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E N C E N T Whenever you read the word Tencent as part of an investment round , you know the company in question will soon be at the head of its industry leaderboards . Based in Shenzhen , China , Tencent was launched in 1998 , and is now a worldleading internet and technology company . The VC also operates its own insurance platform called WeSure , as well as investing in and acquiring other companies .
Currently , Tencent has significant capital interests in Clark , Sunday and Waterdrop .
Founded in 2011 , OMERS Ventures has completed 137 investments and is a global early stage venture capital firm with offices in Toronto , Palo Alto and London . To date , the company has invested $ 850mn across the insurance industry and is considered a leading operator for scaling insurtechs to approach . Initially established in Canada as part of the current OMERS pension plan , OMERS Ventures ’ portfolio companies include a wide range of consumer and B2B operatives .
The VC also has extensive interest in both the US and Europe , recently leading a mega round with Europe ’ s biggest insurtech , wefox , in the world ’ s largest funding round to date . OMERS Ventures invested $ 400mn in the growing insurtech , and is also partnered with ClearCover and Foresight Group .
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