Sogou
Level 15, Sohu.com Internet Plaza, No. 1 Unit Zhongguancun East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100084, China
Overview
Sogou.com is a Chinese search engine that enables users to search text, images, music, and maps. Sogou's product line is divided into two major domains: web and desktop applications. Web application products are designed to classify online information such as music, pictures, video clips, news, maps, and vertical information. Desktop applications aim to improve the user experience. Sogou Chinese Input is input software in China that helps users increase their typing speed. Sogou Browser adopts real dual-core techniques to accelerate online surfing speed for internet users and connects them with the cloud to recognize malicious websites and software. Sogou.com was launched on the 3rd of August in 2004.
- Total investments
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- Lead investments
- 0
- Investments · 12mo
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- Active investors
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Sector focus
- Information Services
- Internet
- Search Engine
Investment portfolio
- Zhihu
Participated · Series D · Jan 2017
Zhihu is China's largest question-and-answer platform, launched in 2011, that hosts text-based Q&A alongside discussion forums, a publishing platform, and expert-only live video sessions. Its user base tends to be educated with relatively high incomes and the site attracts experts and organizations in tech, marketing and professional services. Zhihu Live restricts streaming to verified experts and organizations, differentiating the product from broader consumer apps. The company has been restructuring and embarked on plans to hire a CFO. Zhihu will use new funding for technology and product development and has deep integrations with other internet players—Baidu has agreed to add 100 million Zhihu posts to its main app. The firm has positioned itself to compete on content quality as user expectations shift toward solving real-life and work problems. Zhihu is a Beijing-based question-and-answer knowledge-sharing platform. The service hosts user-generated questions and answers for knowledge exchange. In the reported financing the company raised up to $100 million in a Series D round. The round was funded by Capital Today, Tencent Holdings Ltd, Sogou Inc, Qiming Venture Partners, and Sinovation Ventures. The financing is a late-stage Series D equity round. The article does not provide operating metrics or detail any future plans.
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