United Kingdom · Who invested in Lyst?
Lyst's investors include Accel, Draper Esprit, Balderton Capital, DFJ Esprit and 14W, and 5 more on record.
20102012201420162018202020222024
$1.5MSeed$5.0MSeries A$14MSeries B$40MSeries C$57MSeries E$6.2MSeries E$1.4MSeries D
United Kingdom · Series D startup
Who invested in Lyst
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$125Mraised across 7 rounds since 2010, from 7 sources
$1.5MSeed$5.0MSeries A$14MSeries B$40MSeries C$57MSeries E$6.2MSeries E$1.4MSeries D
- Latest round
- Series D, $1.4MApr 2025
- Biggest round
- $57MSeries E · May 2021
- Investors
- 10
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $1.5M Nov 2010
- Biggest round
- $57M Series E · May 2021
- Usual gap between rounds
- 20 months the median of 6
The rounds
- Apr 2025Series D$1.4M
No investor was named in the report.
Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- Aug 2021Series E$6.2M
No investor was named in the report.
Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- May 2021Series E$57M
No investor was named in the report.
Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- Apr 2015Series C$40M1 new4 returning
From a historical funding record
- Jan 2014Series B$14M3 new3 returning
From a historical funding record
- Jul 2012Series A$5.0M4 new1 returning
Reported by techcrunch.com
- Nov 2010
Funding filed with regulators
Lyst filed 3 raises, $64M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.
- Apr 2025$1.4MUK share allotment
- Aug 2021$6.2MUK share allotment
- May 2021$57MUK share allotment
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.
Seed2010Series A2012Series B2014Series C2015Series E2021Series E2021Series D2025
Accel
Draper Esprit
Balderton Capital
DFJ Esprit
14W
Susa Ventures
VenrexGroupe ArnaultAlex ZubillagaSeth Berman
AccelDraper EspritBalderton CapitalDFJ Esprit14WSusa VenturesVenrexGroupe ArnaultAlex ZubillagaSeth BermanEveryone who backed them
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Quick answers about Lyst
How much has Lyst raised?
Lyst has raised $125M across 7 rounds since 2010.
When did Lyst last raise?
Lyst's most recent round was a Series D of $1.4M in Apr 2025.
What was Lyst's biggest round?
Lyst's largest round on record is $57M (Series E), in May 2021.
Who backed Lyst first?
Lyst's first round on record, in Nov 2010, was backed by Accel and Venrex.
What stage is Lyst at?
Lyst's latest named round is a Series D, in Apr 2025.
Where is Lyst based?
Lyst is based in the United Kingdom.
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