# Boku

> Carrier billing and mobile payments for digital goods and app stores.

## Why it is interesting

Boku powers carrier-billed App Store and Google Play purchases globally — a16z joined Benchmark and NEA before its 2017 London AIM IPO.

## Profile

- **Stage:** public
- **Status:** public
- **Industries:** fintech
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- IPO (Nov 2017): ~£45M on London AIM at ~$164M post-money (TechCrunch)
- Series D (2012): $35M led by NEA; Benchmark, Index, Khosla prior rounds (TechCrunch)
- a16z strategic investment (2010)
- Source: https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/13/carrier-billing-startup-boku-to-raise-45m-in-london-ipo-november-20/

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/benchmark
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/index-ventures
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/khosla-ventures
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates

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- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-a16z-hot-portfolio-companies

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