# Koala funding: rounds and investors

> Koala has raised $26M across 5 rounds since 2013. Investors include SV Angel, RRE Ventures and Betaworks. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Koala*

5 rounds we have observed, with the 13 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.

Education

Y Combinator: W22

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$26M** raised across 5 rounds since 2013, from 5 sources

**$4.5M** Series A **$20K** Seed **$4.2M** Series A **$2.2M** Venture **$15M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $15M Feb 2025
- **Step-up i:** 6.8×
- **Investors:** 13

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 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025

**$4.5M** Series A

**$20K** Seed

**$2.2M** Venture

**$15M** Series A

- **First round:** Series A, $4.5M
- **Biggest round:** $15M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 23 months

[**Koala** Education 1 / 12 Their pitch deck **Koala's pitch deck, 12 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/koala)

## The rounds

- **Feb 2025** Series A **$15M** *3 new* [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [UBS](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ubs) [Afore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital) Source recorded
- **Mar 2023** Venture **$2.2M** *2 new* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Playfair Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playfair) Source recorded SEC filing: $20M sold, first sale Jun 2022
- **Aug 2013** Series A **$4.2M** *2 new* *5 returning* [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) [CrunchFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3) [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital) [High Line Ventures Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-line-ventures-partners) Reported by gigaom.com
- **May 2013** Seed **$20K** *1 new* [USC Viterbi Startup Garage](https://millionrounds.com/fund/usc-viterbi-startup-garage) From a historical funding record
- **Mar 2013** Series A **$4.5M** *5 new* [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) [CrunchFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3) [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital) Reported by techcrunch.com

## 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** 2013 **Seed** 2013 **Series A** 2013 **Venture** 2023 **Series A** 2025 [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) [CrunchFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3) [Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital) [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) [UBS](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ubs) [Afore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital)

## Everyone who backed them

[SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) VC firm **2** rounds

[RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) VC firm **2** rounds

[CrunchFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crunchfund-3) VC firm **2** rounds

[Thrive Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thrive-capital) Accelerator **2** rounds

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

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

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

[UBS](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ubs) Wealth manager **1** round

[Afore Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afore-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Playfair Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playfair) VC firm **1** round

[High Line Ventures Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/high-line-ventures-partners) VC firm **1** round

[USC Viterbi Startup Garage](https://millionrounds.com/fund/usc-viterbi-startup-garage) Accelerator **1** round

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## Quick answers about Koala

### Who invested in Koala?

Koala's investors include SV Angel, RRE Ventures, Betaworks, CrunchFund and Thrive Capital, and 8 more on record.

### How much has Koala raised?

Koala has raised $26M across 5 rounds since 2013.

### When did Koala last raise?

Koala's most recent round was a Series A of $15M in Feb 2025.

### What was Koala's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $15M in Feb 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Koala first?

Koala's first round on record, in Mar 2013, was backed by SV Angel, RRE Ventures and Betaworks and 2 others.

### What stage is Koala at?

Koala's latest named round is a Series A, in Feb 2025.

### Where is Koala based?

Koala is based in the United States.

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