# Deepgram funding: rounds and investors > Deepgram has raised $275M across 3 rounds since 2016. Investors include Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures and BlackRock. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/deepgram (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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. AI Developer Tools Internet Raised 3 months ago Y Combinator: W16 Follow Deepgram and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fdeepgram) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$275M** raised across 3 rounds since 2016, from 5 sources **$1.8M** Round **$130M** Series C **$143M** Series C - **Latest round:** Series C, $143M Aug 2026 - **Investors:** 18 (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. 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 **$1.8M** Round **$130M** Series C **$143M** Series C - **First round:** Round, $1.8M - **Biggest round:** $143M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 9.3 years [**Deepgram** Information technology & services 1 / 19 Their pitch deck **Deepgram's pitch deck, 19 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/deepgram) ## The rounds - **Aug 2026** Series C **$143M** *1 new* *4 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) Source recorded - **Jan 2026** Series C **$130M** *15 new* *1 returning* [AVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avp-2) Lead [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [Madrona Venture Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona) [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) [Citi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi-ventures) [SAP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sap) [WING](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wing) [Tiger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger) [Alkeon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alkeon) [Princeville Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/princeville-capital) [Twilio Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twilio-fund) [Columbia University](https://millionrounds.com/fund/columbia-university) Reported by TechCrunch and 2 others SEC filing: $143M sold, first sale Dec 2025 - **Sept 2016** Round **$1.8M** *2 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Metamorphic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metamorphic-ventures) Reported by TechCrunch ## 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 **$143M** 27 investors of $148M offered SEC Form D - Nov 2022 **$30M** 9 investors equity SEC Form D - Oct 2021 **$17M** 8 investors equity SEC Form D - Dec 2020 **$24M** 12 investors equity of $25M offered SEC 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. **Round** 2016 **Series C** 2026 **Series C** 2026 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) [AVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avp-2) L [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [Madrona Venture Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona) [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) [Metamorphic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metamorphic-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **3** rounds [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **2** rounds [BlackRock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackrock) Asset manager **2** rounds [NVIDIA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia) Company **2** rounds [AVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avp-2) Investment firm **1** round, led 1 [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) VC firm **1** round [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Madrona Venture Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/madrona) VC firm **1** round [In-Q-Tel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt) Accelerator **1** round [Metamorphic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metamorphic-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Citi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [SAP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sap) Growth equity **1** round [WING](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wing) Growth equity **1** round [Tiger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger) Growth equity **1** round [Alkeon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alkeon) Private equity **1** round [Princeville Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/princeville-capital) VC firm **1** round [Twilio Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/twilio-fund) Company **1** round [Columbia University](https://millionrounds.com/fund/columbia-university) Institutional LP **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=deepgram). ## 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. [Wing Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wing-venture-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Ludlow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ludlow-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Compound](https://millionrounds.com/fund/compound-4) VC firm Per its own site [Alkeon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alkeon-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Gaia Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaia-ventures-2) VC firm Per its own site [NKM Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nkm-capital) VC firm Per its own site [R136 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/r136-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [CapitalX](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capitalx) Private equity Series B, per its site [Catapult](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catapult-vc) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Deepgram ### Who invested in Deepgram? Deepgram's investors include Y Combinator, Alumni Ventures, BlackRock, NVIDIA and AVP, and 13 more on record. ### 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. ## Companies like Deepgram In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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