Huami on track for unicorn status
华米有望跻身“独角兽”俱乐部
广州翻译公司：健身追踪器小米手环背后的中国公司正寻求在新一轮融资中达到10亿美元估值，并计划利用融资开拓全球市场。
The Chinese company behind the Mi Band fitness tracker, which is second only to Fitbit in global sales volumes of wearable devices, is seeking a $1bn valuation in a new round of funding as it looks to expand globally.
健身追踪器小米手环(Mi-Band)背后的中国公司华米(Huami)正寻求在新一轮的融资中达到10亿美元估值，并计划利用融资所得开拓全球市场。按全球可穿戴设备销量计算，华米排名第二，仅次于Fitbit。广州翻译公司。
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Huami, headquartered in Beijing, is best known as a manufacturing partner to Xiaomi, a leading Chinese smartphone maker. Huami’s $15 wristband, the latest version of which tracks steps, sleep and heart rate, is sold under Xiaomi’s “Mi” branding and primarily distributed through its online store.
总部位于北京的华米最为人熟知的是，它是中国领先智能手机制造商小米(Xiaomi)的制造合作伙伴。华米开发的最新款手环售价15美元，可以跟踪用户的步数、睡眠和心率，它主要借助小米公司的“小米”品牌及其网上商店销售。
As one of Xiaomi’s top-selling accessories, more than 24m of the Mi wristbands have been sold in China since launch. IDC, the technology market researcher, said last month that the Mi band made Xiaomi and Huami together the second largest players in the wearable device market behind Fitbit by unit sales in the second quarter of this year. With a market share of 14 per cent, Huami outstripped Apple’s Watch, which saw its sales decline.
作为小米最畅销的配件产品之一，小米手环自推出以来已经在中国售出2400多万件。科技市场研究公司IDC上月表示，小米手环让小米和华米在今年第二季度一起成为了全球可穿戴设备市场上销量排名第二的厂商，仅次于Fitbit。华米所占的市场份额为14%，超过了苹果(Apple)的Apple Watch，后者的销量不断下滑。广州翻译公司。
Huami, founded in 2014, said its revenues rose to more than $150m last year. While IDC reported that sales of the Mi band were flat year-on-year in the second quarter, Huami said it was on track to increase revenues by more than 50 per cent this year, thanks in part to international sales.
创建于2014年的华米表示，该公司去年的收入增至1.5亿美元以上。尽管IDC在报告中称，小米手环第二季度销量同比持平，但是华米表示，今年收入有望比去年增长逾50%，这在一定程度上得益于小米手环在国际市场销售强劲。
Xiaomi invested a small sum in Huami two years ago, as part of its drive to create a network of connected devices to pair with its smartphones, which has included TV streaming boxes, electric bikes and air purifiers.
小米曾在两年前对华米进行过一次小额投资，以协助创建一个与小米智能手机合用的连网设备生态环境，包括电视机顶盒、电动自行车和空气净化器等。
In total, Huami has raised $35m to date from investors including Sequoia, Morningside and Banyan Capital. While it is already cash flow positive, it is now seeking further funding as it gears up for expansion outside China, including the US, where it has launched under the Amazfit brand.
迄今为止，华米总共从红杉资本(Sequoia)、晨兴创投(Morningside)和高榕资本(Banyan Capital)等投资者手中获得了3500万美元融资。虽然华米已经实现了正现金流，但它现在仍然寻求更多的融资，因为公司希望开拓中国以外的市场，包括美国。华米在美国推出的智能手环品牌是“Amazfit”。广州翻译公司。
Initial discussions with potential investors suggest a potential valuation of $800m to $1bn, Huami said.
华米表示，与潜在投资者进行的初步融资洽谈似乎表明，公司的潜在估值介于8亿至10亿美元。
Of its 340 employees, about 40 are in Silicon Valley, where it has much of its software and product design team.
华米现有340名员工，其中大约有40人位于硅谷，这部分员工构成软件和产品开发团队的主体。
