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Who invested in bettermarks

6 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$36Mraised across 6 rounds since 2009, from 6 sources

$4.2MSeed$6.4MVenture$6.0MSeries B$4.2MVenture$5.4MVenture$9.8MVenture
Latest round
Venture, $9.8MFeb 2013
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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.

20092010201120122013
$4.2MSeed$6.4MVenture$6.0MSeries B$4.2MVenture$5.4MVenture$9.8MVenture
First round
Seed, $4.2M
Feb 2009
Biggest round
$9.8M
Venture · Feb 2013
Usual gap between rounds
11 months
the median of 5

The rounds

  1. Feb 2013
    Venture$9.8M1 new1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  2. Mar 2012
    Venture$5.4M1 new

    From a historical funding record

  3. Mar 2011
    Venture$4.2M1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  4. Jun 2010
    Series B$6.0M2 new

    From a historical funding record

  5. Apr 2010
    Venture$6.4M1 new

    From a historical funding record

  6. Feb 2009
    Seed$4.2M

    No investor was named in the report.

    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.

Seed2009Venture2010Series B2010Venture2011Venture2012Venture2013KfW BankengruppeHoltzbrinck DigitalKfWBonventureNeue Zurcher Zeitung

Everyone who backed them

KfW BankengruppeInvestment firm2rounds
Holtzbrinck DigitalCorporate VC2rounds
KfWGovernment1round
BonventureVC firm1round
Neue Zurcher ZeitungCorporate VC1round

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Quick answers about bettermarks

Who invested in bettermarks?

bettermarks's investors include KfW Bankengruppe, Holtzbrinck Digital, KfW, Bonventure and Neue Zurcher Zeitung.

How much has bettermarks raised?

bettermarks has raised $36M across 6 rounds since 2009.

When did bettermarks last raise?

bettermarks's most recent round was a Venture of $9.8M in Feb 2013.

What was bettermarks's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $9.8M in Feb 2013, is also its largest on record.

Who backed bettermarks first?

bettermarks's first round on record, in Apr 2010, was backed by KfW Bankengruppe.

What stage is bettermarks at?

bettermarks's latest named round is a Venture, in Feb 2013.

Where is bettermarks based?

bettermarks is based in Germany.

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