StoneWise Funding, Investors & Competitors

StoneWise has raised $110M across 2 funding rounds, most recently a $100M Series B in April 2021.

Last StoneWise funding round

$100M

Series B · Apr 2021

Cumulative funding StoneWise raised

$110M

across 2 funding rounds

Key investors in StoneWise

  • GL Ventures
  • Long Hill Capital
  • Legend Capital
  • Susquehanna International Group
  • Eastern Bell Capital
  • Linear Capital
  • Lightspeed China Partners
  • Greater Bay Area Homeland Development Fund

StoneWise Overview

About StoneWise

StoneWise is a Beijing-based AI drug discovery company founded in 2018. Its platform integrates artificial intelligence, microfluidics, computational chemistry, and biology to accelerate early-stage R&D. Tools include medical knowledge graphs, privileged scaffold identification, molecular generation, reaction prediction, and synthesis planning. StoneWise partners with pharmaceutical firms, universities, and research institutions in China to enhance discovery efficiency.


Founded

2018

HQ

ChinaBeijing

Status

Privately held

Customer focus

B2B

Revenue model

Licensing

StoneWise Funding History

StoneWise has raised a total of $110M across 2 funding rounds.

StoneWise's first fundraising round was a $10M Series A in March 2020. The most recent completed round was a $100M Series B in April 2021.

StoneWise funding rounds

StoneWise funding rounds
DateStageInvestorsRaisedDeal Summary
Apr 2021Series BGreater Bay Area Homeland Development Fund (lead); Legend Capital (lead); Lightspeed China Partners (lead); Linear Capital Partners; GL Ventures; Susquehanna International Group; Long Hill Capital; Eastern Bell Capital$100MStoneWise is a Beijing-based medical technology company founded in 2018 that uses artificial intelligence to accelerate small molecule drug discovery. The company provides researchers with an AI-enabled drug development platform powered by technologies including AI algorithms, computational chemistry, pharmaceutical chemistry, and computational biology, enabling the drug development process to be more time-efficient and cost-effective. In April 2021, StoneWise completed combined Series B and B+ financing rounds raising $100 million total. The Series B round was led by Legend Capital, while the Series B+ round was co-led by Greater Bay Area Community Development Fund and Lightspeed China. Additional investors included Eastern Bell Capital, GL Ventures, Long Hill Capital, and existing shareholders Hillhouse Ventures, SIG, and Linear Capital who made follow-on investments. The company planned to use the proceeds to recruit and retain world-leading talent, upgrade its AI-enabled drug discovery platform, and advance innovation in small molecule drug R&D. As context, drug development typically takes 10-15 years and costs around $2.6 billion on average, making StoneWise's AI-driven approach significant for improving efficiency in pharmaceutical development.
Mar 2020Series AGL Ventures (lead); Long Hill Capital (lead); Linear Capital$10MStoneWise, a company backed by investors such as Hillhouse Ventures, Linear Venture, and Long Hill Capital, completed a Series A funding round on March 16, 2020. This round followed a Seed VC round on July 23, 2019, and preceded a Series A - II on September 9, 2020. Hillhouse Ventures participated in multiple rounds including Series A, Series A - II, Series B, and Series B - II. StoneWise has raised a total of $100M across six funding rounds as of April 2021, with nine investors overall. Linear Venture invested in the Series B - II round.

Who has invested in StoneWise?

9 investors have backed StoneWise across its funding rounds, including GL Ventures, Long Hill Capital, Legend Capital, Susquehanna International Group, Eastern Bell Capital and Linear Capital.

Lead investors include Greater Bay Area Homeland Development Fund, Legend Capital, Lightspeed China Partners, GL Ventures and Long Hill Capital.


StoneWise Investors

Investors in StoneWise by funding rounds participated
InvestorHQRoundsRoleFirst check
GL VenturesChinaBeijing2LeadMar 2020
Long Hill CapitalChinaChina2LeadMar 2020
Lightspeed China PartnersChinaShanghai1LeadApr 2021
Greater Bay Area Homeland Development FundHong KongHong Kong1LeadApr 2021
Linear Capital PartnersUnited StatesLos Angeles, CA1ParticipantApr 2021
Susquehanna International GroupUnited StatesPhiladelphia, PA1ParticipantApr 2021
Linear CapitalChinaShanghai1ParticipantMar 2020

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StoneWise Competitors

StoneWise competitors include listed companies like Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson, and private ones like Legora, Glean, Factory and Decagon.

Public and private companies comparable to StoneWise
CompanyHQStatusRevenueEBITDAValuationRevenue Multiple
LegoraSwedenStockholmPrivate$200M-$8.8B44.0x
GleanUnited StatesPalo Alto, CAPrivate$100M-$7.2B72.0x
FactoryUnited StatesSan Francisco, CAPrivate--$5B-
DecagonUnited StatesSan Francisco, CAPrivate$35M-$4.5B-
Eli LillyUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$65B$28B$1.2T14.3x
Johnson & JohnsonUnited StatesUnited StatesPublicly listed$94B$40B$665B6.9x

StoneWise Public Comps

StoneWise is still privately-owned, but its public comps include Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, AbbVie, Palantir, Roche, Merck, Novartis, AstraZeneca, SAP and Amgen.

Last FYEV/RevenueEV/EBITDA
RevenueEBITDALast FYLTM2027ELast FYLTM2027E
Eli Lilly$65B$28B19.2x14.3x45.1x30.2x
Johnson & Johnson$94B$40B7.4x6.9x17.3x18.8x
AbbVie$61B$17B9.6x8.8x33.7x18.7x
Palantir$4.5B$1.5B84.1x47.6x258.7x77.7x
Roche$78B$26B5.3x5.3x15.7x13.4x
Merck$65B$28B6.2x6.1x14.5x22.9x
Novartis$57B$22B6.1x6.1x15.9x14.8x
AstraZeneca$59B$19B5.4x5.1x16.7x14.3x

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Common questions about StoneWise

When was StoneWise founded?StoneWise was founded in 2018.
Where is StoneWise headquartered?StoneWise is headquartered in Beijing, China.
Is StoneWise publicly listed?No, StoneWise is a private, VC-backed company.
How much funding has StoneWise raised?StoneWise has raised $110M across 2 funding rounds.
What was StoneWise's last funding round?StoneWise's last funding round was a $100M Series B in April 2021, led by Greater Bay Area Homeland Development Fund, Legend Capital and Lightspeed China Partners.
Who are StoneWise's investors?StoneWise's investors include GL Ventures, Long Hill Capital, Lightspeed China Partners, Greater Bay Area Homeland Development Fund, Linear Capital Partners, Susquehanna International Group, Linear Capital, Legend Capital and Eastern Bell Capital.
Which companies are comparable to StoneWise?Companies comparable to StoneWise include Legora, Glean, Factory, Decagon, Eli Lilly and Johnson & Johnson.

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