# CircleUp funding: rounds and investors

> CircleUp has raised $253M across 5 rounds since 2012. Investors include Maveron, Union Square Ventures and Rose Park Advisors. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/circleup (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *CircleUp*

5 rounds we have observed, with the 18 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 summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$253M** raised across 5 rounds since 2012, from 5 sources

**$1.5M** Seed **$7.5M** Series A **$14M** Series B **$30M** Series C **$200M** Debt

- **Latest round:** Debt, $200M Sept 2019
- **Step-up i:** 6.7×
- **Investors:** 18

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.

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

**$1.5M** Seed

**$7.5M** Series A

**$14M** Series B

**$30M** Series C

**$200M** Debt

- **First round:** Seed, $1.5M
- **Biggest round:** $200M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 20 months

## The rounds

- **Sept 2019** Debt **$200M** *5 returning* [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) [Maveron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron) Source recorded
- **Nov 2015** Series C **$30M** *7 new* *4 returning* [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) [Maveron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron) [Tom Glocer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tom-glocer) [Rose Park Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rose-park-advisors) [Jung-Ju (Jay) Kim](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jung-ju-jay-kim) [Nigel Morris](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nigel-morris) [Jon Winkelried](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jon-winkelried) John Powers From a historical funding record
- **Mar 2014** Series B **$14M** *1 new* *4 returning* [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [Maveron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron) [Rose Park Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rose-park-advisors) From a historical funding record
- **May 2013** Series A **$7.5M** *2 new* *3 returning* [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [Maveron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron) [Rose Park Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rose-park-advisors) [Jerry Gramaglia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jerry-gramaglia) Reported by techcrunch.com
- **Apr 2012** Seed **$1.5M** *8 new* [Maveron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron) [Triple Point Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triple-point) [Ooga Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ooga-labs) [Rose Park Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rose-park-advisors) [Silas Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silas-capital) [Jerry Gramaglia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jerry-gramaglia) Clayton Christensen David Topper Reported by techcrunch.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.

**Seed** 2012 **Series A** 2013 **Series B** 2014 **Series C** 2015 **Debt** 2019 [Maveron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [Rose Park Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rose-park-advisors) [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) [QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) [Jerry Gramaglia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jerry-gramaglia) [Triple Point Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triple-point) [Ooga Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ooga-labs)

## Everyone who backed them

[Maveron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron) VC firm **5** rounds

[Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) VC firm **4** rounds

[Rose Park Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rose-park-advisors) VC firm **4** rounds

[Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) Corporate VC **3** rounds

[Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) VC firm **2** rounds

[QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) VC firm **2** rounds

[Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) VC firm **2** rounds

[Jerry Gramaglia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jerry-gramaglia) Angel **2** rounds

[Triple Point Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/triple-point) Asset manager **1** round

[Ooga Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ooga-labs) VC firm **1** round

[Tom Glocer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tom-glocer) Angel **1** round

[Silas Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silas-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Jung-Ju (Jay) Kim](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jung-ju-jay-kim) Investment firm **1** round

[Nigel Morris](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nigel-morris) Angel **1** round

[Jon Winkelried](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jon-winkelried) Angel **1** round

Clayton Christensen no record of our own yet **1** round

David Topper no record of our own yet **1** round

John Powers no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about CircleUp

### Who invested in CircleUp?

CircleUp's investors include Maveron, Union Square Ventures, Rose Park Advisors, Google Ventures and Canaan, and 13 more on record.

### How much has CircleUp raised?

CircleUp has raised $253M across 5 rounds since 2012.

### When did CircleUp last raise?

CircleUp's most recent round was a Debt of $200M in Sept 2019.

### What was CircleUp's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $200M in Sept 2019, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed CircleUp first?

CircleUp's first round on record, in Apr 2012, was backed by Maveron, Triple Point Ventures and Ooga Labs and 5 others.

### What stage is CircleUp at?

CircleUp's latest named round is a Debt, in Sept 2019.

### Where is CircleUp based?

CircleUp is based in the United States.

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