Brazil · Series A startup

Who invested in Buscape

2 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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

$6.5Mraised across 2 rounds since 1999, from 2 sources

$500KSeed$6.0MSeries A
Latest round
Series A, $6.0MJun 2000
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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.

2000
$500KSeed$6.0MSeries A
First round
Seed, $500K
Nov 1999
Biggest round
$6.0M
Series A · Jun 2000
Between rounds
7 months
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Jun 2000
    Series A$6.0M4 new

    From a historical funding record

  2. Nov 1999
    Seed$500K1 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$374MOct 2009

From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.

Everyone who backed them

Great Hill PartnersPrivate equity1round
Merrill LynchInvestment firm1round
Brazil Warrantno record of our own yet1round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? Tell us.

Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Buscape 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.

Matt CoffinAngel2009, per its site
Coffin CapitalInvestment firm2009, per its site

Quick answers about Buscape

Who invested in Buscape?

Buscape's investors include Great Hill Partners, Merrill Lynch, Plataforma Capital Partners, Unibanco-Uniao de Bancos Brasileiros and Brazil Warrant.

How much has Buscape raised?

Buscape has raised $6.5M across 2 rounds since 1999.

When did Buscape last raise?

Buscape's most recent round was a Series A of $6.0M in Jun 2000.

What was Buscape's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $6.0M in Jun 2000, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Buscape first?

Buscape's first round on record, in Nov 1999, was backed by Plataforma Capital Partners.

What stage is Buscape at?

Buscape's latest named round is a Series A, in Jun 2000.

Where is Buscape based?

Buscape is based in Brazil.

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