# Ola funding: rounds and investors

> Ola has raised $3.2B across 15 rounds since 2011. Investors include Tiger Global Management, SoftBank BB Corp and DST Global. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Ola*

15 rounds we have observed, with the 27 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.

Internet Logistics

Valuation: $7.0B, Oct 2024

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$3.2B** raised across 15 rounds since 2011, from 15 sources

**$330K** Seed **$5.0M** Series A **$20M** Series B **$42M** Series C **$210M** Series D **$400M** Series E **$500M** Series F **$330M** Round **$1.1B** Round **$50M** Round **$74M** Round **$21M** Round **$16M** Round **$92M** Round **$300M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $300M Mar 2019
- **Biggest round:** $1.1B Round · Oct 2017
- **Step-up i:** 3.3×
- **Investors:** 27 (1 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.

2011 2013 2015 2017 2019

**$330K** Seed

**$5.0M** Series A

**$20M** Series B

**$42M** Series C

**$210M** Series D

**$400M** Series E

**$500M** Series F

**$330M** Round

**$1.1B** Round

**$50M** Round

**$74M** Round

**$300M** Round

- **First round:** Seed, $330K
- **Biggest round:** $1.1B
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 8 months

## The rounds

- **Mar 2019** Round **$300M** *2 new* [Kia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kia) Hyundai Reported by TechCrunch
- **Feb 2019** Round **$92M** *1 returning* [Nikesh Arora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nikesh-arora) Reported by TechCrunch
- **Feb 2019** Round **$16M** *1 new* Raymond S Cahnman Reported by DealStreetAsia
- **Jan 2019** Round **$21M** *2 new* [Nikesh Arora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nikesh-arora) founder of Flipkart Reported by DealStreetAsia
- **Jan 2019** Round **$74M** *1 new* Steadview Capital Reported by Techcircle
- **Sept 2018** Round **$50M** *2 new* [Sailing Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sailing-capital) [China Eurasian Economic Cooperation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/china-eurasian-economic-cooperation-fund) Reported by TechCrunch
- **Oct 2017** Round **$1.1B** *1 new* Tencent/ SoftBank Lead Reported by TechCrunch
- **Feb 2017** Round **$330M** *1 returning* [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) Reported by Business-standard
- **Nov 2015** Series F **$500M** *3 new* *3 returning* [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) [Baillie Gifford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baillie-gifford) [Falcon Edge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/falcon-edge-capital) [Didi Kuaidi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/didi-kuaidi) [SoftBank Telecom Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-telecom-corp) From a historical funding record
- **Apr 2015** Series E **$400M** *6 new* *3 returning* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) [GIC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gic) [Steadview Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steadview-capital) [Falcon Edge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/falcon-edge-capital) [ABG Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abg-capital) [Mauritius Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mauritius-investments) From a historical funding record
- **Oct 2014** Series D **$210M** *1 new* [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) From a historical funding record
- **Jul 2014** Series C **$42M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [Matrix Partners India](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners-india) [Steadview Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steadview-capital) From a historical funding record
- **Nov 2013** Series B **$20M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [Matrix Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners) Reported by nextbigwhat.com
- **Apr 2012** Series A **$5.0M** *1 new* [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) Reported by yourstory.in
- **Apr 2011** Seed **$330K** *3 new* [Titan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/titan-capital) [Rehan yar Khan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rehan-yar-khan) [People Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/people-group) Reported by yourstory.in

## 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** 2017 **Round** 2017 **Round** 2018 **Round** 2019 **Round** 2019 **Round** 2019 **Round** 2019 **Round** 2019 [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) [Steadview Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steadview-capital) [Nikesh Arora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nikesh-arora) [Falcon Edge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/falcon-edge-capital) Tencent/ SoftBank L [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Matrix Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners)

## Everyone who backed them

[Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) VC firm **5** rounds

[SoftBank BB Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank) Company **3** rounds

[DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) Private equity **2** rounds

[Steadview Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/steadview-capital) Growth equity **2** rounds

[Nikesh Arora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nikesh-arora) VC firm **2** rounds

[Falcon Edge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/falcon-edge-capital) Growth equity **2** rounds

Tencent/ SoftBank no record of our own yet **1** round, led 1

[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) VC firm **1** round

[Matrix Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Matrix Partners India](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners-india) VC firm **1** round

[GIC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gic) Private equity **1** round

[Baillie Gifford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baillie-gifford) Asset manager **1** round

[Titan Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/titan-capital) Family office **1** round

[Sailing Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sailing-capital) Private equity **1** round

[Didi Kuaidi](https://millionrounds.com/fund/didi-kuaidi) Growth equity **1** round

[Kia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kia) Investment firm **1** round

[Rehan yar Khan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rehan-yar-khan) VC firm **1** round

[ABG Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abg-capital) Growth equity **1** round

[People Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/people-group) Corporate VC **1** round

[China Eurasian Economic Cooperation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/china-eurasian-economic-cooperation-fund) Investment firm **1** round

[Mauritius Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mauritius-investments) Government **1** round

[SoftBank Telecom Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-telecom-corp) Corporate VC **1** round

founder of Flipkart no record of our own yet **1** round

Hyundai no record of our own yet **1** round

Raymond S Cahnman no record of our own yet **1** round

Steadview Capital 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=ola).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list Ola 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.

[Alpha Wave Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpha-wave-global) Private equity Per its own site

[Trog Hawley Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trog-hawley-capital) Family office Per its own site

[Deck2 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deck2-capital) Private credit Per its own site

[GPS Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gps-investment-partners) Private equity Per its own site

## Quick answers about Ola

### Who invested in Ola?

Ola's investors include Tiger Global Management, SoftBank BB Corp, DST Global, Steadview Capital and Nikesh Arora, and 22 more on record.

### How much has Ola raised?

Ola has raised $3.2B across 15 rounds since 2011.

### When did Ola last raise?

Ola's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $300M in Mar 2019.

### What was Ola's biggest round?

Ola's largest round on record is $1.1B (Undisclosed round), in Oct 2017, led by Tencent/ SoftBank.

### Who backed Ola first?

Ola's first round on record, in Apr 2011, was backed by Titan Capital, Rehan yar Khan and People Group.

### What stage is Ola at?

Ola's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Mar 2019.

### Where is Ola based?

Ola is based in India.

### Who led Ola's rounds?

Tencent/ SoftBank led the Undisclosed round in 2017.

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