Dr.Clear Aligner Raises RMB 100 Million in Series A Funding from Qiming Venture Partners

Dr.Clear Aligner, a Chinese clear aligner brand, completes hundred-million-yuan Series A financing, with exclusive investment from Qiming Venture Partners

Recently, Changzhou Boen Dr.Clear Smart Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Dr.Clear Aligner”), a Chinese clear aligner brand, completed a hundred-million-yuan Series A financing round, with Qiming Venture Partners as the sole investor. The funds will be used for the R&D and construction of a fully automated clear aligner production line, biomechanics-based product development, AI-powered treatment planning software development, and market expansion both domestically and internationally.

Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Shanghai, Dr.Clear Aligner is a leading provider of early orthodontic treatment for children and clear aligner solutions for adults, integrating research, education, manufacturing, and sales. After eight years of development, Dr.Clear Aligner has leveraged its R&D strengths in the early intervention and adult orthodontic markets to emerge as a frontrunner in the increasingly competitive clear aligner industry.

- Dr.Clear Aligner Milestones -

According to the China Orthodontic Consumer White Paper, the overall prevalence of malocclusion in China is as high as 74%, yet only about 3 million orthodontic cases are treated annually. Based on China’s population base, the penetration rate is only approximately 0.3%.

In 2020, there were approximately 10.4 million malocclusion cases in China. However, of the 3.1 million cases treated, only 11% used clear aligners. In the United States, of the 4.5 million treated cases, 33.1% opted for clear aligner therapy.For China’s clear aligner market, the demand-side potential is immense; existing demand has yet to be fully released, while incremental demand is accelerating. 

Dr.Clear Aligner, powered by big data models and AI technology, has launched a series of clear aligner solutions throughout its development. With an annual production capacity exceeding one million clear aligners, the company serves dentists and orthodontic patients worldwide. Additionally, the company has established deep collaborations with several domestic and international dental schools and research institutions to drive innovation in dental technology and talent development, while partnering with major dental care organizations to build a sustainable dental industry ecosystem.

Since its inception, Dr.Clear Aligner has been committed to providing scientific and precise orthodontic solutions through digital technology.The company continuously collaborates deeply with orthodontic experts, universities, and research institutions both domestically and internationally. In the field of early intervention for children, it has introduced the whole-periodic orthodontic treatment concept and provides comprehensive orthodontic solutions for children of all ages.In the adult clear aligner segment, the company has developed an alveolar arch coordinate system based on the root-bone structure, enabling complete and accurate data reconstruction and holistic, correct mechanical algorithm innovation, thereby advancing the high-quality development of orthodontic technology in China.

- Alveolar Bone Coordinate System Function in Clear Check Software -

Dr.Clear Aligner operates professional medical service centers, software R&D centers, customer service centers, and operations service centers across China, with a sales network spanning the entire country. The Dr.Clear C4 Invisible Treatment system utilizes innovative materials and an advanced digital orthodontic system, offering one-on-one customized treatment planning to provide effective orthodontic solutions for patients.The adult product line features the latest FLX three-layer composite film provided by BayMaterials, a U.S.-based company. This three-layer “ABA” structure thermoformed sheet features a unique dual-shell sandwich construction, combining exceptional tooth movement force with patient comfort, opening up a broader range of treatment options. It helps make clear aligner treatment feasible, controllable, and achievable.

From C4-Youth, C4-Classic, C4-S Combo to C4-Flex Expert.These options cater to the diverse needs of patients, from simple teeth alignment to comprehensive correction of dental and facial profiles. The C4-S Combo version also offers traditional brackets to meet patient preferences.

-Dr.Clear Three Generations of Aligner Films-

The Dr.Clear C3 Whole-Periodic orthodontic treatment system utilizes NOA Myofunctional Appliances, Functional Orthodontic Appliances, and Clear Aligners. Throughout the deciduous, mixed, and permanent dentition stages, it fully considers and leverages the growth and development characteristics of children and adolescents. The system identifies and manages the various factors that may influence the growth and development of teeth, dental arches, jaws, and facial soft tissues. It provides accurate diagnosis and prediction of existing and potential malocclusions, develops sequential and comprehensive treatment plans, and employs a combination of mixed orthodontic approaches and tools to successfully achieve a healthy, normal permanent dentition.

-Dr.Clear C3 Whole-Periodic Orthodontic Treatment System Products-

It is worth noting that Dr.Clear Aligner is the first brand to introduce the “Tooth-Bone-Muscle” three-dimensional integrated orthodontic philosophy to the clear aligner market. The combination of NOA Myofunctional Appliances, Functional Orthodontic Appliances, and Clear Aligners forms a comprehensive treatment system that addresses a wide range of malocclusion issues in children across the deciduous, mixed, and permanent dentition stages with comprehensive, multi-dimensional, in-depth, and high-standard solutions.

In recent years, Dr.Clear Aligner has leveraged its strong software team and professional medical R&D team to continuously launch innovative products, such as the GroForce growth modification solution for children and adolescents, the BalanForce extraction solution, HE attachment templates, reinforced clear aligners, invisible extraoral arch, invisible mandibular advancement, invisible buccal tubes, Dr.Clear Aligner Clear III (modified FR-III), C4 Flex digital invisible orthodontics, the root-bone-based alveolar arch coordinate system, the dynamic jaw system, the AI cephalometric auto-diagnosis system, and the Clear-Check treatment plan review system. In 2024, the Dr.Clear C3 whole-periodic treatment system for children was upgraded to the Dr.Clear C3 Children&Teenager’s orthodontic treatment system, expanding the boundaries of the product line and making the product system more inclusive and open.

Meanwhile, Dr.Clear Aligner has significantly increased its clear aligner production capacity through its in-house backend factory. By integrating online and offline marketing systems with its own smart factory, supply chain, and sales network, the company has established a full industry closed loop. Looking ahead, Dr.Clear Aligner will further accelerate its R&D pace to capture the adult market while continuously strengthening its foundation in the adolescent and children’s orthodontic market, ensuring equal focus and excellence in both the adult and children’s segments.

Dr.Clear Aligner’s CEO Zhu Yujing stated: “Having worked in the dental industry for over a decade, we have observed numerous issues that need to be addressed and improved: many medical institutions lack effective training systems and tools, causing children to miss the optimal window for malocclusion treatment, which can affect their facial growth and development, and even impact their airway health, self-confidence, and overall physical and mental well-being. These pain points are precisely the value and purpose of Dr.Clear Aligner. As the first clear aligner brand in China to propose the whole-periodic orthodontic treatment concept for children, we aim to empower more medical institutions and doctors through our products, enabling more clinics to successfully offer differentiated whole-periodic facial management for children and adolescents. Through prevention and early intervention, we hope to help children grow up with confidence and brighter smiles. At the same time, Dr.Clear Aligner is dedicated to industry-academia-research collaboration and digital technology innovation, delivering high-quality products and services that truly solve clinical problems, and through innovation, let Chinese brands influence the world.”