# DesignCrowd funding: rounds and investors > DesignCrowd has raised $14M across 5 rounds since 2009. Investors include Starfish Ventures, Airtree Ventures and Regal Funds Management. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/designcrowd (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Australia · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *DesignCrowd* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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. Art & Design Raised 10 months ago Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$14M** raised across 5 rounds since 2009, from 5 sources **$300K** Seed **$3.0M** Series A **$3.0M** Series A **$4.7M** Series B **$3.3M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $3.3M Jan 2026 - **Biggest round:** $4.7M Series B · Feb 2015 - **Investors:** 7 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 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024 **$300K** Seed **$3.0M** Series A **$3.0M** Series A **$4.7M** Series B **$3.3M** Round - **First round:** Seed, $300K - **Biggest round:** $4.7M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.1 years ## The rounds - **Jan 2026** Round **$3.3M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Airtree Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airtree) [Regal Funds Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/regal-funds-management) Source recorded - **Feb 2015** Series B **$4.7M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Airtree Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airtree) [Starfish Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starfish-ventures) From a historical funding record - **Nov 2013** Series A **$3.0M** *1 returning* [Starfish Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starfish-ventures) Reported by techcrunch.com - **Nov 2011** Series A **$3.0M** *1 new* [Starfish Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starfish-ventures) Reported by techcrunch.com - **Oct 2009** Seed **$300K** *4 new* [Les Szekely](https://millionrounds.com/fund/les-szekely) [Garry Visontay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garry-visontay) [Jeffrey Tobias](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeffrey-tobias) [Todd Forest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/todd-forest) Reported by smh.com.au ## Founders and team From DesignCrowd's own website: 1 founder, 3 on the team. **Alec Lynch** Founder & CEO - **Paul McManus** Chief Technology Officer - **Clancy Clarke** Head of Marketing - **Jonathan Dent** Head of Finance ## 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** 2011 **Series A** 2013 **Series B** 2015 **Round** 2026 [Starfish Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starfish-ventures) [Airtree Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airtree) [Regal Funds Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/regal-funds-management) [Les Szekely](https://millionrounds.com/fund/les-szekely) [Garry Visontay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garry-visontay) [Jeffrey Tobias](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeffrey-tobias) [Todd Forest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/todd-forest) ## The exit Exit Buyer Price When Acquired DesignBay undisclosed Nov 2009 From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=designcrowd). ## Everyone who backed them [Starfish Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starfish-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds [Airtree Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airtree) VC firm **2** rounds [Regal Funds Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/regal-funds-management) VC firm **1** round [Les Szekely](https://millionrounds.com/fund/les-szekely) Angel **1** round [Garry Visontay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garry-visontay) Angel **1** round [Jeffrey Tobias](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeffrey-tobias) Angel **1** round [Todd Forest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/todd-forest) Angel **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=designcrowd). ## Also claim to have backed them These 4 firms list DesignCrowd 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. [Right Click Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/right-click-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Grand Prix Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grand-prix-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Partners for Growth](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partners-for-growth) VC firm Per its own site [Tasman Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tasman-ventures) Family office Per its own site ## Quick answers about DesignCrowd ### Who invested in DesignCrowd? DesignCrowd's investors include Starfish Ventures, Airtree Ventures, Regal Funds Management, Les Szekely and Garry Visontay, and 2 more on record. ### How much has DesignCrowd raised? DesignCrowd has raised $14M across 5 rounds since 2009. ### When did DesignCrowd last raise? DesignCrowd's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $3.3M in Jan 2026. ### What was DesignCrowd's biggest round? DesignCrowd's largest round on record is $4.7M (Series B), in Feb 2015. ### Who backed DesignCrowd first? DesignCrowd's first round on record, in Oct 2009, was backed by Les Szekely, Garry Visontay and Jeffrey Tobias and 1 others. ### What stage is DesignCrowd at? DesignCrowd's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jan 2026. ### Where is DesignCrowd based? DesignCrowd is based in Australia. ## Companies like DesignCrowd In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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