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JD Digits Valuation, Funding & Investors
JD Digits is valued at $28B as of June 2020.
Last JD Digits valuation
$28B
Strategic investment · Jun 2020
Last JD Digits funding round
$252M
Strategic investment · Jun 2020
Cumulative funding JD Digits raised
$3.2B
across 3 funding rounds
Key investors in JD Digits
HSG
CICC
JD.com
CITIC Capital Holdings
Bank of China Group Investment
China Securities HK
About JD Digits
JD Digits is a Beijing digital-technology company serving financial institutions, merchants, enterprises and public-sector organizations. Its products cover supply-chain and consumer finance, payments, insurance, asset management, risk analytics, smart-city systems and blockchain infrastructure, using data and artificial intelligence to digitize financial and commercial operations.
Founded
2013
HQ
Website
Status
Privately held
Customer focus
B2B
Revenue model
Commission, Subscription
Valuation
$28B (Jun 2020)
JD Digits Valuation
JD Digits is currently valued at $28B, based on its strategic investment round in June 2020. Read the announcement ↗
The $252M round was led by JD.com.
JD Digits' valuation has grown 3.9x from $7.1B at its undisclosed-stage round in January 2016 to $28B in June 2020, across 4 priced rounds.
JD Digits valuation by funding round
| Date | Stage | Valuation |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2020 | Strategic investment | $28B |
| Jul 2018 | Series B | $18B |
| Mar 2017 | Secondary | $7.3B |
| Jan 2016 | Undisclosed stage | $7.1B |
JD Digits Funding History
JD Digits has raised a total of $3.2B across 3 funding rounds, plus 1 secondary share sale.
JD Digits' first fundraising round was a $1B undisclosed-stage round in January 2016. The most recent completed round was a $252M strategic investment round in June 2020.
JD Digits funding rounds
| Date | Stage | Investors | Raised | Valuation | Deal Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2020 | Strategic investment | JD.com (lead) | $252M | $28B | On 25 June 2020 JD.com announced that it would acquire an aggregate 36.8% equity interest in JD Digital Technology (JD Digits) by converting the profit-sharing right it had held since the 2017 reorganisation and investing an additional RMB1.78 billion in cash. Under the 2017 framework agreement JD.com had been entitled to 40% of JD Digits' future pre-tax profit, convertible into equity; after JD Digits' 2018 Series B and employee equity plans that right had been diluted to 35.9%, and the cash injection for a further 0.9% was made to satisfy minimum registered-capital requirements under PRC law, implying an equity value of close to RMB200 billion. Concurrently JD Digits' shareholders resolved to restructure it as a joint-stock company with a dual-class voting structure, leaving JD.com with about 18.7% of the votes and founder Richard Liu with 54.7%. JD.com accounts for the stake under the equity method. JD Digits, founded in 2013 as JD Finance, provides consumer and supply-chain credit, payments, wealth management and technology services to financial institutions; it filed for a STAR Market IPO in September 2020, later withdrawn, and was reorganised into JD Technology in 2021. |
| Jul 2018 | Series B | CICC (lead); COFCO (lead); China Securities HK; CITIC Capital Holdings; Bank of China Group Investment | $1.9B | $18B | JD Digits (formerly JD Finance) is a digital technology company under JD.com, focusing on fintech, urban computing, agriculture, campus services, and digital marketing, leveraging big data, AI, IoT, and blockchain. It rebranded and escalated its brand in November 2018 to expand beyond fintech. The company served over 400 million customers, 8 million merchants, and 700 financial institutions by late 2018. No details on the specific November 2018 funding round with investors APOFCO, CICC, COFCO, and Intonation Ventures were found in the results. Later revenue figures show JD Digits reported RMB 9.07 billion in 2017, RMB 13.616 billion in 2018, and RMB 18.203 billion in 2019, with 1H 2020 at RMB 10.327 billion and a three-year CAGR of 41.6%. JD.com's overall 2018 net revenues were RMB 462.0 billion (US$67.2 billion), up 27.5% year-over-year, but this includes all segments and not specifically JD Digits. JD Digits had 600 financial institution clients and served one million small/micro enterprises by 2020. |
