# Riiid funding: rounds and investors

> Riiid has raised $193M across 3 rounds since 2014. Investors include Korea Investment Partners, SoftBank and Korea Development Bank.

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

South Korea · [Series E startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Riiid*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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

**$193M** raised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources

**$98K** Seed **$18M** Series C **$175M** Series E

- **Latest round:** Series E, $175M May 2021
- **Step-up i:** 9.7×
- **Investors:** 8

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.

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

**$98K** Seed

**$18M** Series C

**$175M** Series E

- **First round:** Seed, $98K
- **Biggest round:** $175M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 5.2 years

## The rounds

- **May 2021** Series E **$175M** *6 new* [Korea Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-investment-partners) [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) [Korea Development Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-development-bank) [SoftBank Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-investment-advisers) [IMM Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imm-investment-corp) [InterVest Co.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intervest-co-ltd) Source recorded
- **Jul 2019** Series C **$18M** *2 new* [Premier Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/premier-partners) [Alpenroute Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpenroute-asset-m) Reported by FinSMEs
- **May 2014** Seed **$98K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record

## 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.

**Seed** 2014 **Series C** 2019 **Series E** 2021 [Korea Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-investment-partners) [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) [Korea Development Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-development-bank) [SoftBank Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-investment-advisers) [IMM Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imm-investment-corp) [Premier Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/premier-partners) [InterVest Co.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intervest-co-ltd) [Alpenroute Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpenroute-asset-m)

## Everyone who backed them

[Korea Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-investment-partners) VC firm **1** round

[SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) Investment firm **1** round

[Korea Development Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korea-development-bank) Government **1** round

[SoftBank Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-investment-advisers) VC firm **1** round

[IMM Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imm-investment-corp) VC firm **1** round

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

[InterVest Co.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intervest-co-ltd) VC firm **1** round

[Alpenroute Asset Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alpenroute-asset-m) Private equity **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=riiid).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Riiid 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.

[Groom Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groom-investment) Private equity Per its own site

[J&M Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/j-and-m-partners-private-equity) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Riiid

### Who invested in Riiid?

Riiid's investors include Korea Investment Partners, SoftBank, Korea Development Bank, SoftBank Vision Fund and IMM Investment, and 3 more on record.

### How much has Riiid raised?

Riiid has raised $193M across 3 rounds since 2014.

### When did Riiid last raise?

Riiid's most recent round was a Series E of $175M in May 2021.

### What was Riiid's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $175M in May 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Riiid first?

Riiid's first round on record, in Jul 2019, was backed by Premier Partners and Alpenroute Asset Management.

### What stage is Riiid at?

Riiid's latest named round is a Series E, in May 2021.

### Where is Riiid based?

Riiid is based in South Korea.

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