China · Series D startup

Who invested in 36Kr

3 rounds we have observed, with the 3 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$1.6Mraised across 3 rounds since 2011, from 3 sources

Latest round
Series DOct 2015
Biggest round
$1.6MSeries A · Jul 2012
Investors
3
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20112012201320142015
?Seed$1.6MSeries A?Series D
First round
Seed
Apr 2011
Biggest round
$1.6M
Series A · Jul 2012
Usual gap between rounds
3.3 years
the median of 2

The rounds

  1. Oct 2015
    Series DAmount undisclosed1 new

    From a historical funding record

  2. Jul 2012
    Series A$1.6M2 new

    From a historical funding record

  3. Apr 2011
    SeedAmount undisclosed

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding record

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Seed2011Series A2012Series D2015e.venturesMatrix PartnersAnt Financial

Everyone who backed them

e.venturesVC firm1round
Matrix PartnersVC firm1round
Ant FinancialGrowth equity1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists 36Kr as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Goopal GroupVC firm2018, per its site

Quick answers about 36Kr

Who invested in 36Kr?

36Kr's investors include e.ventures, Matrix Partners and Ant Financial.

How much has 36Kr raised?

36Kr has raised $1.6M across 3 rounds since 2011. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did 36Kr last raise?

36Kr's most recent round was a Series D in Oct 2015.

What was 36Kr's biggest round?

36Kr's largest round on record is $1.6M (Series A), in Jul 2012.

Who backed 36Kr first?

36Kr's first round on record, in Jul 2012, was backed by e.ventures and Matrix Partners.

What stage is 36Kr at?

36Kr's latest named round is a Series D, in Oct 2015.

Where is 36Kr based?

36Kr is based in China.

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