# Memrise funding: rounds and investors > Memrise has raised $22M across 6 rounds since 2010. Investors include Balderton Capital, Techstars and Octopus Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/memrise (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Memrise* 6 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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. Edtech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$22M** raised across 6 rounds since 2010, from 6 sources **$18K** Seed **$60K** Seed **$1.1M** Seed **$5.1M** Series A **$16M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $16M Jun 2018 - **Step-up i:** 3× - **Investors:** 9 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. 2012 2014 2016 2018 **?** Round **$18K** Seed **$60K** Seed **$1.1M** Seed **$5.1M** Series A **$16M** Series B - **First round:** Round - **Biggest round:** $16M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 8 months ## The rounds - **Jun 2018** Series B **$16M** *2 new* *1 returning* [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) Korelya Capital/ Avalon Reported by FinSMEs - **Dec 2012** Series A **$5.1M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by pandodaily.com SEC filing: $5.1M sold, first sale Nov 2012 - **Feb 2012** Seed **$1.1M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) [Avalon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avalon-ventures) [Audrey Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/audrey-capital) Reported by techcrunch.com - **Oct 2011** Seed **$60K** *2 new* [Techammer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techammer) Ken Baumann Reported by kenbaumann.com - **Mar 2011** Seed **$18K** *1 new* [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) Reported by articles.boston.com - **Sept 2010** Round **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) From a historical funding record ## 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. **Round** 2010 **Seed** 2011 **Seed** 2011 **Seed** 2012 **Series A** 2012 **Series B** 2018 [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) [Avalon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avalon-ventures) [Techammer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techammer) [Audrey Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/audrey-capital) Ken Baumann Korelya Capital/ Avalon ## Everyone who backed them [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) VC firm **3** rounds [Techstars](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars) VC firm **1** round [Octopus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/octopus-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Avalon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avalon-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Techammer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techammer) Angel network **1** round [Audrey Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/audrey-capital) VC firm **1** round Ken Baumann no record of our own yet **1** round Korelya Capital/ Avalon 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=memrise). ## 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. [Korelya Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/korelya-capital) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Memrise ### Who invested in Memrise? Memrise's investors include Balderton Capital, Techstars, Octopus Ventures, Lerer Ventures and Avalon Ventures, and 4 more on record. ### 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. ## Companies like Memrise In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Stride** $16M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/stride)[**Amira Learning** $30M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/amira-learning)[**Notey** $3.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/notey)[**Overtime** $33M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/overtime)[**KIDZ AI** $1.9M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kidz-ai)[**Imagi** $7.5M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/imagi) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app