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Who invested in Diffbot?
Diffbot's investors include Matrix Partners, Bloomberg Beta, Webb Investment Network, Elad Gil and Joi Ito, and 5 more on record.
201320142015
$2.0MSeed$500KVenture
United States · Venture startup
Who invested in Diffbot
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$2.5Mraised across 2 rounds since 2012, from 2 sources
$2.0MSeed$500KVenture
- Latest round
- Venture, $500KJun 2015
- Biggest round
- $2.0MSeed · May 2012
- Investors
- 10
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $2.0M May 2012
- Biggest round
- $2.0M Seed · May 2012
- Between rounds
- 3 years from the last two
The rounds
- Jun 2015
- May 2012Seed$2.0M9 new
Matrix Partners
Webb Investment Network
Elad Gil
Joi Ito- Brad Garlinghouse
- Andy Bechtolsheim
- Sky Dayton
- Jonathan Heiliger
- Scott Thompson
Reported by techcrunch.com
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.
Seed2012Venture2015Matrix Partners
Bloomberg BetaWebb Investment NetworkElad GilJoi ItoBrad GarlinghouseAndy BechtolsheimSky DaytonJonathan HeiligerScott Thompson
Matrix PartnersBloomberg BetaWebb Investment NetworkElad GilJoi ItoBrad GarlinghouseAndy BechtolsheimSky DaytonJonathan HeiligerScott ThompsonEveryone who backed them
Brad GarlinghouseAngel1round
Andy BechtolsheimAngel1round
Sky DaytonVC firm1round
Jonathan HeiligerAngel1round
Scott Thompsonno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 2 firms list Diffbot 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 Diffbot
How much has Diffbot raised?
Diffbot has raised $2.5M across 2 rounds since 2012.
When did Diffbot last raise?
Diffbot's most recent round was a Venture of $500K in Jun 2015.
What was Diffbot's biggest round?
Diffbot's largest round on record is $2.0M (Seed), in May 2012.
Who backed Diffbot first?
Diffbot's first round on record, in May 2012, was backed by Matrix Partners, Webb Investment Network and Elad Gil and 6 others.
What stage is Diffbot at?
Diffbot's latest named round is a Venture, in Jun 2015.
Where is Diffbot based?
Diffbot is based in the United States.
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