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Who invested in Helium

8 rounds we have observed, with the 21 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: $1.0B, Oct 2024

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$271Mraised across 8 rounds since 2008, from 8 sources

$17MSeries A$5.0MDebt$10MVenture$2.8MSeed$16MSeries A$15MSeries C$200MSeries D$5.4MSeed
Latest round
Seed, $5.4MAug 2025
Biggest round
$200MSeries D · Feb 2022
Investors
21 (2 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.

200820112014201720202023
$17MSeries A$5.0MDebt$10MVenture$2.8MSeed$16MSeries A$15MSeries C$200MSeries D$5.4MSeed
First round
Series A, $17M
Oct 2008
Biggest round
$200M
Series D · Feb 2022
Usual gap between rounds
2.5 years
the median of 7

The rounds

  1. Aug 2025
    Seed$5.4M2 new

    Source recorded

  2. Feb 2022
  3. Jun 2019
    Series C$15M4 new2 returning

    Reported by VentureBeatSEC filing: $71K sold, first sale May 2019

  4. Oct 2014
    Series A$16M1 new5 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $16M sold, first sale Sept 2014

  5. Nov 2013
  6. May 2011
    Venture$10M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by masshightech.comSEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Apr 2011

  7. Jul 2009
    Debt$5.0M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $443K sold, first sale Jul 2009

  8. Oct 2008

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.

The exit

ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredRR Donnelley (Nasdaq:RRD)undisclosedJun 2011

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Everyone who backed them

SV AngelVC firm3rounds
Khosla VenturesVC firm3rounds
FirstMarkVC firm3rounds
Union Square VenturesVC firm2rounds, led 1
Slow VenturesVC firm2rounds
Marc BenioffVC firm2rounds
Digital Garage (TSE: 4819)Corporate VC2rounds
Multicoin CapitalVC firm1round, led 1
Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
Andreessen HorowitzVC firm1round
Alumni VenturesVC firm1round
Google VenturesCorporate VC1round
GradientVC firm1round
Munich Re VenturesCorporate VC1round
Matt TurckAngel1round
Shawn FanningVC firm1round
Signature CapitalPrivate equity1round
Jeffrey SchoxAngel1round

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Quick answers about Helium

Who invested in Helium?

Helium's investors include SV Angel, Khosla Ventures, FirstMark, Union Square Ventures and Slow Ventures, and 16 more on record.

How much has Helium raised?

Helium has raised $271M across 8 rounds since 2008.

When did Helium last raise?

Helium's most recent round was a Seed of $5.4M in Aug 2025.

What was Helium's biggest round?

Helium's largest round on record is $200M (Series D), in Feb 2022.

Who backed Helium first?

Helium's first round on record, in Oct 2008, was backed by Signature Capital, Signature Capital Securities and Northport Private Equity.

What stage is Helium at?

Helium's latest named round is a Seed, in Aug 2025.

Where is Helium based?

Helium is based in the United States.

Who led Helium's rounds?

Union Square Ventures led the Series C in 2019.

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