Tudou
土豆
Tudou was an early Chinese online video platform founded by Wang Wei (王微), notable for the informal style of its founder — he reportedly met investors wearing slippers . The company became one of Gaorong Ventures' early landmark investments when founding partners Gao Xiang and Zhang Zhen disagreed on which video startup to back; after visiting both, Zhang came to appreciate Wang Wei's capabilities and joined Gao in supporting Tudou . Tudou's founder later became one of dozens of successful entrepreneurs who served as limited partners in Gaorong's funds, alongside founders from Tencent, Baidu, Xiaomi, Meituan, and others . The platform was eventually acquired by Youku in 2012, forming Youku Tudou, one of China's largest video streaming groups of that era. elsewhere's corpus does not contain more recent material on Tudou's post-merger trajectory.
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