Who invested in Bustle

4 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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

$39Mraised across 4 rounds since 2013, from 4 sources

$6.5MSeries A$5.0MSeries B$16MSeries C$12MSeries D

Latest round: Series D, $12MMar 2017
Biggest round: $16MSeries C · Dec 2014
Investors: 9

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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.

2014201520162017

$6.5MSeries A$5.0MSeries B$16MSeries C$12MSeries D

First round: Series A, $6.5M
Biggest round: $16M
Usual gap between rounds: 11 months

The rounds

Mar 2017
Series D$12M2 new2 returning
- General Catalyst
- Social Capital
- GGV Capital/ TimeWarner
- Saban
Reported by FinSMEs
Dec 2014
Series C$16M1 new4 returning
From a historical funding record
Jul 2014
Series B$5.0M3 returning
From a historical funding record
Aug 2013
Series A$6.5M6 new
Reported by businessinsider.com

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.

Series A2013Series B2014Series C2014Series D2017

Social CapitalWarner Media

500 Global

General CatalystThe Social+Capital Partnership

Rothenberg Ventures

Google VenturesGGV Capital/ TimeWarnerSaban

Everyone who backed them

Social CapitalVC firm4rounds

Warner MediaVC firm3rounds

500 GlobalAngel2rounds

General CatalystVC firm2rounds

The Social+Capital PartnershipVC firm2rounds

Rothenberg VenturesVC firm2rounds

Google VenturesCorporate VC1round

GGV Capital/ TimeWarnerno record of our own yet1round

Sabanno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Bustle 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.