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Who invested in HackerRank

5 rounds we have observed, with the 11 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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Valuation: $500M, Oct 2024Y Combinator: S11

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$50Mraised across 5 rounds since 2011, from 5 sources

$200KSeed$3.0MSeries A$9.2MSeries B$7.5MSeries B$30MSeries C
Latest round
Series C, $30MFeb 2018
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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.

20112012201320142015201620172018
$200KSeed$3.0MSeries A$9.2MSeries B$7.5MSeries B$30MSeries C
First round
Seed, $200K
Jun 2011
Biggest round
$30M
Series C · Feb 2018
Usual gap between rounds
2.4 years
the median of 4

The rounds

  1. Feb 2018
    Series C$30M3 new1 returning

    Reported by FinSMEs

  2. Jul 2015
    Series B$7.5M1 new

    From a historical funding record

  3. Jun 2014
    Series B$9.2M4 new1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  4. Jan 2012
    Series A$3.0M2 new

    From a historical funding record

  5. Jun 2011
    Seed$200K1 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.

Seed2011Series A2012Series B2014Series B2015Series C2018Khosla VenturesBattery VenturesY CombinatorRecruit HoldingsRandstad Innovation FundZenShin CapitalGreg BadrosDan RubinsteinChartline CapitalJMI Equity/ Khosla

Everyone who backed them

Khosla VenturesVC firm2rounds
Battery VenturesVC firm2rounds
Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
Recruit HoldingsGrowth equity1round
Randstad Innovation FundCorporate VC1round
ZenShin CapitalVC firm1round
Greg BadrosAngel1round
Dan RubinsteinVC firm1round
Chartline Capitalno record of our own yet1round
JMI Equity/ Khoslano record of our own yet1round
Peeyush Ranjanno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list HackerRank 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.

Elevate VenturesAngel networkPer its own site
ChartlineVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about HackerRank

Who invested in HackerRank?

HackerRank's investors include Khosla Ventures, Battery Ventures, Y Combinator, Recruit Holdings and Randstad Innovation Fund, and 6 more on record.

How much has HackerRank raised?

HackerRank has raised $50M across 5 rounds since 2011.

When did HackerRank last raise?

HackerRank's most recent round was a Series C of $30M in Feb 2018.

What was HackerRank's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $30M in Feb 2018, is also its largest on record.

Who backed HackerRank first?

HackerRank's first round on record, in Jun 2011, was backed by Y Combinator.

What stage is HackerRank at?

HackerRank's latest named round is a Series C, in Feb 2018.

Where is HackerRank based?

HackerRank is based in the United States.

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