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Who invested in Kensho

4 rounds we have observed, with the 11 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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Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$108Mraised across 4 rounds since 2014, from 4 sources

$495KDebt$10MSeed$48MSeries A$50MSeries B
Latest round
Series B, $50MFeb 2017
Investors
11
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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.

2014201520162017
$495KDebt$10MSeed$48MSeries A$50MSeries B
First round
Debt, $495K
Feb 2014
Biggest round
$50M
Series B · Feb 2017
Usual gap between rounds
2.2 years
the median of 2

The rounds

  1. Feb 2017
    Series B$50M1 new3 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Nov 2014
    Series A$48M1 new

    From a historical funding record

  3. Mar 2014
    Seed$10M9 new

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Nov 2013

  4. Feb 2014
    Debt$495K

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $495K sold, first sale Jan 2014

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

General CatalystVC firm2rounds
AccelVC firm2rounds
Goldman SachsPrivate equity2rounds
Google VenturesCorporate VC1round
CitibankGrowth equity1round
F-Prime CapitalVC firm1round
Promus VenturesVC firm1round
Work-BenchVC firm1round
XfundVC firm1round
Devonshire InvestorsCorporate VC1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Kensho 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.

Click VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Kensho

Who invested in Kensho?

Kensho's investors include General Catalyst, Accel, Goldman Sachs, New Enterprise Associates and Google Ventures, and 6 more on record.

How much has Kensho raised?

Kensho has raised $108M across 4 rounds since 2014.

When did Kensho last raise?

Kensho's most recent round was a Series B of $50M in Feb 2017.

What was Kensho's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $50M in Feb 2017, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Kensho first?

Kensho's first round on record, in Mar 2014, was backed by New Enterprise Associates, General Catalyst and Accel and 6 others.

What stage is Kensho at?

Kensho's latest named round is a Series B, in Feb 2017.

Where is Kensho based?

Kensho is based in the United States.

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