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 6262 active competitors, including 536 funded and 493 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
25th among 6262 active competitors
Employee Count
10,621 as on Aug 31, 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 | 1623516 | Series D | 8427640 | 7558664 | 5037170 | 6164468 |
May 29, 2018 | 7530028 | Series C | 8276946 | 7323141 | 4010700 | |
Feb 01, 2018 | 4309758 | Series B | 5959050 | 2287272 | 1822559 |
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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 10,621 employees as of Aug 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 | 87/100 | |
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 payment and business banking solutions for enterprises | $742M | 85/100 | ||
4th |  Flutterwave 2016, San Francisco (United States), Series E | Provider of payment solutions for online and physical business transactions | $489M | 83/100 | |
5th | Online payment and money transfer platform for businesses | $554M | 83/100 | ||
6th | Airwallex 2015, San Francisco (United States), Series H | Provider of financial infrastructure for processing payments and managing treasury | $1.9B | 83/100 | |
7th | Adyen 2006, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Public | Provider of end-to-end payment, data, and financial management platform solutions | $266M | 82/100 | |
8th | Provider of in-store and online payment, prepaid, and financial solutions | $954M | 80/100 | ||
9th |  GoCardless 2011, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Provider of automated bank payment collection and recurring billing services | $540M | 80/100 | |
10th | PayU 2002, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Funding Raised | Provider of online payment solutions and financial services for businesses | - | 79/100 | |
25th | Payment processing solution for consumers, small and micro businesses | $20.6B | 74/100 |
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Ant Group's Investments and acquisitions
Ant Group has made 136 investments in companies including Daimon Robotics and Ant International. 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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Aug 11, 2026 | Investments | 2021 | Shenzhen (China) | |
Jul 21, 2026 | Investments | 2023 | Singapore (Singapore) | |
Jul 08, 2026 | Investments | 2007 | Shanghai (China) |
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News related to Ant Group
Filter this listMedia has covered Ant Group for a total of 157 events in the last 1 year, 80 of them have been about company updates and 18 about partnerships.
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Ant Group Launches AI Payment Trust System to Boost Agent CommerceCaixin Global•Sep 11, 2026•Ant Group
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Ant International, Mastercard, Visa Launch KYA Interoperability CollaborationWorld Business Outlook•Sep 10, 2026•Ant Group, Mastercard, Visa, Ant International
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Manulife Asia and Ant Health Partner for Cross-Border HealthcareTech in Asia•Sep 07, 2026•Manulife, Ant Group
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Ant Group Diversifies into AI-Powered Healthcare Services, Reaching Over 100 Million Users with AQ AppHealthcare Digital•Sep 04, 2026•Ant Group
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India blocks Alipay+ payments link over security, data concernsDeal Street Asia•Sep 03, 2026•Ant Group, NPCI
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Ant International's R2 Expands to Brazil, Offering Embedded Credit for SMBs and Gig WorkersGlobal Fintech Series•Aug 28, 2026•Ant Group
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