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Who invested in Freshworks

2 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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.

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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$250Mraised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources

$100MRound$150MRound
Latest round
Round, $150MNov 2019
Step-upi
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Investors
4
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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.

2019
$100MRound$150MRound
First round
Round, $100M
Jul 2018
Biggest round
$150M
Round · Nov 2019
Between rounds
15 months
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Nov 2019
    Round$150M2 new1 returning

    Reported by Moneycontrol

  2. Jul 2018
    Round$100M2 new

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $66M sold, first sale Jul 2018

Founders and team

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

  • Rathnagirish MathruboothamExecutive Officer, Directori
  • Shanmugam KrishnasamyExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediBarry PadgettEugene FrantzJohanna FlowerMohit BhatnagarRandy GottfriedSameer Gandhi

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.

Round2018Round2019Sequoia CapitalAccelGoogleAccel Partners/ CapitalG

Everyone who backed them

Sequoia CapitalVC firm2rounds
AccelVC firm1round
GoogleAccelerator1round
Accel Partners/ CapitalGno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Freshworks 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.

ConduitAcceleratorPer its own site
Haro VenturesFamily officePer its own site

Quick answers about Freshworks

Who invested in Freshworks?

Freshworks's investors include Sequoia Capital, Accel, Google and Accel Partners/ CapitalG.

How much has Freshworks raised?

Freshworks has raised $250M across 2 rounds since 2018.

When did Freshworks last raise?

Freshworks's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $150M in Nov 2019.

What was Freshworks's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $150M in Nov 2019, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Freshworks first?

Freshworks's first round on record, in Jul 2018, was backed by Sequoia Capital and Accel Partners/ CapitalG.

What stage is Freshworks at?

Freshworks's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Nov 2019.

Where is Freshworks based?

Freshworks is based in India.

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