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Who invested in Gracenote?
Gracenote's investors include Sequoia Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Scott Jones and Steve Simon.
200320042005
$9.5MSeries C$13MSeries D$11MSeries EUnited States · Series E startup
Who invested in Gracenote
3 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.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$33Mraised across 3 rounds since 2002, from 3 sources
$9.5MSeries C$13MSeries D$11MSeries E
- Latest round
- Series E, $11MAug 2005
- Biggest round
- $13MSeries D · Mar 2004
- Investors
- 4
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series C, $9.5M Sept 2002
- Biggest round
- $13M Series D · Mar 2004
- Usual gap between rounds
- 18 months the median of 2
The rounds
- Aug 2005
- Mar 2004Series D$13M3 new1 returning
Reported by findarticles.com
- Sept 2002
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.
Exits
ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredTribune Media (former Tribune Company)$170MDec 2013
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Everyone who backed them
Scott JonesGrowth equity1round
Steve SimonAngel1round
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists Gracenote 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 Gracenote
How much has Gracenote raised?
Gracenote has raised $33M across 3 rounds since 2002.
When did Gracenote last raise?
Gracenote's most recent round was a Series E of $11M in Aug 2005.
What was Gracenote's biggest round?
Gracenote's largest round on record is $13M (Series D), in Mar 2004.
Who backed Gracenote first?
Gracenote's first round on record, in Sept 2002, was backed by Sequoia Capital.
What stage is Gracenote at?
Gracenote's latest named round is a Series E, in Aug 2005.
Where is Gracenote based?
Gracenote is based in the United States.
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