Who invested in Livescribe

11 rounds we have observed, with the 12 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

$160Mraised across 11 rounds since 2007, from 11 sources

$22MSeries A$11MSeries A$7.5MSeries B$14MSeries B$39MSeries C$186KSeed$4.5MSeries C$3.3MVenture$10MVenture$3.3MVenture$46MSeries A

Latest round: Series A, $46MNov 2012
Step-upi: 13.8×
Investors: 12

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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.

20082009201020112012

$22MSeries A$11MSeries A$7.5MSeries B$14MSeries B$39MSeries C$186KSeed$4.5MSeries C$3.3MVenture$3.3MVenture$46MSeries A

First round: Series A, $22M
Biggest round: $46M
Usual gap between rounds: 6 months

The rounds

Nov 2012
Series A$46M2 new4 returning
- Crosslink Capital
- Scale Venture Partners
- Qualcomm Ventures
- VantagePoint Capital Partners
- Translink Capital
- Lionhart Advisors Group
From a historical funding record
Jul 2012
Venture$3.3M2 returning
- Crosslink Capital
- Scale Venture Partners
From a historical funding record
Jan 2012
Venture$10M2 returning
- Crosslink Capital
- Scale Venture Partners
Reported by venturebeat.com
Jan 2012
Venture$3.3M1 new6 returning
From a historical funding record
Aug 2011
Series C$4.5M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $4.5M sold, first sale Jul 2011
Feb 2011
Seed$186K
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.gov
Sept 2010
Series C$39M6 new3 returning
Reported by livescribe.comSEC filing: $45M sold, first sale Jul 2010
Feb 2010
Series B$14M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $14M sold, first sale Mar 2009
Mar 2009
Series B$7.5M1 new
- Aeris Capital
Reported by dealipedia.comSEC filing: $7.5M sold, first sale Mar 2009
Feb 2009
Series A$11M1 new1 returning
- VantagePoint Capital Partners
- Lionhart Capital Limited
Reported by dealipedia.comSEC filing: $16M sold, first sale Jan 2009
Oct 2007
Series A$22M1 new
- VantagePoint Capital Partners
From a historical funding record

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 B2010Series C2010Seed2011Series C2011Venture2012Venture2012Venture2012Series A2012

Scale Venture Partners

VantagePoint Capital Partners

Crosslink Capital

Translink CapitalAeris Capital

QualcommKeating Capital

Lionhart Capital Limited

Qualcomm Ventures

Presidio Ventures

The exit

ExitBuyerPriceWhen

AcquiredAnoto Group$15MNov 2015

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Everyone who backed them

Scale Venture PartnersVC firm5rounds

VantagePoint Capital PartnersVC firm5rounds

Crosslink CapitalVC firm4rounds

Translink CapitalVC firm3rounds

Aeris CapitalGrowth equity3rounds

QualcommCorporate VC2rounds

Keating CapitalGrowth equity2rounds

Lionhart Capital LimitedPrivate equity2rounds

Qualcomm VenturesCorporate VC1round

Presidio VenturesCorporate VC1round

DBL InvestorsVC firm1round

Lionhart Advisors Groupno record of our own yet1round

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Quick answers about Livescribe

Who invested in Livescribe?

Livescribe's investors include Scale Venture Partners, VantagePoint Capital Partners, Crosslink Capital, Translink Capital and Aeris Capital, and 7 more on record.