Google CEO Sundar Pichai. Photo credit: World Economic Forum / Manuel Lopez, under Creative Commons license

Just on the heels of Qualcomm Ventures making an investment in Reliance Jio, Google has also followed suit, with a $4.5 billion investment in the telecom firm. The investment falls under the tech giant’s recent pledge to invest $10 billion in India over the next five to seven years. The investment gives Google a 7.73% stake in Jio and adds up the total amount of funding that Jio has secured in a four-month span to $20.6 billion. Google has joined other investors including the likes of Facebook, Intel, Qualcomm, and several American investment firms to have backed Jio.

Reliance Jio Platforms, a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries, has raised funding from 13 investors so far. Jio Platforms was valued at $58 billion with Google’s investment.