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Who invested in Toutiao?
Toutiao's investors include Sequoia Capital, Sina Weibo and CCB International.
201520162017
$100MSeries C$1.0BSeries DChina · Series D startup
Who invested in Toutiao
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.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$1.1Braised across 2 rounds since 2014, from 2 sources
$100MSeries C$1.0BSeries D
- Latest round
- Series D, $1.0BApr 2017
- Step-upi
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- Investors
- 3
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series C, $100M Jun 2014
- Biggest round
- $1.0B Series D · Apr 2017
- Between rounds
- 2.8 years from the last two
The rounds
- Apr 2017
- Jun 2014
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 Toutiao 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 Toutiao
How much has Toutiao raised?
Toutiao has raised $1.1B across 2 rounds since 2014.
When did Toutiao last raise?
Toutiao's most recent round was a Series D of $1.0B in Apr 2017.
What was Toutiao's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $1.0B in Apr 2017, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Toutiao first?
Toutiao's first round on record, in Jun 2014, was backed by Sequoia Capital and Sina Weibo.
What stage is Toutiao at?
Toutiao's latest named round is a Series D, in Apr 2017.
Where is Toutiao based?
Toutiao is based in China.
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