Meilin

What Meilin does

Meilin (美邻) is a smart community platform operated by Beijing OvTimes Network Technology Co., Ltd. (北京欧维时代网络技术有限公司), a privately-held Chinese high-tech enterprise founded in 2011 and headquartered in Beijing. The platform integrates three mobile applications — Meilin for property owners, Meilin Butler for property managers, and Meilin Home for merchants — with a portfolio of self-developed smart hardware including QR code, face recognition, Bluetooth, and video intercom access control systems, intelligent parking equipment with automatic license plate recognition, smart door locks, parking space locks, automatic door closers, advertising doors, and smart peephole cameras. The company also sells property management software and runs a community advertising media service on door access screens and in-app inventory. Underlying technology spans AI, IoT, and mobile internet application development, with the company claiming hundreds of intellectual property rights and invention patents covering its smart access control systems.

Meilin generates revenue through multiple streams: hardware sales to properties and developers, subscription-based property management software, advertising on door access screens and within its apps, transaction commissions from local merchant errand and delivery services, and revenue sharing with authorized dealers. Go-to-market is primarily via a dealer/agent network (requiring 500,000 RMB minimum registered capital from dealers in property management, security, real estate, and internet verticals), supplemented by direct enterprise sales and strategic partnerships. Named relationships include a 2017 strategic partnership with China Construction Bank for smart community and banking integration, and active sales to government and street offices for smart community and safe city initiatives.

The company has scaled modestly, reporting deployments to "thousands of households" with 11–50 employees, National High-Tech Enterprise Certification (December 2016), and a single disclosed institutional funding event of approximately $14 million from Yunshi Capital in March 2019. Geographic footprint remains China-focused, anchored on Beijing, with channel expansion signaled through national industry exhibitions in Shanghai and Beijing.

Name

Meilin

Legal name

北京欧维时代网络技术有限公司 (BeiJing OvTimes Network Technology Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://meilin.cc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Meilin is a Beijing-based smart community platform provider that combines three mobile apps (owner, property manager, merchant versions) with proprietary IoT hardware such as face-recognition access control, smart parking systems, and smart locks, sold primarily through a dealer network to property management companies, real estate developers, and government buyers across China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart Community IoT Hardware and Platform

NAICS

Communications Equipment Manufacturing (3342), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Telephone & Telegraph Apparatus (3661), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Physical Security, Access Control & Visitor Management (HSAPAPAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Remote Unlock & Visitor Management (Mobile Credentials/Packages) (HSAHAIAL), Home Security & Access Control (Cameras, Alarms, Smart Locks) (HSAPAQAB), Integration Services (Smart Home Hubs, Voice Assistants, Alarm & Video) (HSAHAEAH)

Keywords

• Smart community platform
• Smart access control
• IoT property hardware
• Property management software
• Community advertising media

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Smart Hardware Sales: Sales of smart access control systems, smart parking equipment, smart door locks, and related IoT hardware devices to properties and real estate developers.
2. Property Management Software/SaaS: Meilin property management software provides centralized and flat management capabilities for community operations, including work order management, equipment inspection, and mobile attendance.
3. Advertising Media Services: Door access media advertising screens (13.3 inch HD displays), APP advertising (homepage banner, mall ads), voice advertising through smart door access, and brand promotion activities.
4. Errand/Delivery Services Commission: Errand services including shopping, delivery, queuing through Meilin Home merchant platform with commission from local merchants.
5. Dealer/Partner Revenue Share: Revenue sharing with authorized dealers and service providers who distribute Meilin products and services in target regions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Meilin develops and sells a smart community platform that combines three mobile applications with a suite of self-developed IoT hardware for residential communities. Core offerings include face recognition access control systems (LILY series), QR code/Bluetooth/NFC door access, video intercom, intelligent parking with automatic license plate recognition, smart door locks, property management SaaS, and a community advertising media network. Customers are primarily Chinese property management companies, real estate developers, and government street offices, with deployment supporting thousands of households.

Product overview

Meilin is a smart community platform developed by Beijing OvTimes Network Technology Co., Ltd. (established 2011), offering a unified ecosystem comprising three main app products (Meilin for property owners, Meilin Butler for property managers, and Meilin Home for merchants) integrated with a comprehensive suite of smart hardware including facial recognition access control, QR code/Bluetooth/NFC door locks, video intercom systems, intelligent parking systems with automatic license plate recognition, smart door locks, parking space locks, door sensors, and advertising displays. The platform also includes property management software, mobile office tools, and community advertising media services, all designed to enable smart community management, property services, and urban intelligence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 美邻（业主版）: Community owner version with features including community notifications, property repairs, property payments, errand services, smart home, neighbor social, community services, life services, and health services.
• 美邻管家（物业版）
• 美邻到家（商家版）

