ByteDance invests $26m in Chinese talent manager
Chinese celebrity management agency Mountain Top has closed a RMB180 million ($26 million) Serie B funding round provided by ByteDance Technology, operator of the Toutiao news aggregation and TikTok short video platforms.
The company previously received RMB120 million in Series A funding in 2017 from ZhenFund, Everbright Capital, and Lighthouse Capital, according to AVCJ research. Founded in 2015, Mountain Top is best...
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