Funding round
Merama Growth
Reported as "Growth Equity"
Merama, which works in e-commerce business investment and partnership services in Mexico City, raised $215M in a Growth round announced on 14 Apr 2025, led by SoftBank Group Corp., at a $1.00B post-money valuation. 8 firms took part, with 1 individual investor. It is Merama's second venture round on record; the one before was a Series B in Sep 2021.
$215M
Amount raised
of which $170M debt
$1.00B
Post-money valuation
$785M pre-money
8
Investors
1 lead
1.2x
Step-up from the Series B
$850M in Sep 2021
4.5%
Stake sold
new money over the post-money
Valuation
What this round says about the price
This round priced Merama at $1.00B after the new money, 1.2 times the $850M of its Series B (Sep 2021). The $215M bought investors about 4.5% of the company. It came 43 months after Merama's Series B. It is 49% of the $440M Merama has raised in the venture rounds on record. No later venture round is on record for Merama.
Merama's funding rounds
Merama has 2 venture rounds on record and 1 other deal. This one is highlighted.
- Series B 28 Sep 2021, led by Advent International and SoftBank Group $225M$850M post-money
- Debt not a venture round 23 Apr 2024, led by JP Morgan $80M
- Growth this round 14 Apr 2025, led by SoftBank Group Corp. $215M$1.00B post-money
Investors
Who put money in
SoftBank Group Corp. led the round with 7 other firms.
Lead investor
- SoftBank Group Corp. new investor
Also in the round
- Advent International backs 36 venture-backed companies new investor
- backs 74 venture-backed companies new investor
- Monashees backs 73 venture-backed companies new investor
- Balderton Capital backs 140 venture-backed companies new investor
- BTG Pactual new investor
- Citi new investor
- Itaú Unibanco new investor
Individual investors: Marcel Telles.
Use of proceeds
What the money is for
According to the announcement, the money goes to geographic expansion.
- Geographic expansion
Comparable rounds
How it compares
The closest in time: 2 in Holding Companies, then Growth rounds in any sector within 6 months:
| Company | Announced | Amount | Post-money | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your.World Holding Companies | 28 Jan 2025 | $840M | not disclosed | not named |
| Holding Companies | 17 Mar 2026 | $48M | not disclosed | not named |
| Auto Parts Manufacturers | 15 Apr 2025 | $2.40B | not disclosed | ABC Technologies |
| Safe Superintelligence Tech Companies | 12 Apr 2025 | $2.00B | $32.00B | Greenoaks |
| Aircraft Parts & Services | 22 Apr 2025 | $1.35B | not disclosed | not named |
| The Very Group General Retail & Merchandise | 14 Apr 2025 | $784M | not disclosed | not named |
| Plaid Payment Processing & Point of Sale | 3 Apr 2025 | $575M | $6.10B | Franklin Templeton and Fidelity Management and Research |
| X2 Resources Oil & Gas - Extraction & Distribution | 24 Apr 2025 | $500M | not disclosed | not named |
Sources
Where this comes from
Reported by 3 sources.
Questions
Frequently asked
How much did Merama raise in its Growth round?
Merama raised $215M in its Growth round, announced in Apr 2025.
Who led Merama's Growth round?
SoftBank Group Corp. led it, with Advent International, Valor Capital Group, Monashees, Balderton Capital and BTG Pactual and 2 more.
What was Merama's valuation at the Growth round?
$1.00B post-money ($785M pre-money).