# Handle funding: rounds and investors

> Handle has raised $25M across 7 rounds since 2011. Investors include Y Combinator, Menlo Ventures and Liquid 2 Ventures. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/handle (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Handle*

7 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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 summary Updated 5 Nov 2026

**$25M** raised across 7 rounds since 2011, from 7 sources

**$5.0M** Venture **$6.0M** Seed **$5.0M** Series B

- **Latest round:** Series B, $5.0M May 2026
- **Biggest round:** $6.0M Seed · Mar 2026
- **Investors:** 8 (1 led)

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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.

2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025

**$4.0M** Series A

**$2.5M** Series A

**$1.8M** Debt

**$400K** Debt

**$5.0M** Venture

**$6.0M** Seed

**$5.0M** Series B

- **First round:** Series A, $4.0M
- **Biggest round:** $6.0M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 15 months

## The rounds

- **May 2026** Series B **$5.0M** *3 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) [Suffolk Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/suffolk-technologies) Source recorded
- **Mar 2026** Seed **$6.0M** *1 new* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) Lead Reported by LatamList
- **Feb 2024** Venture **$5.0M** *3 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) [Suffolk Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/suffolk-technologies) Source recorded
- **Sept 2014** Debt **$400K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record
- **Oct 2013** Debt **$1.8M** *2 new* *1 returning* [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Kapor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital) [Brad Garlinghouse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brad-garlinghouse) Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $1.8M sold, first sale Jun 2013
- **Jul 2012** Series A **$2.5M** *1 new* [Karl Mehta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karl-mehta) Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $2.5M sold, first sale Jun 2012
- **Nov 2011** Series A **$4.0M** *1 new* [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) From a historical funding record

## Funding filed with regulators

Handle filed 2 raises, $4.3M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Jun 2013 **$1.8M** 18 investors debt SEC Form D
- Jun 2012 **$2.5M** 2 investors equity, other SEC Form D

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

- **Shawn Carolan** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Yvette Ma** Executive Officer i

On the board, as filed i *H. Dubose Montgomery*

## 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.

**Series A** 2011 **Series A** 2012 **Debt** 2013 **Debt** 2014 **Venture** 2024 **Seed** 2026 **Series B** 2026 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) [Suffolk Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/suffolk-technologies) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) L [Kapor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital) [Brad Garlinghouse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brad-garlinghouse) [Karl Mehta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karl-mehta)

## Everyone who backed them

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **2** rounds

[Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Liquid 2 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Suffolk Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/fund/suffolk-technologies) VC firm **2** rounds

[Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Kapor Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kapor-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Brad Garlinghouse](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brad-garlinghouse) Angel **1** round

[Karl Mehta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karl-mehta) Angel **1** round

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## Quick answers about Handle

### Who invested in Handle?

Handle's investors include Y Combinator, Menlo Ventures, Liquid 2 Ventures, Suffolk Technologies and Andreessen Horowitz, and 3 more on record.

### How much has Handle raised?

Handle has raised $25M across 7 rounds since 2011.

### When did Handle last raise?

Handle's most recent round was a Series B of $5.0M in May 2026.

### What was Handle's biggest round?

Handle's largest round on record is $6.0M (Seed), in Mar 2026, led by Andreessen Horowitz.

### Who backed Handle first?

Handle's first round on record, in Nov 2011, was backed by Menlo Ventures.

### What stage is Handle at?

Handle's latest named round is a Series B, in May 2026.

### Where is Handle based?

Handle is based in the United States.

### Who led Handle's rounds?

Andreessen Horowitz led the Seed in 2026.

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