# BKwai funding: rounds and investors

> BKwai has raised $45M across 2 rounds since 2022. Investors include Octopus Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

United Kingdom · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *BKwai*

2 rounds we have observed, with the one investor 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$45M** raised across 2 rounds since 2022, from 2 sources

**$2.9M** Seed **$42M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $42M Jan 2024
- **Step-up i:** 14.5×
- **Investors:** 1

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.

2023 2024

**$2.9M** Seed

**$42M** Round

- **First round:** Seed, $2.9M
- **Biggest round:** $42M
- **Between rounds:** 22 months

## The rounds

- **Jan 2024** Round **$42M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Mar 2022** Seed **$2.9M** *1 new* [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) Source recorded

## Funding filed with regulators

BKwai filed 3 raises, $45M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Jan 2024 **$42M** UK share allotment
- Dec 2021 **Amount not stated** UK share allotment
- Dec 2021 **$2.7M** UK share allotment

## Everyone who backed them

[Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about BKwai

### Who invested in BKwai?

BKwai's investors include Octopus Ventures.

### How much has BKwai raised?

BKwai has raised $45M across 2 rounds since 2022.

### When did BKwai last raise?

BKwai's most recent round, $42M, was in Jan 2024.

### What was BKwai's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $42M in Jan 2024, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed BKwai first?

BKwai's first round on record, in Mar 2022, was backed by Octopus Ventures.

### What stage is BKwai at?

BKwai's latest named round is a Seed, in Mar 2022.

### Where is BKwai based?

BKwai is based in the United Kingdom.

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