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Who invested in Mystery Science

2 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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.

Education

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$2.5Mraised across 2 rounds since 2014, from 2 sources

$500KSeed$2.0MSeed
Latest round
Seed, $2.0MOct 2017
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

201520162017
$500KSeed$2.0MSeed
First round
Seed, $500K
Apr 2014
Biggest round
$2.0M
Seed · Oct 2017
Between rounds
3.4 years
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Oct 2017
    Seed$2.0M2 new2 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Apr 2014
    Seed$500K3 new

    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.

Everyone who backed them

500 GlobalAngel2rounds
Learn CapitalVC firm2rounds
Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
ReachVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Mystery Science as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Imagine K12AcceleratorPer its own site
CatapultVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Mystery Science

Who invested in Mystery Science?

Mystery Science's investors include 500 Global, Learn Capital, Y Combinator, Reach and NewSchools Venture Fund.

How much has Mystery Science raised?

Mystery Science has raised $2.5M across 2 rounds since 2014.

When did Mystery Science last raise?

Mystery Science's most recent round was a Seed of $2.0M in Oct 2017.

What was Mystery Science's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $2.0M in Oct 2017, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Mystery Science first?

Mystery Science's first round on record, in Apr 2014, was backed by 500 Global, Learn Capital and NewSchools Venture Fund.

What stage is Mystery Science at?

Mystery Science's latest named round is a Seed, in Oct 2017.

Where is Mystery Science based?

Mystery Science is based in the United States.

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