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Who invested in Inkling

3 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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Y Combinator: W06

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$25Mraised across 3 rounds since 2006, from 3 sources

$20KSeed$25MSeries E
Latest round
Series E, $25MDec 2016
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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.

200620082010201220142016
?Seed$20KSeed$25MSeries E
First round
Seed
Mar 2006
Biggest round
$25M
Series E · Dec 2016
Usual gap between rounds
9.9 years
the median of 2

The rounds

  1. Dec 2016
    Series E$25M1 new

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $25M sold, first sale Nov 2016

  2. Jan 2007
    Seed$20K1 returning

    Reported by ycombinator.com

  3. Mar 2006
    SeedAmount undisclosed1 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.

Seed2006Seed2007Series E2016Y CombinatorSapphire Ventures

Everyone who backed them

Y CombinatorAccelerator2rounds
Sapphire VenturesVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Inkling as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

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Quick answers about Inkling

Who invested in Inkling?

Inkling's investors include Y Combinator and Sapphire Ventures.

How much has Inkling raised?

Inkling has raised $25M across 3 rounds since 2006. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Inkling last raise?

Inkling's most recent round was a Series E of $25M in Dec 2016.

What was Inkling's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $25M in Dec 2016, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Inkling first?

Inkling's first round on record, in Mar 2006, was backed by Y Combinator.

What stage is Inkling at?

Inkling's latest named round is a Series E, in Dec 2016.

Where is Inkling based?

Inkling is based in the United States.

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