Aqara Funding, Investors & Competitors

Aqara has raised $271M across 3 funding rounds, most recently a $156M Series C in October 2021.

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Last Aqara funding round

$156M

Series C · Oct 2021

Cumulative funding Aqara raised

$271M

across 3 funding rounds

Key investors in Aqara

  • Cathay Capital
  • Joy Capital
  • Shenzhen Capital Group
  • Grand Flight Investment
  • Greenwoods Asset Management
  • Yunmu Capital
  • China Telecom
  • Lanting Capital

Aqara Overview

About Aqara

Aqara is a Shenzhen-headquartered smart home brand producing Zigbee-compatible devices such as motion sensors, door locks, cameras, and hubs. The company integrates with Apple HomeKit, Google Home, and Amazon Alexa ecosystems, with over 50 products including the Hub M2 and Video Doorbell G4. Aqara ships to 100 countries from factories in China, emphasizing Matter protocol support for interoperability across platforms.


Founded

2009

HQ

ChinaShenzhen

Website

aqara.com

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2C

Revenue model

Product sales

Aqara Funding History

Aqara has raised a total of $271M across 3 funding rounds.

Aqara's first fundraising round was a $16M Series B in January 2018. The most recent completed round was a $156M Series C in October 2021.

Aqara funding rounds

Aqara funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedDeal Summary
Oct 2021Series CShenzhen Capital Group (lead); Unicom CICC; Joy Capital; Shanghai Jinglin Asset Management; China Telecom; Liantong Zhongjin; Zhongyuan Capital; Greenwoods Asset Management$156MAqara, a unicorn in the IoT smart home industry, completed its Series C funding round on October 28, 2021, raising approximately $156 million (1 billion yuan). Yunmu Capital served as the exclusive financial adviser. The funds were allocated to product R&D and innovation, global commercial channel expansion, brand building, and talent acquisition. Aqara's products interconnect with major smart home platforms like Mi Home, Apple HomeKit, Google Assistant, and Amazon Alexa. The company supports over 600 Aqara Home smart home experience halls in China and employs more than 1,000 people, with over 50% in R&D focused on AI, big data, apps, and cloud platforms. Founder You Yanjun, an automation and control technology scientist, contributed to 224 patents. This marked Aqara's sixth funding round since 2014, bringing total capital raised to about $262 million across rounds.
Nov 2019Series BGrand Flight Investment (lead); Joy Capital; Cathay Capital; Yunmu Capital$100MAqara is a Chinese smart home appliances and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider backed by Xiaomi. The company is known for developing connected home automation and smart home devices. In November 2019, Aqara raised $100 million in a Series B2 funding round led by Grand Flight Investment, with participation from other investors including Cathay Capital, Joy Capital, and Yunmu Capital. This funding round reflected strong investor interest in the smart home IoT sector.
Jan 2018Series BCathay Capital (lead); Lanting Capital$16MCathay Capital led a Series B of about RMB 100 million in Aqara's operating company, Lumi United Technology, in January 2018. Reported at roughly US$15.6 million, the round was the first outside funding for the smart home business after its Xiaomi-backed early rounds. A later extension in December 2018 brought in Grand Flight and Cathay again. Lumi United, based in Shenzhen, was founded in 2009 and sells the Aqara range of Zigbee and Matter-compatible smart home sensors, hubs, cameras and switches. The company is a Xiaomi ecosystem partner and sells to consumers and installers in China and international markets. It went on to raise a Series C of about RMB 1 billion in 2021.

Who has invested in Aqara?

12 investors have backed Aqara across its funding rounds, including Cathay Capital, Joy Capital, Shenzhen Capital Group, Grand Flight Investment, Greenwoods Asset Management and Yunmu Capital.

Lead investors include Shenzhen Capital Group, Grand Flight Investment and Cathay Capital.


Aqara Investors

Investors in Aqara by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
Joy CapitalChinaBeijing2ParticipantNov 2019
Cathay CapitalFranceParis2LeadJan 2018
Grand Flight InvestmentChinaShanghai1LeadNov 2019
Unicom CICCChinaBeijing1ParticipantOct 2021
Lanting CapitalChinaChina1ParticipantJan 2018
Shanghai Jinglin Asset ManagementChinaChina1ParticipantOct 2021
China TelecomChinaBeijing1ParticipantOct 2021
Liantong ZhongjinChinaChina1ParticipantOct 2021
Zhongyuan CapitalChinaShanghai1ParticipantOct 2021
Greenwoods Asset ManagementChinaShanghai1ParticipantOct 2021

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Aqara Competitors

Aqara competitors include listed companies like BOE, Samsara, PTC and Advantech, and private ones like Verkada and MEGVII.

Public and private companies comparable to Aqara
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
BOEChinaChinaPublicly listed$31B$7.1B$25B1.4x
SamsaraUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$1.6B($29M)$24B11.9x
PTCUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$2.7B$1.1B$21B8.3x
AdvantechTaiwanTaiwanPublicly listed$2.2B$415M$15B4.6x
VerkadaUnited StatesSan MateoPrivate--$5.8B-
MEGVIIChinaBeijingPrivate$183M-$4B21.9x

Aqara Public Comps

Aqara is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Johnson Controls, BOE, Samsara, PTC, Advantech, Lite-On Technology, Sharetronic, Huaqin Co, Acuity and ADT.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Johnson Controls$24B$3B3.8x3.5x29.7x18.7x
BOE$31B$7.1B1.5x1.4x6.5x6.6x
Samsara$1.6B($29M)14.4x11.9x(814.6x)54.2x
PTC$2.7B$1.1B8.3x8.3x20.2x18.2x
Advantech$2.2B$415M6.6x4.6x34.5x22.5x
Lite-On Technology$5B$678M2.5x2.0x18.3x12.5x
Sharetronic$1.8B$327M8.2x-46.1x-
Huaqin Co$26B$906M0.5x0.4x14.8x12.4x

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Common questions about Aqara

When was Aqara founded?Aqara was founded in 2009.
Where is Aqara headquartered?Aqara is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.
Is Aqara publicly listed?No, Aqara is a private, VC-backed company.
How much funding has Aqara raised?Aqara has raised $271M across 3 funding rounds.
What was Aqara's last funding round?Aqara's last funding round was a $156M Series C in October 2021, led by Shenzhen Capital Group.
Who are Aqara's investors?Aqara's investors include Joy Capital, Cathay Capital, Grand Flight Investment, Unicom CICC, Lanting Capital, Shanghai Jinglin Asset Management, China Telecom, Liantong Zhongjin, Zhongyuan Capital, Greenwoods Asset Management and 2 others.
Which companies are comparable to Aqara?Companies comparable to Aqara include BOE, Samsara, PTC, Advantech, Verkada and MEGVII.

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