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Who invested in 500Friends?
500Friends's investors include Intel Capital, Crosslink Capital, Y Combinator, Jeff Fluhr and Fung Capital USA, and 18 more on record.
2010201120122013
$1.4MSeed?Seed?Round$4.5MSeries A$5.0MSeries B$2.0MDebtUnited States · Funded startup
Who invested in 500Friends
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$13Mraised across 6 rounds since 2009, from 6 sources
$1.4MSeed$4.5MSeries A$5.0MSeries B$2.0MDebt
- Latest round
- Series B, $5.0MMar 2013
- Investors
- 23
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $1.4M Dec 2009
- Biggest round
- $5.0M Series B · Mar 2013
- Usual gap between rounds
- 12 months the median of 4
The rounds
- Mar 2013Series B$5.0M3 returning
Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $5.0M sold, first sale Feb 2013
- Mar 2013Debt$2.0M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $5.0M sold, first sale Feb 2013
- Mar 2012Series A$4.5M1 new3 returning
Intel Capital
Crosslink Capital- Justin Yoshimura
- Matt Gilbert
Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Mar 2012
- Apr 2011RoundAmount undisclosed2 new1 returning
From a historical funding record
- Mar 2010SeedAmount undisclosed5 new1 returning
From a historical funding record
- Dec 2009Seed$1.4M15 new
Y Combinator
Naval Ravikant
Quest Venture Partners- Jeff Fluhr
- Richard Chen
Chris Yeh- Eric Chen
- Justin Yoshimura
- Babak Nivi
- Alex Le
- David Li
- Implistic Capital
- Steve Newcomb
- Anurag (Anu) Nigam
- Dan Martin
Reported by techcrunch.com
Founders and team
From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.
- Justin YoshimuraExecutive Officer, Directori
- Matt GilbertExecutive Officer, Directori
On the board, as filediCarey LaiEric ChinMichael Hsieh
Who was in which round
The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.
Seed2009Seed2010Round2011Series A2012Series B2013Debt2013Intel CapitalCrosslink CapitalY CombinatorJeff FluhrFung Capital USAJustin Yoshimura
Great Oaks Venture Capital
Bling CapitalNaval RavikantQuest Venture Partners
Intel CapitalCrosslink CapitalY CombinatorJeff FluhrFung Capital USAJustin YoshimuraGreat Oaks Venture CapitalBling CapitalNaval RavikantQuest Venture PartnersThe exit
ExitBuyerPriceWhen
From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.
Everyone who backed them
Jeff FluhrAngel2rounds
Fung Capital USAGrowth equity2rounds
Justin YoshimuraAngel2rounds
Richard ChenAngel1round
Eric ChenAngel1round
Babak NiviVC firm1round
Alex LeAngel1round
David LiAngel1round
Implistic CapitalVC firm1round
Steve NewcombAngel1round
Anurag (Anu) Nigamno record of our own yet1round
Dan Martinno record of our own yet1round
Matt Gilbertno record of our own yet1round
Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? Tell us.
Quick answers about 500Friends
How much has 500Friends raised?
500Friends has raised $13M across 6 rounds since 2009. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did 500Friends last raise?
500Friends's most recent round was a Debt of $2.0M in Mar 2013.
What was 500Friends's biggest round?
500Friends's largest round on record is $5.0M (Series B), in Mar 2013.
Who backed 500Friends first?
500Friends's first round on record, in Dec 2009, was backed by Y Combinator, Naval Ravikant and Quest Venture Partners and 12 others.
What stage is 500Friends at?
500Friends's latest named round is a Debt, in Mar 2013.
Where is 500Friends based?
500Friends is based in the United States.
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