Tencent Holdings

Tencent Holdings Limited, founded in 1998 and headquartered in Shenzhen, China, is a leading internet service provider that offers a wide range of value-added services and online advertising. The company's diverse portfolio includes popular platforms such as WeChat and QQ, which facilitate communication, entertainment, and e-commerce for millions of users. Tencent is recognized as the world's largest video game publisher, with flagship titles like Honor of Kings contributing significantly to its revenue. In addition to gaming and social networking, Tencent provides financial technology and cloud services, as well as invests in and produces films and television programs. The firm also engages in various technology-related services, including software development and information system integration. Tencent plays a vital role in the global venture capital landscape, holding substantial stakes in several prominent tech companies. Its user-centric approach and comprehensive service offerings position Tencent as a key player in the internet ecosystem both in China and internationally.

Charles Chen

Co-Founder

Michael Cheung

Senior Director

Ben Feder

President, International Partnerships (North America)

Kyle Kurpinski

Investor

Jeffrey Li

Managing Partner

Alvin Liu

Co-Founder

Shengyi Liu

Senior Executive Vice President

Steven Ma

SVP

James Mitchell

Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Executive Vice President

David Wallerstein

Chief eXploration Officer and Senior Executive Vice President

Yao Xia

Executive Director

Chenye Xu

Co-Founder and Chief Information Officer

Levin Yao

Managing Director, Tencent Investment

Tony Zhang

Co-Founder

Wenlei Zhuang

Vice President of Tencent Cloud and Head of Tencent Cloud Strategic Investment

Past deals in Series E

Xiaohongshu

Series E in 2021
Xiaohongshu is a young lifestyle sharing platform to share positive energy and good life through the sharing of text, pictures and video. Xiaohongshu offers an overseas shopping tip app. Xiaohongshu started its business by helping overseas travelers to draft a shopping list before they hit the roads. But with the aggregation of more UGC contents, the service is transforming into a community for those who are passionate about fashion and shopping and want to know more about these fields even though they do not have overseas traveling plans on their schedules.

QuintoAndar

Series E in 2021
QuintoAndar Serviços Imobiliários Ltda. is a Brazilian company that offers online services for property rental and sales, aiming to simplify the process for both landlords and renters. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in São Paulo, the company has expanded its presence with offices in multiple cities across Brazil, including Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte, and Brasilia, among others. QuintoAndar leverages advanced practices and tools to enhance the rental experience, focusing on providing a streamlined and user-friendly platform. The company is known for its informal work environment and horizontal hierarchy, emphasizing autonomy and efficiency in decision-making. Through its innovative approach, QuintoAndar seeks to positively impact the lives of its customers by making real estate transactions more accessible and efficient.

Scalable Capital

Series E in 2021
Scalable Capital Vermögensverwaltung GmbH, founded in 2014 and based in Munich, Germany, is a digital investment service that specializes in portfolio management. The company utilizes proprietary software to create dynamically optimized investment portfolios, emphasizing risk management. By leveraging advanced technology, Scalable Capital aims to provide high-quality investment services that were traditionally accessible only to large institutional investors, making them available to individual investors at a lower cost. The firm has expanded its presence to London and has received funding from notable venture capital firms and angel investors.

PatSnap

Series E in 2021
PatSnap Pte. Ltd. operates an AI-powered Software-as-a-Service platform focused on intellectual property (IP) analytics and management. This platform is designed to assist users, even those without IP expertise, in navigating their competitive landscape by providing insights into upcoming innovations and new product opportunities. It enables users to conduct patent searches, analyze market trends, monitor competition, and manage their IP portfolios effectively. The platform features a variety of graphical analysis tools, including heat maps and citation maps, to help users visualize and interpret data. PatSnap serves a diverse clientele, including corporations, research institutions, and government agencies across various sectors such as technology, life sciences, and manufacturing. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Singapore, PatSnap has additional offices in Los Angeles, London, Beijing, Suzhou, and Shanghai, allowing it to cater to a global audience.

Miaoshou Doctor

Series E in 2021
Miaoshou Doctor is a healthcare service platform founded in 2015 by Tao He and Daoliang Han, based in Beijing. The platform facilitates communication between healthcare professionals and patients, focusing on the management of post-diagnosis outcomes. It enables doctors to actively follow up with patients through additional counseling and prescriptions, enhancing the overall patient care experience. By providing tools for effective interaction, Miaoshou Doctor aims to improve health management for both patients and doctors.

