# Algolia funding: rounds and investors > Algolia has raised $282M across 5 rounds since 2013. Investors include Accel, Alven and Y Combinator. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/algolia (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Algolia* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 20 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. AI Valuation: $2.3B, Mar 2026 Y Combinator: W14 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$282M** raised across 5 rounds since 2013, from 5 sources **$1.6M** Seed **$1.2M** Seed **$19M** Series A **$110M** Series C **$150M** Series D - **Latest round:** Series D, $150M Jul 2021 - **Step-up i:** 1.4× - **Investors:** 20 (1 led) 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 2017 2019 2021 **$1.6M** Seed **$1.2M** Seed **$19M** Series A **$110M** Series C **$150M** Series D - **First round:** Seed, $1.6M - **Biggest round:** $150M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 21 months ## The rounds - **Jul 2021** Series D **$150M** *1 new* *5 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) Source recorded SEC filing: $150M sold, first sale Jul 2021 - **Oct 2019** Series C **$110M** *6 new* *2 returning* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) Lead [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [DAG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dag-ventures) [Alven](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alven) [World Innovation Lab Wil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wil-world-innovation-lab) [Founders Circle Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-circle-capital) [SaaStr Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saastr-fund) [Owl Rock Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/owl-rock-capital) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $91M sold, first sale Aug 2019 - **May 2015** Series A **$19M** *6 new* *3 returning* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) [Alven](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alven) [Point Nine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point-nine-capital) [Lead Edge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lead-edge-capital) [Kevin Rose](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-rose) [Ilya Sukhar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ilya-sukhar) [Solomon Hykes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/solomon-hykes) Erik Swan From a historical funding record SEC filing: $19M sold, first sale May 2015 - **Jun 2014** Seed **$1.2M** *3 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) [Anshu Sharma](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anshu-sharma) From a historical funding record - **Oct 2013** Seed **$1.6M** *4 new* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Alven](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alven) [Point Nine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point-nine-capital) Reported by finsmes.com ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 4 on the team. - **Adanech Getachew** Executive Officer i - **Bernadette Nixon** Executive Officer, Director i - **Carlton Baab** Executive Officer i - **Julien Lemoine** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Mark Burton* *Nate Niparko* *Nicolas Dessaigne* *Philippe Botteri* ## 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** 2013 **Seed** 2014 **Series A** 2015 **Series C** 2019 **Series D** 2021 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) L [Alven](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alven) [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) [Point Nine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point-nine-capital) [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) [DAG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dag-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) VC firm **3** rounds, led 1 [Alven](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alven) VC firm **3** rounds [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **2** rounds [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel **2** rounds [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) Corporate VC **2** rounds [Storm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/storm-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Point Nine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/point-nine-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) VC firm **1** round [DAG Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dag-ventures) VC firm **1** round [World Innovation Lab Wil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wil-world-innovation-lab) VC firm **1** round [Lead Edge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lead-edge-capital) Private equity **1** round [Kevin Rose](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-rose) VC firm **1** round [Founders Circle Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-circle-capital) VC firm **1** round [Ilya Sukhar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ilya-sukhar) Angel **1** round [SaaStr Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/saastr-fund) VC firm **1** round [Anshu Sharma](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anshu-sharma) Angel **1** round [Solomon Hykes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/solomon-hykes) Angel **1** round [Owl Rock Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/owl-rock-capital) Private equity **1** round Erik Swan 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=algolia). ## Also claim to have backed them These 8 firms list Algolia as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Oryx Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oryx-fund) VC firm Per its own site [Glynn Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/glynn-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Hambro Perks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hambro-perks) VC firm Per its own site [The Family](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-family) Accelerator Per its own site [Conduit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conduit) Accelerator Per its own site [CrateBind](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cratebind) Investment firm Per its own site [Golden Falcon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-falcon-capital) VC firm Per its own site [xCrypt Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/xcrypt-capital) Investment firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Algolia ### Who invested in Algolia? Algolia's investors include Accel, Alven, Y Combinator, 500 Global and Index Ventures, and 15 more on record. ### How much has Algolia raised? Algolia has raised $282M across 5 rounds since 2013. ### When did Algolia last raise? Algolia's most recent round was a Series D of $150M in Jul 2021. ### What was Algolia's biggest round? Its most recent round, $150M in Jul 2021, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Algolia first? Algolia's first round on record, in Oct 2013, was backed by 500 Global, Index Ventures and Alven and 1 others. ### What stage is Algolia at? Algolia's latest named round is a Series D, in Jul 2021. ### Where is Algolia based? Algolia is based in the United States. ### Who led Algolia's rounds? Accel led the Series C in 2019. ## Companies like Algolia In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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