# HowStuffWorks funding: rounds and investors

> HowStuffWorks has raised $90M across 3 rounds since 2000. Investors include Raine Ventures, Internet.com Venture Partners III and Capital International...

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

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# Who invested in *HowStuffWorks*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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 26 Oct 2026

**$90M** raised across 3 rounds since 2000, from 3 sources

**$75M** Growth **$15M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $15M Aug 2017
- **Biggest round:** $75M Growth · Apr 2007
- **Investors:** 4

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 2015

**?** Venture

**$75M** Growth

**$15M** Series A

- **First round:** Venture
- **Biggest round:** $75M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 10.4 years

## The rounds

- **Aug 2017** Series A **$15M** *1 new* [Raine Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raine-ventures) Reported by FinSMEs
- **Apr 2007** Growth **$75M** *2 new* [Capital International Private Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-international-private-equity) [Chilton Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chilton-investment) Reported by venturebeat.com
- **Jun 2000** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Internet.com Venture Partners III](https://millionrounds.com/fund/internet-com-venture-partners-iii) 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.

**Venture** 2000 **Growth** 2007 **Series A** 2017 [Raine Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raine-ventures) [Internet.com Venture Partners III](https://millionrounds.com/fund/internet-com-venture-partners-iii) [Capital International Private Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-international-private-equity) [Chilton Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chilton-investment)

## Exits

Exit Buyer Price When

Acquired Blucora $45M Apr 2014

Acquired [Discovery Communications](https://millionrounds.com/fund/discovery-communications) $250M Oct 2007

From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=howstuffworks).

## Everyone who backed them

[Raine Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raine-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Internet.com Venture Partners III](https://millionrounds.com/fund/internet-com-venture-partners-iii) VC firm **1** round

[Capital International Private Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capital-international-private-equity) Private equity **1** round

[Chilton Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chilton-investment) Hedge fund **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=howstuffworks).

## Quick answers about HowStuffWorks

### Who invested in HowStuffWorks?

HowStuffWorks's investors include Raine Ventures, Internet.com Venture Partners III, Capital International Private Equity and Chilton Investment.

### How much has HowStuffWorks raised?

HowStuffWorks has raised $90M across 3 rounds since 2000. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did HowStuffWorks last raise?

HowStuffWorks's most recent round was a Series A of $15M in Aug 2017.

### What was HowStuffWorks's biggest round?

HowStuffWorks's largest round on record is $75M (Growth), in Apr 2007.

### Who backed HowStuffWorks first?

HowStuffWorks's first round on record, in Jun 2000, was backed by Internet.com Venture Partners III.

### What stage is HowStuffWorks at?

HowStuffWorks's latest named round is a Series A, in Aug 2017.

### Where is HowStuffWorks based?

HowStuffWorks is based in the United States.

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