# ByteDance funding: rounds and investors > ByteDance has raised $33B across 3 rounds since 2018. Investors include General Atlantic, JP Morgan and Citibank. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/bytedance (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) China · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *ByteDance* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 10 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. AI Big Data & Analytics Cloud Internet Raised 2 months ago Valuation: $480B, Mar 2026 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$33B** raised across 3 rounds since 2018, from 3 sources **$3.0B** Round **$300M** Secondary **$30B** Debt - **Latest round:** Debt, $30B Sept 2026 - **Led by:** JP Morgan and Citibank - **Step-up i:** 98.7× - **Investors:** 10 (2 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. 2020 2022 2024 2026 **$3.0B** Round **$300M** Secondary **$30B** Debt - **First round:** Round, $3.0B - **Biggest round:** $30B - **Usual gap between rounds:** 7 years ## The rounds - **Sept 2026** Debt **$30B** *2 new* [JP Morgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan) Lead [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citigroup) Lead Reported by TechStartups - **Nov 2025** Secondary **$300M** *4 new* *1 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Qiming Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qiming-venture-partners) [HSG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsg) [General Atlantic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-atlantic) [TCV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcv) Source recorded - **Oct 2018** Round **$3.0B** *4 new* [General Atlantic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-atlantic) [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) [KKR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kkr) Primavera Reported by Forbes ## Founders and team From ByteDance's own website: 5 on the team. - **Arthur Dantchik** Board Member - **Neil Shen** Board Member - **Rubo Liang** Chairman of the Board - **William E. Ford** Board Member - **Xavier Niel** Board Member ## 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. **Round** 2018 **Secondary** 2025 **Debt** 2026 [General Atlantic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-atlantic) [JP Morgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan) L [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citigroup) L [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Qiming Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qiming-venture-partners) [HSG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsg) [TCV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcv) [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) [KKR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kkr) Primavera ## Everyone who backed them [General Atlantic](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-atlantic) Private equity **2** rounds [JP Morgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jpmorgan) Investment bank **1** round, led 1 [Citibank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citigroup) Investment bank **1** round, led 1 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **1** round [Qiming Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qiming-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [HSG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hsg) VC firm **1** round [TCV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tcv) Private equity **1** round [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) Company **1** round [KKR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kkr) VC firm **1** round Primavera no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=bytedance). ## Also claim to have backed them These 17 firms list ByteDance 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. [Source Code Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/source-code-capital) VC firm Per its own site [5Y Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/5y-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Notable Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/notable-capital) VC firm Per its own site [K5 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k5-ventures) Accelerator Per its own site [Xianghe Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xianghe-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Galdana Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galdana-ventures) Fund of funds Per its own site [K3 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k3-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Trog Hawley Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trog-hawley-capital) Family office Per its own site [Base Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/base-partners) VC firm Per its own site [Dark Pool Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dark-pool-capital) Growth equity Per its own site [Digital Invest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-invest-2) Family office Per its own site [Eudaimonia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eudaimonia-capital) Angel network Per its own site [LQ Pacific Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lq-pacific-partners) Private equity Per its own site [Legal Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/legal-capital) Private equity Per its own site [TF Capital Management LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tf-capital-management-llc) Investor Per its own site [TR Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tr-capital-group) Private equity Per its own site [Unicorn Capital Partners %e7%8d%a8%e7%a7%80%e8%b3%87%e6%9c%ac](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unicorn-capital-partners) Fund of funds Per its own site ## Quick answers about ByteDance ### Who invested in ByteDance? ByteDance's investors include General Atlantic, JP Morgan, Citibank, Sequoia Capital and Qiming Venture Partners, and 5 more on record. JP Morgan led its latest round. ### How much has ByteDance raised? ByteDance has raised $33B across 3 rounds since 2018. ### When did ByteDance last raise? ByteDance's most recent round was a Debt of $30B in Sept 2026, led by JP Morgan. ### What was ByteDance's biggest round? Its most recent round, $30B in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed ByteDance first? ByteDance's first round on record, in Oct 2018, was backed by General Atlantic, SoftBank BB Corp and KKR and 1 others. ### What stage is ByteDance at? ByteDance's latest named round is a Debt, in Sept 2026. ### Where is ByteDance based? ByteDance is based in China. ### Who led ByteDance's rounds? JP Morgan led the Debt in 2026. ## Companies like ByteDance In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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