Reddit

Series E in 2021
Reddit is a social media platform that facilitates online communities where users can submit links, create content, and engage in discussions on a wide array of topics. Launched in 2005 and operated from San Francisco, Reddit allows users to post links to content, which can be voted up or down by others, influencing the visibility of these posts on the site’s homepage. Users can also comment on posts, with comments subject to similar voting dynamics. This system rewards users with "karma" points for submitting popular content. The platform is organized into various topical sections known as subreddits, which cover specific interests such as programming, science, and politics. Reddit aims to foster community engagement and discourse across diverse subjects.

Yunxuetang

Series E in 2021
Jiangsu Yunxuetang Network Technology Co., Ltd., founded in December 2011 and headquartered in Suzhou, China, specializes in providing comprehensive corporate education services. The company operates as a training platform designed to enhance enterprise personnel development through innovative Internet technology. Yunxuetang employs a Business-as-a-Service (BaaS) model to deliver tailored solutions for talent development, which includes software platforms, course services, course creation tools, and operational support. By promoting the concept of "a business is a university," Yunxuetang aims to transform corporate training into a structured educational process, ultimately helping businesses to succeed by maximizing the value of their human resources.

Huohua Logic

Series E in 2021
Huohua Siwei is an online education platform for K-12 children that specializes in Mathematics and Science. It offers a one-to-many online interactive live small class and strong interactive game links to develop students' core ability of thinking, concentration, and other core skills. It is focused on the young mathematics thinking training, which is divided into three modules: spatial thinking and graphics, computing power, and logical reasoning. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

DXY

Series E in 2020
DXY is a social media platform focused on the pharmaceuticals and life sciences sectors, facilitating communication among healthcare professionals and the public. Founded by Li Tiantian in July 2000 and headquartered in Hangzhou, China, DXY serves over three million registered members. The platform features informative articles on the latest research and general health advice, promoting knowledge exchange among physicians and life science professionals. Additionally, DXY offers precision digital marketing services and public health resources online, aimed at enhancing user productivity and engagement within the healthcare community.

Medbanks

Series E in 2020
Medbanks Network Technology Co. Ltd., founded in 2014 and headquartered in Beijing, China, provides data processing services tailored for the healthcare industry. The company specializes in developing a multi-center database that aggregates and analyzes data reflecting China's patient population. Additionally, Medbanks creates an oncology database that incorporates clinical and professional medical services based on information collected from hospitals. This focus on data management and analysis aims to enhance healthcare services and research in China.

Waterdrop

Series E in 2020
Waterdrop is an insurance platform that plans to solve the problem of high medical fees faced by most patients, especially those with a critical illness. Shuidihuzhu offers three products: mutual insurance, crowdfunding and commercial insurance. All their services are conducted through the platform’s official WeChat account, where users could post crowdfunding campaigns, buy insurances, or claim indemnities according to their policies.

Zhenkunhang

Series E in 2020
ZKH Group Ltd engages in providing MRO procurement service platform in China. It provides one-stop MRO procurement and management services for its customers, and offers digital and fulfillment solutions for participants along the industry value chain. It offers a broad range of MRO product offerings covering all MRO product lines on its platform, including spare parts, chemicals, manufacturing parts, general consumables, and office supplies. All of the Group's revenues are derived from the PRC.

Zhenkunhang

Series E in 2020
Zhenkunhang, also known as Qingdao Zhenkun Trading, is an e-commerce platform for industrial products, including maintenance, operation, and repair (MRO) products. Zhenkunhang was founded in 1996. Qingdao Zhenkun Trading is a professional lubricant, adhesive, fasteners, and related equipment suppliers, is committed to providing customers with a full range of bonding and sealing, lubrication, fastening solutions. We work with a number of internationally renowned brands to creatively combine different suppliers and our own unique technologies and products to provide our customers with the most suitable solutions. Fastener products cover all types of fasteners in the world today, mainly including: hexagon socket head cap screws, hexagonal screws, stop screws (top screws), various mechanism screws, self tapping screws, nuts, various washers, Rivets, pins, splines, tools for the above products, nylon lock (tie), etc., and we offer products of different materials (carbon steel, stainless steel, copper, aluminum) We can provide DIN, ISO, NFE, JIS, ANSI, BS, GB different brand and non-brand fasteners according to your requirements.

