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Who invested in Rakuten?
Rakuten's investors include Intel Capital and MENA Venture Investments.
2007200820092010
$42MVenture?Round
Japan · Funded startup
Who invested in Rakuten
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$42Mraised across 2 rounds since 2006, from 2 sources
- Latest round
- RoundApr 2010
- Biggest round
- $42MVenture · Apr 2006
- Investors
- 2
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Venture, $42M Apr 2006
- Biggest round
- $42M Venture · Apr 2006
- Between rounds
- 4 years from the last two
The rounds
- Apr 2010
- Apr 2006
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.
Everyone who backed them
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Also claim to have backed them
These 2 firms list Rakuten 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 Rakuten
How much has Rakuten raised?
Rakuten has raised $42M across 2 rounds since 2006. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did Rakuten last raise?
Rakuten's most recent round was an Undisclosed round in Apr 2010.
What was Rakuten's biggest round?
Rakuten's largest round on record is $42M (Venture), in Apr 2006.
Who backed Rakuten first?
Rakuten's first round on record, in Apr 2006, was backed by Intel Capital.
What stage is Rakuten at?
Rakuten's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Apr 2010.
Where is Rakuten based?
Rakuten is based in Japan.
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