United Arab Emirates · 
Who invested in Careem?
Careem's investors include Rakuten Capital, STC Ventures, Saudi Telecom Company, Coatue and Lumia Capital, and 5 more on record.
20142015201620172018
$1.7MSeed$10MSeries B$60MSeries C$350MRound$200MSeries FUnited Arab Emirates · Series F startup
Who invested in Careem
5 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.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$622Mraised across 5 rounds since 2013, from 5 sources
$1.7MSeed$10MSeries B$60MSeries C$350MRound$200MSeries F
- Latest round
- Series F, $200MOct 2018
- Biggest round
- $350MRound · Dec 2016
- Investors
- 10 (1 led)
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $1.7M Sept 2013
- Biggest round
- $350M Round · Dec 2016
- Usual gap between rounds
- 15 months the median of 4
The rounds
- Oct 2018Series F$200M4 new1 returning
Coatue
Rakuten Capital
STV- Al Tayyar Group
- Kingdom Holding
Reported by Reuters
- Dec 2016
- Nov 2015
- Dec 2014
- Sept 2013
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.
Seed2013Series B2014Series C2015Round2016Series F2018Rakuten Capital
STC VenturesSaudi Telecom CompanyLCoatue
Lumia Capital
Abraaj GroupSTVAl TayyarAl Tayyar GroupKingdom Holding
Rakuten CapitalSTC VenturesSaudi Telecom CompanyLCoatueLumia CapitalAbraaj GroupSTVAl TayyarAl Tayyar GroupKingdom HoldingThe exit
ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredUber$3.1BMar 2019
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Everyone who backed them
Saudi Telecom CompanyGrowth equity1round, led 1
Al TayyarCorporate VC1round
Al Tayyar Groupno record of our own yet1round
Kingdom Holdingno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 6 firms list Careem 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.
Quick answers about Careem
How much has Careem raised?
Careem has raised $622M across 5 rounds since 2013.
When did Careem last raise?
Careem's most recent round was a Series F of $200M in Oct 2018.
What was Careem's biggest round?
Careem's largest round on record is $350M (Undisclosed round), in Dec 2016, led by Saudi Telecom Company.
Who backed Careem first?
Careem's first round on record, in Sept 2013, was backed by STC Ventures.
What stage is Careem at?
Careem's latest named round is a Series F, in Oct 2018.
Where is Careem based?
Careem is based in the United Arab Emirates.
Who led Careem's rounds?
Saudi Telecom Company led the Undisclosed round in 2016.
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