# Snowball Finance funding: rounds and investors

> Snowball Finance has raised $173M across 4 rounds since 2011. Investors include Sequoia Capital, Ant Financial and Renren Inc.. Every round with its source.

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

China · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Snowball Finance*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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 27 Oct 2026

**$173M** raised across 4 rounds since 2011, from 4 sources

**$3.1M** Series A **$10M** Series B **$40M** Series C **$120M** Series D

- **Latest round:** Series D, $120M Jul 2018
- **Step-up i:** 3×
- **Investors:** 4

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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.

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

**$3.1M** Series A

**$10M** Series B

**$40M** Series C

**$120M** Series D

- **First round:** Series A, $3.1M
- **Biggest round:** $120M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2 years

## The rounds

- **Jul 2018** Series D **$120M** *1 new* [Ant Financial](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ant-financial) Reported by DealStreetAsia
- **Sept 2014** Series C **$40M** *2 new* [Renren Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/renren-inc) [Morningside Private Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morningside-private-investors) From a historical funding record
- **Jun 2013** Series B **$10M** *1 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) From a historical funding record
- **Jun 2011** Series A **$3.1M** *1 new* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) 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.

**Series A** 2011 **Series B** 2013 **Series C** 2014 **Series D** 2018 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Ant Financial](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ant-financial) [Renren Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/renren-inc) [Morningside Private Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morningside-private-investors)

## Everyone who backed them

[Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Ant Financial](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ant-financial) Growth equity **1** round

[Renren Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/renren-inc) Startup **1** round

[Morningside Private Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/morningside-private-investors) Growth equity **1** round

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## Quick answers about Snowball Finance

### Who invested in Snowball Finance?

Snowball Finance's investors include Sequoia Capital, Ant Financial, Renren Inc. and Morningside Private Investors.

### How much has Snowball Finance raised?

Snowball Finance has raised $173M across 4 rounds since 2011.

### When did Snowball Finance last raise?

Snowball Finance's most recent round was a Series D of $120M in Jul 2018.

### What was Snowball Finance's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $120M in Jul 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Snowball Finance first?

Snowball Finance's first round on record, in Jun 2011, was backed by Sequoia Capital.

### What stage is Snowball Finance at?

Snowball Finance's latest named round is a Series D, in Jul 2018.

### Where is Snowball Finance based?

Snowball Finance is based in China.

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