# Meltwater funding: rounds and investors

> Meltwater has raised $235M across 2 rounds since 2017. Investors include SVB Capital, Vector Capital and Visa Credit Partners. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Meltwater*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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.

Software Big Data & Analytics

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$235M** raised across 2 rounds since 2017, from 2 sources

**$60M** Debt **$175M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $175M Mar 2019
- **Step-up i:** 2.9×
- **Investors:** 3

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.

2017 2018 2019

**$60M** Debt

**$175M** Round

- **First round:** Debt, $60M
- **Biggest round:** $175M
- **Between rounds:** 2.1 years

## The rounds

- **Mar 2019** Round **$175M** *1 new* Visa Credit Partners Reported by FinSMEs
- **Feb 2017** Debt **$60M** *2 new* [SVB Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svb-capital) [Vector Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vector-capital-management) Reported by FinSMEs

## Founders and team

From Meltwater's own website: 11 on the team.

- **John Box** Chief Executive Officer
- **Aditya Jami** Chief Technology Officer
- **Alexandra Bjertnæs** Chief Strategy Officer
- **Chris Hackney** Chief Product Officer
- **Doug Balut** Chief Product Officer
- **Peyton O’Connor** Chief People Officer
- **Tres Thompson** Chief Financial Officer
- **Bob Van Velsen** Executive Director, EMEA
- **David Hickey** Executive Director, APAC
- **David Houston** Executive Director, Client Acquisition Americas
- **Jeff Rusignuolo** Executive Director, Client Success Americas

## 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.

**Debt** 2017 **Round** 2019 [SVB Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/svb-capital) [Vector Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vector-capital-management) Visa Credit Partners

## Everyone who backed them

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

[Vector Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vector-capital-management) Private equity **1** round

Visa Credit Partners no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Meltwater

### Who invested in Meltwater?

Meltwater's investors include SVB Capital, Vector Capital and Visa Credit Partners.

### How much has Meltwater raised?

Meltwater has raised $235M across 2 rounds since 2017.

### When did Meltwater last raise?

Meltwater's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $175M in Mar 2019.

### What was Meltwater's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $175M in Mar 2019, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Meltwater first?

Meltwater's first round on record, in Feb 2017, was backed by SVB Capital and Vector Capital.

### What stage is Meltwater at?

Meltwater's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Mar 2019.

### Where is Meltwater based?

Meltwater is based in the United States.

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