<s>
Momo	B-Protocol
(	O
Chinese	O
:	O
陌陌	O
;	O
pinyin	O
:	O
mò	O
mò	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
social	O
search	O
and	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momo	B-Protocol
provides	O
users	O
with	O
free	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
services	O
through	O
Wifi	O
,	O
3G	B-Architecture
and	O
4G	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
client	O
software	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momo	B-Protocol
officially	O
began	O
operations	O
in	O
July	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
month	O
later	O
,	O
launched	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momo	B-Protocol
filed	O
for	O
a	O
NASDAQ	O
IPO	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
and	O
was	O
listed	O
in	O
December	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tang	B-Protocol
Yan	I-Protocol
,	O
Zhang	O
Sichuan	O
,	O
Lei	O
Xiaoliang	O
,	O
Yong	O
Li	O
,	O
and	O
Li	O
Zhiwei	O
co-founded	O
Beijing	O
Momo	B-Protocol
Technology	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd	O
.	O
in	O
July	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
founding	O
the	O
company	O
,	O
Tang	B-Protocol
Yan	I-Protocol
worked	O
as	O
editor	O
and	O
then	O
editor-in-chief	O
at	O
NetEase	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
order	O
to	O
facilitate	O
foreign	O
investments	O
,	O
Momo	B-Protocol
’s	O
co-founders	O
incorporated	O
a	O
holding	O
company	O
called	O
Momo	B-Protocol
Technology	O
Company	O
Limited	O
in	O
the	O
British	O
Virgin	O
Islands	O
in	O
November	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
Momo	B-Protocol
Technology	O
Company	O
Limited	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Momo	B-Protocol
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
re-domiciled	O
to	O
the	O
Cayman	O
Islands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
Momo	B-Protocol
established	O
Momo	B-Protocol
Technology	O
HK	O
Company	O
Limited	O
(	O
Momo	B-Protocol
HK	O
)	O
as	O
a	O
wholly	O
owned	O
subsidiary	O
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
Momo	B-Protocol
HK	O
established	O
Beijing	O
Momo	B-Protocol
Information	O
Technology	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd.(Beijing Momo IT )	O
,	O
a	O
wholly	O
owned	O
People	O
’s	O
Republic	O
of	O
China	O
subsidiary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Beijing	O
Momo	B-Protocol
established	O
Chengdu	O
Momo	B-Protocol
Technology	O
Co.	O
,	O
Ltd.(Chengdu Momo )	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
wholly	O
owned	O
subsidiary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
Momo	B-Protocol
announced	O
reaching	O
half	O
a	O
million	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
months	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
Momo	B-Protocol
users	O
reached	O
2	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momo	B-Protocol
reached	O
10	O
million	O
users	O
on	O
its	O
first	O
anniversary	O
in	O
August	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
Momo	B-Protocol
surpassed	O
15	O
million	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
App	O
Annie	O
reported	O
that	O
Momo	B-Protocol
was	O
the	O
number	O
2	O
non-game	O
app	O
of	O
2013	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2014	O
,	O
TechNode	O
reported	O
that	O
Momo	B-Protocol
had	O
announced	O
reaching	O
100	O
million	O
registered	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momo	B-Protocol
executives	O
also	O
claimed	O
they	O
had	O
reached	O
40	O
million	O
monthly	O
active	O
users	O
(	O
MAU	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Momo	B-Protocol
,	O
in	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
total	O
registered	O
users	O
and	O
MAU	O
reached	O
148	O
million	O
and	O
52.4	O
million	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
months	O
of	O
August	O
and	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Momo	B-Protocol
had	O
51.279	O
and	O
52.101	O
million	O
MAU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Momo	B-Protocol
’s	O
MAU	O
grew	O
,	O
Wechat	O
and	O
QQ	O
both	O
lost	O
MAU	O
within	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
frame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momo	B-Protocol
's	O
prospectus	O
reported	O
60.2	O
million	O
MAU	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momo	B-Protocol
reportedly	O
raised	O
USD	O
2.5	O
million	O
in	O
Series	O
A	O
financing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Momo	B-Protocol
's	O
Form	O
F-1	O
filed	O
with	O
the	O
SEC	O
reports	O
that	O
USD	O
5	O
million	O
was	O
raised	O
in	O
this	O
round	O
of	O
financing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momo	B-Protocol
Inc	O
.	O
completed	O
its	O
Series	O
B	O
financing	O
in	O
October	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momo	B-Protocol
’s	O
registration	O
statement	O
verifies	O
this	O
claim	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
,	O
Momo	B-Protocol
raised	O
approximately	O
USD	O
40	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matrix	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
Gothic	O
Partners	O
,	O
L.P.	O
,	O
