China's Cheetah Mobile: Strategy Development for a Global Business

China's Cheetah Mobile: Strategy Development for a Global Business
Case Code: BSTR539
Case Length: 17 Pages
Period: 2010-2018
Pub Date: 2018
Teaching Note: Available
Price: Rs.500
Organization: Cheetah Mobile
Industry: Mobile
Countries: China, India, Global
Themes: Strategic Management, International Business
China's Cheetah Mobile: Strategy Development for a Global Business
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Introduction

In May 2017, leading Chinese mobile Internet company Cheetah Mobile (Cheetah) announced that its one-year-old live streaming platform Live.me had raised US$ 60 million from various China-based investors, including Chinese news aggregator Bytedance Ltd. The investment was intended to increase marketing budgets and improve back-end technology. Cheetah said it would continue its international-focused strategy for Live.me.

Cheetah was formed in 2010 with the merger of two companies – Conew Image founded by software entrepreneur Sheng Fu (Fu) and Kingsoft Security. The merger was brought about by Lei Jun (Jun) – co-founder of Xiaomi Inc. – who was the non-Executive Chairman of Kingsoft Corporation, the parent company of Kingsoft Security...

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