Sinorbis
Type of site | Marketing-related software as a service |
|---|---|
| Founded | June 2016 |
| Founder(s) | Nicolas Chu Allen Qu |
| Industry | Marketing |
| URL | http://www.sinorbis.com |
Sinorbis is a software as a service (SaaS) company that sells subscriptions to a cloud-based digital marketing platform. The software aims to facilitate Higher Education institutions and businesses who wish to enter the Asian market.[1] It was founded by Nicolas Chu, Allen Qu, Dandan Cheng and Dhruv Parashar, in June 2016 after having raised $1.5 million.[2] The company's headquarters are in Sydney, and it also has offices in Shanghai, North America, Europe, and Colombo.[3]
History[edit]
The name Sinorbis is a compound of Latin words "Sina", meaning "China", and "Orbis", meaning the world.[4]
A second round of funding, which was led by outdoor ad firm Executive Channel Holdings (ECH) and was concluded in May 2017, raised a further $2.3 million, bringing the startup's total fund to $3.8 million.[5] Along with the second round of funding, Sinorbis also announced a number of advisory board appointments, including Bruce Fink, Principal of privately held Bickham Court Group of Companies and Executive Chair of ECH; Charles Parry-Okeden, the Global CEO of ECH; Chris Winterburn, Managing Director of Media i.[6]
The first version of its cloud-based digital marketing platform was commercialised in July 2017. On the following year, Sinorbis closed a $4m Series A funding round led by Jelix Ventures in September 2018 [7] and another round in August 2021, bringing the total company's funding to $9.4m.[8]
In, 2022, Sinorbis announces the launch of its Pan-Asian marketing platform, moving from being an app for China to becoming an integrated marketing platform for the whole of Asia, allowing users to publish, engage and measure their digital activities across Asian channels. [9]
Product[edit]
Sinorbis' cloud-based marketing platform offers digital marketing, search engine optimization and web development tools[10] with the aim to allow companies to build a web and social media presence in China. Through the platform, companies are able to build websites that are visible within the Great Firewall, and localized and optimized for China's four major search engines: Baidu, Sogou, 360 and Shenma.[11] The Sinorbis Wizard tool uses machine learning to suggest website optimization updates.[12]
Since the launch of the software, the company has developed a diverse client base and has gained a strong foothold in the international education sector, working with universities in the US, Australia, New Zealand, the UK and all over Europe. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sinorbis made their technology available for free to international education providers.[13]
In 2020, the company also added webinar marketing tools and Zoom integrations to its features.[14]
The company's infrastructure is hosted via Alibaba Cloud[11] and Amazon Web Services.
Media coverage[edit]
CEO and co-founder Nicolas Chu has appeared twice on Australia's Sky News Business channel, to discuss the business opportunities posed by the Chinese digital market.[15][16] He was also interviewed on ABC Local Radio program The World Today on 2 June 2016.[17]
Awards[edit]
On 28 June 2018 Sinorbis was recognised as 'Marketing Technology Company of the Year' at the annual Mumbrella Awards.[18] In the same year, the company also won the Australian Business Award for New Product Innovation[19] and was included in the Anthill Smart 100 2018 ranking.[20] In 2019, Sinorbis received the award for 'Marketing Technology Company of the Year' at the annual B&T Awards.[21] Sinorbis was ranked in Financial Times Asia-Pacific High-Growth Companies in 2021,[22] 2022[23] and 2023.[24]
References[edit]
- ^ "Pan-Asian marketing platform launched". thepienews.com. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Sefiani (2 June 2016). "China-Digital Specialist Sinorbis Launches in Sydney". Sefiani. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "Sinorbis appoints first CMO Vijay Solanki to prepare for global expansion". Mumbrella. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Building a Digital Bridge to China: Techboard speaks with Nicolas Chu". Techboard. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "No Google, no Facebook, no problem". Financial Review. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ Magazine, Anthill (1 June 2017). "Sinorbis raises $2.3M in oversubscribed bridging round". Anthill Online. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Jelix leads its first Series a raise in China marketing startup Sinorbis". 8 October 2018.
- ^ "Pitchbook Sinorbis - Profile". August 2021.
- ^ "Pan-Asian marketing platform launched". thepienews.com. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Sinorbis raises $2.3 million to launch platform helping businesses market to China - Startup Daily". Startup Daily. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ a b "How one Aussie start-up is opening the door to China through software". ARN. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Sinorbis launches a Chinese language digital marketing platform - Mumbrella". Mumbrella. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Sinorbis offers education providers free access to its digital marketing solution for China". 13 April 2020.
- ^ "App Marketplace". marketplace.zoom.us. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Sinorbis (25 May 2017), Sinorbis' CEO Nicolas Chu on Sky Business 18th May 2017, retrieved 17 April 2018
- ^ Sinorbis (8 January 2018), Are Australian businesses ready to capitalise on the growing demand from China? | Sinorbis Sky News Business interview, retrieved 17 April 2018
- ^ "Breaking into China market: a hard road for Australian business". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "CHE Proximity steals the show at Mumbrella Awards". 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Sinorbis – the Australian Business Awards 2018". Archived from the original on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "SMART100 2018 - Ranking Revealed!! -". 28 August 2018.
- ^ "B&T Awards 2019 Winners Revealed!". 22 November 2019.
- ^ Kelly, Maxine (30 March 2021). "FT ranking: Asia-Pacific High-Growth Companies 2021". www.ft.com. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "FT ranking: Asia-Pacific High-Growth Companies 2022". 17 March 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "FT ranking: High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific 2023". 15 March 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.