ByteDance

Mountain Top

SIG's China venture capital and private equity activities are operated through SIG Asia Investments, LLLP (SAI) and its wholly foreign owned enterprise (WFOE) based in Shanghai with a branch office in Beijing. The SIG China team seeks to commit the firm’s capital to venture capital and private equity investments in China. SAI is a member of the Susquehanna International Group of companies (SIG), which has evolved over the past 20+years into a leading financial institution focusing on trading and market making, institutional sales and research, private equity, and venture capital. With more than 1,400 employees across offices worldwide, SIG’s professionals develop ideas in an entrepreneurial environment, taking full advantage of SIG’s cutting edge technology and quantitative research. SIG is committed to expanding its global businesses in China. As part of that effort SAI has been mandated to commit SIG's proprietary capital in VC and PE investments in companies operating in the PRC.

SIG China (SIG Asia Investments)

DST Global is an investment firm that focuses on late-stage ventures in the Internet sector. The firm has invested in several rapidly growing companies. Its offices are in Menlo Park, New York, London, Beijing, and Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 2009 by Yuri Milner, Saurabh Gupta, John Lindfors, Rahul Mehta, and Tom Stafford.

DST Global

Minyin International is a single-family office that specializes in nurturing and supporting early-stage startups. They are interested in various fields including artificial intelligence, healthcare, aerospace, new energy, advanced manufacturing, and enterprise services.

Minyin International

HongShan is a VC firm focused on seed-stage, mid-stage, late-stage, and growth investments in the fintech sector. HongShan has offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Suzhou, and Shenzhen. Over the past nine years, Sequoia Capital China has an impressive and diverse portfolio comprising about 300 dynamic companies that deliver high returns on investment using differentiated technologies and innovative business models, including Alibaba, VIPshop.com, Sina.com, Didi, JD.com, Ourpalm, Qihoo 360, Jumei, Momo, SINNET, Dianping.com, Meituan, Meilishuo, Toutiao, AutoNavi, Ganji.com, DJI, VanceInfo, Noah Private Wealth Management, Wanda Cinemas, Alibaba Pictures, Plateno Hotels Group, Deppon Logistics, ZTO Express, Beta Pharma, Snibe Diagnostic, BGI, WEGO, and Yuwell Medical.

HongShan

Founded in 2014, Source Code Capital is a leading China VC focused on the broad TMT sectors and investing in both early stage start-ups and growth stage companies. With $1.5 billion and RMB 3.5 billion under management, Source Code Capital has been successfully partnering with close to 150 leading Chinese technology founders since inception including Bytedance, Meituan, Homelink, among many others. Source Code is focused on the “Big 3” fundamental drivers, which are Internet+, AI+, and Global+ , and invests along sectors such as media and entertainment, consumer services, enterprise, finance, retail, transportation, housing, education, and healthcare.

Source Code Capital

Weibo is a social media platform designed for microblogging and allows people to create, distribute, and discover Chinese-language content. It specializes in the fields of social media, communities, and blogging platforms.

Weibo

CCB International (Holdings) Limited and its subsidiaries (CCB International) is an investment services flagship which is owned by China Construction Bank Corporation (''CCB''). Its core business is divided into three main areas, namely Pre-IPO, IPO and Post-IPO which in turn form a comprehensive investment services value chain that offers a full range of products, and services including sponsoring and underwriting, financial advisory, corporate mergers and acquisitions and restructuring, additional issuance  and   placement of shares  and  refinancing  for listed companies, direct investment, asset management, securities brokerage, market research, investment consultancy, etc.

CCB International

Founded in 2006, Qiming Venture Partners is a leading China venture capital firm with offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou, Hong Kong in China, and Singapore. Currently, Qiming Venture Partners manages eleven US Dollar funds and seven RMB funds with $9.5 billion in capital raised. Since our establishment, we have invested in outstanding companies in the Technology and Consumer (T&C) and Healthcare industries at the early and growth stages. Since our debut, we have backed over 530 fast-growing and innovative companies. Over 200 of our portfolio companies have achieved exits through IPOs at the NYSE, NASDAQ, HKEX, Shanghai Stock Exchange, or Shenzhen Stock Exchange, or through M&A or other means. There are also over 70 portfolio companies that have achieved unicorn or super unicorn status.

