This is Tiger Global’s third investment this week, the other two being a USD 200 million round in credit card payment company Cred and USD 83 million in wealth tech startup Groww.
The current round of funding has valued the company at a little over a billion dollar, about three times more than its previous valuation seven months ago, thus catapulting it into the unicorn club.
Seven years ago, friends and family tried to dissuade Jean Liu from joining Didi. Since then, her imprint has come to define Didi’s strategy and global presence.