United States · Who invested in Chef?
Chef's investors include DFJ, Battery Ventures, Ignition Partners, Scale Venture Partners and Citi Ventures, and 3 more on record.
2009201020112012201320142015
$2.5MSeries A$11MSeries B$20MSeries C$32MSeries D$40MSeries EUnited States · Series E startup
Who invested in Chef
5 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$105Mraised across 5 rounds since 2009, from 5 sources
$2.5MSeries A$11MSeries B$20MSeries C$32MSeries D$40MSeries E
- Latest round
- Series E, $40MSept 2015
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- Investors
- 8
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A, $2.5M Apr 2009
- Biggest round
- $40M Series E · Sept 2015
- Usual gap between rounds
- 21 months the median of 4
The rounds
- Sept 2015Series E$40M1 new5 returning
Battery Ventures
DFJ
Ignition Partners
Scale Venture Partners- Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)
- Citi Ventures
From a historical funding record
- Dec 2013Series D$32M3 new3 returning
Reported by finsmes.com
- Mar 2012Series C$20M2 new2 returning
Reported by techcrunch.com
- Jun 2010
- Apr 2009
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 A2009Series B2010Series C2012Series D2013Series E2015DFJBattery VenturesIgnition PartnersScale Venture PartnersCiti VenturesDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)
Amplify Partners
Webb Investment Network
DFJBattery VenturesIgnition PartnersScale Venture PartnersCiti VenturesDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Amplify PartnersWebb Investment NetworkEveryone who backed them
Citi VenturesCorporate VC2rounds
Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Investment firm1round
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Quick answers about Chef
How much has Chef raised?
Chef has raised $105M across 5 rounds since 2009.
When did Chef last raise?
Chef's most recent round was a Series E of $40M in Sept 2015.
What was Chef's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $40M in Sept 2015, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Chef first?
Chef's first round on record, in Apr 2009, was backed by DFJ.
What stage is Chef at?
Chef's latest named round is a Series E, in Sept 2015.
Where is Chef based?
Chef is based in the United States.
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