Physix Frontier
NetEase
Funding History
- IPOUSD 120M — IPO Price: USD 15.50 (per ADS); Market Cap at Listing: Not publicly disclosed (bubble period, subsequently shrank significantly); Shares Issued: 4.5M ADS; Lock-up Period: Standard 180-day lock-up | Source: Prospectus/Exchange Disclosures
- Founder Self-FundingUndisclosed — Amount basis: Undisclosed (personal funds); —; Led by: Ding Lei | Ding Lei founded NetEase in Guangzhou, entering the market early with an all-Chinese search engine and free email service. From 1997–2000 was the 'Portal Foundation Period', where NetEase rapidly accumulated users through email and portals, and became one of the first Chinese internet companies to list on US stocks in 2000. | Source: Everbright Securities / Baidu Baike