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Who invested in Instawork

2 rounds we have observed, with the 10 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.

HR Tech

Valuation: $760M, Oct 2024Y Combinator: S15

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$18Mraised across 2 rounds since 2019, from 2 sources

Latest round
VentureMay 2023
Biggest round
$18MRound · May 2019
Investors
10
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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.

2020202120222023
$18MRound?Venture
First round
Round, $18M
May 2019
Biggest round
$18M
Round · May 2019
Between rounds
3.9 years
from the last two

The rounds

  1. May 2023
    VentureAmount undisclosed3 new2 returning

    Source recorded

  2. May 2019

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.

Everyone who backed them

Y CombinatorAccelerator2rounds
SV AngelVC firm2rounds
Google VenturesCorporate VC1round
BenchmarkVC firm1round
Spark CapitalVC firm1round
Craft VenturesVC firm1round
TCVPrivate equity1round
Tuesday CapitalAsset manager1round
SparkGrowth equity1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 7 firms list Instawork 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.

NextGen Venture PartnersVC firmPer its own site
Jessica VerrilliVC firmPer its own site
PeopleTech PartnersAccelerator2024, per its site
XY VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Lume CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Tuesday CapitalVC firmPer its own site
UpVentures CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Instawork

Who invested in Instawork?

Instawork's investors include Y Combinator, SV Angel, Google Ventures, Benchmark and Spark Capital, and 5 more on record.

How much has Instawork raised?

Instawork has raised $18M across 2 rounds since 2019. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Instawork last raise?

Instawork's most recent round was a Venture in May 2023.

What was Instawork's biggest round?

Instawork's largest round on record is $18M (Undisclosed round), in May 2019.

Who backed Instawork first?

Instawork's first round on record, in May 2019, was backed by Y Combinator, SV Angel and Google Ventures and 4 others.

What stage is Instawork at?

Instawork's latest named round is a Venture, in May 2023.

Where is Instawork based?

Instawork is based in the United States.

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