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Who invested in Heroku?
Heroku's investors include Redpoint, Harrison Metal, Y Combinator, SV Angel and Ignition Partners, and 1 more on record.
200820092010
$20KSeed$3.0MSeries A$10MSeries B
United States · Series B startup
Who invested in Heroku
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$13Mraised across 3 rounds since 2008, from 3 sources
$20KSeed$3.0MSeries A$10MSeries B
- Latest round
- Series B, $10MMay 2010
- Step-upi
- 3.3×
- 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, $20K Jan 2008
- Biggest round
- $10M Series B · May 2010
- Usual gap between rounds
- 2 years the median of 2
The rounds
- May 2010Series B$10M2 new2 returning
Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $10M sold, first sale May 2010
- May 2008
- Jan 2008
Founders and team
From Heroku's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.
- Natalie MalloyDirector, Marketing Programs & Communications
- Adam WigginsExecutive Officeri
- Byron SebastianExecutive Officer, Directori
On the board, as filediJames LindenbaumJohn ConnorsScott Raney
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.
Seed2008Series A2008Series B2010
Redpoint
Harrison Metal
Y Combinator
SV Angel
Ignition Partners
Baseline Ventures
RedpointY CombinatorSV AngelIgnition PartnersBaseline VenturesThe exit
ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredSalesforce$250MDec 2010
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Everyone who backed them
Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? Tell us.
Also claim to have backed them
These 3 firms list Heroku 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.
Quick answers about Heroku
How much has Heroku raised?
Heroku has raised $13M across 3 rounds since 2008.
When did Heroku last raise?
Heroku's most recent round was a Series B of $10M in May 2010.
What was Heroku's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $10M in May 2010, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Heroku first?
Heroku's first round on record, in Jan 2008, was backed by Y Combinator.
What stage is Heroku at?
Heroku's latest named round is a Series B, in May 2010.
Where is Heroku based?
Heroku is based in the United States.
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