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Who invested in Couchsurfing?
Couchsurfing's investors include Benchmark, Omidyar Network, General Catalyst, Menlo Ventures and Point Nine Capital, and 1 more on record.
2012
$7.6MVenture$15MSeries BUnited States · Series B startup
Who invested in Couchsurfing
2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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
$23Mraised across 2 rounds since 2011, from 2 sources
$7.6MVenture$15MSeries B
- Latest round
- Series B, $15MAug 2012
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- Investors
- 6
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Venture, $7.6M Aug 2011
- Biggest round
- $15M Series B · Aug 2012
- Between rounds
- 12 months from the last two
The rounds
- Aug 2012Series B$15M3 new2 returning
Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Aug 2012
- Aug 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.
Venture2011Series B2012
Benchmark
Omidyar Network
General Catalyst
Menlo VenturesPoint Nine Capital
Lumia Capital
BenchmarkOmidyar NetworkGeneral CatalystMenlo VenturesPoint Nine CapitalLumia CapitalEveryone who backed them
Point Nine CapitalVC firm1round
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists Couchsurfing 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.
Quick answers about Couchsurfing
How much has Couchsurfing raised?
Couchsurfing has raised $23M across 2 rounds since 2011.
When did Couchsurfing last raise?
Couchsurfing's most recent round was a Series B of $15M in Aug 2012.
What was Couchsurfing's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $15M in Aug 2012, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Couchsurfing first?
Couchsurfing's first round on record, in Aug 2011, was backed by Benchmark, Omidyar Network and Point Nine Capital.
What stage is Couchsurfing at?
Couchsurfing's latest named round is a Series B, in Aug 2012.
Where is Couchsurfing based?
Couchsurfing is based in the United States.
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