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Who invested in Donuts

4 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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.

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$101Mraised across 4 rounds since 2011, from 4 sources

$1.1MVenture$100MSeries A
Latest round
DebtOct 2013
Biggest round
$100MSeries A · Jan 2012
Investors
8
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20122013
$1.1MVenture$100MSeries A?Series B?Debt
First round
Venture, $1.1M
Apr 2011
Biggest round
$100M
Series A · Jan 2012
Usual gap between rounds
8 months
the median of 3

The rounds

  1. Oct 2013
    DebtAmount undisclosed1 new

    From a historical funding record

  2. Apr 2013
    Series BAmount undisclosed1 new1 returning

    Reported by techcrunch.com

  3. Jan 2012
  4. Apr 2011
    Venture$1.1M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $1.1M sold, first sale Apr 2011

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

Generation PartnersPrivate equity2rounds
Austin VenturesVC firm1round
EmergenceVC firm1round
TL VenturesVC firm1round
Comerica IncorporatedCorporate VC1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Donuts 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.

Escalate CapitalPrivate creditPer its own site
Montague Street CapitalFamily officePer its own site

Quick answers about Donuts

Who invested in Donuts?

Donuts's investors include Generation Partners, Austin Ventures, Adams Street Partners, Emergence and TL Ventures, and 3 more on record.

How much has Donuts raised?

Donuts has raised $101M across 4 rounds since 2011. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Donuts last raise?

Donuts's most recent round was a Debt in Oct 2013.

What was Donuts's biggest round?

Donuts's largest round on record is $100M (Series A), in Jan 2012.

Who backed Donuts first?

Donuts's first round on record, in Jan 2012, was backed by Austin Ventures, Adams Street Partners and Emergence and 3 others.

What stage is Donuts at?

Donuts's latest named round is a Debt, in Oct 2013.

Where is Donuts based?

Donuts is based in the United States.

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