# Memebox funding: rounds and investors

> Memebox has raised $248M across 9 rounds since 2012. Investors include Goodwater Capital, Y Combinator and Pear VC. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Memebox*

9 rounds we have observed, with the 31 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.

B2C Beauty Consumer Services Internet

Raised 8 months ago Y Combinator: W14

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$248M** raised across 9 rounds since 2012, from 9 sources

**$25K** Seed **$111K** Seed **$370K** Seed **$70M** Series C **$66M** Round **$60M** Series C **$35M** Series D **$6.5M** Round **$10M** Venture

- **Latest round:** Venture, $10M Mar 2026
- **Biggest round:** $70M Series C · Aug 2016
- **Step-up i:** 1.5×
- **Investors:** 31 (1 led)

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 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026

**$25K** Seed

**$111K** Seed

**$70M** Series C

**$66M** Round

**$35M** Series D

**$6.5M** Round

**$10M** Venture

- **First round:** Seed, $25K
- **Biggest round:** $70M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 8 months

## The rounds

- **Mar 2026** Venture **$10M** *5 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) [Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc) [Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) Source recorded
- **Jul 2025** Round **$6.5M** *1 new* *4 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) [Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc) [Altos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures) Source recorded
- **Jan 2019** Series D **$35M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) JJDC/ Formation Group Reported by FinSMEs
- **Dec 2016** Series C **$60M** *3 returning* [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) [Altos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures) [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures) Reported by FinSMEs
- **Sept 2016** Round **$66M** *25 new* *1 returning* [Formation Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/formation-group) Lead [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) [FundersClub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub) [Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc) [Altos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures) [Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) [AME Cloud Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures) [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures) [Formation 8](https://millionrounds.com/fund/formation-8) [Signatures Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/signatures-capital) [Fenox Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fenox-venture-capital) [Tekton Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tekton-ventures) [SparkLabs Global Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparklabs-global-ventures) [Amasia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amasia) [Winklevoss Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/winklevoss-capital-management) [SparkLabs Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparklabs-group) AVAC Chester Roh Hyunjoon Park Koh Hwee Noosheen Hashemi Paul Pressler Sangwook Jin Suleman Ali Sunghyun So Source recorded
- **Aug 2016** Series C **$70M** *1 new* [Formation Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/formation-group) Reported by FinSMEs
- **Mar 2013** Seed **$370K** *1 new* [Sangbeom Kim](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sangbeom-kim) From a historical funding record
- **Feb 2013** Seed **$111K** *1 new* [Chester Roh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chester-roh) From a historical funding record
- **Dec 2012** Seed **$25K** *1 new* [SparkLabs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-labs) Reported by techcrunch.com

## 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** 2013 **Seed** 2013 **Series C** 2016 **Round** 2016 **Series C** 2016 **Series D** 2019 **Round** 2025 **Venture** 2026 [Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc) [Altos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures) [Formation Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/formation-group) L [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) [Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) [Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures) [FundersClub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub) [AME Cloud Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[Goodwater Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goodwater-capital) VC firm **5** rounds

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **3** rounds

[Pear VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pear-vc) VC firm **3** rounds

[Altos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds

[Formation Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/formation-group) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1

[8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) VC firm **2** rounds

[Cota Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cota-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Cowboy Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cowboy-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

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

[AME Cloud Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Formation 8](https://millionrounds.com/fund/formation-8) VC firm **1** round

[SparkLabs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-labs) Accelerator **1** round

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

[Fenox Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fenox-venture-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Tekton Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tekton-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[SparkLabs Global Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparklabs-global-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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

[Chester Roh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chester-roh) Angel **1** round

[Sangbeom Kim](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sangbeom-kim) Angel **1** round

[Winklevoss Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/winklevoss-capital-management) Investment firm **1** round

[SparkLabs Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparklabs-group) VC firm **1** round

AVAC no record of our own yet **1** round

Chester Roh no record of our own yet **1** round

Hyunjoon Park no record of our own yet **1** round

JJDC/ Formation Group no record of our own yet **1** round

Koh Hwee no record of our own yet **1** round

Noosheen Hashemi no record of our own yet **1** round

Paul Pressler no record of our own yet **1** round

Sangwook Jin no record of our own yet **1** round

Suleman Ali no record of our own yet **1** round

Sunghyun So no record of our own yet **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=memebox).

## Quick answers about Memebox

### Who invested in Memebox?

Memebox's investors include Goodwater Capital, Y Combinator, Pear VC, Altos Ventures and Formation Group, and 26 more on record.

### How much has Memebox raised?

Memebox has raised $248M across 9 rounds since 2012.

### When did Memebox last raise?

Memebox's most recent round was a Venture of $10M in Mar 2026.

### What was Memebox's biggest round?

Memebox's largest round on record is $70M (Series C), in Aug 2016.

### Who backed Memebox first?

Memebox's first round on record, in Dec 2012, was backed by SparkLabs.

### What stage is Memebox at?

Memebox's latest named round is a Venture, in Mar 2026.

### Where is Memebox based?

Memebox is based in the United States.

### Who led Memebox's rounds?

Formation Group led the funding round in 2016.

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