Cybersecurity startups in China
There are 857 Cybersecurity startups in China which include Qihoo 360 Technology, Hex Trust, Qihoo 360 Technology, Qi'anxin, QIMA. Out of these, 347 startups are funded, with 165 having secured Series A+ funding, and 4 achieving unicorn status.
Over the past 10 years, an average of 37 new companies have been launched annually. Notably, several of these startups have been founded by alumni of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Tsinghua University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Here is the list of top Cybersecurity startups in China
Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd (Qihoo 360), provides internet services and sales and development of anti-virus software in China. It provides a security solution for computer, mobile, and internet. Its Internet and mobile security products include 360 SafeGuard and 360 Anti-virus, Internet security products in China and 360 Mobile Safe, the mobile security product in China. The Company generates revenues primarily through offering services, such as online advertising and Internet value-added services. Online advertising offers advertising services by providing marketing opportunities on its websites and secure platform products to its advertising customers. In 2019, the company recorded annual revenues of $1.8B, and a net profit of $0.8B.
Key facts about Qihoo 360 Technology
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Chaoyang (China)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $25M
- Investors: Sequoia Capital China, Highland Capital Partners and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 29, 2013, $*****
- Tracxn Score: 70/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 4 of 323 Competitors
2. Hex Trust
Custodian service for digital assets. It offers an enterprise grade multi currency custody platform. It provides cold, frozen, and ZeroKey wallet services to secure cryptocurrency. It offers APIs, on-chain segregation for transactions, multiple-factor authentication, real-time monitoring, and KYC, AML validation service. It offers fully regulated institutional digital asset custody, staking and markets services to builders, investors and service providers.
Key facts about Hex Trust
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: Hong Kong (China)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $104M
- Investors: Animoca Brands, Liberty City Ventures and 31 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 10, 2025, $*****
- Tracxn Score: 70/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 9 of 2,150 Competitors
Qihoo 360 is a provider of managed security services and antivirus. The features of the product include ransomware prevention, vulnerability assessment, cloud security, infrastructure vulnerability analysis, device protection, etc.
Key facts about Qihoo 360 Technology
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Chaoyang (China)
- Stage: Acquired
- Investors: Sequoia Capital China, Yuanhe Holdings and 24 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Nov 28, 2018, $*****
- Tracxn Score: 61/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 7 of 323 Competitors
4. Qi'anxin
Provider of security analytics solutions. The product offered by the company is a situational awareness platform, a big data security analysis platform, a big data intelligent modeling platform, and a threat awareness system. It also provides products for border security and terminal security. The features of the product include real-time threat detection and prevention, security management, secure authentication, intrusion prevention, etc.
Key facts about Qi'anxin
- Founded Year: 2014
- Location: Beijing (China)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $210M
- Investors: Redstar Macalline, IDG Capital and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Sep 27, 2019, $*****
- Tracxn Score: 60/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 13 of 100 Competitors

5. QIMA
QIMA is the provider of an app-based platform providing supplier compliance & audit programs. It enables inspection bookings, supplier audits, a dashboard with reports, shipment approvals and rejections, management of quality control schedules and payments.
Key facts about QIMA
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: Hong Kong (China)
- Stage: Seed
- Investors: INSEAD Alumni France Ventures, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 08, 2021, $*****
- Tracxn Score: 58/100 What is this?
- Competitors Rank: 39 of 2,958 Competitors
