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Who invested in Mashable?
Mashable's investors include Updata Partners, New Markets Venture Partners, Michael Lazerow, Elio Leoni-Sceti and Social Starts, and 3 more on record.
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?Seed$14MSeries A$17MSeries B
United States · Series B startup
Who invested in Mashable
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$31Mraised across 3 rounds since 2005, from 3 sources
$14MSeries A$17MSeries B
- Latest round
- Series B, $17MJan 2015
- Step-upi
- 1.2×
- Investors
- 8
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 Jan 2005
- Biggest round
- $17M Series B · Jan 2015
- Usual gap between rounds
- 9.2 years the median of 2
The rounds
- Jan 2015Series B$17M1 new4 returning
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $17M sold, first sale Jan 2015
- Mar 2014Series A$14M7 new
Social Starts
Updata Partners
New Markets Venture Partners- Michael Lazerow
- Elio Leoni-Sceti
- David Jones
- Tribune Digital Ventures
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $13M sold, first sale Jan 2014
- Jan 2005SeedAmount undisclosed
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding record
Founders and team
From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.
- Adam OstrowExecutive Officer, Directori
- Michael KriakExecutive Officeri
- Peter CashmoreExecutive Officer, Directori
On the board, as filediBarbara MessingJon SeeberJordan KretchmerKevin ReillyRachel Lam
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.
Everyone who backed them
Michael LazerowAngel2rounds
Elio Leoni-ScetiInvestment firm2rounds
Warner MediaVC firm1round
David JonesAngel1round
Tribune Digital VenturesVC firm1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 5 firms list Mashable as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Garry TanAngelPer its own site
Quick answers about Mashable
How much has Mashable raised?
Mashable has raised $31M across 3 rounds since 2005. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did Mashable last raise?
Mashable's most recent round was a Series B of $17M in Jan 2015.
What was Mashable's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $17M in Jan 2015, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Mashable first?
Mashable's first round on record, in Mar 2014, was backed by Social Starts, Updata Partners and New Markets Venture Partners and 4 others.
What stage is Mashable at?
Mashable's latest named round is a Series B, in Jan 2015.
Where is Mashable based?
Mashable is based in the United States.
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