United States · Who invested in iExplore?
iExplore's investors include Bear Ventures, Tribune Ventures, Madison Dearborn Partners, William Harris Investors and National Geographic.
20002001
?Series A$13MRound?Round$1.5MRound
United States · Funded startup
Who invested in iExplore
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$14Mraised across 4 rounds since 1999, from 4 sources
$13MRound$1.5MRound
- Latest round
- Round, $1.5MDec 2001
- Biggest round
- $13MRound · Feb 2000
- Investors
- 5
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A Sept 1999
- Biggest round
- $13M Round · Feb 2000
- Usual gap between rounds
- 5 months the median of 3
The rounds
- Dec 2001
- Jul 2000
- Feb 2000Round$13M1 new2 returning
From a historical funding record
- Sept 1999
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 A1999Round2000Round2000Round2001
Bear VenturesTribune Ventures
Madison Dearborn Partners
William Harris Investors
National Geographic
Bear VenturesTribune VenturesMadison Dearborn PartnersWilliam Harris InvestorsNational GeographicThe exit
ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredFirst Choice Holidays$33MFeb 2007
From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.
Everyone who backed them
Tribune VenturesCorporate VC2rounds
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Quick answers about iExplore
How much has iExplore raised?
iExplore has raised $14M across 4 rounds since 1999. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did iExplore last raise?
iExplore's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $1.5M in Dec 2001.
What was iExplore's biggest round?
iExplore's largest round on record is $13M (Undisclosed round), in Feb 2000.
Who backed iExplore first?
iExplore's first round on record, in Sept 1999, was backed by Tribune Ventures and Bear Ventures.
What stage is iExplore at?
iExplore's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Dec 2001.
Where is iExplore based?
iExplore is based in the United States.
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