# CrowdFlower funding: rounds and investors > CrowdFlower has raised $58M across 6 rounds since 2009. Investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, Trinity Ventures and Quest Venture Partners. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/crowdflower (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *CrowdFlower* 6 rounds we have observed, with the 21 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. AI Education Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$58M** raised across 6 rounds since 2009, from 6 sources **$1.2M** Seed **$5.0M** Series A **$9.3M** Series B **$13M** Series C **$10M** Series D **$20M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $20M Jun 2017 - **Step-up i:** 2× - **Investors:** 21 (1 led) 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. 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 **$1.2M** Seed **$5.0M** Series A **$9.3M** Series B **$13M** Series C **$10M** Series D **$20M** Round - **First round:** Seed, $1.2M - **Biggest round:** $20M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 14 months ## The rounds - **Jun 2017** Round **$20M** *4 new* [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) [Trinity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trinity) Canvas Industry Ventures/ Salesforce Reported by FinSMEs - **Jun 2016** Series D **$10M** *1 new* [M12](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m12) Lead Reported by TechCrunch - **Sept 2014** Series C **$13M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Trinity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trinity-ventures) [Quest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quest-venture-partners) [Canvas Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canvas-venture-fund) From a historical funding record - **Mar 2011** Series B **$9.3M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Trinity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trinity-ventures) [K9 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k9-ventures) [Harmony Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harmony-partners) Reported by techcrunch.com - **Jan 2010** Series A **$5.0M** *2 new* *8 returning* [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [Trinity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trinity-ventures) [Quest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quest-venture-partners) [K9 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k9-ventures) [Travis Kalanick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/travis-kalanick) [Lorenzo Thione](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lorenzo-thione) [Gary Kremen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-kremen) [Marcus Ogawa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marcus-ogawa) Reported by crowdflower.com - **Mar 2009** Seed **$1.2M** *12 new* [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [Freestyle Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freestyle) [Quest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quest-venture-partners) [Auren Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/auren-hoffman) [K9 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k9-ventures) [Techammer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techammer) [Barney Pell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/barney-pell) [Travis Kalanick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/travis-kalanick) [Lorenzo Thione](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lorenzo-thione) [Gary Kremen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-kremen) [Marcus Ogawa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marcus-ogawa) From a historical funding record ## 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** 2009 **Series A** 2010 **Series B** 2011 **Series C** 2014 **Series D** 2016 **Round** 2017 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Trinity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trinity-ventures) [Quest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quest-venture-partners) [K9 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k9-ventures) [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) [Travis Kalanick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/travis-kalanick) [Lorenzo Thione](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lorenzo-thione) [Gary Kremen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-kremen) [Marcus Ogawa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marcus-ogawa) ## Everyone who backed them [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) VC firm **3** rounds [Trinity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trinity-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds [Quest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quest-venture-partners) VC firm **3** rounds [K9 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k9-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) VC firm **2** rounds [Felicis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Travis Kalanick](https://millionrounds.com/fund/travis-kalanick) Angel **2** rounds [Lorenzo Thione](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lorenzo-thione) Angel **2** rounds [Gary Kremen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-kremen) Angel **2** rounds [Marcus Ogawa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marcus-ogawa) Angel **2** rounds [M12](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m12) Corporate VC **1** round, led 1 [Freestyle Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/freestyle) VC firm **1** round [Microsoft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/microsoft) Corporate VC **1** round [Auren Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/auren-hoffman) VC firm **1** round [Techammer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techammer) Angel network **1** round [Harmony Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harmony-partners) VC firm **1** round [Trinity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trinity) Hedge fund **1** round [Barney Pell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/barney-pell) Angel **1** round [Canvas Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canvas-venture-fund) Growth equity **1** round Canvas no record of our own yet **1** round Industry Ventures/ Salesforce no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=crowdflower). ## Quick answers about CrowdFlower ### Who invested in CrowdFlower? CrowdFlower's investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, Trinity Ventures, Quest Venture Partners, K9 Ventures and Founders Fund, and 16 more on record. ### How much has CrowdFlower raised? CrowdFlower has raised $58M across 6 rounds since 2009. ### When did CrowdFlower last raise? CrowdFlower's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $20M in Jun 2017. ### What was CrowdFlower's biggest round? Its most recent round, $20M in Jun 2017, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed CrowdFlower first? CrowdFlower's first round on record, in Mar 2009, was backed by Founders Fund, Felicis and Freestyle Capital and 9 others. ### What stage is CrowdFlower at? CrowdFlower's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jun 2017. ### Where is CrowdFlower based? CrowdFlower is based in the United States. ### Who led CrowdFlower's rounds? 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