents such as Tencent, Sina, and ZTE. The team’s CEO Zhang Jinyi was the former Tencent Medical Carbon Cloud Intelligent OSS product leader and Himalayan senior product manager; the technical partner Lu Xiaolin has successively served as Sina development engineer and Haier An R & D manager of a group of institutions and an R & D manager of an organization of Netcom Group; design partner Tang Wenkai was once ZTE Design; operating partner Fan Qiuxuan was the head of an operating project team of a listed company. In the future, the PMTalk team will work hard to create a HotMind project for product people while the PMTalk product manager community maintains a good and stable operation. Let us wait and see! (Author: Jing Ting )

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