# Insticator funding: rounds and investors

> Insticator has raised $6.3M across 3 rounds since 2012. Investors include Mint, Associated Venture Management and Mintz & Co. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Insticator*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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.

Advertising & Adtech Martech

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$6.3M** raised across 3 rounds since 2012, from 3 sources

**$300K** Seed **$850K** Seed **$5.2M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $5.2M Jul 2017
- **Step-up i:** 6.1×
- **Investors:** 3

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.

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

**$300K** Seed

**$850K** Seed

**$5.2M** Series A

- **First round:** Seed, $300K
- **Biggest round:** $5.2M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.9 years

## The rounds

- **Jul 2017** Series A **$5.2M** *3 new* [Mint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mint) Associated Venture Management Mintz & Co Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $5.2M sold, first sale Jun 2017
- **Aug 2014** Seed **$850K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record
- **Jul 2012** Seed **$300K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From Insticator's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 7 on the team.

**Zack Dugow** Founder & CEO

- **Tianyi Cong** CTO
- **Deryck Wills** Head of Global Advertiser Sales
- **Chris Lackey** Senior Director of People Operations & Recruitment
- **Igor Svoroba** Senior Director of Ad Operations
- **Matthieu Puissant** General Manager
- **Sam Pelton** Director of People
- **Zackary Dugow** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Herbert Shear* *Lowell Mintz* *Selig Zises* *William Beatson*

## 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.

**Seed** 2012 **Seed** 2014 **Series A** 2017 [Mint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mint) Associated Venture Management Mintz & Co

## Everyone who backed them

[Mint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mint) VC firm **1** round

Associated Venture Management no record of our own yet **1** round

Mintz & Co no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Insticator

### Who invested in Insticator?

Insticator's investors include Mint, Associated Venture Management and Mintz & Co.

### How much has Insticator raised?

Insticator has raised $6.3M across 3 rounds since 2012.

### When did Insticator last raise?

Insticator's most recent round was a Series A of $5.2M in Jul 2017.

### What was Insticator's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $5.2M in Jul 2017, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Insticator first?

Insticator's first round on record, in Jul 2017, was backed by Mint, Associated Venture Management and Mintz & Co.

### What stage is Insticator at?

Insticator's latest named round is a Series A, in Jul 2017.

### Where is Insticator based?

Insticator is based in the United States.

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