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Who invested in BackType

4 rounds we have observed, with the 10 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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Y Combinator: S08

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$1.3Mraised across 4 rounds since 2008, from 4 sources

$15KSeed$300KSeed$1.0MSeed
Latest round
VentureFeb 2014
Biggest round
$1.0MSeed · Mar 2011
Investors
10
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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.

200920102011201220132014
$15KSeed$300KSeed$1.0MSeed?Venture
First round
Seed, $15K
Jun 2008
Biggest round
$1.0M
Seed · Mar 2011
Usual gap between rounds
2.2 years
the median of 3

The rounds

  1. Feb 2014
    VentureAmount undisclosed1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  2. Mar 2011
  3. Jan 2009
    Seed$300K1 new

    Reported by techcrunch.com

  4. Jun 2008
    Seed$15K1 new

    Reported by techcrunch.com

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.

The exit

ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredTwitterundisclosedJul 2011

From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.

Everyone who backed them

Founder CollectiveVC firm2rounds
True VenturesVC firm2rounds
Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
500 GlobalAngel1round
Freestyle CapitalVC firm1round
Lowercase CapitalVC firm1round
Auren HoffmanVC firm1round
Raymond TonsingVC firm1round
K9 VenturesVC firm1round
Sachin AgarwalAngel1round

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Quick answers about BackType

Who invested in BackType?

BackType's investors include Founder Collective, True Ventures, Y Combinator, 500 Global and Freestyle Capital, and 5 more on record.

How much has BackType raised?

BackType has raised $1.3M across 4 rounds since 2008. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did BackType last raise?

BackType's most recent round was a Venture in Feb 2014.

What was BackType's biggest round?

BackType's largest round on record is $1.0M (Seed), in Mar 2011.

Who backed BackType first?

BackType's first round on record, in Jun 2008, was backed by Y Combinator.

What stage is BackType at?

BackType's latest named round is a Venture, in Feb 2014.

Where is BackType based?

BackType is based in the United States.

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