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Who invested in Buster

4 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

$4.6Mraised across 4 rounds since 2013, from 4 sources

$255KDebt$2.7MVenture$1.1MRound$500KPre-seed
Latest round
Pre-seed, $500KApr 2024
Biggest round
$2.7MVenture · Mar 2015
Investors
5
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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.

201320152017201920212023
$255KDebt$2.7MVenture$1.1MRound$500KPre-seed
First round
Debt, $255K
Sept 2013
Biggest round
$2.7M
Venture · Mar 2015
Usual gap between rounds
20 months
the median of 3

The rounds

  1. Apr 2024
    Pre-seed$500K3 new

    Source recorded

  2. Nov 2016
    Round$1.1M1 new

    Reported by FinSMEs

  3. Mar 2015
    Venture$2.7M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding record

  4. Sept 2013
    Debt$255K1 new

    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.

Everyone who backed them

Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
KickstartVC firm1round
Eight CapitalFund of funds1round
Red Sea VenturesVC firm1round
Brand New MatterVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Buster 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.

NVO CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Takara CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Buster

Who invested in Buster?

Buster's investors include Y Combinator, Kickstart, Eight Capital, Red Sea Ventures and Brand New Matter.

How much has Buster raised?

Buster has raised $4.6M across 4 rounds since 2013.

When did Buster last raise?

Buster's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $500K in Apr 2024.

What was Buster's biggest round?

Buster's largest round on record is $2.7M (Venture), in Mar 2015.

Who backed Buster first?

Buster's first round on record, in Sept 2013, was backed by Red Sea Ventures.

What stage is Buster at?

Buster's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Apr 2024.

Where is Buster based?

Buster is based in the United States.

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