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Who invested in Hotchalk

2 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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 summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$235Mraised across 2 rounds since 2008, from 2 sources

$5.0MVenture$230MVenture
Latest round
Venture, $230MNov 2015
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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.

20082009201020112012201320142015
$5.0MVenture$230MVenture
First round
Venture, $5.0M
Jan 2008
Biggest round
$230M
Venture · Nov 2015
Between rounds
7.8 years
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Nov 2015
    Venture$230M1 new

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $83M sold, first sale Dec 2015

  2. Jan 2008
    Venture$5.0M1 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.

Venture2008Venture2015BertelsmannPeacock Equity

Everyone who backed them

BertelsmannCorporate VC1round
Peacock EquityGrowth equity1round

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Quick answers about Hotchalk

Who invested in Hotchalk?

Hotchalk's investors include Bertelsmann and Peacock Equity.

How much has Hotchalk raised?

Hotchalk has raised $235M across 2 rounds since 2008.

When did Hotchalk last raise?

Hotchalk's most recent round was a Venture of $230M in Nov 2015.

What was Hotchalk's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $230M in Nov 2015, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Hotchalk first?

Hotchalk's first round on record, in Jan 2008, was backed by Peacock Equity.

What stage is Hotchalk at?

Hotchalk's latest named round is a Venture, in Nov 2015.

Where is Hotchalk based?

Hotchalk is based in the United States.

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