Investments
113Funds
3Partners & Customers
10Service Providers
3About Baidu
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) is a Chinese search engine that focuses on Chinese language search. The company also provides users with many channels and products, such as discussion forums, news, map, translation service, Baidu academics, music, cloud storage, mobile applications, and more.
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CB Insights Intelligence Analysts have mentioned Baidu in 6 CB Insights research briefs, most recently on Sep 6, 2022.
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This Is What Whales Are Betting On Baidu May 5, 2023 4:45 PM | 3 min read Someone with a lot of money to spend has taken a bearish stance on Baidu BIDU. And retail traders should know. We noticed this today when the big position showed up on publicly available options history that we track here at Benzinga. Whether this is an institution or just a wealthy individual, we don't know. But when something this big happens with BIDU, it often means somebody knows something is about to happen. So how do we know what this whale just did? Today, Benzinga 's options scanner spotted 11 uncommon options trades for Baidu. This isn't normal. The overall sentiment of these big-money traders is split between 18% bullish and 81%, bearish. Out of all of the special options we uncovered, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $328,456, and 6 are calls, for a total amount of $356,207. What's The Price Target? Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $85.0 to $145.0 for Baidu over the last 3 months. Volume & Open Interest Development In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for Baidu options trades today is 592.7 with a total volume of 2,533.00. In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for Baidu's big money trades within a strike price range of $85.0 to $145.0 over the last 30 days. Baidu Option Volume And Open Interest Over Last 30 Days Biggest Options Spotted:
Baidu Investments
113 Investments
Baidu has made 113 investments. Their latest investment was in StarFive as part of their Corporate Minority on March 3, 2023.
Baidu Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3/14/2023 | Corporate Minority | StarFive | $146.6M | Yes | 2 | |
1/16/2023 | Corporate Minority | Zhiran Medical | Yes | Baidu, and Meituan Dianping | 1 | |
1/3/2023 | Series A | Weihexin Technology | Yes | 1 | ||
7/25/2022 | Seed | |||||
4/2/2022 | Series A |
Date | 3/14/2023 | 1/16/2023 | 1/3/2023 | 7/25/2022 | 4/2/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Corporate Minority | Corporate Minority | Series A | Seed | Series A |
Company | StarFive | Zhiran Medical | Weihexin Technology | ||
Amount | $146.6M | ||||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Baidu, and Meituan Dianping | ||||
Sources | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Baidu Acquisitions
27 Acquisitions
Baidu acquired 27 companies. Their latest acquisition was GBI Health on February 14, 2023.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/14/2023 | Acquired | 1 | ||||
6/28/2022 | Series A | $400M | Acquired | 2 | ||
8/16/2021 | Acquired | 1 | ||||
6/4/2021 | Series A | |||||
3/2/2021 | Series A |
Date | 2/14/2023 | 6/28/2022 | 8/16/2021 | 6/4/2021 | 3/2/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Investment Stage | Series A | Series A | Series A | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | $400M | ||||
Note | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Baidu Fund History
3 Fund Histories
Baidu has 3 funds, including Baidu Nuomi Pictures Media Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/17/2016 | Baidu Nuomi Pictures Media Fund | $303M | 1 | ||
Guojin Baidu Big Data Fund | |||||
Baidu Content Producer Fund |
Closing Date | 6/17/2016 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Baidu Nuomi Pictures Media Fund | Guojin Baidu Big Data Fund | Baidu Content Producer Fund |
Fund Type | |||
Status | |||
Amount | $303M | ||
Sources | 1 |
Baidu Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Baidu has 10 strategic partners and customers. Baidu recently partnered with EqualOcean on February 2, 2023.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/22/2023 | Partner | China | EqualOcean Partners with Baidu ERNIE Bot, Leveraging AI in the Globalization Forward EqualOcean , a leading international business information provider and research platform dedicated to connecting China and the rest of the world , announced on February 22 , 2023 it has become one of the first-batch partners of Baidu 's ERNIE Bot ecosystem . | 1 | |
2/15/2023 | Partner | China | IQIYI Reaches Framework Agreement with Baidu on AI-Generated Content The partnership marries iQIYI 's rich online entertainment resources and Baidu 's advanced technologies , which further empowers iQIYI to enhance its creative capabilities , production efficiency , and the ability to provide superior user experiences . | 1 | |
4/15/2022 | Partner | China | Baidu Reaches Strategic Cooperation With EV Maker Voyah Beijing-based internet technology company Baidu signed a strategic cooperation agreement on Friday with Voyah , an intelligent electric vehicle brand owned by Dongfeng Motor Corporation . | 1 | |
11/23/2021 | Licensee | ||||
9/21/2021 | Partner |
Date | 2/22/2023 | 2/15/2023 | 4/15/2022 | 11/23/2021 | 9/21/2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Licensee | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | China | China | China | ||
News Snippet | EqualOcean Partners with Baidu ERNIE Bot, Leveraging AI in the Globalization Forward EqualOcean , a leading international business information provider and research platform dedicated to connecting China and the rest of the world , announced on February 22 , 2023 it has become one of the first-batch partners of Baidu 's ERNIE Bot ecosystem . | IQIYI Reaches Framework Agreement with Baidu on AI-Generated Content The partnership marries iQIYI 's rich online entertainment resources and Baidu 's advanced technologies , which further empowers iQIYI to enhance its creative capabilities , production efficiency , and the ability to provide superior user experiences . | Baidu Reaches Strategic Cooperation With EV Maker Voyah Beijing-based internet technology company Baidu signed a strategic cooperation agreement on Friday with Voyah , an intelligent electric vehicle brand owned by Dongfeng Motor Corporation . | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Baidu Service Providers
3 Service Providers
Baidu has 3 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Series B | Investment Bank | Financial Advisor | |
Service Provider | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Associated Rounds | Series B | ||
Provider Type | Investment Bank | ||
Service Type | Financial Advisor |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Baidu Team
11 Team Members
Baidu has 11 team members, including current Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Robin Li.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Robin Li | Founder, Chief Executive Officer | Current | |
Name | Robin Li | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | Founder, Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Status | Current |
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