Qiming Venture Partners

Altimeter Capital is a technology-focused investment firm based in Menlo Park, CA and Boston, MA.  Altimeter manages a long/short public equity fund and growth-stage private capital funds.

Altimeter Capital

Founded in 2003, Hony Capital is a pioneer in China’s home grown private equity industry. Sponsored by Legend Holdings, a leading Chinese conglomerate, Hony has blazed the trail in formulating private equity investment strategies suitable for Chinese conditions by combining a deep understanding of local environment and people with global resources and international best practices. Today, with over USD 6.8 billion in assets under management across 7 funds and investments in over 60 companies, Hony is a leading China-focused private equity firm.   Adhering to the “value creation” investment philosophy, Hony partners with managers and entrepreneurs to build their businesses into sustainable leaders in respective industries. Hony focuses on sectors where it has developed expertise: pharmaceuticals and healthcare, consumer & retail, media & entertainment, financial services, construction materials, machinery, and alternative energy & resources

Hony Capital

K3 Ventures is a Singapore-based venture capital firm that invests in technology start-ups with talented founders and a vision to develop and transform Southeast Asia. In partnering with K3 Ventures, companies leverage from their exclusive bamboo network that enables strategic opportunities to scale Southeast Asia with pilot projects and by championing adoption that establishes as part of their use case portfolio.  The wave of digital disruption on traditional businesses is inevitable and a necessary evil for progress. Yet technology startups often face obstacles from incumbent businesses and other stakeholders that can halt their growth. K3 Ventures bridges technology startups and incumbent businesses to create an ecosystem of collaboration and foundation for the creation of new market leaders.

K3 Ventures

General Atlantic is a private equity firm that provides capital and strategic support for growth companies. General Atlantic combines a collaborative approach, sector-specific expertise, a long-term investment horizon, and a deep understanding of growth drivers to partner with great entrepreneurs and management teams to build market businesses.

General Atlantic

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is an investment firm that manages multiple alternative asset classes, including private equity, energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and, through its strategic partners, hedge funds. The company generates investment returns for its fund investors through a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing people, and driving growth and value creation.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts

Primavera Capital Group is a China-based global investment firm. With offices located in Beijing and Hong Kong, Primavera manages both RMB and USD funds for leading institutions, corporations, and families in China and around the world.   Primavera Capital Group was founded by Dr. Fred Hu, a renowned economist and successful investor, and a former partner and Chairman of Greater China at Goldman Sachs Group.   The firm currently has 30+ investment professionals with an outstanding track record. The team combines global capital market experience, deep industry knowledge, and a unique network of relationships with policy-makers and regulators as well as leading CEOs and entrepreneurs in the region and globally.   Primavera Capital Group puts great emphasis on rigorous fundamental research. The firm undertakes sophisticated analysis on economies, industries and companies to generate investment ideas, identify attractive opportunities, and guide its investment decisions.   Primavera Capital Group employs a flexible investment strategy of growth capital, buy-out and control, and special situations - restructuring, distressed, and turn-arounds, etc.

Primavera Capital Group

SoftBank Vision Fund is a subsidiary of Softbank Group that specializes in growth capital and social impact investments. Sectors that the fund invests in include the internet of things, artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, communications infrastructure, telecoms, computational biology, biotech, cloud technologies and software, consumer internet businesses, financial technology, and mobile apps. The Fund is designed to be a catalyst for technology progress in anticipation that it will expand SoftBank's capabilities, accelerating progress towards SoftBank 2.0. It aims to invest in businesses and foundational platforms that SoftBank believes to revolutionize and innovate the world tomorrow.

SoftBank Vision Fund

TCV provides capital to growth-stage private and public companies in the technology industry. It also provides management teams with data-driven insights, sector expertise, access to world-class talent, and connections with category leaders.  Founded in 1995, the Silicon Valley-headquartered firm has invested more than $14 billion in over 350 growth-stage technology companies to date. Some of its most prominent portfolio company exits include Airbnb, Facebook, Netflix, Peloton, and Zillow.

