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Who invested in Blackboard

2 rounds we have observed, with the 0 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.

Nonprofit

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$67Mraised across 2 rounds since 2001, from 2 sources

$52MVenture$15MGrowth
Latest round
Growth, $15MMay 2009
Biggest round
$52MVenture · Jan 2001
Investors
0
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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.

20012003200520072009
$52MVenture$15MGrowth
First round
Venture, $52M
Jan 2001
Biggest round
$52M
Venture · Jan 2001
Between rounds
8.3 years
from the last two

The rounds

  1. May 2009
    Growth$15M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $15M sold, first sale May 2009

  2. Jan 2001
    Venture$52M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding record

Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Blackboard as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

W Capital PartnersPrivate equityPer its own site
The StarTUPAcceleratorPer its own site

Quick answers about Blackboard

How much has Blackboard raised?

Blackboard has raised $67M across 2 rounds since 2001.

When did Blackboard last raise?

Blackboard's most recent round was a Growth of $15M in May 2009.

What was Blackboard's biggest round?

Blackboard's largest round on record is $52M (Venture), in Jan 2001.

What stage is Blackboard at?

Blackboard's latest named round is a Growth, in May 2009.

Where is Blackboard based?

Blackboard is based in the United States.

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