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Who invested in Atlas Obscura?
Atlas Obscura's investors include Benchmark, Alexis Ohanian, BDMI, The New York Times and Thomas Lehrman, and 15 more on record.
20152016201720182019
$2.0MSeed$20MSeries B
United States · Series B startup
Who invested in Atlas Obscura
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$22Mraised across 2 rounds since 2015, from 2 sources
$2.0MSeed$20MSeries B
- Latest round
- Series B, $20MSept 2019
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- Investors
- 20
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, $2.0M Feb 2015
- Biggest round
- $20M Series B · Sept 2019
- Between rounds
- 4.6 years from the last two
The rounds
- Sept 2019
- Feb 2015Seed$2.0M19 new
Benchmark- Alexis Ohanian
BDMI
The New York Times- Thomas Lehrman
Josh Spear- Kevin Ryan
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North Base Media- Albert Wenger
- John Battelle
- Daniel Saul
Graham Holdings
Brad Flora- Bryan Goldberg
- Peter Bloom
- Henry Blodget
- Kristopher Brown
- Seth Teicher
From a historical funding record
Founders and team
From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.
- Warren WebsterExecutive Officer, Directori
On the board, as filediDylan ThurasJohn BackusJoshua FoerKarin TimponeRon SternShane Caiazzo
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.
Everyone who backed them
Alexis OhanianAngel1round
Thomas LehrmanVC firm1round
Kevin RyanVC firm1round
AirbnbCorporate VC1round
Albert WengerVC firm1round
John BattelleAngel1round
Daniel SaulAngel1round
Bryan GoldbergAngel1round
Peter BloomAngel1round
Henry Blodgetno record of our own yet1round
Kristopher Brownno record of our own yet1round
Seth Teicherno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists Atlas Obscura 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 Atlas Obscura
How much has Atlas Obscura raised?
Atlas Obscura has raised $22M across 2 rounds since 2015.
When did Atlas Obscura last raise?
Atlas Obscura's most recent round was a Series B of $20M in Sept 2019.
What was Atlas Obscura's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $20M in Sept 2019, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Atlas Obscura first?
Atlas Obscura's first round on record, in Feb 2015, was backed by Benchmark, Alexis Ohanian and BDMI and 16 others.
What stage is Atlas Obscura at?
Atlas Obscura's latest named round is a Series B, in Sept 2019.
Where is Atlas Obscura based?
Atlas Obscura is based in the United States.
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