Deal focus: Qutoutiao finds its own news angle
With a market focus and a user acquisition mechanism that differentiate it from other Chinese news and video apps, Qutoutiao impressed Tencent Holdings enough to secure a $200 million Series B round
Toutiao has become the major player among China’s news and video aggregation apps by establishing itself as the preferred source of content ranging from economic analysis to celebrity news in cities...
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