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中文(ZH) 350亿融资，烧出了什么？

WM Motor collapses after raising over $350M from Baidu, Tencent, and Sequoia

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WM Motor, once a darling of the capital markets, has collapsed after raising over 35 billion yuan in 11 funding rounds. Founded in 2015 by Shen Hui, who previously led Geely's acquisition of Volvo, the company quickly attracted investment from major players like Baidu, Sequoia Capital China, and Tencent. WM Motor's first mass-produced car, the EX5, launched in 2018 and achieved significant sales, even setting a record for a single funding round in 2020 with 10 billion yuan. AI

RANK_REASON Significant funding round and subsequent collapse of a major automotive company.

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WM Motor collapses after raising over $350M from Baidu, Tencent, and Sequoia

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  1. 36氪 (36Kr) TIER_1 中文(ZH) ·

    35 billion yuan in financing, what has been burned out?

    一笔亿元债权沦落到几万元，根源在于威马汽车本身的彻底溃败。而这家企业的坠落速度，几乎与它的崛起速度一样惊人。 2015年，曾主导吉利收购沃尔沃的沈晖创立威马汽车。凭借深厚的行业人脉和资源调动能力，威马迅速成为资本市场的宠儿。公开信息显示，威马自成立以来累计完成11轮融资，已公布额度的融资规模累计超过350亿元，投资方阵容囊括百度、红杉中国、腾讯等。 2018年，威马首款量产车EX5上市，当年交付量位居新势力第二。2019年，EX5蝉联造车新势力单一车型销冠。2020年9月，威马完成100亿元D轮融资，更是创下当时造车新势力单笔融资纪录，估值一度触及约41

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