Investments
258Portfolio Exits
40Funds
6Partners & Customers
2Service Providers
1About DST Global
DST Global is a global Internet investment firm. Its investments include fast-growing and valuable companies. DST Global’s founder is Yuri Milner and its co-founders are Saurabh Gupta, John Lindfors, Rahul Mehta and Tom Stafford. DST Global has offices in Silicon Valley, New York, London, Beijing and Hong Kong.
DST Global Headquarter Location
London, England,
United Kingdom
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Latest DST Global News
May 12, 2022
Wayflyer completed its Series B funding round in February 2022, when $150m was raised. The capital raise, co-led by DST Global and QED Investors, with J.P. Morgan as a participant, valued Wayflyer at over $1 billion. Aidan Corbett, Wayflyer CEO, commented: “With eCommerce revenues set to hit $5.4 trillion in 2022, the need for competitively priced funding solutions is greater than ever. “The $300m debt financing we’ve secured and partly deployed from J.P. Morgan will help us seize this opportunity, and enable us to offer the most competitive rates in the market to more effectively help ambitious eCommerce businesses realise their growth potential.” Wayflyer Acquires Influencer Finance Firm Peblo - Pictured Peblo co-founder and CEO Jack Browne (left) and Wayflyer co-founder and CFO Jack Pierse. Stuart Roberts at J.P. Morgan stated: “We’ve focused on ways to continually support our eCommerce clients in their trade and working capital needs. “With Wayflyer we’re able to provide structured lending and help our eCommerce clients build credentials within this asset class. “This will be one of many innovations within eCommerce structured lending from J.P. Morgan as we look to innovate within the industry and extend capital to our clients as they face high growth rates and require reliable capital to meet that demand.” Founded in September 2019, Wayflyer provides a range of financing and analytics solutions that improve cash flow, drive sales and optimise supply chains for online vendors. Wayflyer’s free analytics platform analyses marketing performance on a daily basis. ___
DST Global Investments
258 Investments
DST Global has made 258 investments. Their latest investment was in UPSIDER as part of their Series C on May 5, 2022.
DST Global Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/11/2022 | Series C | UPSIDER | $37.63M | Yes | 2 | |
5/9/2022 | Series B | Moladin | $95M | Yes | 2 | |
5/2/2022 | Series B | Xepelin | $111M | Yes | 3 | |
4/27/2022 | Series A - II | |||||
4/7/2022 | Series E |
Date | 5/11/2022 | 5/9/2022 | 5/2/2022 | 4/27/2022 | 4/7/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series C | Series B | Series B | Series A - II | Series E |
Company | UPSIDER | Moladin | Xepelin | ||
Amount | $37.63M | $95M | $111M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 3 |
DST Global Portfolio Exits
40 Portfolio Exits
DST Global has 40 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Nubank on December 09, 2021.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12/9/2021 | IPO | 11 | |||
11/9/2021 | Acquired | 10 | |||
8/3/2021 | Merger | 5 | |||
Date | 12/9/2021 | 11/9/2021 | 8/3/2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | IPO | Acquired | Merger | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 11 | 10 | 5 |
DST Global Acquisitions
2 Acquisitions
DST Global acquired 2 companies. Their latest acquisition was videogaga.lt on September 01, 2010.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/1/2010 | Acquired | 1 | ||||
9/10/2007 |
Date | 9/1/2010 | 9/10/2007 |
|---|---|---|
Investment Stage | ||
Companies | ||
Valuation | ||
Total Funding | ||
Note | Acquired | |
Sources | 1 |
DST Global Fund History
6 Fund Histories
DST Global has 6 funds, including DST Global V.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/31/2015 | DST Global V | Expansions & Growth | Closed | $1,700M | 1 |
7/3/2014 | DST Global IV | ||||
3/23/2012 | DST Global III | ||||
5/17/2011 | DST Global II | ||||
DST Global I |
Closing Date | 7/31/2015 | 7/3/2014 | 3/23/2012 | 5/17/2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | DST Global V | DST Global IV | DST Global III | DST Global II | DST Global I |
Fund Type | Expansions & Growth | ||||
Status | Closed | ||||
Amount | $1,700M | ||||
Sources | 1 |
DST Global Partners & Customers
2 Partners and customers
DST Global has 2 strategic partners and customers. DST Global recently partnered with xsp on June 6, 2012.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/26/2012 | Partner | DST Global Solutions ' and XSP 's collaboration is expected to facilitate availability of a more robust corporate actions solution for investment managers , backed by the proven market-leading technologies of both companies . | 1 | ||
6/13/2012 | Partner |
Date | 6/26/2012 | 6/13/2012 |
|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | ||
Country | ||
News Snippet | DST Global Solutions ' and XSP 's collaboration is expected to facilitate availability of a more robust corporate actions solution for investment managers , backed by the proven market-leading technologies of both companies . | |
Sources | 1 |
DST Global Service Providers
1 Service Provider
DST Global has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Counsel | General Counsel |
Service Provider | |
|---|---|
Associated Rounds | |
Provider Type | Counsel |
Service Type | General Counsel |
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DST Global Team
6 Team Members
DST Global has 6 team members, including current Founder, Managing Partner, Saurabh Gupta.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Saurabh Gupta | Founder, Managing Partner | Current | |
John Lindfors | Founder, Managing Partner | Current | |
Rahul Mehta | Founder, Managing Partner | Current | |
Yuri Milner | Founder | Current | |
Thomas Stafford | Founder, Managing Partner | Current |
Name | Saurabh Gupta | John Lindfors | Rahul Mehta | Yuri Milner | Thomas Stafford |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | Founder, Managing Partner | Founder, Managing Partner | Founder, Managing Partner | Founder | Founder, Managing Partner |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
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