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China’s Ximalaya, Qiniu file for U.S. IPOs


Ximalaya, backed by China’s Tencent Holdings, filed for an preliminary public providing (IPO) in the US on Friday, cashing in on rising demand as extra folks tune in to podcasts whereas staying at residence throughout the pandemic.

China’s Qiniu, a cloud-based platform-as-a-service supplier backed by Alibaba Group, additionally filed paperwork for a U.S. IPO.

The most important on-line audio platform in China, Ximalaya had 250 million common month-to-month common customers within the first quarter of 2021, in response to a regulatory submitting.

Ximalaya, which supplies a platform for customers to entry free or paid content material from skilled or beginner suppliers, was valued at $3.71 billion as of July 2018, in response to PitchBook. It has raised $225 million in funds from traders together with General Atlantic and Tencent.

Based in 2012, Ximalaya’s income elevated by greater than 48% from a 12 months earlier to round 4 billion yuan ($617.95 million) in 2020.

Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley , BofA Securities and CICC are underwriters on Ximalaya’s providing. Qiniu and Ximalaya didn’t disclose another particulars about their itemizing plans on Friday.