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Who invested in Academia.edu?
Academia.edu's investors include Spark Capital, True Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Spark Ventures and Thomas D. Lehrman, and 3 more on record.
200820092010201120122013
$600KSeed$1.6MSeed$4.5MSeries A$11MSeries B
United States · Series B startup
Who invested in Academia.edu
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$18Mraised across 4 rounds since 2007, from 4 sources
$600KSeed$1.6MSeed$4.5MSeries A$11MSeries B
- Latest round
- Series B, $11MSept 2013
- Step-upi
- 2.5×
- Investors
- 8
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, $600K Nov 2007
- Biggest round
- $11M Series B · Sept 2013
- Usual gap between rounds
- 22 months the median of 3
The rounds
- Sept 2013
- Nov 2011
- Apr 2010Seed$1.6M5 new
Spark Ventures- Thomas D. Lehrman
- HOWZAT media
- Mark Shuttleworth
- Rupert Pennant-Rea
Reported by techcrunch.com
- Nov 2007
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.
Seed2007Seed2010Series A2011Series B2013
Spark Capital
True Ventures
Khosla VenturesSpark VenturesThomas D. LehrmanHOWZAT mediaMark ShuttleworthRupert Pennant-Rea
Spark CapitalTrue VenturesKhosla VenturesSpark VenturesThomas D. LehrmanHOWZAT mediaMark ShuttleworthRupert Pennant-ReaEveryone who backed them
Thomas D. LehrmanVC firm1round
HOWZAT mediaVC firm1round
Mark Shuttleworthno record of our own yet1round
Rupert Pennant-Reano record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists Academia.edu 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 Academia.edu
How much has Academia.edu raised?
Academia.edu has raised $18M across 4 rounds since 2007.
When did Academia.edu last raise?
Academia.edu's most recent round was a Series B of $11M in Sept 2013.
What was Academia.edu's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $11M in Sept 2013, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Academia.edu first?
Academia.edu's first round on record, in Apr 2010, was backed by Spark Ventures, Thomas D. Lehrman and HOWZAT media and 2 others.
What stage is Academia.edu at?
Academia.edu's latest named round is a Series B, in Sept 2013.
Where is Academia.edu based?
Academia.edu is based in the United States.
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