United States · Series A startup

Who invested in Compose

2 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.

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Y Combinator: S11

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$6.4Mraised across 2 rounds since 2011, from 2 sources

$417KSeed$6.0MSeries A
Latest round
Series A, $6.0MOct 2012
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Investors
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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.

2012
$417KSeed$6.0MSeries A
First round
Seed, $417K
Jun 2011
Biggest round
$6.0M
Series A · Oct 2012
Between rounds
16 months
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Oct 2012
  2. Jun 2011

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.

The exit

ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredIBM (International Business Machines)undisclosedJul 2015

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Everyone who backed them

SV AngelVC firm2rounds
DCVCVC firm2rounds
Webb Investment NetworkFamily office2rounds
Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
Lerer HippeauVC firm1round
Trinity VenturesVC firm1round
Lerer VenturesVC firm1round
Start FundVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Compose 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.

Root and Shoot VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Compose

Who invested in Compose?

Compose's investors include SV Angel, DCVC, Webb Investment Network, Y Combinator and Lerer Hippeau, and 3 more on record.

How much has Compose raised?

Compose has raised $6.4M across 2 rounds since 2011.

When did Compose last raise?

Compose's most recent round was a Series A of $6.0M in Oct 2012.

What was Compose's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $6.0M in Oct 2012, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Compose first?

Compose's first round on record, in Jun 2011, was backed by SV Angel, DCVC and Lerer Ventures and 2 others.

What stage is Compose at?

Compose's latest named round is a Series A, in Oct 2012.

Where is Compose based?

Compose is based in the United States.

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