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Who invested in Ask.com?
Ask.com's investors include Highland Capital Partners, IVP and The Roda Group.
1996199719981999
?Seed$25MSeries A
United States · Series A startup
Who invested in Ask.com
2 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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.
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Funding summaryUpdated 7 Nov 2026
$25Mraised across 2 rounds since 1996, from 2 sources
- Latest round
- Series A, $25MMar 1999
- Investors
- 3
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 Jan 1996
- Biggest round
- $25M Series A · Mar 1999
- Between rounds
- 3.2 years from the last two
The rounds
- Mar 1999
- Jan 1996
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.
Exits
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Everyone who backed them
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Quick answers about Ask.com
How much has Ask.com raised?
Ask.com has raised $25M across 2 rounds since 1996. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did Ask.com last raise?
Ask.com's most recent round was a Series A of $25M in Mar 1999.
What was Ask.com's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $25M in Mar 1999, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Ask.com first?
Ask.com's first round on record, in Jan 1996, was backed by The Roda Group.
What stage is Ask.com at?
Ask.com's latest named round is a Series A, in Mar 1999.
Where is Ask.com based?
Ask.com is based in the United States.
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