CPP Investments's mandate is to invest in the best interests of Canada Pension Plan contributors and beneficiaries and to maximize investment returns without undue risk of loss. CPP Investments is a professional investment management organization that invests the assets of the Canada Pension Plan, not currently needed to pay pension, disability, and survivor benefits.

CPP Investments

Korea Investment Corporation (KIC) was established in July 2005 under the KIC Act. It was launched with a view to enhance sovereign wealth and contribute to the development of the domestic financial industry. KIC is mandated to manage assets entrusted by the Government and the Bank of Korea.

Korea Investment Corp

Next Play Capital is a venture capital investment platform structured to provide specialized investors access to top venture capital funds and companies. It was founded in 2014 and is based in Redwood City, California.

Next Play Capital

Base Partners is a growth equity firm backed by a group of Brazilian business owners. The firm focuses on investing in technology companies. Base Partners was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Base Partners

Loyal Valley Capital (LVC) is a thematic, research-driven private equity firm with strong entrepreneurial culture that invests in middle market companies positioned to benefit from the secular industry transformations in China. With over US$1.6 billion of assets under management, LVC mainly focuses on the following segments: Consumer (TMT, Internet, and Education), Healthcare, and Advanced Manufacturing. Our investment process is characterized by in-depth top-down and bottom-up fundamental research to uncover secular themes and utilize extensive industry mapping to deploy capital in a high conviction and disciplined approach. We pride ourselves as a trusted influential shareholder relentlessly focused on active value creation and accelerating growth via strategic initiatives through our extensive network of business leaders in China. LVC manages capital on behalf of international institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds, funds of funds, private banks, and family offices, as well as elite entrepreneurs and founders of China’s Fortune 500 enterprises. LVC was founded in 2015 by Andy Lin, an experienced investor and accomplished entrepreneur. He is the founder of China Universal Asset Management (“CUAM”), one of China’s largest equity investor and asset manager with over US$100B in AUM, known for its industry leading research and award-winning investment records.

Loyal Valley Capital

Sequoia is a venture capital focused on energy, financial, enterprise, healthcare, internet, and mobile startups. The firm helps a small number of daring founders build legendary companies. It spurs them to push the boundaries of what’s possible. The firm seeks to invest in all sectors with a focus on energy, financials and financial services, healthcare and healthcare services, Internet, mobile, outsourcing, and technology.

Sequoia Capital

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is an investment firm focused on energy, infrastructure, real estate, credit, and hedge funds with strategic partners. The firm also provides comprehensive human resources services to companies. Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Japan was established in 2006 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Japan

CPE is a leading alternative asset manager, with asset classes spanning private equity, mezzanine and the public market. Founded in 2008 by a world class team of investment professionals and supported by over 200 domestic and international investors, CPE knows China like no one else and is a globally minded long-term value investor. The firm uses its sector expertise to generate deal flow and drive the value creation work during the post-investment stage. CPE follows a disciplined investment approach to preserve and grow its investors’ capital. The firm’s private equity portfolio of more than 100 companies is highly diversified by sector and stage of investment. CPE takes pride in its forward-looking investment philosophy and works hard to create value over the long-term for its investors and a better world. For more information, please visit www.citicpe.com.

InnoStar is a semiconductor storage maker producing storage products in the fields of information security protection, IoT, AI, and cloud.

Zhenqin Service is an upscale housekeeping service company.

Hongyu Zhishang is an IT enterprise that focuses on the development of network and information security software , information technology consulting services, artificial intelligence application software development, data processing and storage support services.

Hi after school is an organizer of hip-hop concerts and music festivals. They are holding music festivals and promoting hip-hop culture. They need to organize hip-hop music festivals and outdoor concerts. The artists produce and distribute original music. They work in many fields, such as the fashion exhibitions, carnivals, and dress design.

Zhengyan Software develops an AI-based application software for industrial research. They also develop large-scale engineering research applications, allowing industry users to have intelligent and efficient research solutions.

DH-Robotics is a high-tech company that provides precision and motion control core components for industrial intelligent manufacturing scenarios. Their products include voice coil actuators, miniature electric table-type cylinders, electric grippers, and rotary electric grippers. They are confident that easy and adaptable intelligent identification and capture will provide robots with enhanced perception and execution capabilities.

