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Who invested in Gimlet Media

2 rounds we have observed, with the 10 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

$17Mraised across 2 rounds since 2014, from 2 sources

$1.5MSeed$15MSeries B
Latest round
Series B, $15MAug 2017
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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.

201520162017
$1.5MSeed$15MSeries B
First round
Seed, $1.5M
Nov 2014
Biggest round
$15M
Series B · Aug 2017
Between rounds
2.8 years
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Aug 2017
    Series B$15M6 new1 returning

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $14M sold, first sale Jul 2017

  2. Nov 2014
    Seed$1.5M4 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

BetaworksVC firm2rounds
Lowercase CapitalVC firm1round
Knight FoundationVC firm1round
Emerson CollectiveFamily office1round
QuireVC firm1round
GrahamHedge fund1round
Blue Apronno record of our own yet1round
Craftsyno record of our own yet1round
Stripes Group/ Refinery29no record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Gimlet Media 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.

MaC Venture CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Gimlet Media

Who invested in Gimlet Media?

Gimlet Media's investors include Betaworks, Lowercase Capital, Knight Foundation, Emerson Collective and Cross Culture Ventures, and 5 more on record.

How much has Gimlet Media raised?

Gimlet Media has raised $17M across 2 rounds since 2014.

When did Gimlet Media last raise?

Gimlet Media's most recent round was a Series B of $15M in Aug 2017.

What was Gimlet Media's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $15M in Aug 2017, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Gimlet Media first?

Gimlet Media's first round on record, in Nov 2014, was backed by Betaworks, Lowercase Capital and Knight Foundation and 1 others.

What stage is Gimlet Media at?

Gimlet Media's latest named round is a Series B, in Aug 2017.

Where is Gimlet Media based?

Gimlet Media is based in the United States.

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