Ant Group - About the company
Ant Group is a series D company based in Hangzhou (China), founded in 2004 by Jack Ma. It operates as a Payment processing solution for consumers, small and micro businesses. Ant Group has raised $20.6B in funding from investors like T. Rowe Price, The Carlyle Group and General Atlantic, with a current valuation of $*****. The company has 6336 active competitors, including 535 funded and 492 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like PayPal, Stripe and Razorpay.
Company Details
Payment processing solution for consumers, small and micro businesses. Offers a wallet for services such as money transfers, bill payments, online or offline payments, and more. It enables businesses to accept online payments from customers via credit or debit cards or bank transfers. It also offers personal and corporate credit solutions.
- Website
- antgroup.com
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@antgroup.com
- Phone Number
- +86 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2004
Location
Hangzhou, China
Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$20.6B in 6 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$***** as on Oct 26, 2021
Investors
Ranked
19th among 6336 active competitors
Employee Count
10,630 as on Sep 30, 2026
Investment & Acquisitions
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Ant Group's funding and investors
Ant Group has raised a total funding of $20.6B over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 03, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on Feb 09, 2021 for $*****. 2 investors participated in its latest round. Ant Group has 43 institutional investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Ant Group:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Feb 09, 2021 | 8444051 | Series D | 9026666 | 9732929 | 7253654 | 1387732 |
May 29, 2018 | 3044710 | Series C | 5811445 | 9461730 | 6499317 | |
Feb 01, 2018 | 4569779 | Series B | 4618191 | 6318804 | 6595528 |
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Ant Group's founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Ant Group is Jack Ma. Eric Xiandong Jing is the CEO of Ant Group.
Here are the details of Ant Group's key team members:
- Jack Ma: Founder of Ant Group.
- Eric Xiandong Jing: CEO of Ant Group. Contact Info: 1 email address
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Ant Group's employee count trend
Ant Group has 10,630 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Ant Group's employee count trend over the years:
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Ant Group's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Ant Group include PayPal, Stripe and Razorpay. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Ant Group, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  PayPal 1998, United States, Public | Provider of online payment solutions, money transfers, and virtual wallets | $216M | 88/100 | |
2nd | Stripe 2010, San Francisco (United States), Series I | Provider of financial infrastructure solutions for revenue growth and payment processing | $9.81B | 86/100 | |
3rd | Provider of a comprehensive financial platform for businesses to accept, process, and disburse payments | $742M | 86/100 | ||
4th | Payoneer 2005, New York City (United States), Acquired | Provider of cross-border payment solutions for freelancers, businesses, and marketplaces | $269M | 85/100 | |
5th | Provider of financial infrastructure for processing payments and managing treasury | $1.9B | 84/100 | ||
6th | Adyen 2006, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Public | Provider of end-to-end payment, data, and financial management platform solutions | $266M | 83/100 | |
7th |  GoCardless 2011, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of automated bank payment collection and recurring billing services | $540M | 81/100 | |
8th |  Flutterwave 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series E | Provider of payment solutions for online and physical business transactions | $489M | 79/100 | |
9th | Online payment and money transfer platform for businesses | $554M | 79/100 | ||
10th | TrueLayer 2016, London (United Kingdom), Series E | Provider of open banking infrastructure for digital payments and verification | $349M | 78/100 | |
19th | Payment processing solution for consumers, small and micro businesses | $20.6B | 75/100 |
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Ant Group's Investments and acquisitions
Ant Group has made 139 investments in companies including Hangzhou Shangjian Biotechnology and Tianjizn. Ant Group has also acquired 11 companies including Bright Smart Securities and Haodf.Here is the list of investments & acquisitions:Filter this list
Filter this listDate of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Oct 21, 2026 | Investments | 2015 | Hangzhou (China) | |
Sep 08, 2026 | Investments | 2015 | ||
Aug 11, 2026 | Investments | 2021 | Shenzhen (China) |
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News related to Ant Group
Filter this listMedia has covered Ant Group for a total of 151 events in the last 1 year, 79 of them have been about company updates and 21 about partnerships.
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Juqiao Industrial Completes 100 Million Yuan Series A Financing Led by Ant GroupEastmoney•Oct 29, 2026•Ant Group, Duowei
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Asia Fintech Funding Surges in Q3 2026, Led by Singapore and Key PlayersFinTechnews•Oct 26, 2026•Ant Group, CRYPTO
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Ant Group Unit and Damon Technology Partner on Warehouse AITech in Asia•Oct 21, 2026•Ant Group, Dema Technology
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HSBC and Ant Digital Technologies Complete AI-Enabled Micropayments TestCrowdfund Insider•Oct 17, 2026•Ant Group, HSBC
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Ant International Secures Payment and Stored Value Licences in UAEElectronic Payments International•Oct 15, 2026•Ant Group, Alipay
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Ant International’s Antom Supports Google Gemini in Expanding Access to AI Service in AsiaBusiness Wire•Sep 30, 2026•Ant International, HSBC, Ant Group, HSBC
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Robbyant and AFDE Sign MoU to Accelerate Embodied AI and Robotics Deployment in Middle EastFinancial Post•Sep 29, 2026•Ant Group
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