Wuhan Juxin Microelectronics is a cutting-edge high-tech firm that specializes in the design of high-performance analog and mixed-signal chips. The company has two major product lines: 3D optics and intelligent audio, of which the intelligent audio power amplifier has been recognized by mainstream mobile phone manufacturers for its differentiated products and excellent cost performance, and the Time-of-Flight sensor used for 3D imaging adopts The advanced back-illuminated (BSI) technology, which has the characteristics of high precision, small pixel size, high resolution, low power consumption, and full integration.

Ning Ji is a tea brand chain focusing on the production, promotion, R&D, and management of handmade lemon trendy tea.

KidariStudio develops web novel and webtoon content.

Established in 2020, Shanghai Shexu Technology Co., Ltd. is an AI-driven industrial design software R&D technology enterprise and design service provider. The company has a professional scientific research and technical team, and has independently developed automatic industrial design software based on AI computing engine. The design software has been widely used in the field of automotive industry equipment, significantly improving the design efficiency of industrial machinery designers.

Lawaken Technologies, with AR devices as its platform and AI as its computational core, is dedicated to seamlessly integrating AR+AI into users' lives, with a focus on outdoor use cases. Our commitment is to make AR devices truly valuable and dependable tools for users. Positioned at the forefront of the AR+AI eyewear industry, we are actively expanding our business globally.

Li Weike is a virtual and extended reality firm that mass produces a combination of the real and virtual environments through computers glasses.

Oriental Honghu is a digital fast-moving consumer goods brand company that mainly deals in beverage products like herbal tea.

Developer of synthetic biology technology and provider of biotechnology consulting services. The company focuses on technology development, technology consulting, technology transfer, and technical services in the biotechnology field, enabling their clients to make advancement in the field of next-generation DNA sequencing (NGS). The company has its own independent intellectual property rights on their Micropore high-throughput DNA synthesis platform, allowing the company to launch a series of products including: liquid biopsy solutions, NGS library capture kits, etc.

MYBO Game is a gaming company which has developed various gaming applications for the iOS users. Some of their exciting apps are Ponon! Delux

Global Leader in Scenario Logistics Unmanned Driving.Senior Auto has implemented and operated 8 terminals, and the fleet scale has exceeded 200 autonomous vehicles. Whether measured by core technologies, commercialization speed and business scale, Senior Auto is at the top of these categories.The first unmanned transportation project with mixed traffic of traditional container terminal in China.The only product supplier to achieve large-scale operations with manned/unmanned mixed traffic in China Currently.

iMile is a logistics and courier services provider across the Middle East. It is the first courier company providing smart logistics and courier services to the e-Commerce business and brings the unique value of solving Cash On Delivery (COD). iMile offers a wide range of services like Cash on Delivery with tracking, Real-Time online tracking, 24 hours Customer support through Email, Chat, Social Media, SMS, International Transport, Overseas warehouses, and last-mile delivery.

Moore Threads is providing Graphics Processing Unit technology and services to corporate clients in a wide variety of sectors such as gaming, the creative industry, and artificial intelligence. The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Beijing, China.

Singularity Cloud is a tech company focused on using big data and AI technology to enhance the business capabilities of enterprises.

Zhongqu Technology is a 3D scanning technology company that focus on large space 3D digital research and development and Internet services. They provide digital empowerment for all industries with artificial intelligence technology.

Haoxinqing is an online medical service platform focusing on the fields of mental psychology and chronic disease management.

Zhongrong Micro is a limited liability company. The organization primarily offers microloans for rural development, agribusiness, small business consumption, and other initiatives. The business has a competent management team, an effective management system, and a strict risk control system. The foundation of a consultant think tank is the business spirit of dedication, standardization, professionalism, enthusiastic service, unity, and cooperation. It is made up of finance, law, and taxation to protect users.

VisionNav® Robotics is a global supplier of autonomous industrial vehicles and intralogistics automation solutions. Based on AI Technology, Environmental Perception, Deep Learning, and Servo Control technology, VisionNav has developed 9 automated product series including auto forklifts and tractor trucks for various scenarios. Meanwhile, VisionNav has made significant breakthroughs such as achieving up to 9.4m material storage, up to 2m narrow aisles transmitting, automated truck loading, multi-layer cage stacking, etc. It has successfully completed projects launched on more than 50 companies covering different industries including automobile, tire, food, petrochemical, e-commerce logistics, third-party logistics, pharmaceutical industry, etc.

