# Dolly funding: rounds and investors

> Dolly has raised $18M across 5 rounds since 2014. Investors include Hyde Park Venture Partners, Maveron and KGC Capital. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/dolly (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Dolly*

5 rounds we have observed, with the 11 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$18M** raised across 5 rounds since 2014, from 5 sources

**$1.7M** Seed **$8.0M** Series A **$7.5M** Round **$300K** Seed

- **Latest round:** Seed, $300K Aug 2024
- **Biggest round:** $8.0M Series A · Oct 2015
- **Investors:** 11

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.

2016 2018 2020 2022 2024

**$1.7M** Seed

**$8.0M** Series A

**$7.5M** Round

**?** Venture

**$300K** Seed

- **First round:** Seed, $1.7M
- **Biggest round:** $8.0M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 3.3 years

## The rounds

- **Aug 2024** Seed **$300K** *4 new* [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) [Pareto Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pareto-holdings) [Newfund Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newfund) [Super Capital VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/super-capital-vc) Source recorded
- **May 2021** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *2 new* *2 returning* [Maveron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron) [Ascend](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascend) [Hyde Park Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-venture-partners) [Version One Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/version-one) Source recorded
- **May 2019** Round **$7.5M** *1 new* [Unlock Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unlock-venture-partners) Reported by GeekWire SEC filing: $9.3M sold, first sale May 2019
- **Oct 2015** Series A **$8.0M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Maveron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron) [Hyde Park Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-venture-partners) [KGC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kgc-capital) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $13M sold, first sale Aug 2015
- **Dec 2014** Seed **$1.7M** *3 new* [Hyde Park Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-venture-partners) [KGC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kgc-capital) [Buddy Arnheim](https://millionrounds.com/fund/buddy-arnheim) From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From Dolly's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 8 on the team.

- **Ania Smith** Chief Executive Officer
- **Amy Ming Zhang** Chief Financial Officer
- **Ben Edelhart** Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel
- **Christopher Ager** Chief Commercial Officer
- **Drew Wrangles** Chief Product Officer
- **Scott Porad** Chief Technology Officer
- **Jenna Costa** VP, People
- **Michael Howell** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Andy Liu* *Jason Stoffer*

## 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** 2014 **Series A** 2015 **Round** 2019 **Venture** 2021 **Seed** 2024 [Hyde Park Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-venture-partners) [Maveron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron) [KGC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kgc-capital) [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) [Pareto Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pareto-holdings) [Newfund Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newfund) [Ascend](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascend) [Version One Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/version-one) [Super Capital VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/super-capital-vc) [Buddy Arnheim](https://millionrounds.com/fund/buddy-arnheim)

## Everyone who backed them

[Hyde Park Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hyde-park-venture-partners) VC firm **3** rounds

[Maveron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron) VC firm **2** rounds

[KGC Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kgc-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) VC firm **1** round

[Pareto Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pareto-holdings) VC firm **1** round

[Newfund Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newfund) VC firm **1** round

[Ascend](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ascend) VC firm **1** round

[Version One Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/version-one) VC firm **1** round

[Super Capital VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/super-capital-vc) VC firm **1** round

[Buddy Arnheim](https://millionrounds.com/fund/buddy-arnheim) Angel **1** round

[Unlock Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/unlock-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Dolly

### Who invested in Dolly?

Dolly's investors include Hyde Park Venture Partners, Maveron, KGC Capital, FJ Labs and Pareto Holdings, and 6 more on record.

### How much has Dolly raised?

Dolly has raised $18M across 5 rounds since 2014. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Dolly last raise?

Dolly's most recent round was a Seed of $300K in Aug 2024.

### What was Dolly's biggest round?

Dolly's largest round on record is $8.0M (Series A), in Oct 2015.

### Who backed Dolly first?

Dolly's first round on record, in Dec 2014, was backed by Hyde Park Venture Partners, KGC Capital and Buddy Arnheim.

### What stage is Dolly at?

Dolly's latest named round is a Seed, in Aug 2024.

### Where is Dolly based?

Dolly is based in France.

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