# BuzzFeed funding: rounds and investors > BuzzFeed has raised $496M across 7 rounds since 2008. Investors include SoftBank Capital, RRE Ventures and Hearst Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/buzzfeed (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *BuzzFeed* 7 rounds we have observed, with the 13 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. Internet Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$496M** raised across 7 rounds since 2008, from 7 sources **$3.5M** Series A **$8.0M** Series B **$16M** Series C **$19M** Series D **$50M** Series E **$200M** Growth **$200M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $200M Nov 2016 - **Investors:** 13 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. 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 **$3.5M** Series A **$8.0M** Series B **$16M** Series C **$19M** Series D **$50M** Series E **$200M** Growth **$200M** Round - **First round:** Series A, $3.5M - **Biggest round:** $200M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 19 months [**BuzzFeed** Consumer internet 1 / 21 Their pitch deck **BuzzFeed's pitch deck, 21 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/buzzfeed) ## The rounds - **Nov 2016** Round **$200M** *1 returning* [NBCUniversal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nbcuniversal) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $200M sold, first sale Nov 2016 - **Aug 2015** Growth **$200M** *1 new* [NBCUniversal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nbcuniversal) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $200M sold, first sale Sept 2015 - **Aug 2014** Series E **$50M** *1 new* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $50M sold, first sale Jul 2014 - **Jan 2013** Series D **$19M** *1 new* *4 returning* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [SoftBank Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-capital-2) [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) [Michael Lazerow](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-lazerow) Reported by techcrunch.com SEC filing: $19M sold, first sale Dec 2012 - **Jan 2012** Series C **$16M** *2 new* *3 returning* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [SoftBank Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-capital-2) [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) Reported by techcrunch.com SEC filing: $16M sold, first sale Dec 2011 - **May 2010** Series B **$8.0M** *4 new* *4 returning* [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [SoftBank Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-capital-2) [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) [Ron Conway](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway) [Ken Lerer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ken-lerer) [John Johnson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-johnson) Reported by techcrunch.com SEC filing: $8.0M sold, first sale May 2010 - **Jul 2008** Series A **$3.5M** *4 new* [SoftBank Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-capital-2) [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) [Ken Lerer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ken-lerer) [John Johnson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-johnson) Reported by paidcontent.org ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 4 on the team. - **Allison Lucas** Executive Officer i - **Greg Coleman** Executive Officer, Director i - **Jonah Peretti** Executive Officer, Director i - **Mark Frackt** Executive Officer i On the board, as filed i *Chris Dixon* *Eric Hippeau* *John Johnson* *Ken Lerer* *Patrick Kerins* *Scott English* *Will Porteous* ## 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 A** 2008 **Series B** 2010 **Series C** 2012 **Series D** 2013 **Series E** 2014 **Growth** 2015 **Round** 2016 [SoftBank Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-capital-2) [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) [NBCUniversal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nbcuniversal) [Ken Lerer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ken-lerer) [John Johnson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-johnson) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) ## Everyone who backed them [SoftBank Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-capital-2) VC firm **4** rounds [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) VC firm **2** rounds [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [NBCUniversal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nbcuniversal) Corporate VC **2** rounds [Ken Lerer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ken-lerer) Angel **2** rounds [John Johnson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-johnson) VC firm **2** rounds [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **1** round [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) VC firm **1** round [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) VC firm **1** round [Ron Conway](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway) Angel **1** round [Michael Lazerow](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-lazerow) Angel **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=buzzfeed). ## Also claim to have backed them These 2 firms list BuzzFeed 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. [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) VC firm Per its own site [Umana Venture Studio](https://millionrounds.com/fund/umana-venture-studio) Venture studio Per its own site ## Quick answers about BuzzFeed ### Who invested in BuzzFeed? BuzzFeed's investors include SoftBank Capital, RRE Ventures, Hearst Ventures, New Enterprise Associates and Lerer Ventures, and 8 more on record. ### How much has BuzzFeed raised? BuzzFeed has raised $496M across 7 rounds since 2008. ### When did BuzzFeed last raise? BuzzFeed's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $200M in Nov 2016. ### What was BuzzFeed's biggest round? Its most recent round, $200M in Nov 2016, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed BuzzFeed first? BuzzFeed's first round on record, in Jul 2008, was backed by SoftBank Capital, Hearst Ventures and Ken Lerer and 1 others. ### What stage is BuzzFeed at? BuzzFeed's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Nov 2016. ### Where is BuzzFeed based? BuzzFeed is based in the United States. ## Companies like BuzzFeed In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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