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At a glance
DST Global appears in 8 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2024, leading 5. Its most frequent sector in these rounds is AI & Infrastructure, and its most recent tracked deal was Clay's $115M Series D round (Sep 9, 2026). It co-invests most often with Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and CapitalG. ValueAddVC also tracks 7 funds managed by DST Global.
Strategy
Stages
Series BGrowth
Sectors
ConsumerFintechEnterprise
Geographies
AsiaHong Kong
Check size
$50M-$500MRecent changes
- Sep 9, 2026Sep 9, 2026Invested in Clay (Series D, $115M) Business Wire
- Aug 17, 2026Aug 17, 2026Invested in Higgsfield (Series B, $400M) TechCrunch
- Jul 9, 2026Jul 9, 2026New fund: DST Global Fund XI SEC EDGAR Form D
- Jul 7, 2026Jul 7, 2026Invested in Monogram (Seed, $40M) Monogram
- May 28, 2026May 28, 2026Invested in Anthropic (Series H, $65B) TechCrunch
Earlier changes (10)
- Feb 2, 2026Feb 2, 2026Invested in Waymo ($16B) Waymo
- Jan 2026Jan 2026Invested in OpenEvidence (Series D, $250M) MobiHealthNews
- Oct 2025Oct 2025Invested in Whatnot (Series F, $225M) Wikipedia
- Aug 1, 2025Aug 1, 2025New fund: DST Global Fund X SEC EDGAR Form D
- Sep 2024Sep 2024Invested in Safe Superintelligence (Seed, $1B) Wikipedia
- Oct 19, 2021Oct 19, 2021New fund: DST Global Fund IX SEC EDGAR Form D
- Feb 12, 2021Feb 12, 2021New fund: DST Global Fund VIII SEC EDGAR Form D
- Jul 12, 2019Jul 12, 2019New fund: DST Global Fund VII SEC EDGAR Form D
- Jul 12, 2018Jul 12, 2018New fund: DST Global Fund VI SEC EDGAR Form D
- Jul 17, 2015Jul 17, 2015New fund: DST Global V SEC EDGAR Form D
Funds
7| Fund | Vintage | Size | Strategy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DST Global Fund XI | 2026 | — | Flagship | As of Jul 9, 2026SEC EDGAR Form D |
| DST Global Fund X | 2025 | — | Flagship | As of Aug 1, 2025SEC EDGAR Form D |
| DST Global Fund IX | 2021 | — | Flagship | As of Oct 19, 2021SEC EDGAR Form D |
| DST Global Fund VIII | 2021 | — | Flagship | As of Feb 12, 2021SEC EDGAR Form D |
| DST Global Fund VII | 2019 | — | Flagship | As of Jul 12, 2019SEC EDGAR Form D |
Show 2 earlier funds
| Fund | Vintage | Size | Strategy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DST Global Fund VI | 2018 | — | Flagship | As of Jul 12, 2018SEC EDGAR Form D |
| DST Global V | 2015 | — | Flagship | As of Jul 31, 2015SEC EDGAR Form D |
Portfolio
12 totalRecent Investment Activity
8Track record: led 5 and participated in 3 of 8 tracked venture rounds · 6 in the last 12 months · led 1 Series B, 1 Seed, 1 Series D, 1 Series F
Sector / Stage Activity
By sector (portfolio)
AI infra
7 · 58%
Enterprise SaaS
1 · 8%
Healthcare
1 · 8%
Robotics
1 · 8%
Consumer
1 · 8%
By stage (tracked rounds)
Series D
2 · 25%
Seed
2 · 25%
Series B
1 · 13%
Series H
1 · 13%
Series F
1 · 13%
Co-Investors
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- Sep 12, 2026Nvidia May Put $10B Into Anthropic's IPONvidia is in talks to invest up to $10 billion in Anthropic's IPO, an offering bankers say could raise $100 billion at a $2 trillion valuation and become the largest in history.→
- Sep 9, 2026Clay Closes $115M Series D At $7.1BClay's AI go-to-market platform closed a $115 million Series D at a $7.1 billion valuation led by Wellington, confirming the $7 billion pre-money mark reported as a rumor eleven days earlier.→
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- Aug 17, 2026Higgsfield Quadruples Valuation to $5.4B in 8 MonthsAI video and image startup Higgsfield raised a $400 million Series B at a $5.4 billion valuation, four times its mark from eight months ago, on $700 million in annualized revenue.→
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- Jul 9, 2026Nvidia Backs Paris Voice AI Startup Gradium's $100M SeedGradium, the Paris-based voice AI startup spun out of Kyutai, extended its seed round past $100 million with Nvidia joining seven months after launching out of stealth.→
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- Jul 7, 2026Monogram Raises $40M Seed for Visual AI InterfaceCoursera co-founder Eren Bali's new startup Monogram raised a $40 million seed led by DST Global and Lux Capital to build an AI app that generates full visual interfaces instead of just text.→
DST Global FAQ
What companies has DST Global invested in?
DST Global's portfolio includes Anthropic, Waymo, OpenEvidence, Clay, Mistral AI, Higgsfield, and 6 more tracked companies.
Who does DST Global co-invest with most?
In the rounds Value Add tracks, DST Global most often invests alongside Andreessen Horowitz (6 shared deals), Sequoia Capital (6 shared deals), Kleiner Perkins (5 shared deals), SV Angel (5 shared deals), Nvidia (4 shared deals).
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Where these figures come from
- Business Wireprimary source1 fact
- SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
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