# Knotel funding: rounds and investors

> Knotel has raised $552M across 4 rounds since 2017. Investors include 500 Global, Norwest Venture Partners and Wafra. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Knotel*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 17 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 summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$552M** raised across 4 rounds since 2017, from 4 sources

**$22M** Series A **$70M** Series B **$60M** Round **$400M** Series C

- **Latest round:** Series C, $400M Aug 2019
- **Led by:** Wafra
- **Step-up i:** 6.7×
- **Investors:** 17 (1 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.

2017 2018 2019

**$22M** Series A

**$70M** Series B

**$60M** Round

**$400M** Series C

- **First round:** Series A, $22M
- **Biggest round:** $400M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 10 months

## The rounds

- **Aug 2019** Series C **$400M** *6 new* *2 returning* [Wafra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wafra) Lead [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) [RTP Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rtp-global) [Mercuria](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercuria) Itochu Mori Trust Reported by FinSMEs
- **Oct 2018** Round **$60M** *2 new* [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) [Newmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newmark) Reported by Wsj SEC filing: $50M sold, first sale Oct 2018
- **Apr 2018** Series B **$70M** *4 new* [Newmark Knight Frank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newmark-knight-frank) [The Moinian Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-moinian-group) The Sapir Organization/ The Wolfson Group Wainbridge Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $61M sold, first sale Apr 2018
- **Feb 2017** Series A **$22M** *5 new* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Bloomberg Beta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta) [Rocket Internet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rocket-internet-6) [Invest AG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-ag-2) NYC angels Reported by FinSMEs

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

- **Amol Sarva** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Edward Shenderovich* *Jeffrey Crowe* *Linda Fayne Levinson* *Nodari Kezua*

## 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 A** 2017 **Series B** 2018 **Round** 2018 **Series C** 2019 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) [Wafra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wafra) L [FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) [Bloomberg Beta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta) [RTP Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rtp-global) [Rocket Internet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rocket-internet-6) [Mercuria](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercuria) [Newmark Knight Frank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newmark-knight-frank) [The Moinian Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-moinian-group)

## Everyone who backed them

[500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel **2** rounds

[Norwest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norwest) VC firm **2** rounds

[Wafra](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wafra) Growth equity **1** round, led 1

[FJ Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fj-labs) VC firm **1** round

[Bloomberg Beta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bloomberg-beta) VC firm **1** round

[RTP Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rtp-global) VC firm **1** round

[Rocket Internet](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rocket-internet-6) Investment firm **1** round

[Mercuria](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mercuria) Corporate VC **1** round

[Newmark Knight Frank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newmark-knight-frank) Growth equity **1** round

[The Moinian Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-moinian-group) VC firm **1** round

[Invest AG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-ag-2) VC firm **1** round

[Newmark](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newmark) Corporate VC **1** round

Itochu no record of our own yet **1** round

Mori Trust no record of our own yet **1** round

NYC angels no record of our own yet **1** round

The Sapir Organization/ The Wolfson Group no record of our own yet **1** round

Wainbridge 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=knotel).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Knotel 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.

[Brainstorm Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/brainstorm-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Reshape](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reshape-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Knotel

### Who invested in Knotel?

Knotel's investors include 500 Global, Norwest Venture Partners, Wafra, FJ Labs and Bloomberg Beta, and 12 more on record. Wafra led its latest round.

### How much has Knotel raised?

Knotel has raised $552M across 4 rounds since 2017.

### When did Knotel last raise?

Knotel's most recent round was a Series C of $400M in Aug 2019, led by Wafra.

### What was Knotel's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $400M in Aug 2019, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Knotel first?

Knotel's first round on record, in Feb 2017, was backed by 500 Global, Bloomberg Beta and Rocket Internet and 2 others.

### What stage is Knotel at?

Knotel's latest named round is a Series C, in Aug 2019.

### Where is Knotel based?

Knotel is based in the United States.

### Who led Knotel's rounds?

Wafra led the Series C in 2019.

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