The Tencent-backed online Q+A platform was originally reported to have raised $300m in the round last month.
Zhihu, the China-based online question-and-answer platform backed by internet group Tencent, confirmed on Wednesday that it has raised $270m in series E funding, China Money Network reported.
The company did not disclose the participants in the round but the news came weeks after local press reports suggested it had received $300m in the series E round at a $2.5bn valuation, with existing backers Tencent and private equity firm Capital Today among the investors.
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