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Who invested in Google?
Google's investors include Andy Bechtolsheim, Sequoia Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Ram Shriram and Jeff Bezos, and 1 more on record.
1999
$100KSeed$1.0MSeed$25MSeries AUnited States · Series A startup
Who invested in Google
3 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$26Mraised across 3 rounds since 1998, from 3 sources
$100KSeed$1.0MSeed$25MSeries A
- Latest round
- Series A, $25MJun 1999
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- Investors
- 6
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, $100K Aug 1998
- Biggest round
- $25M Series A · Jun 1999
- Usual gap between rounds
- 7 months the median of 2
The rounds
- Jun 1999
- Nov 1998Seed$1.0M3 new1 returning
From a historical funding record
- Aug 1998
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.
Seed1998Seed1998Series A1999Andy Bechtolsheim
Sequoia Capital
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersRam ShriramJeff BezosDavid Cheriton
Sequoia CapitalKleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersRam ShriramJeff BezosDavid CheritonThe exit
ExitListingPriceWhen
IPONASDAQ:GOOGundisclosedAug 2004
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Everyone who backed them
Andy BechtolsheimAngel2rounds
Ram ShriramVC firm1round
Jeff BezosAngel1round
David CheritonInvestment firm1round
Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? Tell us.
Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists Google 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 Google
How much has Google raised?
Google has raised $26M across 3 rounds since 1998.
When did Google last raise?
Google's most recent round was a Series A of $25M in Jun 1999.
What was Google's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $25M in Jun 1999, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Google first?
Google's first round on record, in Aug 1998, was backed by Andy Bechtolsheim.
What stage is Google at?
Google's latest named round is a Series A, in Jun 1999.
Where is Google based?
Google is based in the United States.
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