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Who invested in Deepgram?
Deepgram's investors include Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, BlackRock, NVIDIA and AVP, and 13 more on record.
20182020202220242026
$1.8MRound$130MSeries C$143MSeries C
United States · Series C startup
Who invested in Deepgram
3 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.
Raised 3 months agoY Combinator: W16
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Funding summaryUpdated 5 Nov 2026
$275Mraised across 3 rounds since 2016, from 5 sources
$1.8MRound$130MSeries C$143MSeries C
- Latest round
- Series C, $143MAug 2026
- Investors
- 18 (1 led)
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Round, $1.8M Sept 2016
- Biggest round
- $143M Series C · Aug 2026
- Usual gap between rounds
- 9.3 years the median of 2
DeepgramInformation technology & services1 / 19Their pitch deckDeepgram's pitch deck, 19 slidesEach slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.→The rounds
- Aug 2026Series C$143M1 new4 returning
Source recorded
- Jan 2026Series C$130M15 new1 returning
AVPLead
Y Combinator
Alumni Ventures
Tiger Global Management
Madrona Venture Group
BlackRock- NVIDIA
In-Q-Tel- Citi Ventures
SAP
WING- Tiger
- Alkeon
Princeville Capital
Twilio Fund
Columbia University
Reported by TechCrunch and 2 othersSEC filing: $143M sold, first sale Dec 2025
- Sept 2016
Funding filed with regulators
Deepgram filed 4 raises, $215M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.
- Dec 2025$143MSEC Form D
- Nov 2022$30MSEC Form D
- Oct 2021$17MSEC Form D
- Dec 2020$24MSEC Form D
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.
Round2016Series C2026Series C2026Y CombinatorAlumni VenturesBlackRockNVIDIAAVPLTiger Global Management
Salesforce VenturesMadrona Venture GroupIn-Q-Tel
Metamorphic Ventures
Y CombinatorAlumni VenturesBlackRockNVIDIAAVPLTiger Global ManagementSalesforce VenturesMadrona Venture GroupIn-Q-TelMetamorphic VenturesEveryone who backed them
NVIDIACompany2rounds
Citi VenturesCorporate VC1round
TigerGrowth equity1round
AlkeonPrivate equity1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 9 firms list Deepgram as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Deepgram
How much has Deepgram raised?
Deepgram has raised $275M across 3 rounds since 2016.
When did Deepgram last raise?
Deepgram's most recent round was a Series C of $143M in Aug 2026.
What was Deepgram's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $143M in Aug 2026, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Deepgram first?
Deepgram's first round on record, in Sept 2016, was backed by Y Combinator and Metamorphic Ventures.
What stage is Deepgram at?
Deepgram's latest named round is a Series C, in Aug 2026.
Where is Deepgram based?
Deepgram is based in the United States.
Who led Deepgram's rounds?
AVP led the Series C in 2026.
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