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Who invested in Lively

10 rounds we have observed, with the 23 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

$145Mraised across 10 rounds since 2013, from 10 sources

$500KSeed$150KDebt$1.9MVenture$175KVenture$4.0MSeed$4.2MRound$11MSeries A$16MSeries A$27MSeries B$80MSeries C
Latest round
Series C, $80MOct 2021
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Investors
23 (1 led)
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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.

2015201720192021
$500KSeed$150KDebt$4.0MSeed$4.2MRound$11MSeries A$16MSeries A$27MSeries B$80MSeries C
First round
Seed, $500K
Aug 2013
Biggest round
$80M
Series C · Oct 2021
Usual gap between rounds
9 months
the median of 9

The rounds

  1. Oct 2021
    Series C$80M1 new4 returning

    Source recordedSEC filing: $80M sold, first sale Sept 2021

  2. Oct 2019
    Series B$27M4 new3 returning

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $22M sold, first sale Oct 2019

  3. Jan 2019
    Series A$16M1 new

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Oct 2018

  4. Oct 2018
    Series A$11M2 new1 returning

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Oct 2018

  5. Sept 2017
  6. Oct 2016
    Seed$4.0M1 new

    Reported by TechCrunch

  7. Apr 2014
    Venture$175K

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $175K sold, first sale Apr 2014

  8. Jan 2014
    Venture$1.9M1 new

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $1.9M sold, first sale Jan 2014

  9. Oct 2013
    Debt$150K

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $150K sold, first sale Sept 2013

  10. Aug 2013
    Seed$500K4 new

    Reported by finsmes.comSEC filing: $500K sold, first sale Aug 2013

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.

Venture2014Venture2014Seed2016Round2017Series A2018Series A2019Series B2019Series C2021Y CombinatorSV AngelLiquid 2 VenturesStreamlined VenturesHaystackTransmedia CapitalPJCCostanoa VenturesLB CapitalGGV Capital

Everyone who backed them

Y CombinatorAccelerator3rounds
SV AngelVC firm2rounds
Liquid 2 VenturesVC firm2rounds
Streamlined VenturesVC firm2rounds
HaystackVC firm2rounds
Transmedia CapitalVC firm2rounds
PJCVC firm2rounds
Costanoa VenturesVC firm1round, led 1
B CapitalVC firm1round
GGV CapitalVC firm1round
Paul BuchheitAngel1round
Declaration PartnersFamily office1round
Liquid 2VC firm1round
Mike SladeAngel1round
Nick HanauerAngel1round
Teamworthy VenturesVC firm1round
Ally VenturesVC firm1round
Pete HigginsAngel1round
The Durant CompanyGrowth equity1round
Costanoa Ventures/ Y Combinatorno record of our own yet1round
Pat Collinsno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Lively 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.

Duro VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Lively

Who invested in Lively?

Lively's investors include Y Combinator, SV Angel, Liquid 2 Ventures, Streamlined Ventures and Haystack, and 18 more on record.

How much has Lively raised?

Lively has raised $145M across 10 rounds since 2013.

When did Lively last raise?

Lively's most recent round was a Series C of $80M in Oct 2021.

What was Lively's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $80M in Oct 2021, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Lively first?

Lively's first round on record, in Aug 2013, was backed by Mike Slade, Nick Hanauer and Pete Higgins and 1 others.

What stage is Lively at?

Lively's latest named round is a Series C, in Oct 2021.

Where is Lively based?

Lively is based in the United States.

Who led Lively's rounds?

Costanoa Ventures led the Series B in 2019.

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