Who invested in Applaud

5 rounds we have observed, with the 0 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.

Consumer Apps

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$2.3Mraised across 5 rounds since 2010, from 5 sources

$400KSeed$700KSeed$125KDebt$350KSeries A$756KVenture

Latest round: Venture, $756KAug 2015
Step-upi: 2.2×
Investors: 0

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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

201020112012201320142015

$400KSeed$700KSeed$125KDebt$350KSeries A$756KVenture

First round: Seed, $400K
Biggest round: $756K
Usual gap between rounds: 17 months

The rounds

Aug 2015
Venture$756K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $756K sold, first sale Dec 2011
Mar 2014
Series A$350K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $350K sold, first sale Dec 2011
Mar 2013
Debt$125K
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $125K sold, first sale Dec 2011
Jan 2011
Seed$700K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding record
Jan 2010
Seed$400K
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding record

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

Christopher RomanoExecutive Officer, Directori
Robert ReindersExecutive Officer, Directori

Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Applaud 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.