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Who invested in Bitly?
Bitly's investors include Betaworks, O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures, SV Angel, Founders Fund and RRE Ventures, and 13 more on record.
20082009201020112012
$1.5MSeed$2.0MSeries A$1.5MDebt$10MSeries B$1.4MDebt$15MVenture
United States · Venture startup
Who invested in Bitly
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$31Mraised across 6 rounds since 2008, from 6 sources
$1.5MSeed$2.0MSeries A$1.5MDebt$10MSeries B$1.4MDebt$15MVenture
- Latest round
- Venture, $15MJul 2012
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- 10.7×
- Investors
- 18
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $1.5M Jan 2008
- Biggest round
- $15M Venture · Jul 2012
- Usual gap between rounds
- 11 months the median of 5
The rounds
- Jul 2012Venture$15M1 new2 returning
Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Jul 2012
- Mar 2012Debt$1.4M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $1.4M sold, first sale Mar 2012
- Oct 2010Series B$10M2 new8 returning
SV Angel
Founders Fund
RRE Ventures
Betaworks
O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures- Mitch Kapor
Aol Ventures- Joshua Stylman
- Peter Hershberg
David Shen Venture...
Reported by technews-vn.blogspot.comSEC filing: $8.1M sold, first sale Oct 2010
- Feb 2010Debt$1.5M2 returning
Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $1.5M sold, first sale Feb 2010
- Mar 2009Series A$2.0M14 new
- SV Angel
- Founders Fund
Softtech VC- Ron Conway
IA Ventures- O'Reilly AlphaTech Ventures
- Mitch Kapor
Chris Sacca
Howard Lindzon
The Accelerator Group- Joshua Stylman
- Peter Hershberg
- David Shen Venture...
- James Altucher
Reported by businessinsider.comSEC filing: $1.4M sold, first sale Mar 2009
- Jan 2008
Founders and team
From Bitly's own website: 10 on the team.
- Peter KrivkovichChief Executive Officer
- Kelly ZitzmannChief Legal & Administrative Officer
- Kelsey StevensonChief Product Officer
- Matt YoungChief Technology Officer
- Tara RobertsonChief Commercial Officer
- Luke ReynebeauVP, Customer & Retention Marketing
- Manu JainVP, Data
- Michael RichmanVP, Engineering
- Oran MizrahiVP, Finance
- Raphael SyedVP, Engineering
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.
Seed2008Series A2009Debt2010Series B2010Debt2012Venture2012BetaworksO'Reilly AlphaTech VenturesSV AngelFounders FundRRE VenturesSofttech VCMitch KaporJoshua StylmanPeter HershbergDavid Shen Venture...
BetaworksO'Reilly AlphaTech VenturesSV AngelFounders FundRRE VenturesSofttech VCMitch KaporJoshua StylmanPeter HershbergDavid Shen Venture...Everyone who backed them
Mitch KaporAngel2rounds
Joshua StylmanVC firm2rounds
Peter HershbergAngel2rounds
Ron ConwayAngel1round
James AltucherVC firm1round
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists Bitly as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Bitly
How much has Bitly raised?
Bitly has raised $31M across 6 rounds since 2008.
When did Bitly last raise?
Bitly's most recent round was a Venture of $15M in Jul 2012.
What was Bitly's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $15M in Jul 2012, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Bitly first?
Bitly's first round on record, in Jan 2008, was backed by Betaworks.
What stage is Bitly at?
Bitly's latest named round is a Venture, in Jul 2012.
Where is Bitly based?
Bitly is based in the United States.
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