Products and services

• Meilin APP (Owner/Resident Version) (美邻业主版) A community life services mobile application for property owners/residents providing community notifications, property repair requests, property/heating/parking/utility fee payment, errand services, smart home controls, neighbor social features, community services, life services, and health services.
• Meilin Butler APP (Property Manager Version) (美邻管家物业版) A property management mobile application enabling work order management, voice broadcasting, order grabbing and dispatching, equipment inspection, mobile attendance, parking fee collection, and work order management for community administration staff.
• Meilin Home APP (Merchant Version) (美邻到家商家版) A merchant-facing mobile application for order management, dispatching, billing, delivery tracking, coupon management, product catalog, wholesale mall (批发商城), and procurement orders, targeted at local businesses serving communities.
• Meilin Property Management Software (美邻物业管理软件) Desktop/server-side property management software enabling centralized and flat management of community operations for property management companies.
• Meilin Office System (美邻办公系统) A mobile office collaboration platform for staff coordination and workflow management across property management operations.
• Meilin Smart Access Control System — QR Code, Face Recognition, Bluetooth, NFC & Video Intercom (美邻二维码/人脸识别/蓝牙/可视对讲门禁) A family of self-developed smart access control systems supporting QR code entry, NFC, face recognition, Bluetooth, and video intercom methods, with features including remote door opening, real-time monitoring, and security anti-theft functions. Backed by hundreds of intellectual property rights and invention patents.
• Meilin Smart Access Control LILY Series (美邻智能门禁LILY系列) A product line of smart access control devices including LILY200 and LILY100 models featuring face recognition, NFC, QR code, and video intercom capabilities.
• Meilin 13-inch Face Recognition Access (美邻13寸人脸门禁) A 13-inch face recognition access control terminal supporting NFC, QR code, facial recognition, and video intercom entry.
• Meilin 10-inch Gate Face Recognition Access (美邻10寸道闸专用人脸门禁) A 10-inch face recognition access control device designed for gate/barrier applications, supporting face recognition and mobile app entry.
• Meilin Smart Parking System (美邻智能停车系统) An intelligent parking system supporting centralized management and unattended operations, with automatic license plate recognition, HD video, white light night vision, one-click vehicle locking, and built-in advertising display.
• Meilin Smart Door Lock (美邻智能门锁) A smart fingerprint lock for residential doors with multiple authorization methods for enhanced security.
• Meilin Smart Door Closer (美邻智能闭门器) An automatic door opener/closer with mobile app control and remote operation capabilities.
• Meilin Smart Advertising Door (美邻智能广告门) An automatic advertising door with integrated advertising lightbox for marketing purposes.
• Meilin Smart Parking Lock (美邻智能车位锁) A smart parking space lock with mobile app control, automatic sensing, and shared parking space functionality.
• Meilin Smart Door Viewer / Cat Eye (美邻智能猫眼) A smart door-eye camera with automatic video recording and motion-triggered alerts for residential security monitoring.
• Meilin Community Advertising Media Platform (美邻传媒广告资源) A community advertising media platform featuring door access media screens (13.3 inch HD displays at 1920x1080 with 15-second and 30-second rotation formats), in-app advertising (banner and mall ads), voice advertising through smart door access, and brand promotion activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Provides three-level security protection for households

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• China Construction BankcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 July 2017China Construction Bank and Meilin smart community APP partnership launch ceremony held on July 20, 2017. Strategic cooperation to integrate smart community services with banking financial services.
• Dealer/Agent PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of authorized dealers and service providers distributing Meilin products. Target industries include property management, security/weak current systems, community services, real estate, decoration, advertising media, and internet-related businesses. Minimum registered capital of 500,000 RMB required.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Anjubao (安居宝): Anjubao is a Chinese provider of smart community platforms, intercom, and access control systems targeting residential property managers and developers — directly comparable to Meilin's hardware-plus-software smart community offering.
• Dnake (狄耐克): Dnake manufactures smart intercom, building access control, and home automation products sold primarily to Chinese residential property developers — overlapping Meilin's smart access and intercom product lines.
• Leelen (立林科技): Leelen is a Chinese smart intercom and access control vendor with residential community focus, offering face recognition and video intercom hardware comparable to Meilin's LILY series and related product family.
• Color Life (彩生活): Color Life is a Chinese property services operator that has built a smart community app platform serving residential communities with payments, services, and community commerce — directly comparable to Meilin's app-and-services model.

Broad incumbents

• Tuya Smart (涂鸦智能): Tuya is a global IoT cloud platform enabling smart home and community device manufacturers — comparable to Meilin's software platform layer but at vastly larger scale and with a horizontal rather than vertical model.
• Hikvision (海康威视): Hikvision is the dominant Chinese video surveillance and security hardware vendor with a growing smart residential access and intercom portfolio — overlapping Meilin's access control and parking video analytics business.
• Dahua Technology (浙江大华): Dahua is a major Chinese security and smart IoT vendor offering video intercom, access control, and smart community solutions — competing with Meilin across both hardware and integrated community platforms.
• Xiaomi (小米): Xiaomi's Mi Home ecosystem includes smart locks, access control, and community-facing IoT devices that compete with Meilin's smart home and access hardware portfolio, particularly for resident-purchased devices.
• Haier Smart Home (海尔智家): Haier Smart Home provides integrated smart home appliances, access, and community platforms in China — a broad incumbent competing with Meilin in the residential smart living and property services layer.

Emerging players

• Kaadas (凯迪仕): Kaadas is a leading Chinese smart lock brand with multiple authorization methods (fingerprint, password, app) — competing with Meilin's smart lock product line as a focused entrant in the residential access category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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