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Who invested in Motive?
Motive's investors include Index Ventures, Insight Partners, BlackRock, General Catalyst and Kleiner Perkins, and 2 more on record.
2026
$150MVenture$1.3BDebt
United States · Funded startup
Who invested in Motive
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$1.4Braised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 2 sources
$150MVenture$1.3BDebt
- Latest round
- Debt, $1.3BSept 2026
- Step-upi
- 8.7×
- Investors
- 7
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Venture, $150M Jul 2025
- Biggest round
- $1.3B Debt · Sept 2026
- Between rounds
- 14 months from the last two
The rounds
- Sept 2026Debt$1.3B2 new3 returning
Source recorded
- Jul 2025Venture$150M5 new
Source recordedSEC filing: $150M sold, first sale May 2025
Founders and team
From Motive's own website: 2 founders, 6 on the team.
Shoaib MakaniChief Executive Officer & Co-founder
Obaid KhanCo-Founder and former COO, Motive
- Shulamite WhiteChief Legal Officer and Head of People
- Amish BabuChief Technology Officer
- Chirag ShahChief Financial Officer
- Hemant BanavarChief Product Officer
- Jiphun SatapathyChief Information Security Officer
- Patrick RichardsChief Information Officer
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.
The exit
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Everyone who backed them
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Quick answers about Motive
How much has Motive raised?
Motive has raised $1.4B across 2 rounds since 2025.
When did Motive last raise?
Motive's most recent round was a Debt of $1.3B in Sept 2026.
What was Motive's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $1.3B in Sept 2026, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Motive first?
Motive's first round on record, in Jul 2025, was backed by Index Ventures, Insight Partners and Kleiner Perkins and 2 others.
What stage is Motive at?
Motive's latest named round is a Debt, in Sept 2026.
Where is Motive based?
Motive is based in the United States.
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