Where is Joyo located?

Joyo is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Is Joyo a funded company?

Joyo is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round.

Where does Joyo rank among its competitors?

Joyo ranks 6th amongst 11 active competitors, none of which are funded.

Who are the top competitors of Joyo?

Joyo's top competitors include Handheld Culture, These books and Guomai. Among them, Youqudao secured the most recent funding round in June, 2014.

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Q: Is Joyo an acquired company?

Joyo got acquired by Amazon on Aug 19, 2004.

Joyo is an acquired company based in Beijing (China), founded in 2000. It operates as an Online B2C retailer for books, videos, music. The company has 11 active competitors, including 1 that has exited. Its top competitors include companies like Handheld Culture, These books and Guomai.

Company Details

JoyoAmazon.cn is one of China’s B2C e-commerce website. Formerly known as Joyo, the company became one of Amazon’s subsidiaries after it was acquired by Amazon. It mainly engaged in selling books, audios, software, film and videos.  Joyo provided customers with a wide variety of books, videos, software, toys, gifts, general merchandise and other products. JoyoAmazon.cn is headquartered in Beijing. Amazon.com Inc. agreed to pay $75 million for the acquisition.

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Founded Year

2000

Location

Beijing, China

Stage

Acquired

Investors

Legend Capital & 1 more

Ranked

6^th among 11 active competitors

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Exit Details

Acquired by Amazon (Aug 19, 2004)

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Joyo got acquired by Amazon on Aug 19, 2004 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Joyo is a funded company. Joyo has 2 institutional investors.

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Top competitors of Joyo include Handheld Culture, These books and Guomai. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Joyo, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Handheld Culture 2010, Hong Kong (China), Unfunded	Online book retailer	-	-	43/100
2nd	These books 2015, Beijing (China), Unfunded	Online ebook retailer	-	-	42/100
3rd	Guomai 2012, Hangzhou (China), Early Stage	Provider of book publishing, digital content, and IP derivative operations	$13.1M	Puhua Capital	28/100
4th	Duozhuayu 2016, Hangzhou (China), Funding Raised	Online book retailer	-	Next Capital	26/100
5th	Yaoqi 2009, Beijing (China), Acqui-Hired	Online platform for comics and animation	-	GeniLink Capital, NLVC & 5 others	24/100
6th	Joyo 2000, Beijing (China), Acquired	Online B2C retailer for books, videos, music	-	Legend Capital, Legend Star	23/100
7th	Palm Cloud Group 2017, Fuzhou (China), Funding Raised	Digital reading company that provides a platform for distributing and selling novels	-	Dier Investment	22/100
8th	Youqudao 2011, Shanghai (China), Deadpooled	Mobile app based comic book publishing platform	$1.56M	Shenzhen Capital Group	19/100
9th	ecsponline.com 2015, Dongcheng (China), Unfunded	Online book retailer	-	-	16/100
10th	Heartin 2019, China, Unfunded	Online book retailer	-	-	16/100