# Buddy funding: rounds and investors > Buddy has raised $11M across 7 rounds since 2011. Investors include Transmedia Capital, AFSquare and Techstars. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/buddy (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Buddy* 7 rounds we have observed, with the 12 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. Financial Services Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$11M** raised across 7 rounds since 2011, from 7 sources **$75K** Debt **$1.1M** Seed **$500K** Round **$730K** Series A **$674K** Venture **$7.0M** Venture **$1.2M** Pre-seed - **Latest round:** Pre-seed, $1.2M Nov 2024 - **Biggest round:** $7.0M Venture · Jan 2024 - **Investors:** 12 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. 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 **$75K** Debt **$1.1M** Seed **$500K** Round **$730K** Series A **$7.0M** Venture **$1.2M** Pre-seed - **First round:** Debt, $75K - **Biggest round:** $7.0M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 10 months ## The rounds - **Nov 2024** Pre-seed **$1.2M** No investor was named in the report. Source recorded - **Jan 2024** Venture **$7.0M** *5 new* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [Forum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forum-ventures) [Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virginia-innovation-partnership-corporation) Source recorded SEC filing: $7.2M sold, first sale Mar 2023 - **May 2014** Venture **$674K** *1 new* [Impact Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/impact-venture-partners) From a historical funding record - **Sept 2013** Series A **$730K** *2 returning* [Transmedia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transmedia-capital) [AFSquare](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afsquare) From a historical funding record - **Apr 2013** Round **$500K** *1 returning* [Transmedia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transmedia-capital) From a historical funding record - **May 2012** Seed **$1.1M** *6 new* [M12](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m12) [Alliance of Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alliance-of-angels) [Transmedia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transmedia-capital) [AFSquare](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afsquare) [Crestlight](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crestlight) [Bing Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bing-fund) Reported by finsmes.com - **Dec 2011** Debt **$75K** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov ## Founders and team From Buddy's own website: 2 founders, 3 on the team. **Charles Merritt** Co-Founder, CEO **David Vogeleer** Co-Founder, CTO - **Eric Sprehe** Head of Finance & Operations - **Alexander Stein** Director of Information & Security - **Jay Paul** Director & Designated License Producer ## 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** 2011 **Seed** 2012 **Round** 2013 **Series A** 2013 **Venture** 2014 **Venture** 2024 **Pre-seed** 2024 [Transmedia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transmedia-capital) [AFSquare](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afsquare) [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) [M12](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m12) [Forum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forum-ventures) [Alliance of Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alliance-of-angels) [Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virginia-innovation-partnership-corporation) [Crestlight](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crestlight) ## Everyone who backed them [Transmedia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transmedia-capital) VC firm **3** rounds [AFSquare](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afsquare) VC firm **2** rounds [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm **1** round [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **1** round [Plug and Play](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plug-and-play) Accelerator **1** round [M12](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m12) Corporate VC **1** round [Forum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forum-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Alliance of Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alliance-of-angels) Angel network **1** round [Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/virginia-innovation-partnership-corporation) VC firm **1** round [Crestlight](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crestlight) VC firm **1** round [Impact Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/impact-venture-partners) Growth equity **1** round [Bing Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bing-fund) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=buddy). ## Quick answers about Buddy ### Who invested in Buddy? Buddy's investors include Transmedia Capital, AFSquare, Techstars, Sequoia Capital and Plug and Play, and 7 more on record. ### How much has Buddy raised? Buddy has raised $11M across 7 rounds since 2011. ### When did Buddy last raise? Buddy's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $1.2M in Nov 2024. ### What was Buddy's biggest round? Buddy's largest round on record is $7.0M (Venture), in Jan 2024. ### Who backed Buddy first? Buddy's first round on record, in May 2012, was backed by M12, Alliance of Angels and Transmedia Capital and 3 others. ### What stage is Buddy at? Buddy's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Nov 2024. ### Where is Buddy based? Buddy is based in the United States. ## Companies like Buddy In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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