DST Global
Investment Details
Investor Type
Venture Capital
Asset Class Focus
Private Equity, Venture Capital
Stage Focus
Late Stage, Growth, Pre-IPO, Seed, Series A, Series B
Geographical Focus
United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia, China, India, Brazil, France, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey, South Africa, Russia, Nigeria, Argentina
Industries Focus
- Technology
- Healthcare
- Energy
- Consumer Goods
- Real Estate
- Infrastructure
- Telecommunications
- Media
- Retail
- Software
- Education
- FinTech
- E-commerce
- Logistics
- Transportation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Blockchain
- Digital Services
- Gaming
- Digital Media
- Entertainment
- Cybersecurity
- Cloud Computing
- Consumer Internet
- Mobile
- Internet of Things
- Social Media
- Marketplace
- NFTs
Investment Size:
100,000,000 to 4,000,000,000 USD
Investor Details Founded: 2009
DST Global is a prominent venture capital and private equity firm specializing in late-stage investments in internet and technology sectors. Founded in 2009 by Yuri Milner, Saurabh Gupta, John Lindfors, Rahul Mehta, and Tom Stafford, the firm has a global presence with offices in London, Menlo Park, New York, Beijing, and Hong Kong. DST Global focuses on backing rapidly growing companies in areas such as information technology, mobile, software, e-commerce, and other technology-enabled businesses, often participating in late-stage funding rounds.
The firm's investment strategy targets fast-growing, category-leading companies, primarily through non-controlling minority stakes in pre-IPO stages. DST Global has invested in several high-profile companies, including Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, Snapchat, Spotify, Alibaba, ByteDance, and Xiaohongshu. As of 2021, DST Global has raised multiple funds, with the most recent, DST Global IX, closing in 2021 with commitments totaling $4 billion. Geographically, approximately 45% of the capital has been deployed in China, 34% in the United States, and the remainder in Europe, India, Indonesia, and Brazil.
DST Global's approach emphasizes close partnerships with founders, providing capital and strategic support to help companies scale globally. The firm's investors include public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, and large family offices. Over the years, DST Global has built a strong track record and brand, leveraging its global network and reputation in the internet sector to identify and support leading internet company founders with compelling visions and execution capabilities targeting large opportunities.
Requirements
- Focus on late-stage, high-growth internet companies
- Preference for non-controlling minority stakes
- Targeting companies with strong market positions and significant growth potential
- Global investment strategy with a focus on key technology hubs
- High growth potential
- Scalable business models
- Innovative technology solutions
- Accredited Investors
- High Net-Worth Individuals
- Institutional Investors
- Family Offices
- Sovereign Wealth Funds
- Pension Funds
- Endowments
- Fund of Funds
- Corporate Investors
- Venture Capital Firms
- Private Equity Firms
- Hedge Funds
- Mutual Funds
- Banks
- Insurance Companies
- Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
- Government Agencies
- Non-Profit Organizations
- Foundations
- Trusts
- Late-stage internet and technology companies seeking growth capital
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Portfolio Companies
- Alibaba Group
- JD.com
- Spotify
- Didi
- Airbnb
- Meituan
- Kuaishou
- Snapchat
- ByteDance
- Xiaohongshu
- Lemon Cash
- RedotPay
- Alibaba
- Zalando
- Delivery Hero
- Snap Inc.
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