# 8i funding: rounds and investors > 8i has raised $41M across 3 rounds since 2014. Investors include Founders Fund, Boost VC and RRE Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/8i (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) New Zealand · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. VR & AR Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$41M** raised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources **$982K** Seed **$14M** Series A **$27M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $27M Feb 2017 - **Step-up i:** 2× - **Investors:** 25 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2015 2016 2017 **$982K** Seed **$14M** Series A **$27M** Series B - **First round:** Seed, $982K - **Biggest round:** $27M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 16 months ## The rounds - **Feb 2017** Series B **$27M** *7 new* *2 returning* [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Samsung Next](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-next) [Boost VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boost-vc) [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) [Baidu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baidu-ventures) [Verizon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verizon-ventures) [seed + speed Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seed-speed-ventures) One Time Warner Investments/ Baidu Reported by FinSMEs - **Oct 2015** Series A **$14M** *17 new* [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Boost VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boost-vc) [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) [BDMI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1745-ventures) [Sound Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sound-ventures) [Rothenberg Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rothenberg-ventures) [Samsung Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-ventures) [Advancit Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advancit-capital) [Signia Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signia-venture-partners) [Dolby Family Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dolby-family-ventures) [Kortschak Investments L.P.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kortschak-investments-l-p) [Jeremy Stoppelman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeremy-stoppelman) [Inevitable Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inevitable-ventures) [Kevin Wall](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-wall) [Freelands Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freelands-ventures) John S. Hendricks From a historical funding record - **Aug 2014** Seed **$982K** *1 new* [Samsung Global Innovation Center](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-global-innovation-center) From a historical funding record ## 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. **Seed** 2014 **Series A** 2015 **Series B** 2017 [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Boost VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boost-vc) [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Samsung Next](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-next) [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) [BDMI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1745-ventures) [Baidu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baidu-ventures) [Sound Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sound-ventures) [Rothenberg Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rothenberg-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) VC firm **2** rounds [Boost VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boost-vc) VC firm **2** rounds [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Samsung Next](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-next) Corporate VC **1** round [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) VC firm **1** round [BDMI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1745-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Baidu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baidu-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Sound Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sound-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Rothenberg Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rothenberg-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Samsung Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Verizon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/verizon-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Advancit Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advancit-capital) VC firm **1** round [Signia Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signia-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [Dolby Family Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dolby-family-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Kortschak Investments L.P.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kortschak-investments-l-p) Family office **1** round [Jeremy Stoppelman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeremy-stoppelman) Angel **1** round [Inevitable Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inevitable-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Kevin Wall](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-wall) Angel **1** round [Freelands Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freelands-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Samsung Global Innovation Center](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-global-innovation-center) VC firm **1** round [seed + speed Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seed-speed-ventures) Family office **1** round John S. Hendricks no record of our own yet **1** round One no record of our own yet **1** round Time Warner Investments/ Baidu no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=8i). ## 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. [Right Click Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-click-capital) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about 8i ### Who invested in 8i? 8i's investors include Founders Fund, Boost VC, RRE Ventures, Samsung Next and Horizons Ventures, and 20 more on record. ### 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. ## Companies like 8i In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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