Tencent Holdings
Corporate VCShenzhen · Seed–Growth · 21 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Tencent is a Chinese technology company operating consumer products such as Tencent Games and Weixin/WeChat, business services including Tencent Cloud, and technology research units like Tencent Media Lab and Ethereal Lab.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 24, 2026.
Team · 21 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 16 of 21 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×6Gaming ×4Digital Health ×3Enterprise Software ×3Healthtech ×3Cloud Computing ×2Deep Tech ×2Fintech ×2
HQs:United States×8China×2Germany×1United Kingdom×1Israel×1India×1
Investments · 21 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12024 · 12022 · 12021 · 22020 · 12015 · 12013 · 29 dated
Cyngn develops and deploys autonomous vehicle technology for industrial organizations, offering DriveMod solutions (tuggers and forklifts) that bring self-driving capabilities to logistics and material handling operations without substantial upfront costs.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningIoTLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsMountain View, US
Kirt McMaster(Co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer)Steve Kondik(Co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer)Lior Tal(CEO)inBen Landen(Vice President of Business Development)inDonald Alvarez(Chief Financial Officer and Director)in
BoardMitch Lasky(Director)in
Co-investorsAccess IndustriesAndreessen HorowitzIndex VenturesMouro CapitalNautilus Ventures Management Company (Us), LlcPremji Invest+6 more
Monzo is a UK digital bank offering personal and joint current accounts managed through a mobile banking app, with features including balance checking, UK and international transfers, cheque deposits, and arranged overdrafts.
ConsumerFintechLondon, GB
Tom Blomfield(Co-Founder & former CEO)inJonas Templestein(Co-Founder & CTO)inJason Bates(Co-Founder)inPaul Rippon(Co-Founder)inGary Dolman(Co-Founder & former CFO)inSusan Adams(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsCapitalGGV (Google Ventures)HedosophiaPassion CapitalAccelAlpha Wave Global+11 more
Optibus provides a unified software platform for public transportation agencies and operators to plan, schedule, and manage transit services using artificial intelligence and optimization algorithms.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSTel Aviv, IL
Amos Haggiag(Co-Founder & CEO)inEitan Yanovsky(Co-Founder & CTO)in
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersInsight PartnersPitangoVerizon VenturesNew Era Capital PartnersState of Mind Ventures+3 more
Academia.edu is a commercial San Francisco platform where researchers share, discover and publish academic papers.
San Francisco, US
Richard Price(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardBijan Sibet(Director)Ben Ling(Director)inAnthony Duffy(Director)
Co-investorsTeamworthy VenturesBling CapitalCoatue ManagementKhosla VenturesSciFi VCSpark Capital+1 more
Exit Plan Games is an independent video game development studio founded by veterans of major AAA titles, creating original games with accessible gameplay mechanics.
Gaming
Damien Monnier(Co-Founder/Design Director)inJose Teixeira(Co-Founder/Art Director)in
Co-investorsSisu Game VenturesSMOK Ventures
HealthtechSanta Monica, US
Michael Townsend(Director)Kyle Hill(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsWonder VenturesSocial Capital Partnership
Keen Games is a video game developer and publisher creating sandbox games for console and PC platforms.
Gaming
Co-investorsHiro Capital
MiniMax is an AI foundation model company developing multimodal models and AI-native products for text, audio, image, video, and music processing.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Yeyi Yun(Founder)in
Co-investorsYunqi PartnersGaorong Capital
Momenta develops autonomous driving software for automakers, offering L2/L2+ assisted driving and L3 autonomous driving systems for mass-produced vehicles.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & TransportationRoboticsBeijing, CN
Co-investorsBlue Lake CapitalCathay InnovationGranite AsiaNIO CapitalShunwei CapitalBlackRock+2 more
Phytech operates a digital farming platform that combines IoT sensors, dendrometers, and weather station data with AI-based agronomic recommendations to help growers monitor and control irrigation.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoT
Co-investorsXT Venture CapitalThomas H. Lee Partners
Practo operates an online healthcare platform offering a directory of verified doctors, appointment booking at hospitals and clinics, online consultations across 20+ specialities, subscription health plans, diagnostic test collection, and medicine delivery.
