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Who invested in Etsy

8 rounds we have observed, with the 14 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

$97Mraised across 8 rounds since 2005, from 8 sources

$400KSeed$1.0MSeries A$3.3MSeries C$27MSeries D$20MSeries E$40MSeries F$5.6MGrowth
Latest round
Growth, $5.6MMay 2014
Biggest round
$40MSeries F · May 2012
Investors
14
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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.

20052007200920112013
$400KSeed$1.0MSeries A?Series B$27MSeries D$20MSeries E$40MSeries F$5.6MGrowth
First round
Seed, $400K
Jun 2005
Biggest round
$40M
Series F · May 2012
Usual gap between rounds
17 months
the median of 7

The rounds

  1. May 2014
    Growth$5.6M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $5.6M sold, first sale Apr 2014

  2. May 2012
    Series F$40M1 new3 returning

    Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $40M sold, first sale May 2012

  3. Aug 2010
  4. Jan 2008
  5. Jul 2007
    Series C$3.3M1 new1 returning

    Reported by techconfidential.com

  6. Jan 2007
    Series BAmount undisclosed1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  7. Nov 2006
  8. Jun 2005
    Seed$400K3 new

    From a historical funding record

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

Union Square VenturesVC firm5rounds
AccelVC firm3rounds
Index VenturesVC firm2rounds
Acton CapitalVC firm2rounds
Hubert Burda MediaCorporate VC2rounds
Joshua SchachterVC firm1round
Manatt Venture FundCorporate VC1round
Caterina FakeVC firm1round
Albert WengerVC firm1round
Judson AinAngel1round
Sean MeenanAngel1round
Spencer AinAngel1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Etsy 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.

Breyer CapitalPrivate equityPer its own site
Darwin VenturesFund of fundsPer its own site
Futurist CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Etsy

Who invested in Etsy?

Etsy's investors include Union Square Ventures, Accel, Index Ventures, Acton Capital and Hubert Burda Media, and 9 more on record.

How much has Etsy raised?

Etsy has raised $97M across 8 rounds since 2005. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Etsy last raise?

Etsy's most recent round was a Growth of $5.6M in May 2014.

What was Etsy's biggest round?

Etsy's largest round on record is $40M (Series F), in May 2012.

Who backed Etsy first?

Etsy's first round on record, in Jun 2005, was backed by Judson Ain, Sean Meenan and Spencer Ain.

What stage is Etsy at?

Etsy's latest named round is a Growth, in May 2014.

Where is Etsy based?

Etsy is based in the United States.

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