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Who invested in Dropbox

7 rounds we have observed, with the 26 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.

Enterprise

Y Combinator: S07

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$1.7Braised across 7 rounds since 2007, from 7 sources

$15KSeed$1.2MSeed$6.0MSeries A$250MSeries B$350MSeries C$500MDebt$600MRound
Latest round
Round, $600MMar 2017
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Investors
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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.

200720092011201320152017
$15KSeed$1.2MSeed$6.0MSeries A$250MSeries B$350MSeries C$500MDebt$600MRound
First round
Seed, $15K
Jun 2007
Biggest round
$600M
Round · Mar 2017
Usual gap between rounds
2.3 years
the median of 6
DropboxEnterprise1 / 22Their pitch deckDropbox's pitch deck, 22 slidesEach slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.

The rounds

  1. Mar 2017
    Round$600M1 new

    Reported by Bloomberg

  2. Apr 2014
    Debt$500M1 new1 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $325M sold, first sale Jan 2014

  3. Jan 2014
    Series C$350M6 new

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $325M sold, first sale Jan 2014

  4. Oct 2011
  5. Nov 2008
    Series A$6.0M1 new1 returning

    Reported by techcrunch.com

  6. Sept 2007
  7. Jun 2007
    Seed$15K1 new

    From a historical funding record

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

  • Andrew HoustonExecutive Officer, Directori
  • Arash FerdowsiExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediBryan Schreier

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

Sequoia CapitalVC firm3rounds
AccelVC firm2rounds
Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
SV AngelVC firm1round
Index VenturesVC firm1round
Goldman SachsPrivate equity1round
GreylockVC firm1round
Salesforce VenturesCorporate VC1round
BenchmarkVC firm1round
BlackRockAsset manager1round
JP MorganInvestment bank1round
IVPVC firm1round
Cota CapitalVC firm1round
JP Morgan ChaseCorporate VC1round
T. Rowe PricePrivate equity1round
Signatures CapitalVC firm1round
Ali PartoviVC firm1round
Amidzad PartnersVC firm1round
AFSquareVC firm1round
Hadi PartoviAngel1round
ESO FundCompany1round

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Quick answers about Dropbox

Who invested in Dropbox?

Dropbox's investors include Sequoia Capital, Accel, QueensBridge Venture Partners, Y Combinator and SV Angel, and 21 more on record.

How much has Dropbox raised?

Dropbox has raised $1.7B across 7 rounds since 2007.

When did Dropbox last raise?

Dropbox's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $600M in Mar 2017.

What was Dropbox's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $600M in Mar 2017, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Dropbox first?

Dropbox's first round on record, in Jun 2007, was backed by Y Combinator.

What stage is Dropbox at?

Dropbox's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Mar 2017.

Where is Dropbox based?

Dropbox is based in the United States.

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