Huohua Logic

Series E in 2020
Huohua Siwei is an online education platform for K-12 children that specializes in Mathematics and Science. It offers a one-to-many online interactive live small class and strong interactive game links to develop students' core ability of thinking, concentration, and other core skills. It is focused on the young mathematics thinking training, which is divided into three modules: spatial thinking and graphics, computing power, and logical reasoning. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

UiPath

Series E in 2020
UiPath develops and provides robotic process automation software designed to enhance operational efficiency across various industries. The company offers a comprehensive platform for hyper automation, enabling enterprises to discover, build, manage, and optimize automation opportunities. Key products include UiPath Studio, which allows users to design automation processes with an intuitive graphical interface, and UiPath Orchestrator, which manages automation workflows and deployments. UiPath’s solutions cater to a variety of sectors, including finance, healthcare, insurance, and telecommunications, facilitating the automation of tasks such as accounts payable, claims processing, and customer service. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in New York, UiPath also has offices in several major cities worldwide, including London, Bucharest, and Tokyo. The company focuses on integrating advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence, to streamline processes and improve business outcomes.

Missfresh

Series E in 2020
Beijing Missfresh E-Commerce Co., Ltd. is an e-commerce platform based in Beijing, China, specializing in the delivery of fresh groceries. Founded in November 2014, the company operates a mobile application that allows consumers to order a variety of products, including fruits, vegetables, dairy products, meat, seafood, snacks, and beverages. Missfresh provides its services across 20 cities in China, facilitating convenient access to high-quality daily grocery items. The platform features an integrated on-demand retail model, enabling users to receive their orders directly at home through a network of delivery riders.

UiPath

Series E in 2020
UiPath develops and provides robotic process automation software designed to enhance operational efficiency across various industries. The company offers a comprehensive platform for hyper automation, enabling enterprises to discover, build, manage, and optimize automation opportunities. Key products include UiPath Studio, which allows users to design automation processes with an intuitive graphical interface, and UiPath Orchestrator, which manages automation workflows and deployments. UiPath’s solutions cater to a variety of sectors, including finance, healthcare, insurance, and telecommunications, facilitating the automation of tasks such as accounts payable, claims processing, and customer service. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in New York, UiPath also has offices in several major cities worldwide, including London, Bucharest, and Tokyo. The company focuses on integrating advanced technologies, such as artificial intelligence, to streamline processes and improve business outcomes.

Keep

Series E in 2020
Keep is a young team that loves sports and is also a group of Geeks who pursue the ultimate experience. They focus on application development in the field of mobile sports, advocate the spirit of open sharing, do not imitate, do not follow suit, and only do cool products. In the age of their lives, the fitness culture is awakening, there should be more professional tools, a more pure community, and make the body easier. This is what Keep is doing. They hope that through technology-driven, more people will love fitness and enjoy sports.

Mininglamp

Series E in 2020
Beijing MiningLamp Software System Co., Ltd. is a Beijing-based company that specializes in developing big data software solutions for enterprises and the public sector. Founded in 2014, MiningLamp offers a range of products, including the Mininglamp Power Data Middle Office Solution, Atum Smart Retail Middle Office Solution, and a Public Security Knowledge Graph Platform. The firm provides clients with analysis and decision-making services, leveraging industry expertise, cognitive intelligence technology, and marketing intelligence platforms. MiningLamp focuses on integrating artificial intelligence with big data to help organizations create knowledge graphs and transform data into actionable insights. By connecting perceptual and cognitive intelligence, the company enables efficient operations and fosters innovation, allowing clients to invest more resources into creative endeavors. Its customer base includes notable organizations such as China UnionPay, CCTV, and China Postal Savings Bank.

BOSS Zhipin

Series E in 2019
Bosszhipin is a recruitment mobile app.

TaiMei Technology

Series E in 2019
Taimei Technology specializes in developing cloud-based software solutions for clinical research and pharmacovigilance, aimed at enhancing efficiency in the biopharmaceutical industry. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Jiaxing, China, the company offers a wide array of integrated solutions, including electronic data collection, drug randomization, electronic patient-reported outcomes, and medical imaging systems. Its platform supports collaboration among sponsors, clinical sites, contract research organizations (CROs), patients, and regulatory bodies, facilitating comprehensive clinical trial management and drug monitoring. Taimei Technology also provides additional services such as training, consulting, and outsourcing, catering to the needs of pharmaceutical companies and clinical research organizations. With offices in Shanghai and Beijing, Taimei Technology is dedicated to advancing the clinical research landscape through innovative technology.

VIPKid

Series E in 2019
VIPKid is an education technology company that provides an online platform for English language learning, connecting Chinese children with North American teachers. Established in 2013 and launched in 2014, VIPKid aims to offer an immersive American elementary school experience remotely, enabling students from various regions in China to learn English and gain a broader understanding of the world. The platform supports personalized learning by matching over 500,000 students with more than 60,000 teachers, fostering cultural exchange and a passion for lifelong learning. VIPKid's mission emphasizes the uniqueness of each student and the importance of tailored educational experiences.

