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InMobi raised Series A at ~$22M and Series B at $120M

Naveen Tewari · He Built "GPT For Shopping" And Got 450M+ Users | Naveen Tewari · Jul 3, 2026 · at 44:05

InMobi founder Naveen Tewari discusses the rapid valuation growth of InMobi between its Series A and Series B venture rounds.

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“I know our series A was, I think some 20, twenty two million dollars of market or valuation. Series B was hundred and twenty million dollars.”

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The claim, plainly

InMobi's Series A valuation was roughly $20 million to $22 million, and its Series B valuation was $120 million.

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Assessment

InMobi (originally mKhoj) raised a $7.1 million Series A in April 2008 and an $8.0 million Series B in July 2010 from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sherpalo Ventures. However, public venture capital databases (including Tracxn, PitchBook, Inc42 Datalabs, and Wellfound) and contemporary corporate filings leave the exact pre- and post-money valuations for both early private rounds undisclosed. Because these private valuation figures are not documented in publicly accessible corporate records or VC databases, the founder's recollection cannot be independently confirmed or refuted with public information.

Tracxn and Inc42 Datalabs records confirm InMobi's April 2008 Series A round of $7.1M but list post-money valuation as undisclosed.
Tracxn, Wellfound, and contemporary VCCircle reports confirm the July 2010 Series B round of $8.0M but do not disclose the post-money valuation.
Neither the $20M–$22M Series A valuation nor the $120M Series B valuation can be corroborated through available public filings or independent venture database profiles.

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[1] startupintros.com [2] vccircle.com [3] tracxn.com [4] tracxn.com [5] inc42.com [6] pitchbook.com [7] wellfound.com [8] inmobi.com

"InMobi" "Series B" "valuation" OR "post-money" "InMobi" "Series A" "valuation" OR "post-money" InMobi Series A valuation Tracxn PitchBook InMobi Series B valuation Tracxn PitchBook "InMobi" "Series B" valuation "2010" InMobi Series A post money valuation

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