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Who invested in Flipboard

6 rounds we have observed, with the 19 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.

Consumer Apps

Valuation: $1.3B, Mar 2026

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$236Mraised across 6 rounds since 2010, from 6 sources

$11MSeries A$50MSeries B$50MSeries C$50MSeries C$50MSeries D$25MVenture
Latest round
Venture, $25MJul 2022
Biggest round
$50MSeries D · Jul 2015
Investors
19
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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.

2010201220142016201820202022
$11MSeries A$50MSeries B$50MSeries C$50MSeries C$50MSeries D$25MVenture
First round
Series A, $11M
Jul 2010
Biggest round
$50M
Series D · Jul 2015
Usual gap between rounds
19 months
the median of 5

The rounds

  1. Jul 2022
    Venture$25M1 new4 returning

    Source recordedSEC filing: $25M sold, first sale Jun 2022

  2. Jul 2015
    Series D$50M1 new

    From a historical funding record

  3. Dec 2013
  4. Sept 2013
    Series C$50M2 new2 returning

    Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $50M sold, first sale Sept 2013

  5. Apr 2011
  6. Jul 2010

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

  • Michael McCueExecutive Officer, Director, Promoteri

On the board, as filediBing GordonDavid Bell

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

Index VenturesVC firm4rounds
Insight PartnersVC firm4rounds
Goldman SachsPrivate equity3rounds
SV AngelVC firm2rounds
Ashton KutcherVC firm2rounds
Jack DorseyAngel2rounds
Dustin MoskovitzAngel2rounds
GGV CapitalVC firm1round
Kleiner PerkinsVC firm1round
JP Morgan ChaseCorporate VC1round
Ron ConwayAngel1round
The Chernin GroupVC firm1round
Comcast Interactive CapitalGrowth equity1round
Peter CherninAngel1round
Quincy SmithAngel1round
Rizvi Traverse ManagementGrowth equity1round
Peter Currieno record of our own yet1round
Suhail Rizvino record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Flipboard 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.

Comcast VenturesCorporate VCPer its own site
TCGPrivate equityPer its own site

Quick answers about Flipboard

Who invested in Flipboard?

Flipboard's investors include Index Ventures, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Insight Partners, Goldman Sachs and SV Angel, and 14 more on record.

How much has Flipboard raised?

Flipboard has raised $236M across 6 rounds since 2010.

When did Flipboard last raise?

Flipboard's most recent round was a Venture of $25M in Jul 2022.

What was Flipboard's biggest round?

Flipboard's largest round on record is $50M (Series D), in Jul 2015.

Who backed Flipboard first?

Flipboard's first round on record, in Jul 2010, was backed by SV Angel, Index Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and 6 others.

What stage is Flipboard at?

Flipboard's latest named round is a Venture, in Jul 2022.

Where is Flipboard based?

Flipboard is based in the United States.

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