United States · Who invested in BarkBox?
BarkBox's investors include 500 Global, BoxGroup, Polaris Partners, RRE Ventures and Slow Ventures, and 5 more on record.
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$25KDebt$1.7MSeed$35MDebt
United States · Funded startup
Who invested in BarkBox
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$42Mraised across 4 rounds since 2012, from 4 sources
$25KDebt$1.7MSeed$5.0MSeries A$35MDebt
- Latest round
- Debt, $35MJan 2026
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- 7×
- Investors
- 10
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Debt, $25K Jan 2012
- Biggest round
- $35M Debt · Jan 2026
- Usual gap between rounds
- 9 months the median of 3
The rounds
- Jan 2026Debt$35M3 new3 returning
Source recorded
- Apr 2013
- Jul 2012Seed$1.7M6 new
Reported by businessinsider.comSEC filing: $1.2M sold, first sale Jun 2012
- Jan 2012Debt$25K
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $25K sold, first sale Dec 2011
Founders and team
From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.
- Carly StrifeExecutive Officeri
On the board, as filediCathleen BlackHenrik WerdelinMatt MeekerMichael HirshlandStuart J. Ellman
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.
Debt2012Seed2012Series A2013Debt2026
500 Global
BoxGroup
Polaris Partners
RRE Ventures
Slow Ventures
Lerer HippeauFidelityLerer Ventures
BDMI
Resolute Ventures
500 GlobalBoxGroupPolaris PartnersRRE VenturesSlow VenturesLerer HippeauFidelityLerer VenturesBDMIResolute VenturesEveryone who backed them
FidelityVC firm1round
Lerer VenturesVC firm1round
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Quick answers about BarkBox
How much has BarkBox raised?
BarkBox has raised $42M across 4 rounds since 2012.
When did BarkBox last raise?
BarkBox's most recent round was a Debt of $35M in Jan 2026.
What was BarkBox's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $35M in Jan 2026, is also its largest on record.
Who backed BarkBox first?
BarkBox's first round on record, in Jul 2012, was backed by 500 Global, Polaris Partners and RRE Ventures and 3 others.
What stage is BarkBox at?
BarkBox's latest named round is a Debt, in Jan 2026.
Where is BarkBox based?
BarkBox is based in the United States.
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