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Who invested in Memrise?
Memrise's investors include Balderton Capital, Techstars, Octopus Ventures, Lerer Ventures and Avalon Ventures, and 4 more on record.
2012201420162018
?Round$18KSeed$60KSeed$1.1MSeed$5.1MSeries A$16MSeries B
United States · Series B startup
Who invested in Memrise
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$22Mraised across 6 rounds since 2010, from 6 sources
$18KSeed$60KSeed$1.1MSeed$5.1MSeries A$16MSeries B
- Latest round
- Series B, $16MJun 2018
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- Investors
- 9
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Round Sept 2010
- Biggest round
- $16M Series B · Jun 2018
- Usual gap between rounds
- 8 months the median of 5
The rounds
- Jun 2018Series B$16M2 new1 returning
Balderton Capital
Octopus Ventures- Korelya Capital/ Avalon
Reported by FinSMEs
- Dec 2012Series A$5.1M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by pandodaily.comSEC filing: $5.1M sold, first sale Nov 2012
- Feb 2012Seed$1.1M3 new1 returning
Reported by techcrunch.com
- Oct 2011
- Mar 2011
- Sept 2010
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.
Round2010Seed2011Seed2011Seed2012Series A2012Series B2018Balderton Capital
TechstarsOctopus VenturesLerer VenturesAvalon Ventures
Techammer
Audrey CapitalKen BaumannKorelya Capital/ Avalon
Balderton CapitalTechstarsOctopus VenturesLerer VenturesAvalon VenturesTechammerAudrey CapitalKen BaumannKorelya Capital/ AvalonEveryone who backed them
Lerer VenturesVC firm1round
Avalon VenturesVC firm1round
Ken Baumannno record of our own yet1round
Korelya Capital/ Avalonno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists Memrise as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Memrise
How much has Memrise raised?
Memrise has raised $22M across 6 rounds since 2010. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did Memrise last raise?
Memrise's most recent round was a Series B of $16M in Jun 2018.
What was Memrise's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $16M in Jun 2018, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Memrise first?
Memrise's first round on record, in Sept 2010, was backed by Balderton Capital.
What stage is Memrise at?
Memrise's latest named round is a Series B, in Jun 2018.
Where is Memrise based?
Memrise is based in the United States.
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