RiVAI Technologies is a leading provider of high-end RISC-V based CPUs and customized SoC designs, enabling customers to meet the high computing power requirements in applications ranging from edge to data center.

Syrius Robotics develops autonomous mobile robots with a self-developed operational system, software platform, and AIoT cloud service. Syrius works with fulfillment centers and warehouses all over the world, providing the most versatile automation solution to premier e-commerce, retail, and logistics firms. Syrius' solution is quickly finding its way into other commercial organizations outside of the transportation industry.

Quadtalent Technology is a digital transformation solutions firm. They provide services to solve the hardest problems through data. They provide services for industry, agriculture, and energy. An online inquiry form is available on the company's website.

NYSCPS offers products that include mouthwash, toothpaste, oral pop beads, oral spray, oral lozenges, and tongue coating, and provides oral care and consumer products. For inquiries, email, telephone numbers, and physical addresses are available on their website.

IPLUSMOBOT is one of the global leading companies in the autonomous mobile robot field, ranking the first of China industrial logistics natural navigation AMR market occupancy. IPLUSMOBOT was founded in 2016, whose headquarter is in Hangzhou and its subcompany have been established in Shenzhen and Tokyo. It provides logistics automatic, digital and intelligentized products to manufacturing industry, and helps enterprises increase the configuration efficiency of production and circulation resources, and integrated operation efficiency and benefits. So far, IPLUSMOBOT has served over 1000 customers, and the business scenes cover such industries as semiconductor, FPD, electronics, Lithium battery, photovoltaic, automobile, aviation, household electrical appliances, pharmaceutical, energy, food industry and so on.

Manner is a specialty coffee chain that believes that coffee should be a healthy drink affordable to all people. While insisting on bringing good coffee to every customer, MANNER also takes environmental protection as its own social responsibility. MANNER will reduce 5 yuan for every behavior of bringing non-disposable paper cups to the store to enjoy coffee. The company is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Feiliu is a provider of enterprise supply chain management and optimization technology based on artificial intelligence. The company is based in Shanghai, Shanghai, China.

Lanxiong is a food and beverages supply service company.

Shark Fit is a health food brand and company that makes room temperature ready-to-eat chicken breast food and other side dishes.

Bailian.ai is an artificial intelligence company that specializes in providing intelligent customer service. It aims to apply AI technology to deepen unstructured business information on the Internet into structured sales leads to help improve customers. Efficiency, reducing the cost of getting customers. Bailian Smart is committed to the development of automated knowledge generation technology based on deep learning, collecting, cleaning, extracting, screening and rewriting business information, refining it into precise and trustworthy knowledge and enhancing business awareness.

Zhangyue Technology is a China-based developer of the iReader e-book reader.

iReadyIT is an innovative big data total solution provider that provides data assetization and industry analysis models for large enterprises and institutions. Its core business includes data preparation, data assetization, data modeling and analysis and data application. Its iReadyInsights is positioned as a big data business innovation PaaS platform, including: business status awareness, data collection, data governance, analysis sandbox, business insight management, business transformation and other modules, combined with Arcudi in big data governance, data analysis, mathematics Modeling and other capabilities and experience, based on application scenarios, tailor-made business innovation platforms that are more than big data.

Starlink is an online technology company that uses technology to streamline and integrate China's high-quality supply chain, providing global users with products such as clothing, shoes, and other items. Starlink was established in 2017.

Narwal Robotics focus on design, development, and production of intelligent cleaning robots.

Lingxi is a company that applies machine intelligence to financial services such as debt collection and insurance sales, to its ever-expanding portfolio of investments.

VerSe Innovation is a local language technology company that develops a discovery platform to consume and socialize with media. Its platform facilitates the curation of content and tracks user preferences through its vertical search and recommendation tools that provide users with personalized content and notifications.

