China · Investor

Sogou

Last cheque observed Jan 2017. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietCorporate VC

Series CSeries DAnalyticsE-CommerceInformation Services

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 2 on record
Since the last cheque3574days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$100MRounds led0 of 2
Pitch Sogou

Sogou highlights

  1. 01

    2 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Series D: 100% of its rounds

What they do

Type
Corporate VC (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
AnalyticsE-CommerceInformation Services
Based in
北京, China
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first2 appearances

  1. 2017

    1 round

  2. Jan
    ZhihuSeries D · CN · TechNode$100MWith 2 others
  3. 2015

    1 round

  4. Nov
    ZhihuSeries C · CN$55MWith 4 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 20 we have independently watched raise

京ICP证050897号京公网安备11000002000025号企业推广医疗图片地图应用微信意见反馈及投诉搜狗输入法汉语浏览器百科知乎知识网上有害信息举报专区网址导航翻译视频问问

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Sogou. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Sogou put money into.

Quick answers about Sogou

What does Sogou invest in?

Sogou invests most often at Series C and Series D (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Analytics, E-Commerce and Information Services.

How active is Sogou?

2 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2017.

What has Sogou invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Zhihu (Series D, Jan 2017).

How big are Sogou's cheques?

The median round it joins is $100M.

Is Sogou investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2017.

Who does Sogou invest alongside?

Most often Tengxun Touzi (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Sogou?

Sogou is a corporate VC based in 北京, China.

When was Sogou founded?

Sogou was founded in 2004.

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