# Ather Energy funding: rounds and investors

> Ather Energy has raised $245M across 6 rounds since 2014. Investors include Nikesh Arora, HeroMotoCorp and Tiger Global Management. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/ather-energy (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

India · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Ather Energy*

6 rounds we have observed, with the 13 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.

Automotive & EVs Cleantech Industry 4.0 Logistics

Raised 4 months ago Valuation: $1.0B, Oct 2024

Follow Ather Energy and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Father-energy)

Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026

**$245M** raised across 6 rounds since 2014, from 6 sources

**$51M** Round **$135M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $135M Jul 2026
- **Step-up i:** 2.6×
- **Investors:** 13

See who backed them

## The funding story

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

2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026

**$1.0M** Seed

**$12M** Series A

**$27M** Series B

**$19M** Round

**$51M** Round

**$135M** Round

- **First round:** Seed, $1.0M
- **Biggest round:** $135M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 17 months

## The rounds

- **Jul 2026** Round **$135M** *7 new* [Abu Dhabi Investment Authority](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abu-dhabi-investment-authority) [Axis Mutual Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/axis-mutual-fund) [HDFC Mutual Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hdfc-mutual-fund) [Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund (ABSLMF)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aditya-birla-sun-life-mutual-fund) [Edelweiss Mutual Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edelweiss-mutual-fund) [Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motilal-oswal-mutual-fund) [Tata Mutual Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tata-mutual-fund) Reported by Inc42
- **May 2019** Round **$51M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Nikesh Arora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nikesh-arora) [Innoven](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innoven) [HeroMotoCorp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hero-motocorp) Reported by TechCrunch
- **Jul 2018** Round **$19M** *1 new* Hero MotorCorp Reported by DealStreetAsia
- **Nov 2016** Series B **$27M** *1 new* [HeroMotoCorp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hero-motocorp) Reported by FinSMEs
- **May 2015** Series A **$12M** *1 new* [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) From a historical funding record
- **Dec 2014** Seed **$1.0M** *2 new* [Nikesh Arora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nikesh-arora) [Binny Bansal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/binny-bansal) 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.

**Seed** 2014 **Series A** 2015 **Series B** 2016 **Round** 2018 **Round** 2019 **Round** 2026 [Nikesh Arora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nikesh-arora) [HeroMotoCorp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hero-motocorp) [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [Binny Bansal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/binny-bansal) [Abu Dhabi Investment Authority](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abu-dhabi-investment-authority) [Innoven](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innoven) [Axis Mutual Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/axis-mutual-fund) [HDFC Mutual Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hdfc-mutual-fund) [Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund (ABSLMF)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aditya-birla-sun-life-mutual-fund) [Edelweiss Mutual Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edelweiss-mutual-fund)

## Everyone who backed them

[Nikesh Arora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nikesh-arora) VC firm **2** rounds

[HeroMotoCorp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hero-motocorp) Corporate VC **2** rounds

[Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) VC firm **1** round

[Binny Bansal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/binny-bansal) Angel **1** round

[Abu Dhabi Investment Authority](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abu-dhabi-investment-authority) Angel network **1** round

[Innoven](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innoven) Company **1** round

[Axis Mutual Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/axis-mutual-fund) Asset manager **1** round

[HDFC Mutual Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hdfc-mutual-fund) Investment firm **1** round

[Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund (ABSLMF)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aditya-birla-sun-life-mutual-fund) Investment firm **1** round

[Edelweiss Mutual Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edelweiss-mutual-fund) Investment firm **1** round

[Motilal Oswal Mutual Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/motilal-oswal-mutual-fund) Investment firm **1** round

[Tata Mutual Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tata-mutual-fund) Private equity **1** round

Hero MotorCorp no record of our own yet **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=ather-energy).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Ather Energy as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Alteria Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alteria-capital) Venture debt Per its own site

[Navam Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/navam-capital) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Ather Energy

### Who invested in Ather Energy?

Ather Energy's investors include Nikesh Arora, HeroMotoCorp, Tiger Global Management, Binny Bansal and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, and 8 more on record.

### How much has Ather Energy raised?

Ather Energy has raised $245M across 6 rounds since 2014.

### When did Ather Energy last raise?

Ather Energy's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $135M in Jul 2026.

### What was Ather Energy's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $135M in Jul 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Ather Energy first?

Ather Energy's first round on record, in Dec 2014, was backed by Nikesh Arora and Binny Bansal.

### What stage is Ather Energy at?

Ather Energy's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jul 2026.

### Where is Ather Energy based?

Ather Energy is based in India.

## Companies like Ather Energy

In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months.

[**Ripik.AI** $5.3M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/ripik-ai)[**Peppermint Robotics** $26M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/peppermint-robotics)[**Blitz** $9.0M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/blitz)[**Dispatch Network** $527K · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/dispatch-network)[**CapGrid** $11M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/capgrid)[**Manastu Space** $5.3M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/manastu-space)

## Find investors like these

Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free.

Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app
