Sea (E-Commerce, Messaging) — Funding, Investors & Signals 2026

Sea

Founded 2009

Singapore 4071 employees Post Ipo Equity Total: $8.65B E-Commerce, Messaging +2

Sea, a leading consumer internet company in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, aims to enhance the lives of consumers and small businesses in the region through technology. The company's flagship e-commerce platform Shopee, which prioritizes mobile use and social interaction, saw remarkable success in 2018 with over 603 million orders and a GMV of $10.3 billion. Concurrently, Sea's gaming arm, Garena, has achieved global recognition with its hit game Free Fire, boasting over 450 million registered users and 50 million peak daily active users as of May 2019. Additionally, SeaMoney, the company's digital payments and financial services arm, offers mobile wallet services under the AirPay and ShopeePay brands in Southeast Asia. Headquartered in Singapore and listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ‘SE’, Sea made history in 2017 with the largest US public listing ever by a Southeast Asian technology company. With a recent $3.50B post-IPO equity investment in September 2021, Sea continues to attract significant attention from investors.

Funding Stage	Amount	Investors	Lead Investors	Date
Post-IPO Debt	••••••	-		09 Sep 2021
Post-IPO Equity	••••••	-		09 Sep 2021
Post-IPO Equity	••••••	1	•••• ••••	06 Mar 2019
Post-IPO Equity	••••••	-		12 Jun 2018
Series E	••••••	6	•••• ••••	08 May 2017

Funding Stage

Amount

Investors

Lead Investors

Date

Post-IPO Debt

••••••

09 Sep 2021

Post-IPO Equity

••••••

09 Sep 2021

Post-IPO Equity

••••••

•••• ••••

06 Mar 2019

Post-IPO Equity

••••••

12 Jun 2018

Series E

••••••

•••• ••••

08 May 2017

FAQ About Sea

Sea is the leading consumer internet company in Southeast Asia and Taiwan. Our mission is to better the lives of the consumers and small businesses of our region with technology. Our businesses include: Shopee, our region’s largest and most popular e-commerce platform. Launched in 2015, Shopee wa...

Sea was founded in 2009.

Sea is headquartered in Singapore.

Sea operates in the following industries: E-Commerce, Messaging, Mobile, Payments.

Sea has approximately 4071 employees.

Sea has completed 10 funding rounds, raising a total of $8.65B. The latest funding stage is Post Ipo Equity.

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