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Who invested in BlueCava

13 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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 7 Nov 2026

$65Mraised across 13 rounds since 2010, from 13 sources

$13MSeries B
Latest round
Venture, $9.8MSept 2015
Biggest round
$13MSeries B · Jan 2014
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Investors
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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.

20112012201320142015
$5.0MSeries A$5.3MSeed$1.5MDebt$5.6MSeries B$2.0MSeries C$3.1MDebt$10MVenture$13MSeries B$3.0MVenture$4.5MDebt$1.5MDebt$9.8MVenture
First round
Series A, $5.0M
Oct 2010
Biggest round
$13M
Series B · Jan 2014
Usual gap between rounds
6 months
the median of 9

The rounds

  1. Sept 2015
    Venture$9.8M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $9.8M sold, first sale Aug 2015

  2. Jul 2015
    Debt$1.5M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $1.5M sold, first sale Jul 2015

  3. Jul 2015
    Debt$4.5M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $4.5M sold, first sale Jan 2015

  4. Jun 2014
    Venture$773K

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $773K sold, first sale May 2014

  5. Feb 2014
    Venture$3.0M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $3.0M sold, first sale Jan 2014

  6. Jan 2014
    Series B$13M2 new1 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $3.0M sold, first sale Jan 2014

  7. Jul 2013
    Venture$10M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Jul 2013

  8. Apr 2013
    Debt$3.1M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $3.1M sold, first sale Dec 2012

  9. Apr 2012
    Series C$2.0M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $2.0M sold, first sale Mar 2012

  10. Oct 2011
    Series B$5.6M1 new

    Reported by bluecava.comSEC filing: $5.6M sold, first sale Oct 2011

  11. Jul 2011
    Debt$1.5M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $1.5M sold, first sale Jun 2011

  12. Oct 2010
    Series A$5.0M1 new

    Reported by blogs.wsj.comSEC filing: $5.0M sold, first sale Sept 2010

  13. Oct 2010
    Seed$5.3M1 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $5.0M sold, first sale Sept 2010

Funding filed with regulators

BlueCava filed 14 raises, $55M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

  1. Aug 2015$9.8M3 investorsequityof $12M offeredSEC Form D
  2. Jul 2015$1.5M4 investorsdebt, optionsof $2.0M offeredSEC Form D
  3. Jan 2015$4.5M2 investorsdebt, optionsSEC Form D
  4. May 2014$3.5M9 investorsequitySEC Form D
  5. Jan 2014$3.0M7 investorsequitySEC Form D
  6. Dec 2013$705K3 investorsoptions, otherof $750K offeredSEC Form D
  7. Jul 2013$10M7 investorsequitySEC Form D
  8. Dec 2012$4.5M1 investoroptions, otherSEC Form D
  9. Jul 2012$2.5M2 investorsoptions, otherSEC Form D
  10. Apr 2012$75K1 investoroptionsSEC Form D
  11. Mar 2012$2.0M2 investorsequitySEC Form D
  12. Oct 2011$5.6M7 investorsequity, debtof $9.5M offeredSEC Form D
  13. Jun 2011$1.5M5 investorsdebt, optionsSEC Form D
  14. Sept 2010$5.3M9 investorsequitySEC Form D

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

  • Philip MyersExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediBrian R. Smith

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.

Debt2013Venture2013Series B2014Venture2014Venture2014Debt2015Debt2015Venture2015Mark CubanS3 VenturesPerformanceEdge PartnersZeitgeist Holdings, LLC

Everyone who backed them

Mark CubanAngel2rounds
S3 VenturesVC firm2rounds
PerformanceEdge PartnersGrowth equity1round
Zeitgeist Holdings, LLCno record of our own yet1round

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Quick answers about BlueCava

Who invested in BlueCava?

BlueCava's investors include Mark Cuban, S3 Ventures, PerformanceEdge Partners and Zeitgeist Holdings, LLC.

How much has BlueCava raised?

BlueCava has raised $65M across 13 rounds since 2010.

When did BlueCava last raise?

BlueCava's most recent round was a Venture of $9.8M in Sept 2015.

What was BlueCava's biggest round?

BlueCava's largest round on record is $13M (Series B), in Jan 2014.

Who backed BlueCava first?

BlueCava's first round on record, in Oct 2010, was backed by Mark Cuban.

What stage is BlueCava at?

BlueCava's latest named round is a Venture, in Sept 2015.

Where is BlueCava based?

BlueCava is based in the United States.

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