# JW Player funding: rounds and investors > JW Player has raised $50M across 5 rounds since 2008. Investors include Greycroft, Cue Ball and e.ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/jw-player (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *JW Player* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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. Internet Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$50M** raised across 5 rounds since 2008, from 5 sources **$1.6M** Seed **$4.0M** Growth **$4.0M** Series B **$20M** Series C **$20M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $20M May 2016 - **Led by:** Greycroft and Cue Ball - **Investors:** 6 (2 led) 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. 2010 2012 2014 2016 **$1.6M** Seed **$4.0M** Growth **$4.0M** Series B **$20M** Series C **$20M** Round - **First round:** Seed, $1.6M - **Biggest round:** $20M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 22 months ## The rounds - **May 2016** Round **$20M** *2 new* *4 returning* [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) Lead [Cue Ball](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cue-ball-capital) Lead [e.ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures) [Greenspring Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenspring-associates) JW Holdings Michael Hennessey Source recorded - **Sept 2014** Series C **$20M** *2 new* *2 returning* [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [e.ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures) [Greenspring Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenspring-associates) [Cue Ball](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cue-ball-capital) From a historical funding record - **Nov 2012** Growth **$4.0M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov - **Nov 2012** Series B **$4.0M** *2 new* [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [Cue Ball](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cue-ball-capital) Reported by allthingsd.com - **Aug 2008** Seed **$1.6M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From JW Player's own website: 3 founders, 6 on the team. **Jeroen Wijering** Co-Founder & Chief Innovation Officer Read full bio **Brian Rifkin** Co-Founder & SVP, Strategic Partnerships Read full bio **David Kashak** Co-Founder & Chairman Read full bio - **John Nardone** Chief Executive Officer Read full bio - **Chris Maccaro** Chief Revenue Officer Read full bio - **David LaPalomento** Chief Technology Officer Read full bio - **Dr. Kenneth Rona** Chief AI Officer Read full bio - **Pete Massey** Chief Financial Officer Read full bio - **David Pashman** General Counsel Read full bio ## 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** 2008 **Growth** 2012 **Series B** 2012 **Series C** 2014 **Round** 2016 [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) L [Cue Ball](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cue-ball-capital) L [e.ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures) [Greenspring Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenspring-associates) JW Holdings Michael Hennessey ## Everyone who backed them [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) VC firm **3** rounds, led 1 [Cue Ball](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cue-ball-capital) VC firm **3** rounds, led 1 [e.ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Greenspring Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenspring-associates) Private equity **2** rounds JW Holdings no record of our own yet **1** round Michael Hennessey no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=jw-player). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists JW Player 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. [Runway Growth Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/runway-growth-capital) Private credit Per its own site ## Quick answers about JW Player ### Who invested in JW Player? JW Player's investors include Greycroft, Cue Ball, e.ventures, Greenspring Associates and JW Holdings, and 1 more on record. Greycroft led its latest round. ### How much has JW Player raised? JW Player has raised $50M across 5 rounds since 2008. ### When did JW Player last raise? JW Player's most recent round, $20M, was in May 2016, led by Greycroft. ### What was JW Player's biggest round? Its most recent round, $20M in May 2016, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed JW Player first? JW Player's first round on record, in Nov 2012, was backed by Greycroft and Cue Ball. ### What stage is JW Player at? JW Player's latest named round is a Series C, in Sept 2014. ### Where is JW Player based? JW Player is based in the United States. ### Who led JW Player's rounds? Greycroft led the funding round in 2016. ## Companies like JW Player In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Whop** $400M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/whop)[**Tolan** $30M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tolan)[**Welltory** $4.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/welltory)[**Overtime** $33M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/overtime)[**1World Online** $25M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/1world-online)[**Luminary** $194M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/luminary) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. 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