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Who invested in Directly?
Directly's investors include True Ventures, CrunchFund, Costanoa Ventures, True. and Gil Penchina, and 2 more on record.
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$1.3MSeed$1.8MSeed$10MSeries A$20MSeries B
United States · Series B startup
Who invested in Directly
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$33Mraised across 4 rounds since 2011, from 4 sources
$1.3MSeed$1.8MSeed$10MSeries A$20MSeries B
- Latest round
- Series B, $20MApr 2018
- Step-upi
- 2×
- Investors
- 7
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, $1.3M Apr 2011
- Biggest round
- $20M Series B · Apr 2018
- Usual gap between rounds
- 2.3 years the median of 3
The rounds
- Apr 2018
- May 2015
- Aug 2013
- Apr 2011
Founders and team
From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.
- Antony BrydonExecutive Officer, Directori
- Jeff PattersonExecutive Officer, Directori
On the board, as filediGreg Sands
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.
Seed2011Seed2013Series A2015Series B2018
True Ventures
CrunchFund
Costanoa Ventures
True.Gil Penchina
CostanoaNorthgate Capital/ Microsoft
True VenturesCrunchFundCostanoa VenturesTrue.Gil PenchinaCostanoaNorthgate Capital/ MicrosoftEveryone who backed them
Gil PenchinaVC firm1round
Northgate Capital/ Microsoftno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 3 firms list Directly 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 Directly
How much has Directly raised?
Directly has raised $33M across 4 rounds since 2011.
When did Directly last raise?
Directly's most recent round was a Series B of $20M in Apr 2018.
What was Directly's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $20M in Apr 2018, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Directly first?
Directly's first round on record, in Apr 2011, was backed by True Ventures and Gil Penchina.
What stage is Directly at?
Directly's latest named round is a Series B, in Apr 2018.
Where is Directly based?
Directly is based in the United States.
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