# Affirmed Networks funding: rounds and investors > Affirmed Networks has raised $207M across 7 rounds since 2010. Investors include CRV, Matrix Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/affirmed-networks (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Affirmed Networks* 7 rounds we have observed, with the 10 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. Telecoms Consumer Apps Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$207M** raised across 7 rounds since 2010, from 7 sources **$11M** Series A **$1.7M** Venture **$1.4M** Venture **$52M** Growth **$52M** Series B **$51M** Series C **$38M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $38M Feb 2019 - **Biggest round:** $52M Growth · Nov 2012 - **Investors:** 10 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. 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 **$11M** Series A **$1.7M** Venture **$1.4M** Venture **$52M** Growth **$52M** Series B **$38M** Round - **First round:** Series A, $11M - **Biggest round:** $52M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 7 months ## The rounds - **Feb 2019** Round **$38M** *2 new* [Eastward Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eastward-capital) Centerview Capital Technology/ Qualcomm Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $38M sold, first sale Feb 2019 - **Jun 2013** Series C **$51M** *2 new* *5 returning* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [Matrix Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners) [Deutsche Telekom Strategic Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deutsche-telekom-strategic-investments-2) [Vodafone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vodafone-ventures) KCK Group Reported by finsmes.com SEC filing: $49M sold, first sale May 2013 - **Nov 2012** Growth **$52M** *3 new* *2 returning* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [Matrix Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners) [Deutsche Telekom Strategic Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deutsche-telekom-strategic-investments-2) [Vodafone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vodafone-ventures) Reported by pandodaily.com - **Nov 2012** Series B **$52M** *1 new* *4 returning* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [Matrix Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners) [Vodafone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vodafone-ventures) [T-Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-venture) From a historical funding record - **Aug 2011** Venture **$1.4M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by masshightech.com SEC filing: $1.4M sold, first sale Aug 2011 - **Jan 2011** Venture **$1.7M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by masshightech.com SEC filing: $1.7M sold, first sale Dec 2010 - **Jun 2010** Series A **$11M** *2 new* [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [Matrix Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners) Reported by venturebeat.com SEC filing: $11M sold, first sale Jun 2010 ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team. - **Denis Cashman** Executive Officer i - **George Hale** Executive Officer i - **Hassan Ahmed** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Cathy Graham* *Edward Hooper* *Jon Auerbach* *Nael Kassar* *Robert Goodman* *Steven Elfman* *Timothy Barrows* ## 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. **Series A** 2010 **Venture** 2011 **Venture** 2011 **Growth** 2012 **Series B** 2012 **Series C** 2013 **Round** 2019 [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [Matrix Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Vodafone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vodafone-ventures) [Deutsche Telekom Strategic Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deutsche-telekom-strategic-investments-2) [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [T-Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-venture) [Eastward Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eastward-capital) Centerview Capital Technology/ Qualcomm KCK Group ## The exit Exit Buyer Price When Acquired [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) $1.4B Mar 2020 From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=affirmed-networks). ## Everyone who backed them [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) VC firm **4** rounds [Matrix Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners) VC firm **4** rounds [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) VC firm **3** rounds [Vodafone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vodafone-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds [Deutsche Telekom Strategic Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deutsche-telekom-strategic-investments-2) Investment firm **2** rounds [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [T-Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/t-venture) VC firm **1** round [Eastward Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eastward-capital) Company **1** round Centerview Capital Technology/ Qualcomm no record of our own yet **1** round KCK Group 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=affirmed-networks). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Affirmed Networks 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. [Bloc Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloc-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Affirmed Networks ### Who invested in Affirmed Networks? Affirmed Networks's investors include CRV, Matrix Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Vodafone and Deutsche Telekom Strategic Investments, and 5 more on record. ### How much has Affirmed Networks raised? Affirmed Networks has raised $207M across 7 rounds since 2010. ### When did Affirmed Networks last raise? Affirmed Networks's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $38M in Feb 2019. ### What was Affirmed Networks's biggest round? Affirmed Networks's largest round on record is $52M (Growth), in Nov 2012. ### Who backed Affirmed Networks first? Affirmed Networks's first round on record, in Jun 2010, was backed by CRV and Matrix Partners. ### What stage is Affirmed Networks at? Affirmed Networks's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Feb 2019. ### Where is Affirmed Networks based? Affirmed Networks is based in the United States. ## Companies like Affirmed Networks In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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