Ant Group

Ant Group

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Overview

Ant Group aims to create the infrastructure and platform to support the digital transformation of the service industry. They strive to enable all consumers and small businesses to have equal access to financial and other services that are inclusive, green, and sustainable.

Formally established in October 2014, Ant Group’s origins date to 2004 when Alipay was created in the nascent days of e-commerce to solve the trust issue between buyers and sellers in online transactions. Their innovative payment solution bridged the trust gap, facilitated online transactions, and underpinned the development of e-commerce in China.

Having pioneered digital payments in China, Ant Group has since expanded its service offerings through technology and innovation to enable digital finance for consumers and businesses.

Their technology enables participants in commercial activities, including consumers, businesses, and partners, to build and strengthen trust among each other. They believe their new technologies, including their blockchain solution that they call AntChain, will continue to strengthen the foundation of trust in this digital era.

Highlights

Founded

2014

Industry

Financial Services

Employees

10001+

Investment

124

Lead Investment

73

Exits

18

Stages

Early Stage Venture, Seed, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity

Investor Type

N/A

Location

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, Asia

Contact Information

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Profile Resume

Ant Group, established in 2014 and headquartered in Asia., specializes in Early Stage Venture, Seed, Late Stage Venture, Private Equity investments across Cloud Computing, Information Technology, Software, Mobile, Financial Services, Venture Capital, Business Development, Finance, FinTech, Mobile Payments. The organization boasts a portfolio of 123 investments, with an average round size of $261.4M and 18 successful exits. Their recent investments include V-Key, IPV Capital, One97 Communications, K2 Global, 36Kr. The highest investment round they participated in was $1513.5B. Among their most notable exits are V-Key and IPV Capital. Explore their portfolio in detail, see who is connected to them, and find their contact information on our platform.

Employees

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Jianshi Huang

International Risk Management and Senior Risk Advisor

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Selina Tong

Business Development

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Jed Lin

Senior Director

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Ken Zhang

Product Expert

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Darrell Lee

Head of Business Planning & Management

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Douglas Feagin

Senior Vice President, Global Strategic Partnerships and Investments at Ant Group

Investment portfolio

Ant Group has made 124 investments. Their most recent investment was on Jun 26, 2024, when Ascend Money raised $195.0M.

investments

124

Diversity investments

0

Lead investments

73

Number of exits

18

Investments

124

Annouced DateOrganization NameIndustryMoney Raised
Apr 24, 2024
AIsphere AIsphere
Artificial Intelligence (AI)13.8M
Jun 05, 2024
Jade Bird Display Jade Bird Display
Semiconductornull
Jun 26, 2024
Ascend Money Ascend Money
Financial Services195.0M
Aug 08, 2024--13.9M

Exits

18

Funding Timeline

Funding rounds

124

Investors

22

Funds

1

Funding Rounds

124

Ant Group has raised 124 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Aug 08, 2024 from a Venture Round - Meta Sota round.

Annouced DateTransaction NameNumber of InvestorsMoney RaisedLead Investor
Apr 24, 2024
Series A - AIsphere Series A - AIsphere
-13.8M-
Jun 05, 2024
Series B - Jade Bird Display Series B - Jade Bird Display
-0-
Jun 26, 2024
Venture Round - Ascend Money Venture Round - Ascend Money
-195.0M-
Aug 08, 2024
Venture Round - Meta Sota Venture Round - Meta Sota
-13.9M-

Investors

23

Ant Group is funded by 23 investor(s). Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria and BNP Paribas Kantor are the most recent investors.

Fund raised

2

Susa Ventures has raised a total of $590M across 6 funds, their latest being Susa Ventures Opportunities II. This fund was announced on Aug 30, 2021 and raised a total of $250M.

Annouced DateFund NameMoney Raised
May 10, 2013
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1.0M
May 11, 2013
fund image OTPPLESS
1.0M

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