Business China News Startups Tencent Music investor files lawsuit, days before its $1.2 Billion IPO Tencent Music’s IPO — the most recent talk of the town and… Staff@The Tech PortalDecember 10, 2018No comments2 minute read
Business Culture & Policy Internet News Tencent Music may launch an IPO by early December Tencent Music Entertainment Group, the online-music arm of the Chinese social media… Mudit MohilayNovember 23, 2018No comments1 minute read
China News Startups On-demand bike rental startup Mobike raises $600 million to expand worldwide Mobike, one of the fastest growing on-demand bike rental service provider, has… Jeet SutharJune 16, 2017No comments2 minute read
Apps News Flipkart plans to debut its own standalone WeChat imitation by end of 2017 Tencent’s WeChat has become a super app in tech industry. The app… June 13, 2017No comments3 minute read
News Startups Tencent invests $90 million in US based game studio Pocket Gems Tencent has made yet another significant investment, this time in game studio… Mudit MohilayMay 12, 2017No comments2 minute read
Australia News Startups UK Airwallex to expand its services to Europe through $13Mn funding led by Tencent Airwallex, a cross-border payments startup based in Australia, has managed to rake… Disha ManochaMay 1, 2017No comments2 minute read
Enterprise News Tencent could soon open a new AI research center in Seattle Tencent could soon open a new AI research center in Seattle. The… Mudit MohilayApril 29, 2017No comments1 minute read
News Startups Mobike and Tencent join hands to enable Chinese users to lease bikes directly from WeChat To further bank upon the growing popularity of bike-hailing startups in China,… March 30, 2017No comments2 minute read
Enterprise News Chinese tech giant Tencent picks up 5 percent stake in Tesla Tesla’s coffers are further being flooded with surplus capital, courtesy of the… March 28, 2017No comments2 minute read
Didi Chuxing might be ruminating over a $6 Billion, Softbank-led investment Didi Chuxing may be planning to raise some money soon. As per… Mudit MohilayMarch 28, 2017No comments2 minute read
Enterprise Futurism News Tong Zhang, head of Baidu’s Big Data Lab is joining Tencent to lead its AI Lab Companies are doubling down upon Artificial Intelligence. As well they should. After… Mudit MohilayMarch 27, 2017No comments2 minute read
Enterprise News Tencent releases financial results for 2016, remains top buy despite slightly missing expectations Chinese Internet behemoth Tenent has had another good year. The company has… Mudit MohilayMarch 24, 2017No comments2 minute read
Consumer Tech News Startups Flipkart is reportedly acquiring eBay India, raising a couple billion $$$ to take on Amazon India In what could easily trump all other nervous breakdown moments India’s novice… Deepanshu KhandelwalMarch 23, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Startups Tencent leads $350Mn investment in Chinese photo-sharing, live broadcasting app Kuaishou One of the hottest photo-sharing and live video broadcasting apps of China,… March 23, 2017No comments3 minute read
News Startups Flipkart nearing closure of $1.5 billion funding round, led by eBay and Tencent: Report A couple of high-profile investors are planning to finally grant Flipkart’s one… Jeet SutharMarch 16, 2017No comments2 minute read
News Startups Practo gets a $55 Mn Series D infusion from Tencent and existing investors Practo, the most funded startup in the health tech domain globally, is… Simran AgarwalJanuary 17, 2017No comments2 minute read
Apps News Tencent launches ‘mini programs’ for WeChat, which feel like real applications China’s most used Internet portal, Tencent, has made a go in the… Aditya SrivastavaJanuary 10, 2017No comments2 minute read
Enterprise News Tencent reports profits driven by games and advertising Chinese tech behemoth, Tencent, best known for its blockbuster messaging app WeChat, has reported… November 16, 2016No comments2 minute read
Gaming News To partly fund Supercell acquisition, Tencent secures $850 million from a cohort of investors In June, Chinese investment holding firm Tencent Holdings announced that it will takeover the… October 17, 2016No comments2 minute read
China Gaming News Start-ups outside India Tencent confirms Supercell deal, consortium to buy majority stake in ‘Clash of Clans’ maker from Softbank for $8.6 Billion It is a done deal. Chinese investment holding behemoth Tencent has announced… Deepanshu KhandelwalJune 21, 20162 comments2 minute read
Gaming News Start-ups outside India Tencent to buy majority stake from Softbank in ‘Clash of Clans’ developer Supercell : WSJ Supercell, the developer of the insanely popular MMO strategy video game ‘Clash… May 23, 2016No comments2 minute read