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Who invested in 8i?
8i's investors include Founders Fund, Boost VC, RRE Ventures, Samsung Next and Horizons Ventures, and 20 more on record.
201520162017
$982KSeed$14MSeries A$27MSeries BNew Zealand · Series B startup
Who invested in 8i
3 rounds we have observed, with the 25 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$41Mraised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources
$982KSeed$14MSeries A$27MSeries B
- Latest round
- Series B, $27MFeb 2017
- Step-upi
- 2×
- Investors
- 25
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, $982K Aug 2014
- Biggest round
- $27M Series B · Feb 2017
- Usual gap between rounds
- 16 months the median of 2
The rounds
- Feb 2017Series B$27M7 new2 returning
Founders Fund
Samsung Next
Boost VC
Hearst Ventures- Baidu Ventures
Verizon Ventures
seed + speed Ventures- One
- Time Warner Investments/ Baidu
Reported by FinSMEs
- Oct 2015Series A$14M17 new
- Founders Fund
RRE Ventures- Boost VC
Horizons Ventures
BDMI
Sound Ventures
Rothenberg Ventures
Samsung Ventures
Advancit Capital
Signia Venture Partners
Dolby Family Ventures
Kortschak Investments L.P.- Jeremy Stoppelman
Inevitable Ventures- Kevin Wall
- Freelands Ventures
- John S. Hendricks
From a historical funding record
- Aug 2014
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.
Seed2014Series A2015Series B2017Founders FundBoost VCRRE VenturesSamsung NextHorizons VenturesHearst VenturesBDMIBaidu VenturesSound VenturesRothenberg Ventures
Founders FundBoost VCRRE VenturesSamsung NextHorizons VenturesHearst VenturesBDMIBaidu VenturesSound VenturesRothenberg VenturesEveryone who backed them
Baidu VenturesVC firm1round
Jeremy StoppelmanAngel1round
Kevin WallAngel1round
Freelands VenturesVC firm1round
Samsung Global Innovation CenterVC firm1round
John S. Hendricksno record of our own yet1round
Oneno record of our own yet1round
Time Warner Investments/ Baiduno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists 8i as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about 8i
How much has 8i raised?
8i has raised $41M across 3 rounds since 2014.
When did 8i last raise?
8i's most recent round was a Series B of $27M in Feb 2017.
What was 8i's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $27M in Feb 2017, is also its largest on record.
Who backed 8i first?
8i's first round on record, in Aug 2014, was backed by Samsung Global Innovation Center.
What stage is 8i at?
8i's latest named round is a Series B, in Feb 2017.
Where is 8i based?
8i is based in New Zealand.
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