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Who invested in KAYAK?
KAYAK's investors include General Catalyst, Sequoia Capital, Accel, AOL and Norwest Venture Partners, and 5 more on record.
20042006200820102012
$8.5MSeries A$7.0MSeries B$12MSeries C$196MSeries D$6.0MDebtUnited States · Funded startup
Who invested in KAYAK
5 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.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$229Mraised across 5 rounds since 2004, from 5 sources
$8.5MSeries A$7.0MSeries B$12MSeries C$196MSeries D$6.0MDebt
- Latest round
- Debt, $6.0MAug 2012
- Biggest round
- $196MSeries D · Dec 2007
- Investors
- 10
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, $8.5M Jan 2004
- Biggest round
- $196M Series D · Dec 2007
- Usual gap between rounds
- 19 months the median of 4
The rounds
- Aug 2012
- Dec 2007Series D$196M6 new3 returning
Sequoia Capital
General Catalyst
Accel
Norwest Venture Partners
SVB Capital
Oak Investment Partners
Trident Capital
Lehman Brothers- Gold Hill Capital
Reported by techcrunch.com
- May 2006
- Dec 2004
- Jan 2004
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 A2004Series B2004Series C2006Series D2007Debt2012General CatalystSequoia CapitalAccel
AOLNorwest Venture PartnersSVB CapitalOak Investment PartnersTrident CapitalLehman BrothersGold Hill Capital
General CatalystSequoia CapitalAccelAOLNorwest Venture PartnersSVB CapitalOak Investment PartnersTrident CapitalLehman BrothersGold Hill CapitalExits
ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredPricelineundisclosedNov 2012
IPONASDAQ:KYAKundisclosedAug 2012
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Everyone who backed them
Gold Hill CapitalVC firm1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 3 firms list KAYAK 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.
Quick answers about KAYAK
How much has KAYAK raised?
KAYAK has raised $229M across 5 rounds since 2004.
When did KAYAK last raise?
KAYAK's most recent round was a Debt of $6.0M in Aug 2012.
What was KAYAK's biggest round?
KAYAK's largest round on record is $196M (Series D), in Dec 2007.
Who backed KAYAK first?
KAYAK's first round on record, in Jan 2004, was backed by General Catalyst and AOL.
What stage is KAYAK at?
KAYAK's latest named round is a Debt, in Aug 2012.
Where is KAYAK based?
KAYAK is based in the United States.
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