Tencent Holdings
Corporate VCShenzhen · Seed–Growth · 21 people tracked
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 7 of 9 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×3Healthtech ×2Logistics & Supply Chain ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1Cloud Computing ×1Consumer ×1Deep Tech ×1Digital Health ×1
HQs:United States×4Germany×1United Kingdom×1Israel×1India×1
Investments · 9 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2020 · 12015 · 12013 · 24 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)Ben Landen(Vice President of Business Development)Donald Alvarez(Chief Financial Officer and Director)
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+2 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)Anthony Duffy(Director)
Co-investorsTeamworthy VenturesBling CapitalCoatue ManagementKhosla VenturesSciFi VCSpark Capital+1 more
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
Co-investorsYunqi PartnersGaorong Capital
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
Platform that makes programming fun and accessible for children through play.
San Mateo, US
Vikas Gupta(President and Chief Executive Officer)Kent Bates(Chief Financial Officer)
BoardScott Jacobson(Director)inJimmy Lu(Director)George Zachary(Director)
Co-investorsMadrona Venture GroupCRV (Charles River Ventures)Maven VenturesWI Harper Group
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioCyngnNasdaq Capital Market: CYN
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
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
- 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.
- 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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