Tencent

12 tracked neobanks backed · Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa · www.tencent.com ↗

Shenzhen internet giant behind WeChat; one of the most prolific strategic investors in global fintech, with quiet minority stakes in neobanks on four continents.

Tencent appears in the publicly disclosed early funding rounds of 12 of the 358 neobanks tracked in the open dataset. Sources are linked on each profile; this is notable-backer data from disclosed rounds, not a complete cap table.

Key people

Martin Lau — president ↗James Mitchell — chief strategy officer ↗

Portfolio

Monzo London, UK · est. 2015 traditional · 12M customers

N26 Berlin, DE · est. 2013 traditional

Qonto Paris, FR · est. 2016 traditional

Sumeria (Lydia) Paris, FR · est. 2013 traditional

Lunar Aarhus, DK · est. 2015 traditional

Nubank São Paulo, BR · est. 2013 traditional · 131M customers

Ualá Buenos Aires, AR · est. 2017 traditional

WeBank Shenzhen, CN · est. 2014 traditional · 400M customers

Niyo Bengaluru, IN · est. 2015 traditional

Maya Manila, PH · est. 2022 traditional · 30M users

TymeBank Johannesburg, ZA · est. 2018 traditional · 10M customers

Aspire Singapore, SG · est. 2018 traditional

Frequent co-investors

Firms appearing alongside Tencent in the same neobanks' disclosed rounds.

Accel · 3 shared Valar Ventures · 2 shared Y Combinator · 2 shared DST Global · 2 shared Allianz X · 2 shared SoftBank · 1 shared Peak XV Partners · 1 shared Sequoia Capital · 1 shared General Catalyst · 1 shared Lightspeed · 1 shared

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Figures compiled from public sources, for comparison only — not financial advice. "Up to" rates change constantly; always confirm with the issuer. Spotted an error? Suggest a fix.