# Medium funding: rounds and investors

> Medium has raised $113M across 3 rounds since 2014. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures and Greylock. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/medium (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Medium*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 22 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.

Internet

Valuation: $600M, Oct 2024

Funding summary Updated 27 Oct 2026

**$113M** raised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources

**$25M** Series A **$57M** Series B **$31M** Venture

- **Latest round:** Venture, $31M Nov 2021
- **Biggest round:** $57M Series B · Sept 2015
- **Investors:** 22

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.

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

**$25M** Series A

**$57M** Series B

**$31M** Venture

- **First round:** Series A, $25M
- **Biggest round:** $57M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 6.1 years

## The rounds

- **Nov 2021** Venture **$31M** *2 new* *2 returning* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) Source recorded SEC filing: $31M sold, first sale Nov 2021
- **Sept 2015** Series B **$57M** *3 new* *2 returning* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) [The Chernin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-chernin-group-tcg) From a historical funding record
- **Jan 2014** Series A **$25M** *17 new* [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) [Ron Conway](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway) [Lowercase Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital) [Vayner/RSE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vayner-rse) [Gary Vaynerchuk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-vaynerchuk) [CAA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caa-ventures) [Chris Sacca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca) [James Hong](https://millionrounds.com/fund/james-hong) [Science](https://millionrounds.com/fund/science) [Michael Ovitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-ovitz) [Philip Kaplan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/philip-kaplan) [Tim O'Reilly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tim-o-reilly) [Code Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/code-advisors) [Peter Chernin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-chernin) Bryan Mason From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.

- **Evan Williams** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Teresa Isaac Burlison** Executive Officer i
- **Trevor Isaac O'Brien** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Ben Isaac Horowitz* *Christopher Isaac Stone* *Colin Isaac Kaepernick* *Mariam Isaac Naficy*

## 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 A** 2014 **Series B** 2015 **Venture** 2021 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) [Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) [Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) [Ron Conway](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway) [Lowercase Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital) [Vayner/RSE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vayner-rse)

## Everyone who backed them

[Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **2** rounds

[Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) Corporate VC **2** rounds

[Greylock](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greylock-partners) VC firm **2** rounds

[Obvious Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/obvious-ventures) Accelerator **2** rounds

[SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) VC firm **1** round

[Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Betaworks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/betaworks) VC firm **1** round

[Ron Conway](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway) Angel **1** round

[Lowercase Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercase-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Vayner/RSE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vayner-rse) VC firm **1** round

[Gary Vaynerchuk](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-vaynerchuk) VC firm **1** round

[CAA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/caa-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round

[Chris Sacca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca) Angel **1** round

[James Hong](https://millionrounds.com/fund/james-hong) Angel **1** round

[Science](https://millionrounds.com/fund/science) VC firm **1** round

[The Chernin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-chernin-group-tcg) VC firm **1** round

[Michael Ovitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-ovitz) Angel **1** round

[Philip Kaplan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/philip-kaplan) VC firm **1** round

[Tim O'Reilly](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tim-o-reilly) Angel **1** round

[Code Advisors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/code-advisors) VC firm **1** round

[Peter Chernin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-chernin) Angel **1** round

Bryan Mason no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Medium

### Who invested in Medium?

Medium's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Google Ventures, Greylock, Obvious Ventures and SV Angel, and 17 more on record.

### How much has Medium raised?

Medium has raised $113M across 3 rounds since 2014.

### When did Medium last raise?

Medium's most recent round was a Venture of $31M in Nov 2021.

### What was Medium's biggest round?

Medium's largest round on record is $57M (Series B), in Sept 2015.

### Who backed Medium first?

Medium's first round on record, in Jan 2014, was backed by Google Ventures, Greylock and Betaworks and 14 others.

### What stage is Medium at?

Medium's latest named round is a Venture, in Nov 2021.

### Where is Medium based?

Medium is based in the United States.

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