Tencent has invested $50m in Kik, the teen-focusedchat app which aspires to be the ‘WeChat of thewest’, valuing the Canadian start-up at over $1bn.
腾讯(Tencent)向以青少年为目标用户的聊天应用Kik投资5000万美元,使这家加拿大初创企业的估值超过10亿美元。Kik的目标是成为“西方的微信(WeChat)。
The Chinese internet group, which owns WeChat, is betting that Kik could replicate its ownsuccess in developing chat apps into a platform that incorporates everything from ecommerceto banking in the US.
微信是腾讯的旗下产品,这家中国互联网集团正押注Kik能在美国复制微信的成功,把聊天应用发展为一个覆盖从电子商务到银行业务等众多领域的平台。
Kik raised funds from venture capitalists including Union Square Ventures, which backedTwitter, and SV Angel, an investor in many social apps including Pinterest, last November.
去年11月,Kik从包括合广投资(Union Square Ventures)和SV Angel在内的风投机构获得了融资。合广投资曾投资Twitter,而SV Angel则是Pinterest等众多社交应用的投资方。
But it had hired advisers to explore more strategic investments, including, it was reported, apossible sale.
但是,Kik也聘请了咨询机构来探索更多的战略性投资,据报道,其中包括将自身出售的可能性。
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