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LemonBox Health

From vitamins to meals, AI that optimizes your daily nutrition.

lemonbox.com
HQ: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
11-50
Consumer

Company research

Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals

Overview

LemonBox is a D2C cross-border nutrition company selling personalized daily vitamin and supplement packs to Chinese consumers through a questionnaire-driven, WeChat-led subscription model. Public sources differ on the earliest prototype date, but the operating company is generally described as founded in 2018; the product is positioned around AI/data-driven personalization plus guidance from nutrition professionals.

Primary product

Personalized daily vitamin and supplement packs

Founded

2018

Headquarters

Santa Clara, California, United States

Team size

11-50 employees

Industry

Wellness and Fitness Services

Sub-industry

Personalized nutrition, vitamins, and supplements

Offices

Santa Clara, California, United States
Beijing, China
Shanghai, China

Business model

DTC e-commerce
Monthly subscription
Cross-border consumer health retail
WeChat mini-program commerce

Funding

Stage

Series A

Total raised

$14.6M

Latest round

Series A · Oct 2021

Latest amount

$10M

People & investors

Leadership

Derek Weng

Founder & CEO

Shibo Liang

Co-Founder & COO

Yifan Xia

Nutrition Scientist Manager

Konny Shen

Marketing Director

Yunyun (Trevor) Tao

Tech Product Manager

Founders

Eddy Meng

Co-Founder & CMO

Hang Xu

Co-Founder, Chief Nutrition Scientist, President of US Supply Chain

Investors

122 West Ventures
Bessemer Venture Partners
Cathexis Ventures
Guangjian Lab
Panda Capital
Partech
SCM Advisors
Scrum Ventures
Tekton Ventures
Y Combinator

Work & culture

Public hiring pages describe LemonBox as a fast-growing, venture-backed startup with a science-led, data-driven culture. The recruiting pitch emphasizes people from companies like Alibaba, Baidu, Uber, and Walmart, plus graduates from top universities, and several postings highlight flexible hours and a practical, team-oriented environment.

Compensation

Public China job postings show roughly 15-25k RMB/month for senior nutrition roles, 12-18k RMB/month for e-commerce operations roles with 14 salaries, 4-6k RMB/month for customer success roles with 13 salaries, and 100-150 RMB/day for internship roles. Some listings also mention annual bonuses, stock options, and subsidies.

Benefits

Flexible working hours
Weekends off
Five insurances and housing fund
Performance bonus
Stock options
Annual leave
Annual bonus
Free lunch
Snacks/afternoon tea
Transportation subsidy
Overtime pay
Work-from-home option for some roles

Product & market

Pricing

Direct-to-consumer subscription and online retail; public coverage also describes a per-day pricing model around personalized supplement packs.

Differentiators

  • —Personalized daily packs based on a health questionnaire
  • —AI/data-driven nutrition recommendations
  • —Guidance from registered dietitians and nutrition scientists
  • —Affordability versus buying supplements individually
  • —Cross-border sourcing of U.S.-made products
  • —WeChat-first customer experience
  • —Transparent, evidence-based product rationale

Technology

WeChat
WeChat mini-program
HTML
Square
Vue.js
Node.js
Baidu Analytics
core-js

Customers

Chinese millennials
Gen Z consumers in China
Health-conscious consumers seeking personalized vitamins
White-collar consumers in first- and second-tier Chinese cities

Competitors

Vivoo
Nutrisystem
Day Two

Scale & contact

Estimated revenue

Approximately $1M-$5M (public profile reported about $1.5M annual revenue)

hello@lemonbox.com+1 781-228-5678

Latest news

36kr: LemonBox completes nearly $10M Series A

36kr · Jun 2026

36kr reported LemonBox closed a Series A of nearly $10 million led by a domestic tier-one fund, with Panda Capital, SCRUM, Partech, SCM Advisors and Silicon Valley institutions participating; the piece also summarized prior rounds in 2018 and 2020.

KrASIA: LemonBox is personalizing nutrition for Chinese millennials

KrASIA · Mar 2021

Profile of LemonBox’s D2C nutrition model, founder background, user targeting, and claims that the company had served over 1 million users and raised a $2.5 million pre-A round in December 2020.

TechCrunch: YC-backed LemonBox raises $2.5M

TechCrunch · Dec 2020

TechCrunch covered LemonBox’s $2.5 million pre-A round led by Panda Capital and the company’s personalization/affordability pitch.

TechCrunch: LemonBox raises $2M

TechCrunch · Dec 2018

TechCrunch reported a $2 million funding round from 10 investors and noted the company’s early growth and team size.

TechCrunch: LemonBox brings US vitamins and health products to consumers in China

TechCrunch · Aug 2018

TechCrunch described LemonBox’s founding team, early WeChat app, and move from health content to personalized vitamin packs.

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