
ByteDance
Stage
DivestitureTotal Raised
$7.44BInvestors Count
41Deal Terms
11Portfolio Exits
10Investments
145Funding, Valuation & Revenue
16 Fundings
ByteDance has raised $7.44B over 16 rounds.
ByteDance's latest funding round was a Secondary Market - II for $100M on March 14, 2023.
ByteDance's valuation in December 2020 was $180,000M.
ByteDance's latest post-money valuation is from March 2023.
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ByteDance's 2020 revenue was $25B. ByteDance's most recent revenue is from 2020.
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Date | Round | Amount | Investors | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Revenue | Sources |
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3/14/2023 | Secondary Market - II | $100M | G42, and Undisclosed Investors | 12 | ||
8/18/2021 | Private Equity | $25B FY 2020 | 2 | |||
12/1/2020 | Series E | ▲$180,000M | 2 | |||
7/1/2020 | Secondary Market | |||||
3/30/2020 | Growth Equity |
Date | 3/14/2023 | 8/18/2021 | 12/1/2020 | 7/1/2020 | 3/30/2020 |
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Round | Secondary Market - II | Private Equity | Series E | Secondary Market | Growth Equity |
Amount | $100M | ||||
Investors | G42, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Valuation | ▲$180,000M | ||||
Revenue | $25B FY 2020 | ||||
Sources | 12 | 2 | 2 |
ByteDance Deal Terms
11 Deal Terms
ByteDance's deal structure is available for 11 funding rounds, including their Secondary Market - II from March 14, 2023.
Round | Secondary Market - II | Series E | Secondary Market | Growth Equity | Series D - IV |
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Round | Funding Date | Pre-Money Valuation | Post-Money Valuation | Amount Raised | Shares Authorized | Issuance Price | Dividend Rate | Liquidation Preferences | Liquidation Price | Participation | Conversion Price | Anti Dilution | General Voting | Board Voting | Par Value |
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ByteDance Investors
41 Investors
ByteDance has 41 investors. G42 invested in ByteDance's Secondary Market - II funding round.
First funding | Last Funding | Investor | Rounds | Board Seats | Type | Location |
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3/14/2023 | 3/14/2023 | 1 Secondary Market - II | Corporation | United Arab Emirates | ||
8/18/2021 | 8/18/2021 | 1 Private Equity | Private Equity | China | ||
11/6/2018 | 12/1/2020 | 2 Series D - IV, Series E (2020) | Private Equity | New York | ||
Asset/Investment Management | New York | |||||
Venture Capital | California |
First funding | 3/14/2023 | 8/18/2021 | 11/6/2018 | ||
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Last Funding | 3/14/2023 | 8/18/2021 | 12/1/2020 | ||
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Rounds | 1 Secondary Market - II | 1 Private Equity | 2 Series D - IV, Series E (2020) | ||
Board Seats | |||||
Type | Corporation | Private Equity | Private Equity | Asset/Investment Management | Venture Capital |
Location | United Arab Emirates | China | New York | New York | California |
ByteDance Acquisitions
57 Acquisitions
ByteDance acquired 57 companies. Their latest acquisition was Oladance on March 01, 2024.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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3/1/2024 | Seed / Angel | Acquired | 4 | |||
12/10/2023 | Series E+ | $3,297.7M | Corporate Majority | 5 | ||
3/14/2023 | Acquired | 1 | ||||
12/6/2022 | ||||||
8/5/2022 | Other |
Date | 3/1/2024 | 12/10/2023 | 3/14/2023 | 12/6/2022 | 8/5/2022 |
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Investment Stage | Seed / Angel | Series E+ | Other | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Total Funding | $3,297.7M | ||||
Note | Acquired | Corporate Majority | Acquired | ||
Sources | 4 | 5 | 1 |
ByteDance Investments
145 Investments
ByteDance has made 145 investments. Their latest investment was in InnoStar Semiconductor as part of their Corporate Minority on March 12, 2024.

ByteDance Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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3/12/2024 | Corporate Minority | InnoStar Semiconductor | Yes | 1 | ||
12/8/2023 | Seed | Zhenqin Fuwu | Yes | 2 | ||
2/17/2023 | Series A | Fangxuehai | Yes | 2 | ||
12/15/2022 | Crowdfunding | |||||
11/18/2022 | Seed |
Date | 3/12/2024 | 12/8/2023 | 2/17/2023 | 12/15/2022 | 11/18/2022 |
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Round | Corporate Minority | Seed | Series A | Crowdfunding | Seed |
Company | InnoStar Semiconductor | Zhenqin Fuwu | Fangxuehai | ||
Amount | |||||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 2 |
ByteDance Portfolio Exits
10 Portfolio Exits
ByteDance has 10 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Mubu on March 15, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
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3/15/2023 | Divestiture | 3 | |||
1/19/2023 | IPO | Public | 1 | ||
6/5/2022 | Shareholder Liquidity | 1 | |||
Date | 3/15/2023 | 1/19/2023 | 6/5/2022 | ||
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Exit | Divestiture | IPO | Shareholder Liquidity | ||
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Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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