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Ant Group IPO

$150B
Last Known Valuation, Jan 2026
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Ant Group IPO date and status

2014
Founded
IPO Mentioned
Confidential Filing
S-1 Filed
IPO

Company details

Ant Financial was founded in 2014 by Lucy Peng. The company filed registration documents with the Hong Kong and Shanghai exchanges in August 2020 in advance of a planned Initial Public Offering.

Ant Financial is a fintech company offering mobile payment processing services, consumer loans, wealth management, credit rating services and a financial services cloud platform, enabling consumer and enterprise users to access a wide variety of financial services. The company has raised over $20 billion in Venture Capital funding from investors including Access Technology Ventures, Baillie Gifford, BlackRock, FJ Labs, Sequoia, Golden Partners Capital, General Atlantic, and Temasek Holdings. It has been widely reported that Ant Financial last raised $14 billion in June 2018 at a post-money valuation of $150 billion.

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Founded
2014
Headquarters
Hangzhou, China
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Is Ant Group a publicly traded company?

Ant Group is a private company and not publicly traded.

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Will Ant Group go IPO?

Ant Group has not yet filed for an IPO. However, it’s important to note that IPOs are not the sole avenue for a private company to transition to public trading. Private companies can also go public through alternative methods such as but limited to Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), direct listings, or mergers and acquisitions. Find out which companies are eyeing an IPO on our Tech IPO Calendar 2025.

What is Ant Group’s IPO price?

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When was Ant Group founded?

Ant Group was founded in 2014.

What is Ant Group funding to date?

The funding to date for Ant Group is not currently available.

Ant Group major investors

General Atlantic
Sequoia Capital
Temasek Holdings
Warburg Pincus

Ant Group pre-IPO valuation and funding rounds

Last known valuation details
Funding round and deals details
Funding Date Round Amount Raised Price per Share Post-Money Valuation 3 Key Investors
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Ant Group IPO news and media highlights

Chinese tech stocks drop sharply after state-owned firms warned over Ant Group links · TechNode

Chinese authorities recently asked state-owned companies and banks to launch a new round of checks regarding their exposure to and links with Ant Group, the financial company that belongs to Chinese tech giant Alibaba. The news caused Chinese tech stocks to plummet on Tuesday, with Alibaba seeing a 5.3% loss in value, as investors worried a new wave of regulatory crackdowns was looming. Another Chinese tech giant, Tencent, saw a 3% drop, with the company also rumored to be facing further scrutiny from the government. Meituan, a leading Chinese food e-commerce company, is another that continues to fall, with the company seeing a 20.7% decrease in value in the last five days of trading.

Ant and AliPay Targeted in Broadening Alibaba Crackdown

Chinese regulators, rumored to be directed by President Xi Jinping, are ratcheting up pressure on the empire of China's richest man.

Ant Group Is Reportedly Moving Forward with Digital Banking License Application in Singapore, Despite Halted IPO Plans

Ant Group is reportedy moving forward with digital banking license application in Singapore, despite halted IPO plans.

Explained: What is the Ant Group? Why is their IPO suspended?

Ant Group IPO: The suspension, seen as a measure to rein in Jack Ma, was done after a meeting between the regulators and the company's top executives.
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Sector: Fintech
Subsector: Payments
Trade Metrics Last Funding Round
Company Forge Price Last Matched Round Post-Money Valuation 3 Price Per Share Amount Raised
KrakenKraken$36.52 -$1.91 (4.97%)$ xx.xxSeries D$20B$61.47$200MM
UpholdUphold$2.40 +$0.80 (50.00%)$ xx.xxNot available------
ChiaChiaNot available$ xx.xxSeries D$458.07MM$21.21$61MM
DriveWealthDriveWealthNot available$ xx.xxSeries D-1$2.85B$25.18$449.89MM
RazorpayRazorpayNot available$ xx.xxNot available------
LendbuzzLendbuzzNot available$ xx.xxSeries D-1A$1.07B$16.65$1.53MM
Blockchain.comBlockchain.comNot available$ xx.xxNot available------

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Anthropic Anthropic $259.14 -$13.84 (5.07%)High $xxx.xx
OpenAI OpenAI $723.12 +$0.12 (0.02%)High $xxx.xx
SpaceX SpaceX $587.07 +$6.05 (1.04%)High $xxx.xx
Anduril Anduril $107.59 +$2.77 (2.64%)High $xxx.xx
Databricks Databricks $197.65 -$0.01 (0.01%)High $xxx.xx

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Company Forge Price Market Activity Last Matched
Anthropic Anthropic $259.14 -$13.84 (5.07%)High $xxx.xx
OpenAI OpenAI $723.12 +$0.12 (0.02%)High $xxx.xx
Anduril Anduril $107.59 +$2.77 (2.64%)High $xxx.xx
Databricks Databricks $197.65 -$0.01 (0.01%)High $xxx.xx
Perplexity Perplexity $69.54 +$6.59 (10.47%)High $xxx.xx

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