Mountain Top is a Chinese celebrity management agency that aims to create a new ecosystem of entertainment economy. The firm is based on a strong artist resource, subverting the traditional star brokerage, with the intention of breaking the barrier between entertainment and other industries. Mountain Top was founded in 2015 with headquarters located in Beijing, China.

ORIGITECH intends to provide solutions to collaborate with both workers and machines so to improve efficiency in the daily operation.  In China, the occupational education cannot meet the talent demand in the industrial side, since the new generation is facing more occupational opportunities while manufacturing is less favorable due to the stereotype – dirty factories and heavy labor, even though the situation has been changing for decades.

Tiantian Jian Bao is a vertical e-commerce enterprise focusing on the field of wenwan jewelry.

Real Hype is an Innovation Agency for Creatives and Brands. Our mission is to create the Future with Your Content and Bring Purpose with Your Creativity.  Real Hype is revolutionizing the way celebrities and companies build their brands and audiences  through the power of creative short video content; algorithm and data; influencer marketing; e-commerce live streaming and Web3. Real Hype has also launched their revolutionary Web3 Marketing Platform, truly creating a community owned culture.  Real Hype also incubates niche brands with its fast production and supply chain solutions that can consistently keep up with the always-emerging social media trends.

Wuliwenhua.com.cn has a number of comics, providing comic lovers with a browsing experience. They focus on a clean and concise browsing method and make users linger on the platform.

Zhongchuang Video focuses on the video conferencing field, complete supply chain system, rich product categories, and system service processes to provide effective video conferencing solutions for users in different industries.

Minerva Project is an educational innovator, providing higher education offerings to the Minerva Schools at KGI, as well as other educational partners. Building upon the traditions of liberal arts and sciences education, Minerva is committed to preparing global leaders and innovators for the complexities of the 21st century. By integrating pedagogy, curriculum, and the class environment in its innovative educational system, Minerva enables institutions of all types and sizes to improve learning outcomes for students around the world. Minerva Project was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Hupu is a Sports commentary and news platform.

Lixiang, formerly known as Chehejia (“Car and Home”), is a Beijing-based electric vehicle startup that plans to disrupt the transportation and auto industries through complete vertical integration. It designs, researches, manufactures, sells, and offers services featuring a few models of electric vehicles. It makes products including smart EVs and electric SUVs to provide customers with longer crosstown journeys. Lixiang also offers rental services and Uber-like on-demand ride-hailing. It was founded in 2015.

Summer is a campus social app for college students.

Laiyinyu is an online platform where idol fans can sing and compete while also advocating for the power of love. Participants can compete in hand speed challenges with popular celebrities. Players can connect with others and compete in friendly competition thanks to its real-time multiplayer online matching. The platform also allows nearby ladies to pay attention to users, allowing for flirtatious interactions.

LiveMe is a live broadcasting app that lets you discover new content, find cool people, build a community, and earn cash rewards.

biu is a mobile app of GIF image photography.

DailyHunt develops a mobile application software that gives updates on trending topics. It offers online news, books, and magazines.  DailyHunt serves customers in India. Virendra Gupta founded it in 2007, with its headquarters in Bangalore in India.

IC photo provides visual marketing services. They also provide picture editing and video editing services for sports, entertainment, fashion, and other sectors. They also offer planning, shooting, packaging, and promotion services.

Tower is an Internet company that focuses on user experience research and specializes in Internet product design and development.

GeekPark is a Chinese innovators community that provides real time updates on product manufacturers. It focuses on Internet products and tech trends through insightful product reports and quality offline conferences.  GeekPark is a China-based company that was founded by Jack Zhang.

Dudiangushi is a online novel reading platform.

ByteDance is a technology company that operates a variety of content platforms that inform, educate, entertain, and inspire people. Its platforms aim to help users explore and discover the world's creativity, knowledge, and everyday moments that matter, while also empowering everyone to be a creator directly from their smartphones. It is dedicated to providing a safe, healthy, and positive online experience for all of its users.

<div>  <p>    ByteDance is a technology company that operates a variety of content platforms that inform, educate, entertain, and inspire people from all over the world. Its platforms aim to help users explore and discover the world's creativity, knowledge, and everyday moments that matter, while also empowering everyone to be a creator directly from their smartphones. It is dedicated to providing a safe, healthy, and positive online experience for all of its users.  </p></div>

TikTok parent ByteDance's valuation hits $300B, with possible share buyback, sources say

A foundational component to the next generation of digital entertainment.