| Mar 2017 | Secondary | - | $2.1B | $7.3B | On 1 March 2017 JD.com agreed to spin off JD Finance, later renamed JD Digits, by selling its entire 68.6% equity stake to a group of Chinese investors for approximately RMB14.3 billion in cash. As part of the reorganisation JD.com retained the right to 40% of JD Finance's future pre-tax profit, convertible into a 40% equity stake once Chinese regulations permitted, and its founder Richard Liu personally bought 4.3% of the company while keeping majority voting control. The transaction, completed on 30 June 2017 and disclosed in JD.com's SEC filings, deconsolidated JD Finance from JD.com's accounts. The cash consideration alone implies an equity value of roughly RMB20.9 billion, well below the RMB46.65 billion post-money valuation of the January 2016 Series A, because JD.com also received the 40% profit-sharing right rather than cash for that portion of the value. The buyers of the stake were not disclosed. JD Finance was set up in 2013 as JD.com's financial services arm and provides consumer credit, supply-chain finance, payments, wealth management, crowdfunding and insurance services to JD.com's customers and merchants, and later repositioned itself as a digital technology provider to financial institutions under the JD Digits name. |
| Jan 2016 | Undisclosed stage | China Taiping Insurance (lead); Harvest Global Investments (lead); HSG (lead) | $1B | $7.1B | JD Digits, also known as JD Finance, is the financial technology subsidiary of JD.com launched in 2013, providing fintech services including consumer credit, wealth management, and serving corporate clients and individual consumers. In January 2016, it raised approximately $1 billion (RMB 6.65 billion) in a share subscription round co-led by China Taiping Insurance, Harvest Global Investments (also referred to as China Harvest Investments), and Sequoia Capital China, with other participants. The deal valued JD Finance at $7.1 billion post-money. |
Who has invested in JD Digits?
9 investors have backed JD Digits across its funding rounds, including HSG, CICC, JD.com, CITIC Capital Holdings, Bank of China Group Investment and China Securities HK.
Lead investors include JD.com, CICC, COFCO, China Taiping Insurance, Harvest Global Investments and 1 other investor.
JD Digits Investors
| Investor | HQ | Rounds | Role | First check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lead | Jul 2018 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Jun 2020 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Jul 2018 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Jan 2016 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Jul 2018 | ||
| 1 | Lead | Jan 2016 | ||
| 1 | Participant | Jul 2018 | ||
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Start Free TrialAcquisitions by JD Digits
JD Digits has acquired 3 companies to date.
Last acquisition by JD Digits was on May 18th 2020. JD Digits acquired Mallcoo for $7M.
Latest Acquisitions by JD Digits
| Description | - | Duolabao is a Hangzhou-based developer of payment hardware and software for merchants integrating Alipay, WeChat Pay, and UnionPay. Its all-in-one POS terminals support QR code scanning, card readers, and data analytics for transaction insights. The platform extends financial services like micro-loans based on payment histories since 2016. | Lending51.com is an online platform offering lending intermediary information services that connect borrowers with loan providers. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the company facilitates access to personal loans, business financing, and credit products by aggregating offers from partnered financial institutions. Launched in 2015, Lending51.com emphasizes quick application processes and real-time rate comparisons, serving users across Asia with tools for eligibility checks and document uploads. |
| HQ Country | |||
| HQ City | - | Beijing | Xiamen |
| Deal Date | 18 May 2020 | 6 Jun 2019 | 8 Apr 2019 |
| Valuation | $7M | $44M | $7M |
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Investments by JD Digits
JD Digits has invested in 52 companies to date.
Latest investment by JD Digits was on July 26th 2019. JD Digits invested in Linkfin Technology in their $50M Series B round.
