# DST Global

> DST Global is a VC fund in Hong Kong backing FinTech and E-Commerce. See 321 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Total investments: 321
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 37%
- Last fund: Nov 2019
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dst_2
- Website: http://dst-global.com/

DST Global is an investment firm that focuses on late-stage ventures in the Internet sector. The firm has invested in several rapidly growing companies. Its offices are in Menlo Park, New York, London, Beijing, and Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 2009 by Yuri Milner, Saurabh Gupta, John Lindfors, Rahul Mehta, and Tom Stafford.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $10M–$76M |
| Series B | $21M–$180M |
| Series C | $52M–$450M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 39 | 12% |
| E-Commerce | 39 | 12% |
| Financial Services | 36 | 11% |
| Software | 25 | 8% |
| Information Technology | 17 | 5% |

179 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 42 | 13% |
| Series C | 41 | 13% |
| Series A | 36 | 11% |
| Series D | 35 | 11% |
| Series E | 25 | 8% |

15 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 54 | 17% |
| China | 16 | 5% |
| India | 15 | 5% |
| France | 9 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | 3% |

25 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John Lindfors | Co-Founder | 18 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-lindfors |
| Kriti Bansal | Investor | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kriti-bansal |
| Rahul Mehta | Co-Founder | 62 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rahul-mehta |
| Saurabh Gupta | Co-Founder & Managing Partner | 59 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saurabh-gupta |
| Tom Stafford | Co-Founder | 73 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-stafford |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Partly | Partly develops digital infrastructure for the automotive parts industry, providing software, APIs, and AI models that support parts identification, procurement, and supply chain operations. Its platform standardizes communication and data exchange among participants in the parts ecosystem, helping businesses integrate parts information into theirexisting systems and workflows. The company offers both developer tools and pre-built applications that can be embedded into enterprise platforms or deployed as standalone solutions. Its products are used by automotive groups, repair businesses, dismantlers, and other organizations to manage inventory, pricing, ordering, and cataloging processes. Partly also develops industry-specific AI models designed to improve the accuracy and efficiency of parts-related operations. | $50M | Series B | Jun 23, 2026 |  |
| Tsuga | Tsuga is a platform that enables enterprise-grade observability, such as log management, application performance monitoring, infrastructure analytics, and sensitive data scanning, while paying close attention to compliance and cost controls. | $35M | Series A | Jun 22, 2026 |  |
| Ineffable Intelligence | Ineffable Intelligence develops machine learning systems that learn through interaction and experience. The company works on reinforcement learning approaches that allow models to improve by trial and error rather than relying on large human-generated datasets. Its core work centers on building a “superlearner,” a system designed to generateknowledge and skills by engaging with simulated or real environments.The organization develops algorithms and computational frameworks that support autonomous learning, experimentation, and decision-making processes. Its efforts involve designing AI models that can adapt, refine behavior, and solve complex problems through continuous feedback loops. The company’s research aims to expand how AI systems acquire knowledge and apply it across different domains. | $1.1B | Seed | Apr 27, 2026 |  |
| Prometheus | Project Prometheus develops AI tools designed to learn from and interact with the physical world, rather than just process digital data. Its product efforts target engineering and manufacturing in aerospace, automotive, and computing sectors, using AI to optimize design, production, and performance. | $10B | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 23, 2026 |  |
| Resolve.ai | Resolve AI is a firm dedicated on automating software processes. The company creates AI solutions that can automatically troubleshoot and resolve manufacturing challenges. | $40M | Series A | Apr 16, 2026 |  |
| Mintlify | Mintlify is a software company that develops tools for creating, managing, and publishing developer documentation and API references. Its platform helps organizations build documentation websites, organize technical content, and provide searchable resources for developers. | $45M | Series B | Apr 14, 2026 |  |
| Haast | Haast is an artificial intelligence SAAS company that offers marketing compliance automation services. | $12M | Series A | Apr 09, 2026 |  |
| Earendil Labs | Earendil Labs is a biotechnology company developing technology platforms that transform therapeutic protein discovery. | $787M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 20, 2026 |  |
| Quince | Quince is an affordable luxury brand that sells high-quality fashion and home goods at radically low prices— direct from the factory floor. The company has pioneered a manufacturer-to-consumer (M2C) retail model in which factories produce inventory on a near just-in-time basis and ship their goods directly to consumers' doorsteps, cutting outfinancial and environmental waste. Quince is headquartered in San Francisco, CA and partners with more than 50 top manufacturers around the world.Most recently, Quince completed a $77 million Series B upround raise. The investment was led by Wellington Management with participation from GGV Capital, and continuing participation from Basis Set Ventures, Insight Partners, Lugard Road, and 8VC.Visit Quince at quince.com or on Instagram at @onequince. | $500M | Series E | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| Juicebox | Juicebox provides an AI platform that automates talent search, candidate engagement, and recruiting workflows. The platform features AI agents that source profiles from various data and run automated, personalized outreach sequences. It offers tools for talent discovery, real-time market insights, and integration with existing CRM and ATS systems. | $80M | Series B | Mar 10, 2026 |  |

10 of 321 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does DST Global invest in?

DST Global invests primarily in FinTech, E-Commerce and Financial Services startups, most often at Series B and Series C stage. Most of the 321 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is DST Global's check size?

DST Global typically joins rounds of $10M–$76M at Series A, $21M–$180M at Series B and $52M–$450M at Series C. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds DST Global participates in.

### How do I contact DST Global?

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### Who are the partners at DST Global?

The team at DST Global includes John Lindfors (Co-Founder), Kriti Bansal (Investor) and Rahul Mehta (Co-Founder), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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