# Brainly funding: rounds and investors

> Brainly has raised $54M across 4 rounds since 2012. Investors include Runa Capital, Naspers and General Catalyst. Every round with its source.

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

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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 summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$54M** raised across 4 rounds since 2012, from 4 sources

**$500K** Seed **$9.0M** Series A **$14M** Round **$30M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $30M Jul 2019
- **Led by:** Naspers
- **Step-up i:** 2.1×
- **Investors:** 8 (1 led)

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.

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

**$500K** Seed

**$9.0M** Series A

**$14M** Round

**$30M** Round

- **First round:** Seed, $500K
- **Biggest round:** $30M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.1 years

## The rounds

- **Jul 2019** Round **$30M** *3 returning* [Naspers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naspers) Lead [Runa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/runa-capital) [Mantaray](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mantaray) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $30M sold, first sale Jul 2019
- **Oct 2017** Round **$14M** *2 new* *3 returning* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Point Nine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point-nine-capital) [Runa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/runa-capital) [Naspers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naspers) [Mantaray](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mantaray) Reported by TechCrunch SEC filing: $14M sold, first sale Oct 2017
- **Oct 2014** Series A **$9.0M** *4 new* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Point Nine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point-nine-capital) [Runa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/runa-capital) [Learn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learn-capital) From a historical funding record
- **Sept 2012** Seed **$500K** *2 new* [Point Nine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point-nine-capital-2) [Mariusz Gralewski](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mariusz-gralewski) Reported by techcrunch.com

## 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** 2012 **Series A** 2014 **Round** 2017 **Round** 2019 [Runa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/runa-capital) [Naspers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naspers) L [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Point Nine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point-nine-capital) [Mantaray](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mantaray) [Learn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learn-capital) [Point Nine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point-nine-capital-2) [Mariusz Gralewski](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mariusz-gralewski)

## Everyone who backed them

[Runa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/runa-capital) VC firm **3** rounds

[Naspers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naspers) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1

[General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **2** rounds

[Point Nine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point-nine-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Mantaray](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mantaray) VC firm **2** rounds

[Learn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/learn-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Point Nine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point-nine-capital-2) VC firm **1** round

[Mariusz Gralewski](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mariusz-gralewski) Angel **1** round

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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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