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Who invested in Cooking.com

7 rounds we have observed, with the 16 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

$108Mraised across 7 rounds since 1999, from 7 sources

$16MSeries B$30MSeries C$35MSeries E$7.0MDebt$6.0MSeries F$14MVenture
Latest round
Venture, $14MDec 2011
Biggest round
$35MSeries E · May 2000
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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.

1999200120032005200720092011
$16MSeries B$30MSeries C$7.0MDebt$6.0MSeries F$14MVenture
First round
Series B, $16M
Apr 1999
Biggest round
$35M
Series E · May 2000
Usual gap between rounds
6 months
the median of 6

The rounds

  1. Dec 2011
    Venture$14M1 new1 returning

    Reported by techcrunch.com

  2. Jun 2008
    Series F$6.0M1 new

    Reported by socaltech.com

  3. Jan 2008
    Debt$7.0M1 new

    Reported by techcrunch.com

  4. May 2000
  5. Dec 1999
    Series DAmount undisclosed1 new

    Reported by internetnews.com

  6. Oct 1999
  7. Apr 1999

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.

Everyone who backed them

IdealabAccelerator3rounds
Vanguard VenturesGrowth equity2rounds
Dynafund VenturesVC firm2rounds
Tredegar InvestmentsVC firm2rounds
Forrest Binkley and BrownGrowth equity2rounds
Moore CapitalHedge fund2rounds
Phillips Smith Specialty GroupGrowth equity2rounds
Times Mirror CorporationGrowth equity2rounds
ORIX USA CorporationCorporate VC1round
Pyramid Technology VenturesGrowth equity1round
StarbucksCorporate VC1round
Navigation Capital PartnersInvestment firm1round
NetWorth Partnersno record of our own yet1round

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Quick answers about Cooking.com

Who invested in Cooking.com?

Cooking.com's investors include Idealab, Azure Capital Partners, Vanguard Ventures, Dynafund Ventures and Tredegar Investments, and 11 more on record.

How much has Cooking.com raised?

Cooking.com has raised $108M across 7 rounds since 1999. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Cooking.com last raise?

Cooking.com's most recent round was a Venture of $14M in Dec 2011.

What was Cooking.com's biggest round?

Cooking.com's largest round on record is $35M (Series E), in May 2000.

Who backed Cooking.com first?

Cooking.com's first round on record, in Apr 1999, was backed by Idealab, Vanguard Ventures and Dynafund Ventures and 5 others.

What stage is Cooking.com at?

Cooking.com's latest named round is a Venture, in Dec 2011.

Where is Cooking.com based?

Cooking.com is based in the United States.

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