# Glossier funding: rounds and investors > Glossier has raised $287M across 6 rounds since 2014. Investors include Index Ventures, IVP and Sequoia Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/glossier (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Glossier* 6 rounds we have observed, with the 15 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. B2C Consumer Services Internet Raised 5 months ago Valuation: $1.6B, Mar 2026 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$287M** raised across 6 rounds since 2014, from 6 sources **$2.0M** Seed **$8.4M** Venture **$52M** Series C **$100M** Series D **$80M** Series E **$45M** Debt - **Latest round:** Debt, $45M Jun 2026 - **Biggest round:** $100M Series D · Mar 2019 - **Investors:** 15 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 **$2.0M** Seed **$8.4M** Venture **$52M** Series C **$100M** Series D **$80M** Series E **$45M** Debt - **First round:** Seed, $2.0M - **Biggest round:** $100M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.3 years ## The rounds - **Jun 2026** Debt **$45M** *5 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital-2) Source recorded - **Jul 2021** Series E **$80M** *1 new* *4 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) Source recorded - **Mar 2019** Series D **$100M** *4 new* *3 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) Lead [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital) [Spark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-3) Reported by TechCrunch SEC filing: $100M sold, first sale Mar 2019 - **Feb 2018** Series C **$52M** *2 new* [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) Reported by FinSMEs - **Nov 2014** Venture **$8.4M** *8 new* [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital-2) [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) [14W](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-music-group) [WME](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wme) [Andy Dunn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andy-dunn) [Manzanita Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/manzanita-capital) [TOM Capital Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tom-capital-associates) From a historical funding record - **Sept 2014** Seed **$2.0M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team. - **Emily Weiss** Executive Officer, Director i - **Kathryn Ordower** Executive Officer i - **Nabil Mallick** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Eric Liaw* *Katrina Lake* *Kirsten Green* ## 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. **Seed** 2014 **Venture** 2014 **Series C** 2018 **Series D** 2019 **Series E** 2021 **Debt** 2026 [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) L [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital-2) [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital) [14W](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-music-group) ## Everyone who backed them [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) VC firm **4** rounds [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) VC firm **4** rounds [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **3** rounds, led 1 [Forerunner Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/forerunner-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) VC firm **2** rounds [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital-2) Family office **2** rounds [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) VC firm **1** round [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) VC firm **1** round [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital) Accelerator **1** round [14W](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-music-group) Private equity **1** round [Spark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-3) Growth equity **1** round [WME](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wme) Corporate VC **1** round [Andy Dunn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andy-dunn) Angel **1** round [Manzanita Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/manzanita-capital) VC firm **1** round [TOM Capital Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tom-capital-associates) Investment firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=glossier). ## Also claim to have backed them These 3 firms list Glossier 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. [Imaginary Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imaginary) VC firm Per its own site [Shopify](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shopify) Corporate VC Per its own site [Agmen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/agmen-capital) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Glossier ### Who invested in Glossier? Glossier's investors include Index Ventures, IVP, Sequoia Capital, Forerunner Ventures and BoxGroup, and 10 more on record. ### How much has Glossier raised? Glossier has raised $287M across 6 rounds since 2014. ### When did Glossier last raise? Glossier's most recent round was a Debt of $45M in Jun 2026. ### What was Glossier's biggest round? Glossier's largest round on record is $100M (Series D), in Mar 2019, led by Sequoia Capital. ### Who backed Glossier first? Glossier's first round on record, in Nov 2014, was backed by Lerer Hippeau, Thrive Capital and Forerunner Ventures and 5 others. ### What stage is Glossier at? Glossier's latest named round is a Debt, in Jun 2026. ### Where is Glossier based? Glossier is based in the United States. ### Who led Glossier's rounds? Sequoia Capital led the Series D in 2019. ## Companies like Glossier In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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