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Who invested in Food52?
Food52's investors include Joanne Wilson, Lerer Hippeau, BDMI, Vayner/RSE and Zelkova Ventures, and 4 more on record.
20102011201220132014
$750KSeed$2.3MSeries A$6.0MSeries B
United States · Series B startup
Who invested in Food52
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$9.0Mraised across 3 rounds since 2010, from 3 sources
$750KSeed$2.3MSeries A$6.0MSeries B
- Latest round
- Series B, $6.0MSept 2014
- Step-upi
- 2.7×
- Investors
- 9
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $750K Jan 2010
- Biggest round
- $6.0M Series B · Sept 2014
- Usual gap between rounds
- 3.3 years the median of 2
The rounds
- Sept 2014Series B$6.0M4 new
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Sept 2014
- Mar 2013Series A$2.3M4 new1 returning
Reported by paidcontent.orgSEC filing: $2.3M sold, first sale Dec 2012
- Jan 2010
Founders and team
From the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 2 on the team.
Amanda HesserFounder and Executive ChairNamed on its 2023 Form Di
- Alex BellosChief Executive Officer and Secretaryi
- Jason ChatterjeeChief Financial Officeri
On the board, as filediErika AyersMaureen SullivanMerrill StubbsMike Kerns
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
Joanne WilsonAngel2rounds
Scripps Networks InteractiveGrowth equity1round
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists Food52 as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Food52
How much has Food52 raised?
Food52 has raised $9.0M across 3 rounds since 2010.
When did Food52 last raise?
Food52's most recent round was a Series B of $6.0M in Sept 2014.
What was Food52's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $6.0M in Sept 2014, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Food52 first?
Food52's first round on record, in Jan 2010, was backed by Joanne Wilson.
What stage is Food52 at?
Food52's latest named round is a Series B, in Sept 2014.
Where is Food52 based?
Food52 is based in the United States.
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