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Naspers

Naspers

Naspers is a multinational media and internet group founded in 1915 by Die Burger.

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naspers.com
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Venture capital firm
Venture capital firm
Investor
Investor
Company
Company
Organization
Organization

Company attributes

Industry
Internet
Internet
E-commerce
E-commerce
Entertainment
Entertainment
Media
Media
Location
Cape Town
Cape Town
South Africa
South Africa
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Eppindust, Cape Town, South Africa
B2X
B2B
B2B
B2C
B2C
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CEO
Bob van Dijk
Bob van Dijk
Founder
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Die Burger
Parent Organization
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Public Investment Corporation
Subsidiary
The Witness (South African newspaper)
The Witness (South African newspaper)
Swiggy
Swiggy
Delivery Hero
Delivery Hero
OLX
OLX
Prosus
Prosus
Tencent
Tencent
Legal classification
Joint-stock company
Joint-stock company
Number of Employees (Ranges)
5,001 – 10,0000
Investors
Republic Note (R/Note)
Republic Note (R/Note)
Founded Date
1915
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Exchange
OTC Markets Group
OTC Markets Group
Key People
Bob van Dijk
Bob van Dijk
Koos Bekker
Koos Bekker
Country
South Africa
South Africa
Headquarters
Cape Town
Cape Town

Venture Capital Firm attributes

Invested in
PayProp Canada
PayProp Canada
iFood
iFood
Delivery Hero
Delivery Hero
Twiggle
Twiggle
Gods Unchained
Gods Unchained
VTEX (company)
VTEX (company)
DappRadar
DappRadar
Flipkart
Flipkart
...
Blog
naspers.com/news

Other attributes

Company Operating Status
Active
Owner of
Tencent
Tencent
Wikidata ID
Q1965898

Naspers is a broad-based multinational internet and media group headquartered in South Africa, offering services in more than 130 countries. Its principal operations are in internet communication, entertainment, gaming and e-commerce. It was founded in 1915 in South Africa by Jannie Marais of Coetsenburg and W.A. Hofmeyr with the support of Jan Christiaan Smuts, Louis Botha and National Party founding president J.B.M. Hertzog. Naspers made an early investment, US$32 million in 2001, in Chinese internet company Tencent which turned out to be extraordinarily successful; as of 2018, Naspers has an approximately 31% stake in Tencent, and is, by far, the largest shareholder of Tencent stock. Its investment in Tencent also appears to be the main driver of the value of its own stock, and has since overshadowed the operational aspects of the Naspers business. It has also made less notable investments in other technology companies. In December 2018, Naspers invested $1 billion in India's foodtech giant Swiggy.

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