# Atlas Obscura funding: rounds and investors > Atlas Obscura has raised $22M across 2 rounds since 2015. Investors include Benchmark, Alexis Ohanian and BDMI. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/atlas-obscura (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Atlas Obscura* 2 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. Internet Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$22M** raised across 2 rounds since 2015, from 2 sources **$2.0M** Seed **$20M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $20M Sept 2019 - **Step-up i:** 10× - **Investors:** 20 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 2016 2017 2018 2019 **$2.0M** Seed **$20M** Series B - **First round:** Seed, $2.0M - **Biggest round:** $20M - **Between rounds:** 4.6 years ## The rounds - **Sept 2019** Series B **$20M** *1 new* [Airbnb](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airbnb) Reported by Wsj SEC filing: $19M sold, first sale Jun 2019 - **Feb 2015** Seed **$2.0M** *19 new* [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) [BDMI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1745-ventures) [The New York Times](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-new-york-times) [Thomas Lehrman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thomas-lehrman) [Josh Spear](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-spear) [Kevin Ryan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-ryan) [nav.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nav-vc) [North Base Media](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-base-media) [Albert Wenger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/albert-wenger) [John Battelle](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-battelle) [Daniel Saul](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daniel-saul) [Graham Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/graham-holdings) [Brad Flora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brad-flora) [Bryan Goldberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bryan-goldberg) [Peter Bloom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/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 Webster** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Dylan Thuras* *John Backus* *Joshua Foer* *Karin Timpone* *Ron Stern* *Shane 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. **Seed** 2015 **Series B** 2019 [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) [BDMI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1745-ventures) [The New York Times](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-new-york-times) [Thomas Lehrman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thomas-lehrman) [Josh Spear](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-spear) [Kevin Ryan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-ryan) [nav.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nav-vc) [North Base Media](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-base-media) [Airbnb](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airbnb) ## Everyone who backed them [Benchmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/benchmark) VC firm **1** round [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) Angel **1** round [BDMI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1745-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [The New York Times](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-new-york-times) VC firm **1** round [Thomas Lehrman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thomas-lehrman) VC firm **1** round [Josh Spear](https://millionrounds.com/fund/josh-spear) Angel **1** round [Kevin Ryan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-ryan) VC firm **1** round [nav.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nav-vc) VC firm **1** round [North Base Media](https://millionrounds.com/fund/north-base-media) VC firm **1** round [Airbnb](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airbnb) Corporate VC **1** round [Albert Wenger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/albert-wenger) VC firm **1** round [John Battelle](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-battelle) Angel **1** round [Daniel Saul](https://millionrounds.com/fund/daniel-saul) Angel **1** round [Graham Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/graham-holdings) VC firm **1** round [Brad Flora](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brad-flora) Angel **1** round [Bryan Goldberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bryan-goldberg) Angel **1** round [Peter Bloom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-bloom) Angel **1** round Henry Blodget no record of our own yet **1** round Kristopher Brown no record of our own yet **1** round Seth Teicher 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=atlas-obscura). ## 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. [AlleyCorp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alleycorp) Venture studio Per its own site ## Quick answers about Atlas Obscura ### 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. ### 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. ## Companies like Atlas Obscura In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Whop** $400M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/whop)[**Tolan** $30M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tolan)[**Welltory** $4.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/welltory)[**Overtime** $33M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/overtime)[**1World Online** $25M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/1world-online)[**Luminary** $194M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/luminary) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. 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