Alibaba
Investor profile
CorporateVenture capital
Alibaba has backed 14 European tech companies across 16 funding rounds between 2014 and 2022, joining rounds totalling €1.6B. Most active in Software and Hardware. Data as of Nov 2026.
Also recorded as: Alibaba Group
Deals
16
distinct rounds
Companies
14
backed
Active span
2014–2022
9 yrs
Total round €
€1.6B
sum of rounds joined
Deals by year
distinct rounds / yearAlibaba — deals by year — interactive chart.
Data table
| Alibaba — deals by year | |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
Top sectors
by dealsAlibaba — top sectors — interactive chart.
Data table
| Alibaba — top sectors | |
|---|---|
| Software | 5 |
| Hardware | 5 |
| Transportation | 3 |
| Media | 2 |
| E-commerce | 2 |
| Fashion | 2 |
| Fintech | 1 |
| Cybersecurity | 1 |
| Gaming | 1 |
| Marketing | 1 |
Stages
by dealsAlibaba — stages — interactive chart.
Data table
| Alibaba — stages | |
|---|---|
| Other | 4 |
| Growth/Late | 3 |
| Series B | 3 |
| Series C | 3 |
| Series A | 2 |
| Early VC | 1 |
Countries
by dealsAlibaba — countries — interactive chart.
Data table
| Alibaba — countries | |
|---|---|
| Israel | 6 |
| Finland | 2 |
| Ireland | 2 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| Germany | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Türkiye | 1 |
| UK | 1 |
Co-investment network
shared roundsCo-investment network — interactive chart.
Hover a node for shared-deal counts; click a co-investor to open its profile.
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Portfolio
top 30 by total round €| Company | Country | Rounds | Total € |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farfetch | UK | 1 | €1.1B |
| Trendyol | Türkiye | 1 | €274M |
| WayRay | Switzerland | 2 | €85M |
| Yahaha Studios | Finland | 1 | €38M |
| MariaDB | Finland | 1 | €23M |
| SQream | Israel | 1 | €21M |
| InfinityAR | Israel | 1 | €16M |
| Konux | Germany | 1 | €11M |
| Lumus | Israel | 1 | €5.5M |
| ThetaRay | Israel | 1 | €4.7M |
| VisualLead | Israel | 1 | €4.5M |
| Twiggle | Israel | 1 | €4.5M |
| Showtime Analytics | Ireland | 2 | €3.2M |
| Playtomic | Spain | 1 | €2.5M |