Weichaishi.com is a technology company.
Weichaishi.com has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round.
Weichaishi.com has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Weichaishi.com has raised $3.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Weichaishi.com's investors include Nokia Growth Partners.
Weichaishi.com (微差事, or "Micro-Task") is China's largest mobile crowdtasking platform, operating as a B2C app that connects enterprises with a nationwide crowd of users for micro-tasks like AI data labeling, commercial checks, data collection, research surveys, and in-store experiences.[1][2][6] It serves businesses needing real-time, on-the-ground data—such as POI mapping, product scanning, traffic monitoring, and questionnaire completion—while enabling part-time earners to monetize spare time via smartphone functions like GPS and photo uploads.[1][2] The platform solves market research and AI training data gaps by crowdsourcing scalable, low-cost fieldwork, with strong growth evidenced by millions of users across Chinese cities and a $3.2 million Series A in funding led by ClearVue Partners and Nokia Growth Partners.[3][4][2]
Founded on January 11, 2011, Weichaishi pioneered mobile crowdsourcing in China as a micro-task marketplace where anyone can post and complete paid tasks, evolving from basic errands to sophisticated B2C services supporting iPhone and Android.[2][6] Launched publicly as a mobile app in January 2013, it quickly scaled by tapping into China's urban workforce, distributing tasks to millions of users in tier 1-3 cities for real-time data like supermarket barcode scans or event videos.[1][2][6] Key early traction came from enterprise partnerships for data collection and brand promotion, building a "thick database" that reflected terminal market status and boosted sales awareness, with funding in 2015 marking a pivotal growth moment.[2][3][4]
Weichaishi rides the explosive growth of AI in China, where demand for labeled data fuels computer vision, NLP, and speech models, amplified by mobile penetration and gig economy trends.[1][2] Its timing aligns with post-2011 smartphone adoption and 2010s crowdsourcing rise, positioning it as a pioneer against global peers like Amazon Mechanical Turk by localizing for Chinese characteristics like errands and real-time market intel.[2] Market forces like e-commerce expansion (e.g., barcode scans for hypermarkets) and brand research favor it, influencing the ecosystem by democratizing data collection—lowering costs for enterprises, extending field workforce, and feeding AI training at scale.[1][2][3]
Weichaishi is primed to expand AI annotation amid China's data-hungry tech boom, potentially deepening integrations with autonomous driving, smart cities, and e-commerce analytics. Rising gig work and multimodal AI trends will shape its path, evolving influence from micro-tasks to enterprise-grade data pipelines and global competition. As China's crowdtasking leader, it ties back to its core strength: turning everyday mobiles into a massive, on-demand workforce for tomorrow's AI economy.[1][2][3]
Weichaishi.com has raised $3.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $3.0M Series A in September 2014.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2014 | $3.0M Series A | Nokia Growth Partners |