South Africa · Investor

Naspers

Last cheque observed Jan 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries AHealth CareManufacturingConsumer Electronics

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 66 on record
Since the last cheque642days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$48MRounds led8 of 66Sole investor24 roundsExits4 from the portfolioMostly inIndia, 19%
Pitch Naspers

Naspers highlights

  1. 01

    66 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series C and Venture: 43% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 24 rounds, median $63M

  4. 04

    4 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
Health CareManufacturingConsumer Electronics
Based in
Cape Town, South Africa
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first66 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Jan
    NakedSeries B · ZA · Disrupt Africa$38MLed
  3. 2019

    10 rounds

  4. Dec
    ZestMoneySeries B · IN · Pymnts$15MWith 3 others
  5. Oct
    ElasticRunSeries C · IN · Moneycontrol$45MWith 1 other
  6. Oct
    SweepSouthZA · Ventureburn$4.3MWith 5 others
  7. Sept
    ImmutableSeries A · AU · FinSMEs$15MLed
  8. Aug
    MeeshoSeries D · IN · TechCrunch$125MLed
  9. Jul
    BrainlyPL · FinSMEs$30MLed
  10. Jul
    DottSeries A · NL · FinSMEs$34MWith 5 others
  11. Jun
    SweepSouthZA · Medium$2.1MSole investor
  12. Apr
    QuickRideSeries B · IN · Techcircle$14MLed
  13. Apr
    CarousellSG · TechCrunch$56MSole investor
  14. 2018

    6 rounds

  15. Dec
    ByjuIN · TechCrunch$540MLed
  16. Nov
    iFoodBR · FinSMEs$500MWith 1 other
  17. Aug
    letgoSeries E · ES · FinSMEs$500MWith 5 others
  18. May
    Frontier Car GroupNG · Techmoran$89MSole investor
  19. May
    HonorSeries C · US · FinSMEs$50MSole investor
  20. Feb
    JoymodeSeries A · US · FinSMEs$14MWith 6 others
  21. 2017

    9 rounds

  22. Dec
    CreditasSeries C · BR · FinSMEs$50MWith 4 others
  23. Dec
    MovileSeries G · BR · TechCrunch$82MWith 1 other
  24. Oct
    BrainlyPL · TechCrunch$14MWith 4 others
  25. May
    SwiggyIN · TechCrunch$80MSole investor
  26. May
    Delivery HeroDE · TechCrunch$426MSole investor
  27. May
    TwiggleSeries B · IL · FinSMEs$15MWith 3 others
  28. Apr
    TakelotZA · FinSMEs$69MSole investor
  29. Feb
    CreditasDebt · BR · FinSMEs$19MWith 6 others
  30. Jan
    letgoUS · FinSMEs$175MWith 3 others
  31. 2016

    4 rounds

  32. Nov
    Codecademy$30MLed
  33. Jul
    CodeacademySeries C · US · TechCrunch$30MSole investor
  34. Feb
    Udemy$60MLed
  35. Jan
    letgo$100MWith 1 other
  36. 2015

    6 rounds

  37. Nov
    AvenidaSeries C · AR$30MWith 1 other
  38. Oct
    SimilarWebSeries E · GB$25MWith 1 other
  39. Oct
    Avito.ruGrowth · RU$1.2BSole investor
  40. Sept
    letgoSeries A · US$100MSole investor
  41. Apr
    MovileSeries E · BR$40MSole investor
  42. Feb
    M4JAMZAUndisclosedWith 1 other
  43. 2014

    10 rounds

  44. Nov
    SimilarWebSeries D · GB$15MWith 1 other
  45. Nov
    FlipkartSeries H · IN$600MWith 9 others
  46. Oct
    Konga Online Shopping LimitedSeries C · NG$40MWith 1 other
  47. Sept
    AvenidaVenture · AR$18MWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 11 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

5+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed4 in all

FlipkartBought by EbayUndisclosedAug 2017
Souq.comBought by Amazon$580MJul 2017
Avito.ruBought by Naspers$1.2BOct 2015
NimbuzzBought by New Call Telecom$175MOct 2014

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

Avito.ru$1.2BOct 2015
DubizzleUndisclosedAug 2013
OLX IndonesiaUndisclosedNov 2012
LazienkaPlusUndisclosedNov 2012
FixeAdsUndisclosedSept 2012
eMAGUndisclosedJul 2012
NetRetail HoldingUndisclosedJun 2012
Slando$29MOct 2011
7PixelUndisclosedApr 2011
MultiplyUndisclosedSept 2010
Buscapé$374MOct 2009
Buscape$374MOct 2009

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Naspers. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Tiger Global ManagementVC firm8rounds togetherAccelVC firm5rounds togetherDST GlobalPrivate equity3rounds togetherFJ LabsVC firm3rounds togetherInsight PartnersVC firm3rounds togetherKinnevikVC firm3rounds togetherQuona CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherCollaborative FundVC firm2rounds togetherDigital Sky TechnologiesInvestment firm2rounds togetherFounder CollectiveVC firm2rounds togetherICONIQ CapitalFamily office2rounds togetherIconiq CapitalGrowth equity2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Naspers put money into.

Naked$38M · Jan 2025ElasticRun$45M · Oct 2019SweepSouth$4.3M · Oct 2019Immutable$15M · Sept 2019Meesho$125M · Aug 2019Brainly$30M · Jul 2019

Quick answers about Naspers

What does Naspers invest in?

Naspers invests most often at Series C and Venture (43% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Health Care, Manufacturing and Consumer Electronics.

How active is Naspers?

66 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 8. The most recent was in Jan 2025.

What has Naspers invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Naked (Series B, Jan 2025), ZestMoney (Series B, Dec 2019) and ElasticRun (Series C, Oct 2019).

How big are Naspers's cheques?

The median round it joins is $48M.

Does Naspers lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 8 of its 66 investments on record (12%).

Where does Naspers invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in India (19%), South Africa (14%) and Brazil (14%).

Is Naspers investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2025.

Who does Naspers invest alongside?

Most often Tiger Global Management (8 rounds together), Accel (5 rounds together) and DST Global (3 rounds together).

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