# Firework funding: rounds and investors > Firework has raised $152M across 3 rounds since 2012. Investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, IDG Capital and GSR. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/firework (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) China · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Firework* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$152M** raised across 3 rounds since 2012, from 3 sources **$1.0M** Series A **$1.0M** Series B **$150M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $150M May 2022 - **Step-up i:** 150× - **Investors:** 7 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. 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 **$1.0M** Series A **$1.0M** Series B **$150M** Series B - **First round:** Series A, $1.0M - **Biggest round:** $150M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 8.8 years [**Firework** Artificial intelligence (AI) 1 / 10 Their pitch deck **Firework's pitch deck, 10 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/firework) ## The rounds - **May 2022** Series B **$150M** *5 new* *1 returning* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [IDG Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-capital) [GSR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsr) [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) [SoftBank Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-investment-advisers) [DHVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dhvc) Source recorded - **Aug 2013** Series B **$1.0M** *1 new* [Ceyuan Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ceyuan-ventures) From a historical funding record - **Jul 2012** Series A **$1.0M** *1 new* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From Firework's own website: 2 founders. **Jerry Luk** Co-founder **Vincent Yang** Co-founder ## 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. **Series A** 2012 **Series B** 2013 **Series B** 2022 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [IDG Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-capital) [GSR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsr) [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) [SoftBank Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-investment-advisers) [DHVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dhvc) [Ceyuan Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ceyuan-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [IDG Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-capital) Private equity **1** round [GSR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsr) VC firm **1** round [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) Investment firm **1** round [SoftBank Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-investment-advisers) VC firm **1** round [DHVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dhvc) VC firm **1** round [Ceyuan Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ceyuan-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=firework). ## Quick answers about Firework ### Who invested in Firework? Firework's investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, IDG Capital, GSR, SoftBank and SoftBank Vision Fund, and 2 more on record. ### How much has Firework raised? Firework has raised $152M across 3 rounds since 2012. ### When did Firework last raise? Firework's most recent round was a Series B of $150M in May 2022. ### What was Firework's biggest round? Its most recent round, $150M in May 2022, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Firework first? Firework's first round on record, in Jul 2012, was backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners. ### What stage is Firework at? Firework's latest named round is a Series B, in May 2022. ### Where is Firework based? Firework is based in China. ## Companies like Firework In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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