Esports

Companies facilitating communication among esports players or between players and esports communities during gameplay.

Companies operating esports arenas and providing technical expertise for hosting and broadcasting competitive leagues and tournaments. 

Companies facilitating competitive online and in-person esports tournaments.

Companies producing and broadcasting esports related content.

Companies recruiting players to form professional teams and rosters for esports tournaments and leagues.

Companies developing esports related titles.

Giving creators the power of content monetization and audience engagement.

Creator Economy

Platforms that allow creators to share several types of content. Some platforms also offer fan engagement/ interactions with the creative artist via videos/ live streams.

Platforms that offer exclusive content to signed up members.

Platforms that allow creators to share their written works and blogs.

Platforms that provide tools to discover relevant analytics, produce content, engage with the audience, and help with the overall process.

Platforms that allow creators to share one of either videography, live streams, photos, music or audio podcasts with fan engagement capabilities.

Blockchain-based Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) allow creators to transfer ownership of their content via platforms that share proceeds with buyers, sellers, creators, and platforms via smart contracts.

Using AI to automate, enhance and optimize marketing activities

Marketing Automation

Firms positioned as an 'all-in-one' marketing platform,  providing a variety of functions across the MarTech stack

Startups providing platforms for planning and managing marketing campaigns.

Startups offering tools for finding and attracting potential customers with targeted ads.

Startups providing tools to automate the execution of marketing campaigns across varied channels.

Startups providing tools for gathering, cleaning, and enhancing customer data to provide deep analytics. This also includes firms offering account-based marketing (ABM) solutions to drive targeted and personalized campaigns.

Companies that use GenAI as a core part of their product offering for marketing

Technologies bringing about a new reality

Extended Reality

Companies developing XR headsets and relevant sub-components (displays, sensors, and processors). Also includes complementary XR hardware (tracking devices, haptic vests, and gloves)

Companies offering engines that enable the development of AR/VR content, also includes companies offering capabilities to capture and create 3D images for immersive environments

Companies offering AR/VR solutions or toolkits for specific industry applications, including VR game developers

Companies offering location-based AR/VR experiences

Harnessing the power of social influence to fuel online sales

Social Commerce

Platforms for creating, scheduling, and managing a brand or independent seller’s social media presence. A number of these platforms also provide AI-powered social listening and data analytics tools to gauge customer sentiment.

AI-powered tools for automatically monitoring and responding to customer queries across multiple social media channels.

Platforms for identifying and managing influencers to promote and sell products and services through social media.

Tools typically used by influencers to demonstrate and sell products and services via social media. The solutions are the digital equivalents of live teleshopping programs.

Platforms for curating and displaying customer reviews, recommendations, and product and service feedback on a brand or independent sellers' social media pages and websites.

Tools to create and implement instant shopping features to an image or video advertisement

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<div>
 <p>TikTok is currently testing a new affiliate linking feature that allows specific creators to add product links from third-party networks to their posts. The test is presently limited to only a handful of creators and has integrated with well-known retailers such as Amazon, Walmart, and Target.</p>
 <p>This new feature situates product links at the beginning of a post's comment section. It gives creators the platform to incorporate affiliate links from numerous networks. These include Rakuten, Impact, CJ, Expedia, Clickbank, Temu, and LTK. The integration allows users to access product links without having to leave TikTok.</p>
 <p>Already established as the go-to platform for beauty purchases, TikTok also ranks as the second-most popular platform for social media shopping. TikTok's data suggests that 14% of consumers have made purchases via social media in the past 30 days, with clothing being the most popular category.</p>
 
</div> <p><b>Analyst QuickTake</b> :<br>
 TikTok has been updating its platform to support content creators. In <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates/36183"> November 2024 </a> , the company introduced Symphony Creative Studios, a dedicated solution for video content creation. In <a href="https:<br>
//sp-edge.com/updates/33884"> September 2024 </a> , TikTok launched a revamped subscription monetization offering in select regions.</p>

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