# Wonga funding: rounds and investors

> Wonga has raised $158M across 6 rounds since 2007. Investors include Balderton Capital, Accel and Dawn Capital. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Wonga*

6 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.

Fintech

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$158M** raised across 6 rounds since 2007, from 6 sources

**$6.0M** Series A **$22M** Series B **$117M** Series C **$13M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $13M Aug 2018
- **Biggest round:** $117M Series C · Feb 2011
- **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.

2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

**$6.0M** Series A

**?** Series A

**$22M** Series B

**?** Series C

**$117M** Series C

**$13M** Round

- **First round:** Series A, $6.0M
- **Biggest round:** $117M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 17 months

## The rounds

- **Aug 2018** Round **$13M** *2 returning* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) Reported by TechCrunch
- **Feb 2011** Series C **$117M** *3 new* [Oak Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oak-investment-partners) [Meritech Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritech-capital-partners) [Wellcome Trust](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellcome-trust) Reported by eu.techcrunch.com
- **Dec 2010** Series C **Amount undisclosed** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record
- **Jun 2009** Series B **$22M** *3 new* *2 returning* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) [Dawn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dawn-capital) 83North Reported by uk.techcrunch.com
- **Nov 2008** Series A **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Dawn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dawn-capital) From a historical funding record
- **Jun 2007** Series A **$6.0M** *1 new* [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) Reported by venturebeat.com

## 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** 2007 **Series A** 2008 **Series B** 2009 **Series C** 2010 **Series C** 2011 **Round** 2018 [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Dawn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dawn-capital) [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) [Oak Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oak-investment-partners) [Meritech Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritech-capital-partners) [Wellcome Trust](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellcome-trust) 83North

## Everyone who backed them

[Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) VC firm **3** rounds

[Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) VC firm **2** rounds

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

[Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Oak Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oak-investment-partners) Private equity **1** round

[Meritech Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/meritech-capital-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Wellcome Trust](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellcome-trust) Government **1** round

83North 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=wonga).

## Quick answers about Wonga

### Who invested in Wonga?

Wonga's investors include Balderton Capital, Accel, Dawn Capital, Greylock and Oak Investment Partners, and 3 more on record.

### How much has Wonga raised?

Wonga has raised $158M across 6 rounds since 2007. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Wonga last raise?

Wonga's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $13M in Aug 2018.

### What was Wonga's biggest round?

Wonga's largest round on record is $117M (Series C), in Feb 2011.

### Who backed Wonga first?

Wonga's first round on record, in Jun 2007, was backed by Balderton Capital.

### What stage is Wonga at?

Wonga's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Aug 2018.

### Where is Wonga based?

Wonga is based in the United Kingdom.

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