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Who invested in Discourse?
Discourse's investors include SV Angel and First Round Capital.
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Who invested in Discourse
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$20Mraised across 2 rounds since 2012, from 2 sources
- Latest round
- Series A, $20MAug 2021
- Investors
- 2
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 Nov 2012
- Biggest round
- $20M Series A · Aug 2021
- Between rounds
- 8.8 years from the last two
The rounds
- Aug 2021
- Nov 2012
Founders and team
From Discourse's own website: 1 founder, 38 on the team.
Sam SaffronCo-founder, CEO
- New ZealandCEO
- Sarah HawkCEO
- Glenn TohCFO
- Andrew SchleiferInfrastructure Team Lead
- Bas van LeeuwenCustomer Success Manager
- Bianca NenciuSoftware Engineer - Infrastructure
- Bryce HuhtalaDesigner
- Charlie PoitersDesigner
- Chevaun TarrachGeneral Counsel
- Constanza AbarcaMigrations Team Lead
- Daniela BogazziSupport Lead
- Danielle LloydCustomer Success Manager
- David McClureDirector of Product
- Flavia SasakiCustomer Success Manager
- Ginevra BrownSenior Accounting Specialist
- Guo Xiang TanSoftware Engineering Team Lead
- Jake GoldsboroughSoftware Engineer - Infrastructure
- Jamie WilsonDirector of Customer Projects
And 20 more on the team.
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.
Everyone who backed them
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists Discourse as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Discourse
How much has Discourse raised?
Discourse has raised $20M across 2 rounds since 2012. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did Discourse last raise?
Discourse's most recent round was a Series A of $20M in Aug 2021.
What was Discourse's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $20M in Aug 2021, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Discourse first?
Discourse's first round on record, in Nov 2012, was backed by SV Angel.
What stage is Discourse at?
Discourse's latest named round is a Series A, in Aug 2021.
Where is Discourse based?
Discourse is based in the United States.
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