PJF	O
Acorn	O
I	O
Trust	O
,	O
Gansett	O
Partners	O
,	O
L.L.C.	O
,	O
PH	O
momo	B-Protocol
investment	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
Tenzing	O
Holding	O
2011	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
Alibaba	O
Investment	O
Limited	O
,	O
and	O
DST	O
Team	O
Fund	O
Limited	O
were	O
all	O
issued	O
and	O
sold	O
Series	O
C	O
preferred	O
shares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
Momo	B-Protocol
raised	O
USD	O
211.8	O
million	O
in	O
Series	O
D	O
financing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momo	B-Protocol
sold	O
Series	O
D	O
preferred	O
shares	O
to	O
Sequoia	O
Capital	O
China	O
Investment	O
Holdco	O
II	O
,	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
Sequoia	O
Capital	O
China	O
GF	O
Holdco	O
III-A	O
,	O
Ltd.	O
,	O
SC	O
China	O
Growth	O
III	O
Co-Investment	O
2014-A	O
,	O
L.P.	O
,	O
Rich	O
Moon	O
Limited	O
,	O
and	O
Tiger	O
Global	O
Eight	O
Holdings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momo	B-Protocol
’s	O
mobile	B-Application
application	I-Application
is	O
available	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
send	O
multimedia	O
instant	B-Application
messages	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
play	O
single	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
games	O
within	O
the	O
app	O
’s	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
also	O
make	O
a	O
Facebook-like	O
profile	O
and	O
are	O
encouraged	O
to	O
include	O
as	O
much	O
information	O
as	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momo	B-Protocol
execs	O
claim	O
that	O
this	O
allows	O
their	O
software	O
to	O
create	O
more	O
accurate	O
matches	O
with	O
nearby	O
strangers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momo	B-Protocol
is	O
claimed	O
to	O
"	O
sift	O
through	O
the	O
clutter	O
of	O
mobile	O
Internet	O
users	O
to	O
find	O
personalized	O
matches	O
for	O
its	O
users	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momo	B-Protocol
offers	O
users	O
paid	O
membership	O
subscriptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
many	O
other	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
services	O
,	O
Momo	B-Protocol
has	O
integrated	O
mobile	O
games	O
into	O
their	O
platform	O
to	O
monetize	O
off	O
their	O
large	O
user	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Third	O
parties	O
develop	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
revenues	O
from	O
in-game	O
purchases	O
are	O
shared	O
between	O
Momo	B-Protocol
and	O
the	O
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
Momo	B-Protocol
launched	O
Dao	O
Dian	O
Tong	O
,	O
a	O
marketing	O
tool	O
for	O
local	O
merchants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
Dao	O
Dian	O
Tong	O
,	O
local	O
businesses	O
and	O
merchants	O
can	O
construct	O
profile	O
pages	O
that	O
allow	O
Momo	B-Protocol
users	O
to	O
find	O
them	O
with	O
the	O
Momo	B-Protocol
’s	O
LBS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Members	O
can	O
see	O
the	O
businesses	O
just	O
as	O
they	O
would	O
see	O
other	O
Momo	B-Protocol
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momo	B-Protocol
plans	O
to	O
further	O
monetize	O
user	O
traffic	O
by	O
referring	O
users	O
from	O
the	O
Momo	B-Protocol
platform	O
to	O
e-commerce	O
companies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alibaba	O
was	O
specifically	O
mentioned	O
in	O
Momo	B-Protocol
’s	O
Form	O
F-1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2012	O
,	O
Momo	B-Protocol
made	O
an	O
official	O
announcement	O
to	O
accuse	O
Sina	O
Corp	O
of	O
copycatting	O
straight	O
from	O
all	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
Momo	B-Protocol
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
10	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
NetEase	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
accusing	O
that	O
Tang	B-Protocol
Yan	I-Protocol
has	O
professional	O
ethic	O
issues	O
,	O
business	O
ethics	O
issues	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
detained	O
due	O
to	O
personal	O
affairs	O
by	O
the	O
local	O
police	O
in	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
video	O
,	O
one	O
character	O
mentions	O
Momo	B-Protocol
,	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
magical	O
tool	O
to	O
get	O
laid	O
(	O
Chinese	O
:	O
约炮神器	O
;	O
pinyin	O
:	O
yuē	O
pào	O
shén	O
qì	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momo	B-Protocol
has	O
spent	O
millions	O
of	O
dollars	O
to	O
reverse	O
the	O
image	O
of	O
Momo	B-Protocol
as	O
a	O
one-night	O
stand	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momo	B-Protocol
,	O
through	O
its	O
Weibo	B-Protocol
account	O
,	O
continues	O
to	O
engage	O
the	O
online	O
community	O
through	O
various	O
campaigns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Momo	B-Protocol
’s	O
latest	O
online	O
campaign	O
focused	O
on	O
supporting	O
the	O
homeless	O
cats	O
and	O
dogs	O
of	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Momo	B-Protocol
is	O
widely	O
considered	O
as	O
a	O
social	O
media	O
application	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
claims	O
that	O
meetings	O
on	O
Momo	B-Protocol
resulted	O
in	O
marriage	O
.	O
</s>
