# BarkBox funding: rounds and investors > BarkBox has raised $42M across 4 rounds since 2012. Investors include 500 Global, BoxGroup and Polaris Partners. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/barkbox (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *BarkBox* 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. E-commerce Raised 10 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$42M** raised across 4 rounds since 2012, from 4 sources **$25K** Debt **$1.7M** Seed **$5.0M** Series A **$35M** Debt - **Latest round:** Debt, $35M Jan 2026 - **Step-up i:** 7× - **Investors:** 10 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. 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 **$25K** Debt **$1.7M** Seed **$35M** Debt - **First round:** Debt, $25K - **Biggest round:** $35M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 9 months ## The rounds - **Jan 2026** Debt **$35M** *3 new* *3 returning* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) Source recorded - **Apr 2013** Series A **$5.0M** *1 new* *1 returning* [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) Reported by allthingsd.com - **Jul 2012** Seed **$1.7M** *6 new* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) [BDMI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1745-ventures) [Resolute Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/resolute-ventures) Reported by businessinsider.com SEC filing: $1.2M sold, first sale Jun 2012 - **Jan 2012** Debt **$25K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $25K sold, first sale Dec 2011 ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team. - **Carly Strife** Executive Officer i On the board, as filed i *Cathleen Black* *Henrik Werdelin* *Matt Meeker* *Michael Hirshland* *Stuart 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. **Debt** 2012 **Seed** 2012 **Series A** 2013 **Debt** 2026 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) [BDMI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1745-ventures) [Resolute Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/resolute-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel **2** rounds [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) VC firm **2** rounds [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) VC firm **2** rounds [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) VC firm **1** round [Fidelity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fidelity) VC firm **1** round [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) VC firm **1** round [BDMI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1745-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Resolute Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/resolute-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=barkbox). ## Quick answers about BarkBox ### Who invested in BarkBox? BarkBox's investors include 500 Global, BoxGroup, Polaris Partners, RRE Ventures and Slow Ventures, and 5 more on record. ### 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. ## Companies like BarkBox In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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