Latest Investments by JD Digits
| Description | Linkfin Technology is a Beijing-headquartered financial services startup established in June 2017 with backing from Bertelsmann Asia Investments. It operates Zhonglian Huijie Information Technology with RMB 50 million capital and China Enterprise Huitong International Financial Leasing in Tianjin holding USD 50 million, providing leasing and information services to enterprises across China. | 700Kids is a developer of outdoor sports and entertainment equipment designed for children, including interactive playsets and activity gear promoting physical play. | Huasheng Haoche is a Beijing-headquartered new retail platform for automobiles. Founded in 2015, it combines offline direct stores and online e-commerce to deliver one-stop services including car purchase guidance, affordable buying plans, financial products, maintenance, and lifestyle features under its cost-effective brand positioning. | FangCloud Technology is a enterprise file management platform offering secure sharing, collaboration, and access controls for core digital assets. Beijing-headquartered, its founding team contributed to Box's NYSE listing and now serves 10,000-plus companies with features like version control, audit trails, and integrations with WeChat Work. The service emphasizes data sovereignty compliant with Chinese regulations. | |
| HQ Country | |||||
| HQ City | Shanghai | - | Beijing | Hangzhou | |
| Deal Date | 26 Jul 2019 | 2 Jan 2019 | 25 Oct 2018 | 16 Oct 2018 | |
| Round | Series B | Seed | Series B | Series B | |
| Raised | $50M | $3M | $210M | $10M | |
| Investors | Tencent; BAI capital | - | Frees Fund; Crescent Point; Goldman Sachs | JD Cloud | |
| Valuation | undisclosed | undisclosed | $1B | undisclosed | |
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JD Digits Competitors
JD Digits competitors include listed companies like Corpay and BILL.com, and private ones like Ramp, Pleo, Jeeves and Tide.
| Company | HQ | Status | Revenue | EBITDA | Valuation | Revenue Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publicly listed | $4.5B | $2.4B | $26B | 6.6x | ||
| Private | $2B | - | $60B | 30.0x | ||
| Private | $100M | - | $4.7B | 47.0x | ||
| Publicly listed | $1.7B | $34M | $4.1B | 2.4x | ||
| Private | $40M | - | $2.1B | 52.5x | ||
| Private | $225M | - | $1.5B | 6.7x |
JD Digits Public Comps
JD Digits is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Corpay, Tata Capital, Sage, Mitsubishi HC Capital, Aditya Birla Capital, Muthoot Finance, Workday, ServiceTitan, Xero and Bajaj Finance.
| Last FY | EV/Revenue | EV/EBITDA | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | EBITDA | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | Last FY | LTM | 2027E | |
| $4.5B | $2.4B | 7.5x | 6.6x | 14.0x | 12.4x | |||
| $3.1B | $766M | 13.0x | 21.8x | 53.2x | - | |||
| $3.4B | $1B | 4.8x | 4.3x | 15.3x | 16.0x | |||
| $14B | $4.1B | 5.0x | 4.9x | 17.0x | 21.6x | |||
| $4.8B | $1.8B | 6.5x | 30.2x | 17.1x | 38.1x | |||
| $2.1B | $1.4B | 11.6x | 12.6x | 18.1x | 17.2x | |||
| $9.6B | $1.2B | 5.0x | 4.6x | 41.7x | 13.8x | |||
| $961M | ($86M) | 8.0x | 7.0x | (89.5x) | 39.5x | |||
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Common questions about JD Digits
| When was JD Digits founded? | JD Digits was founded in 2013. |
| Where is JD Digits headquartered? | JD Digits is headquartered in Beijing, China. |
| Is JD Digits publicly listed? | No, JD Digits is a private, VC-backed company. |
| What is JD Digits' valuation? | JD Digits was last valued at $28B in its strategic investment round in June 2020. |
| How much funding has JD Digits raised? | JD Digits has raised $3.2B across 3 funding rounds. |
| What was JD Digits' last funding round? | JD Digits' last funding round was a $252M strategic investment round in June 2020, led by JD.com. |
| Who are JD Digits' investors? | JD Digits' investors include CICC, JD.com, China Securities HK, China Taiping Insurance, COFCO, Harvest Global Investments, CITIC Capital Holdings, HSG and Bank of China Group Investment. |
| Which companies are comparable to JD Digits? | Companies comparable to JD Digits include Corpay, Ramp, Pleo, BILL.com, Jeeves and Tide. |
| How many companies has JD Digits acquired? | JD Digits has acquired 3 companies, including Mallcoo, duolabao and Lending51.com. |
| What was the largest acquisition by JD Digits? | The $44M acquisition of duolabao in June 2019 is the largest acquisition JD Digits has made to date. |
| How many companies has JD Digits invested in? | JD Digits has invested in 52 companies, including Linkfin Technology, 700Kids, Huasheng Haoche, FangCloud Technology, Inca, Coterie, Bocloud and Jiatui Technology. |
| What was JD Digits' last investment? | In July 2019, JD Digits invested in Linkfin Technology's $50M Series B alongside Tencent and BAI capital. |
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