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Alibaba

969 West Wen Yi Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311121, China

Overview

Online marketplace connecting buyers and sellers with e-commerce services.

Founded

1999

Deals · 12mo

17

Links

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Stage focus

—

Geographic focus

China
Hong Kong
India
Singapore
...

Sector focus

Association
B2B
Information Technology
Office Supplies
...

Investment portfolio

128rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
UniPat AI
Sep 2026Led
$300 MOther Equity
Ant International
Jul 2026Participated
$1.2 BSeries A
AIsphere
Jul 2026Led
$439 MSeries C
PixVerse
Jul 2026Participated
$439 MSeries C
Mochi Intelligence
Jul 2026Participated
$147 MSeries A
Alsa
Jul 2026Led
$7 MSeed
Moqi
Jul 2026Led
$147 MOther Equity
StairMed
Apr 2026Led
$73 MOther Equity
MetaComp
Mar 2026Participated
$35 MSeries A
Simplexity Robotics
Mar 2026Participated
$291 MOther Equity
VAST
Mar 2026Led
$50 MSeries A
Tripo AI
Mar 2026Led
$50 MSeries A
UniPat AI
Sep 2026Led
$300 MOther Equity
Ant International
Jul 2026Participated
$1.2 BSeries A
AIsphere
Jul 2026Led
$439 MSeries C
PixVerse
Jul 2026Participated
$439 MSeries C
Mochi Intelligence
Jul 2026Participated
$147 MSeries A
Alsa
Jul 2026Led
$7 MSeed
Moqi
Jul 2026Led
$147 MOther Equity
StairMed
Apr 2026Led
$73 MOther Equity
MetaComp
Mar 2026Participated
$35 MSeries A
Simplexity Robotics
Mar 2026Participated
$291 MOther Equity
VAST
Mar 2026Led
$50 MSeries A
Tripo AI
Mar 2026Led
$50 MSeries A
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Deal Distribution

Alibaba: 128 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Alibaba: 128 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed31
Series A108
Series B108
Series C+1513
Other Equity4119

Monthly Deal Activity

Alibaba: 128 deals are recorded across 162 months.All available history.
Alibaba: 128 deals are recorded across 162 months. All available history
MonthDeals
May '131
Jun '131
Jul '130
Aug '130
Sep '130
Oct '132
Nov '131
Dec '130
Jan '140
Feb '141
Mar '142
Apr '141
May '140
Jun '140
Jul '141
Aug '140
Sep '141
Oct '141
Nov '140
Dec '140
Jan '151
Feb '151
Mar '152
Apr '150
May '150
Jun '152
Jul '153
Aug '150
Sep '151
Oct '150
Nov '150
Dec '151
Jan '161
Feb '161
Mar '160
Apr '160
May '162
Jun '160
Jul '160
Aug '161
Sep '160
Oct '161
Nov '162
Dec '160
Jan '170
Feb '170
Mar '172
Apr '170
May '170
Jun '171
Jul '172
Aug '172
Sep '172
Oct '173
Nov '172
Dec '171
Jan '183
Feb '180
Mar '182
Apr '182
May '183
Jun '180
Jul '180
Aug '183
Sep '181
Oct '181
Nov '180
Dec '182
Jan '191
Feb '190
Mar '191
Apr '190
May '192
Jun '190
Jul '190
Aug '190
Sep '192
Oct '190
Nov '191
Dec '191
Jan '200
Feb '200
Mar '201
Apr '201
May '201
Jun '201
Jul '200
Aug '200
Sep '200
Oct '200
Nov '202
Dec '201
Jan '210
Feb '210
Mar '213
Apr '211
May '211
Jun '211
Jul '210
Aug '210
Sep '213
Oct '210
Nov '213
Dec '212
Jan '220
Feb '222
Mar '221
Apr '220
May '220
Jun '220
Jul '220
Aug '220
Sep '220
Oct '220
Nov '221
Dec '221
Jan '230
Feb '230
Mar '230
Apr '230
May '230
Jun '230
Jul '231
Aug '230
Sep '230
Oct '231
Nov '230
Dec '231
Jan '240
Feb '241
Mar '241
Apr '240
May '242
Jun '240
Jul '240
Aug '241
Sep '243
Oct '241
Nov '240
Dec '240
Jan '250
Feb '250
Mar '250
Apr '250
May '250
Jun '250
Jul '250
Aug '250
Sep '252
Oct '252
Nov '250
Dec '250
Jan '261
Feb '262
Mar '264
Apr '261
May '260
Jun '260
Jul '266
Aug '260
Sep '261
Oct '260

Sector Breakdown

Alibaba: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (41 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Alibaba: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (41 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Enterprise Software41
Networks, Cloud & Communication39
E-Commerce & Retail38
AI & Machine Learning36
Transportation & Logistics30
Consumer & Lifestyle23
Hardware & Robotics21
Media & Entertainment18
Fintech13
AR/VR12
Professional Services11
Manufacturing8
Food & Agriculture8
Social & Community Platforms7
Data, Analytics & IT6
Education & Workforce5
Health & Life Sciences5
Travel & Hospitality4
Crypto & Blockchain4
Gaming & eSports4
Clean Energy & Sustainability2
Space & Frontier Tech2
Developer Tools2
Real Estate & Construction1

Deal Size Distribution

Alibaba: 128 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Alibaba: 128 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M4
$5M-$10M7
$10M-$25M12
$25M-$50M14
$50M-$100M15
$100M-$250M22
$250M-$500M17
$500M-$1B20
$1B+17

Deals By Geography

Alibaba: China has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (50 deals).All available history.

Top 10 of 13 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Alibaba: China has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (50 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
China50
United States28
Singapore11
Hong Kong10
India8
Europe7
Taiwan5
Israel3
Indonesia2
South Korea1
Alibaba: 20 co-investors are shown, with Tencent sharing 13 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Alibaba: 20 co-investors are shown, with Tencent sharing 13 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Tencent13
SoftBank6
Temasek6
Andreessen Horowitz5
Ant Financial4
GGV Capital4
Legend Capital4
WI Harper Group4
Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund3
DST Global3
Gaorong Capital3
Goldman Sachs3
Primavera Capital Group3
Qiming Venture Partners3
Sequoia Capital3
Source Code Capital3
Baidu Ventures2
Blue Focus Communications Group2
British International Investment2
Cathay Capital2

Investment Strategy

Alibaba: Led accounts for 62% and participating for 38% of round participation.All available history.
Alibaba: Led accounts for 62% and participating for 38% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led7962%
Participating4938%
Alibaba: Single-lead accounts for 73% and co-led for 27% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Alibaba: Single-lead accounts for 73% and co-led for 27% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead5873%
Co-led2127%

Team

Billy Lee

eFounders Fellow

Daniel Zhang

Director and CEO

Jack Ma

Executive Chairman

James Sheng

Managing Director, Singapore

Jane Jiang

GM Business assistant

Jianhang Jin

President

Joseph Tsai

Executive Vice Chairman

Maggie Wu

Chief Financial Officer

Qin JIN
Sanjian Chen

Staff Algorithm Engineer - Machine Learning

Shaoxuan Wang

Senior Manager

Simon Xie

Co-founder, Vice President of Alibaba's China Investment Team

Trudy Dai

President of Wholesale Marketplaces

Xu Xiao

Algorithm Engineer

Zhang Yu

VP