Digital HealthHealthtechMarketplaces
Shashank ND(Founder)inSiddhartha Nihalani(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapitalGPeak XV PartnersPerot JainRTP GlobalTrifecta Capital AdvisorsZ47+3 more
Scanadu is a medical content and research provider offering health education, product reviews, and guides focused on fitness, wellness, CBD therapies, and medical innovations.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessMoffett Field, US
Bob Gardner(Executive Officer)Jamie Tenedorio(Executive Officer)Daya Ranamukhaarachchi(Executive Officer)Jackie Schneider(Executive Officer)
BoardWalter De Brouwer(Executive Officer, Director)Sam De Brouwer(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsVTF CapitalAME Cloud VenturesClaritas CapitalFosun InternationaliGlobe PartnersREDMILE+1 more
San Francisco, US
Christian Nicholson(Executive Officer, Director)Adam Gibson(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsPi CampusFundersClubGovtech FundHemi Ventures, LlcLiquid VenturesPresidio Ventures+5 more
Teambition is a productivity tool owned by Alibaba Group that provides daily work, learning, and life management capabilities for individuals.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSShanghai, CN
Co-investorsAlibaba GroupGobi PartnersGobi Partners ChinaIDG CapitalNorthern Light Venture Capital
Tyme is a digital banking group that builds and operates consumer banks in emerging markets, offering a customer-facing platform for managing and growing money.
Digital HealthFintech
Coenraad (Coen) Jonker(Founder)inCoenraad J. Jonker(Founder & CEO)inDavid Pfaff(Co-CEO)inCheslyn Jacobs(CEO of GoTyme Bank South Africa)Nathaniel D. Clarke(CEO of GoTyme Bank Philippines)John Kane(CEO Merchant Cash Advance Asia)in
Co-investorsBlue Earth Capital AGNorrsken22VU Venture PartnersYolo InvestmentsLavender Hill Capital Partners
Ubitus provides GPU virtualization and cloud streaming platforms, delivering AI and cloud solutions spanning AI applications, AI robotics, cloud gaming, and the metaverse.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingGaming
Co-investorsIT-Farm CorporationSony Ventures CorporationUTokyo Innovation Platform Co. Ltd.NVIDIASamsung Ventures
Venice, US
Paul Eremenko(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsFourth RealmTrucks VCAirbus VenturesCoatue ManagementGlobal Founders CapitalHAWKTAIL+4 more
W4 Games provides enterprise professional services, platform ports, XR support, and premium support for teams using the open-source Godot game engine in production.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareGamingDublin 12 Ireland
Remi Verschelde(Director)inNicola Farronato(Executive Officer, Director)inFabio Alessandrelli(Director)inJuan Linietsky(Executive Officer, Director)inDarin Bifani(Executive Officer)inPaul Haycock(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsLux CapitalOSS CapitalSisu Game Ventures
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Exits · 3
1 IPOs · 2 acquisitionsCyngnNasdaq Capital Market: CYNTeambitionacq. by AlibabaWonder Workshopacq. by MORAVIA Education
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
W4 Games · pocketgamer.biz · Sep 2, 2026
Momenta · investing.com · Aug 31, 2026
Monzo · tech.eu · Aug 17, 2026
MiniMax · finance.biggo.com · Aug 7, 2026
Academia · insidehighered.com · Jul 24, 2026
HomeHero · trysignalbase.com · Mar 23, 2026
Cyngn · tipranks.com · Mar 17, 2026
Practo · lucidityinsights.com · Mar 9, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Tencent Holdings made?
- Tencent Holdings has 21 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Tencent Holdings invest at?
- Tencent Holdings invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What is Tencent Holdings's typical check size?
- Tencent Holdings typically writes checks of $3.9M – $400M.
- What sectors does Tencent Holdings focus on?
- Tencent Holdings focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Social.
- Where is Tencent Holdings located?
- Tencent Holdings is headquartered in Shenzhen, CN.
- Does Tencent Holdings lead rounds?
- Tencent Holdings has led 4 of the 18 rounds where its role is on record.
- Who does Tencent Holdings co-invest with?
- Tencent Holdings most often shares deals with Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, among 32 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 21
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▶9 more co-investors
Primitive VenturesNorthpond VenturesMPM BioImpactSandbox IndustriesCompoundBaidu VenturesTeam Builder VenturesHumboldtVickers Venture Partners
Firms observed investing alongside Tencent Holdings, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Tencent Holdings's recorded portfolio.
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