IngageApp

Series E in 2019
Xiaoshouyi develops software solutions for customer relationship, sales force, and workforce management. IngageApp provides a next-generation CRM solution by leveraging mobile social platform and big data technologies. With its SaaS and PaaS framework, the solution empowers users to engage, sell and provide services to their customers through a seamlessly integrated end-to-end process from marketing automation, sales automation, partner relationship management, to customer and field services. Founded in 2011, in 2017 IngageApp became the first Chinese CRM vendor to be named in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Sales Force Automation (SFA). More than 4,000 companies in over 20 industries use IngageApp to grow their business. Founded by Allan Shi, IngageApp is based in Beijing, China with offices across China and an R&D center in the Silicon Valley. IngageApp has raised several rounds of venture funding from leading investors like Sequoia, Tencent and Matrix Partners.

Kuaikan Manhua

Corporate Round in 2019
Kuaikan Manhua is an online and mobile platform for original online comic artwork targeting young readers. Founded in 2014, Kuaikan Manhua is a comic-reading platform and community of interest that is popular among users. As of January 2019, the total number of users of the comics app is over 170 million, and the monthly users are over 40 million, and the market share in the comics market is more than half*. Kuaikan World’s vision is to build an ideal ecosystem of cultural-entertainment in the future, as well as bring happiness to the world. Kuaikan aims to help comic creators to create more widely-popular comics with positive, energetic and warm contents to millions of users.

Mafengwo

Series E in 2019
Beijing Mafengwo Network Technology Co., Ltd. operates a comprehensive travel platform that provides information on both domestic and international travel destinations. Founded in 2006, the company allows users to share their travel experiences through a social networking site, featuring over one million user-generated travel guides and more than five million ratings and reviews. Mafengwo offers a wide range of services, including travel route planning, hotel bookings, and essential travel information such as visa requirements and insurance. The platform also emphasizes user engagement and continuously enhances its features to improve the sharing of travel-related content. With a core product encompassing a vast array of global destinations, Mafengwo has achieved over 100 million downloads of its travel guides and serves millions of users annually. The company has integrated various booking services, partnering with established platforms to streamline the travel planning process. Based in Beijing, Mafengwo is dedicated to enhancing the travel experience through accessible and comprehensive resources.

Tuhu

Series E in 2018
Tuhu offers same-day or next-day automobile after-sales product delivery and installation services in more than 260 cities across mainland China. The company provides its services via its website, mobile app, call center, and third-party e-commerce platforms.

Weimob

Series E in 2018
Weimob Inc. is an investment holding company that specializes in cloud-based commerce and marketing solutions in China. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Shanghai, the company operates in two main segments: SaaS Products and Targeted Marketing Services. Its SaaS offerings include a range of integrated solutions tailored for various industries, such as e-commerce, retail, restaurants, hospitality, and travel, enabling businesses to establish and manage their online operations effectively. Notable products include Wei Mall, Smart Retail, and Smart Restaurant, which cater to specific merchant needs. In addition to these solutions, Weimob provides a Marketing Cloud, featuring tools for enterprises to create WeChat Mini Programs, enhance their marketing strategies, and collect customer information. The company also offers targeted mobile advertising services to help clients optimize their promotional efforts and improve overall marketing performance. By providing these comprehensive solutions, Weimob assists businesses in leveraging WeChat's platform for commerce and engagement without requiring extensive software development expertise.

Zhihu

Series E in 2018
Zhihu (知乎) is a Chinese socialized website for questions and answers. It differs from traditional online question and answer forums by enabling users to obtain information through questions that provoke the opinions and views from answerers as individuals. The number of registered users on Zhihu has surpassed 300,000 by the end of January 2012. Zhihu was founded in 2011.

RenRenChe

Series E in 2018
RenRenChe, founded in April 2014, operates as a consumer-to-consumer (C2C) auto transaction service platform specializing in both used and new car sales. The company offers a range of services, including free door-to-door car valuation, sales, and replacement. To ensure quality, RenRenChe has established rigorous testing standards and employs a team of professional appraisers, collaborating with the China Automobile Dealers Association to set national benchmarks for second-hand car testing. The platform provides significant after-sales guarantees, including a 14-day return policy and a one-year warranty on core components, thereby enhancing buyer confidence. RenRenChe has attracted considerable investment, securing significant funding from notable investors, which has facilitated its growth and technological development within the industry.

