# Away funding: rounds and investors

> Away has raised $181M across 5 rounds since 2015. Investors include Global Founders Capital, Comcast Ventures and Accel. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/away (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Away*

5 rounds we have observed, with the 16 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.

B2C Consumer Services Internet

Valuation: $1.4B, Mar 2026

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$181M** raised across 5 rounds since 2015, from 5 sources

**$2.5M** Seed **$8.5M** Series A **$20M** Series B **$50M** Round **$100M** Series D

- **Latest round:** Series D, $100M May 2019
- **Led by:** Wellington Management
- **Step-up i:** 2×
- **Investors:** 16 (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.

2016 2017 2018 2019

**$2.5M** Seed

**$8.5M** Series A

**$20M** Series B

**$50M** Round

**$100M** Series D

- **First round:** Seed, $2.5M
- **Biggest round:** $100M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 13 months

## The rounds

- **May 2019** Series D **$100M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) Lead [Global Founders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital) [Baillie Gifford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baillie-gifford) [Lone Pine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lone-pine-capital) Reported by TechCrunch
- **Jun 2018** Round **$50M** *3 returning* [Global Founders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital) [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) Reported by Forbes
- **May 2017** Series B **$20M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) Global Founders Capital/ Forerunner Reported by TechCrunch
- **Sept 2016** Series A **$8.5M** *1 new* [Global Founders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital) Reported by FinSMEs
- **Aug 2015** Seed **$2.5M** *11 new* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) [QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners) [Metamorphic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metamorphic-ventures) [BAM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-ventures) [Brian Lee](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-lee) [Andy Dunn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andy-dunn) [Jeff Kearl](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-kearl) Andrew Deitchman From a historical funding record

## 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 A** 2016 **Series B** 2017 **Round** 2018 **Series D** 2019 [Global Founders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital) [Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) [Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) L [Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) [QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners) [Metamorphic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metamorphic-ventures) [BAM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-ventures) [Baillie Gifford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baillie-gifford)

## Everyone who backed them

[Global Founders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital) VC firm **3** rounds

[Comcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comcast-ventures) Corporate VC **3** rounds

[Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) VC firm **2** rounds

[Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Wellington Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wellington-management) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Battery Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/battery-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[QueensBridge Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/queensbridge-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Metamorphic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metamorphic-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[BAM Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bam-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Baillie Gifford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/baillie-gifford) Asset manager **1** round

[Brian Lee](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brian-lee) VC firm **1** round

[Andy Dunn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andy-dunn) Angel **1** round

[Lone Pine Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lone-pine-capital) Private equity **1** round

[Jeff Kearl](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-kearl) VC firm **1** round

Andrew Deitchman no record of our own yet **1** round

Global Founders Capital/ Forerunner no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list Away 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.

[Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Treble Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/treble-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[PALETTE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palette) VC firm Per its own site

[Umbrella Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/umbrella-investment-partners) Company Per its own site

## Quick answers about Away

### Who invested in Away?

Away's investors include Global Founders Capital, Comcast Ventures, Accel, Forerunner Ventures and Wellington Management, and 11 more on record. Wellington Management led its latest round.

### How much has Away raised?

Away has raised $181M across 5 rounds since 2015.

### When did Away last raise?

Away's most recent round was a Series D of $100M in May 2019, led by Wellington Management.

### What was Away's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $100M in May 2019, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Away first?

Away's first round on record, in Aug 2015, was backed by Accel, Battery Ventures and Forerunner Ventures and 8 others.

### What stage is Away at?

Away's latest named round is a Series D, in May 2019.

### Where is Away based?

Away is based in the United States.

### Who led Away's rounds?

Wellington Management led the Series D in 2019.

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