# Tencent

> Tencent is a VC fund in Shenzhen backing Software and Financial Services. See 671 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Shenzhen, China
- Total investments: 671
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 46%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/166328/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tencentglobal
- Website: https://www.tencent.com/en-us/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TencentGlobal/

Tencent is an internet service portal offering value-added internet, mobile, telecom, and online advertising services. Its communications and social platforms Weixin and QQ connect users with each other, with digital content and daily life services in just a few clicks. Tencent has maintained steady growth under its user-oriented operatingstrategies. It provides value-added internet, mobile, and telecom services, as well as online advertising under the strategic goal of providing users with "one-stop online lifestyle services." Tencent’s Internet platforms in China – QQ (QQ Instant Messenger), WeChat, QQ.com, QQ Games, Qzone, 3g.QQ.com, SoSo, PaiPai, and Tenpay – aim to address the various needs of internet users, including communication, information, entertainment, e-commerce, and others.In September 2013, Tencent's market valuation rose to $101 billion, and as of November 21, 2013, QQ had 2 billion active users and WeChat had 650 million monthly active users. The numbers of active users for QQ mail, Qzone, Tencent Weibo, and QQ news were 274 million, 626 million, 220 million, and 150 million, respectively.Tencent was founded in November of 1998. In April 2000, the IDG and PCCW invested a total of $2.2 million dollars in the company. Tencent was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK) on June 16, 2004. Baidu, Alibaba, and Netease are Tencent's major competitors.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $4M–$230M |
| Series B | $15M–$200M |
| Series C | $30M–$400M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 56 | 8% |
| Financial Services | 49 | 7% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 43 | 6% |
| FinTech | 41 | 6% |
| Health Care | 41 | 6% |

292 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 98 | 15% |
| Series A | 87 | 13% |
| Series C | 72 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 55 | 8% |
| Series D | 47 | 7% |

22 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| China | 205 | 31% |
| United States | 67 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 24 | 4% |
| India | 14 | 2% |
| Germany | 8 | 1% |

44 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hongwei Chen | Executive Director of Investment | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hongwei-chen |
| Iain Bruce | Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iain-ferguson-bruce |
| James Mitchell | Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Executive Vice President | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/james-mitchell-1a2b |
| Jonathan Mailoa | Principal Researcher | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jonathan-mailoa |
| Levin Yao | Managing Director, Tencent Investment | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/levin-yao |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Even Realities | We explore human experiences where digital and physical realities merge. | $150M | Series B | Jul 06, 2026 |  |
| Mochi Intelligence | Mochi Intelligence is a high-tech enterprise specializing in the research and development of embodied intelligent robots. The company is committed to creating intelligent robots including humanoid robots that can truly understand and adapt to the real world through cutting-edge artificial intelligence technology and robotics. | $147.2M | Seed | Jul 06, 2026 |  |
| Kling AI | Kling AI is an AI-powered creative studio for creating imaginative images and videos, based on state-of-the-art generative AI methods. | $2.8B | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 01, 2026 |  |
| DeepSeek | DeepSeek is an artificial intelligence software company that focuses on developing open-source large language models (LLMs). The company researches and develops AI models, machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), and other advanced AI applications. DeepSeek offers an AI assistant app powered by its latest DeepSeek-V3 model. The companyhas released DeepSeek-R1, an open-source model that rivals OpenAI's offerings, which can be freely distilled and commercialized under the MIT license. | $7.4B | Series A | Jun 16, 2026 |  |
| Bulage | Bulage is an AI lab developing world models and embodied brains to move artificial intelligence from virtual interactions to physical actions. |  | Seed | Jun 15, 2026 |  |
| Tianji | Tianji develops industrial robotics and intelligent system solutions focused on improving automation in manufacturing environments. The company designs and integrates robot-based systems, including industrial robots, automation equipment, and intelligent production line solutions. It applies technologies such as machine vision, motion control, andedge computing to support tasks like production automation, quality inspection, and logistics handling. Its solutions are used across industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, and new energy to help optimize operational processes and improve safety. | $147.4M | Series B | May 25, 2026 |  |
| Primer | Primer is a financial technology company that provides payment infrastructure designed to help businesses manage and optimize payment operations through a single platform. The company enables merchants to connect with multiple payment service providers, fraud prevention tools, digital wallets, and other commerce-related services without buildingseparate integrations for each one. Its platform includes tools for payment routing, transaction monitoring, reconciliation, and workflow automation, allowing businesses to manage different stages of the payment lifecycle in one system. Primer also supports international payment operations by helping companies handle multiple currencies, regional payment methods, and provider integrations across markets. The company works with businesses in industries such as retail, travel, fintech, marketplaces, and digital services to simplify the management of complex payment ecosystems. | $100M | Series C | May 20, 2026 |  |
| StepFun | The goal of Stepstar is to "Ten Times the Possibility of Everyone" through Intelligent Step. Step Star firmly creates its own super model and actively uses important resources like | $2.5B | Venture - Series Unknown | May 08, 2026 |  |
| Kaspi Bank | Kaspi Bank is a high-tech company that offers financial and banking services and products for retail and commercial banking. In addition to banking services, Kaspi Bank's activities include retail financial services, electronic payments, and the organization of electronic trading platforms. The company is involved in trading with securities,foreign currencies, and derivatives instruments, originating loans and guarantees, which is organized on the basis of four main business segments such as marketplace, payments, e-Finance, and consumer financial services, generating maximum revenue from the consumer financial services segment. |  | Post-IPO Secondary | Apr 20, 2026 |  |
| GasGene | GasGene ferments industrial waste gas to generate bulk chemicals. | $14.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 23, 2026 |  |

10 of 671 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [HSG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sequoia-capital-china) — VC Fund, 44 deals together
- [HSG](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hsg-cap) — VC Fund, 33 deals together
- [IDG Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idg-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 32 deals together
- [Alibaba Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alibaba) — VC Fund, 28 deals together
- [Qiming Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/qiming-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 24 deals together
- [Hillhouse Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hillhouse-capital) — VC Fund, 23 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Tencent invest in?

Tencent invests primarily in Software, Financial Services and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series B and Series A stage. Most of the 671 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in China. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Tencent's check size?

Tencent typically joins rounds of $4M–$230M at Series A, $15M–$200M at Series B and $30M–$400M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Tencent participates in.

### How do I contact Tencent?

Public channels for Tencent include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Tencent?

The team at Tencent includes Hongwei Chen (Executive Director of Investment), Iain Bruce (Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors) and James Mitchell (Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Executive Vice President), among 27 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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