# KaiOS funding: rounds and investors

> KaiOS has raised $72M across 2 rounds since 2018. Investors include Google, Cathay Innovation and TCL Holdings. Every round with its source.

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

India · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *KaiOS*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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

**$72M** raised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources

**$22M** Round **$50M** Series B

- **Latest round:** Series B, $50M May 2019
- **Led by:** Cathay Innovation
- **Step-up i:** 2.3×
- **Investors:** 3 (1 led)

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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.

2019

**$22M** Round

**$50M** Series B

- **First round:** Round, $22M
- **Biggest round:** $50M
- **Between rounds:** 11 months

## The rounds

- **May 2019** Series B **$50M** *2 new* *1 returning* [Cathay Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cathay-innovation) Lead [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) TCL Holdings Reported by FinSMEs
- **Jun 2018** Round **$22M** *1 new* [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Reported by TechCrunch

## 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 **Series B** 2019 [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) [Cathay Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cathay-innovation) L TCL Holdings

## Everyone who backed them

[Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Accelerator **2** rounds

[Cathay Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cathay-innovation) VC firm **1** round, led 1

TCL Holdings no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about KaiOS

### Who invested in KaiOS?

KaiOS's investors include Google, Cathay Innovation and TCL Holdings. Cathay Innovation led its latest round.

### How much has KaiOS raised?

KaiOS has raised $72M across 2 rounds since 2018.

### When did KaiOS last raise?

KaiOS's most recent round was a Series B of $50M in May 2019, led by Cathay Innovation.

### What was KaiOS's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $50M in May 2019, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed KaiOS first?

KaiOS's first round on record, in Jun 2018, was backed by Google.

### What stage is KaiOS at?

KaiOS's latest named round is a Series B, in May 2019.

### Where is KaiOS based?

KaiOS is based in India.

### Who led KaiOS's rounds?

Cathay Innovation led the Series B in 2019.

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