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Who invested in Brainly

4 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$54Mraised across 4 rounds since 2012, from 4 sources

$500KSeed$9.0MSeries A$14MRound$30MRound
Latest round
Round, $30MJul 2019
Led by
Naspers
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2.1×
Investors
8 (1 led)
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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.

2013201420152016201720182019
$500KSeed$9.0MSeries A$14MRound$30MRound
First round
Seed, $500K
Sept 2012
Biggest round
$30M
Round · Jul 2019
Usual gap between rounds
2.1 years
the median of 3

The rounds

  1. Jul 2019
    Round$30M3 returning

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $30M sold, first sale Jul 2019

  2. Oct 2017
    Round$14M2 new3 returning

    Reported by TechCrunchSEC filing: $14M sold, first sale Oct 2017

  3. Oct 2014
    Series A$9.0M4 new

    From a historical funding record

  4. Sept 2012

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.

Everyone who backed them

Runa CapitalVC firm3rounds
NaspersVC firm2rounds, led 1
General CatalystVC firm2rounds
Point Nine CapitalVC firm2rounds
MantarayVC firm2rounds
Learn CapitalVC firm1round
Point Nine CapitalVC firm1round

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Quick answers about Brainly

Who invested in Brainly?

Brainly's investors include Runa Capital, Naspers, General Catalyst, Point Nine Capital and Mantaray, and 3 more on record. Naspers led its latest round.

How much has Brainly raised?

Brainly has raised $54M across 4 rounds since 2012.

When did Brainly last raise?

Brainly's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $30M in Jul 2019, led by Naspers.

What was Brainly's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $30M in Jul 2019, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Brainly first?

Brainly's first round on record, in Sept 2012, was backed by Point Nine Capital and Mariusz Gralewski.

What stage is Brainly at?

Brainly's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jul 2019.

Where is Brainly based?

Brainly is based in Poland.

Who led Brainly's rounds?

Naspers led the Undisclosed round in 2019.

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