# Lyst funding: rounds and investors > Lyst has raised $125M across 7 rounds since 2010. Investors include Accel, Draper Esprit and Balderton Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/lyst (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Lyst* 7 rounds we have observed, with the 10 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. Fashion Valuation: $700M, Oct 2024 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$125M** raised across 7 rounds since 2010, from 7 sources **$1.5M** Seed **$5.0M** Series A **$14M** Series B **$40M** Series C **$57M** Series E **$6.2M** Series E **$1.4M** Series D - **Latest round:** Series D, $1.4M Apr 2025 - **Biggest round:** $57M Series E · May 2021 - **Investors:** 10 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. 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 **$1.5M** Seed **$5.0M** Series A **$14M** Series B **$40M** Series C **$57M** Series E **$6.2M** Series E **$1.4M** Series D - **First round:** Seed, $1.5M - **Biggest round:** $57M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 20 months ## The rounds - **Apr 2025** Series D **$1.4M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Aug 2021** Series E **$6.2M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **May 2021** Series E **$57M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet - **Apr 2015** Series C **$40M** *1 new* *4 returning* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) [Draper Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) [14W](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-music-group) [Groupe Arnault](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groupe-arnault) From a historical funding record - **Jan 2014** Series B **$14M** *3 new* *3 returning* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) [Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) [Draper Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) [DFJ Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-esprit) [14W](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-music-group) From a historical funding record - **Jul 2012** Series A **$5.0M** *4 new* *1 returning* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Draper Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) [DFJ Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-esprit) [Alex Zubillaga](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-zubillaga) [Seth Berman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seth-berman) Reported by techcrunch.com - **Nov 2010** Seed **$1.5M** *2 new* [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Venrex](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrex) From a historical funding record ## 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 **$1.4M** UK share allotment - Aug 2021 **$6.2M** UK share allotment - May 2021 **$57M** UK 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. **Seed** 2010 **Series A** 2012 **Series B** 2014 **Series C** 2015 **Series E** 2021 **Series E** 2021 **Series D** 2025 [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) [Draper Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) [DFJ Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-esprit) [14W](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-music-group) [Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) [Venrex](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrex) [Groupe Arnault](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groupe-arnault) [Alex Zubillaga](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-zubillaga) [Seth Berman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seth-berman) ## Everyone who backed them [Accel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/accel) VC firm **4** rounds [Draper Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-esprit-plc) VC firm **3** rounds [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [DFJ Esprit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj-esprit) VC firm **2** rounds [14W](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-music-group) Private equity **2** rounds [Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Venrex](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venrex) VC firm **1** round [Groupe Arnault](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groupe-arnault) Family office **1** round [Alex Zubillaga](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-zubillaga) VC firm **1** round [Seth Berman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seth-berman) Angel **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=lyst). ## Quick answers about Lyst ### Who invested in Lyst? Lyst's investors include Accel, Draper Esprit, Balderton Capital, DFJ Esprit and 14W, and 5 more on record. ### 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. ## Companies like Lyst In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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