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Who invested in Avito.ru

5 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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

$1.3Braised across 5 rounds since 2011, from 5 sources

$75MGrowth$50MSeries D$17MGrowth$1.2BGrowth
Latest round
Growth, $1.2BOct 2015
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Investors
6
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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.

2012201320142015
?Growth$75MGrowth$50MSeries D$17MGrowth$1.2BGrowth
First round
Growth
May 2011
Biggest round
$1.2B
Growth · Oct 2015
Usual gap between rounds
11 months
the median of 4

The rounds

  1. Oct 2015
    Growth$1.2B1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  2. Feb 2014
    Growth$17M1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  3. Mar 2013
    Series D$50M1 new

    From a historical funding record

  4. May 2012
  5. May 2011
    GrowthAmount undisclosed2 new

    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.

The exit

ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredNaspers$1.2BOct 2015

From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.

Everyone who backed them

KinnevikVC firm3rounds
NaspersVC firm2rounds
AccelVC firm1round
NorthzoneVC firm1round
Vostok New Ventures LtdGrowth equity1round
Baring Vostok Capital PartnersPrivate equity1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Avito.ru 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.

Vostok New VenturesVC firmPer its own site
VNV GlobalVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Avito.ru

Who invested in Avito.ru?

Avito.ru's investors include Kinnevik, Naspers, Accel, Northzone and Vostok New Ventures Ltd, and 1 more on record.

How much has Avito.ru raised?

Avito.ru has raised $1.3B across 5 rounds since 2011. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Avito.ru last raise?

Avito.ru's most recent round was a Growth of $1.2B in Oct 2015.

What was Avito.ru's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.2B in Oct 2015, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Avito.ru first?

Avito.ru's first round on record, in May 2011, was backed by Kinnevik and Vostok New Ventures Ltd.

What stage is Avito.ru at?

Avito.ru's latest named round is a Growth, in Oct 2015.

Where is Avito.ru based?

Avito.ru is based in Russia.

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