Discord

Series E in 2018
Discord is a communication platform that provides voice, video, and text services, allowing users to connect and interact with friends and communities. Initially designed for gamers, it has expanded its appeal to various groups, including hobbyists, study groups, and local clubs. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Discord enables seamless communication through its instant messaging and digital distribution features, which are accessible on both desktops and mobile devices. The platform supports voice-over-internet protocol and texting, facilitating regular interaction without compromising performance during gaming or other activities.

Douyu

Series E in 2018
Douyu TV is a live streaming media platform that provides live content such as games, sports, variety shows, entertainment, and more. The live-stream platform offers services like video-sharing for the students live broadcast, covers the main live game and sports as well as other live contents, enabling users to submit, view, and add commentary subtitles to videos of games, while incorporating content ranging from sports, variety shows, and entertainment. Zhang Wenming founded Douyu TV in 2013, with its headquarters in Wuhan in China.

Gojek

Series E in 2018
Gojek, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Jakarta, Indonesia, operates as a Super App that offers a wide range of services, including food delivery, transportation, digital payments, shopping, and various on-demand services. Launched in 2015, the Gojek app has rapidly become the largest consumer transactional technology platform in Southeast Asia, driven by its focus on speed, innovation, and social impact. The company aims to empower the informal sector in the region while serving diverse markets such as transport, logistics, food, and entertainment. Gojek has established itself as a leading player in the on-demand economy, contributing significantly to the growth of digital services in Southeast Asia.

Kuaishou

Series E in 2018
Beijing Kuaishou Technology Ltd. develops Kuaishou, an online video and photo sharing application launched in 2011. As one of the leading short video social platforms globally, Kuaishou has over 200 million daily active users and features 15 million user-generated content pieces uploaded daily. The platform aims to enhance individual happiness through the use of big data and artificial intelligence and is designed to showcase the diverse and often overlooked communities of China. Kuaishou enables users to share short videos, photos, and livestreams, fostering connections among people from various backgrounds. This approach allows ordinary citizens to engage with a global audience, offering a glimpse into their lives. The international counterpart, Kwai, mirrors Kuaishou's features while incorporating localized functions for users outside of China. With an extensive archive of 10 billion original short videos and 350 million daily likes, Kuaishou continues its mission to document human experiences and empower individuals worldwide.

Mobike

Series E in 2017
Meituan Bike (formerly Mobike) is a Chinese fully station-less bicycle-sharing system. It develops mobile apps for users to find and use bicycles to travel anywhere. Davis Wang Xiao Feng, Hu Wei Wei, and Xia Yi Ping founded Mobike on January 27, 2015, with its headquarters in Beijing, China. Mobike raised $600 million in Series E funding led by Tencent, bringing the firm's fundraising in 2017 alone to nearly US$1 billion in June 2017. It became worth US$3 billion in the same month. Chinese web company Meituan-Dianping acquired Mobike for US$2.7 billion in April 2018. Parent company Meituan-Dianping announced name change from Mobike to Meituan Bike on January 23, 2019 as part of an ongoing integration.

Yuanfudao

Series E in 2017
Founded in 2012, Yuanfudao is the largest online live courseplatform servicing primary and secondary school students in China. With a paying userbase of over 1 million, Yuanfudao offers a comprehensive curriculum spanning fromprimary school English, Mathematical Olympiad to all-subject courses in secondaryschool. Its unique online feature and large pool of quality teachers enable students toaccess live online tutoring at home taught by national renowned teachers, benefitinghundreds of thousands of students across the country.

Lyft

Series E in 2015
Lyft is an on-demand transportation service that connects riders with drivers through a mobile application, allowing users to request rides and make payments seamlessly. Founded in June 2012 in San Francisco, Lyft has become the second-largest ridesharing provider in the U.S. and Canada, serving approximately 95 percent of the U.S. population. The platform offers various ride options, including traditional private rides, shared rides, and luxury vehicles. In addition to standard ride-sharing services, Lyft has expanded into the bike and scooter-sharing market, promoting multimodal transportation solutions. The service is particularly popular among college, university, and corporate communities, and it allows riders to schedule rides up to seven days in advance.

ELEME

Series E in 2015
ELEME operates as an online ordering platform. It provides a variety of gourmet food take away services. Lazhasi Network Technology in Shanghai develops and operates ELEME. It has covered more than 2000 cities in China, with more than 1.3 million joining shops, 15 thousand staff and more than nine million daily orders. The Alibaba Group acquired ELEME in April 2018 and it continues to operate independently. Mark Zhang and Jack Kang, at Minhang Campus of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, founded ELEME in September 2008. Its headquarters are in Shanghai, China.
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