# Namely funding: rounds and investors

> Namely has raised $188M across 9 rounds since 2011. Investors include Lerer Hippeau, True Ventures and Bullpen Capital. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Namely*

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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$188M** raised across 9 rounds since 2011, from 9 sources

**$1.0M** Seed **$750K** Seed **$3.4M** Series A **$4.7M** Venture **$12M** Series B **$11M** Venture **$45M** Series C **$50M** Series D **$60M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $60M Aug 2018
- **Step-up i:** 1.2×
- **Investors:** 31

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 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

**$1.0M** Seed

**$750K** Seed

**$3.4M** Series A

**$4.7M** Venture

**$12M** Series B

**$11M** Venture

**$45M** Series C

**$50M** Series D

**$60M** Round

- **First round:** Seed, $1.0M
- **Biggest round:** $60M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 10 months

## The rounds

- **Aug 2018** Round **$60M** *4 new* *1 returning* [GGV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital) [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) [Matrix](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix) [True.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true) Tenaya Capital/ Sequoia Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $60M sold, first sale Jul 2018
- **Jan 2017** Series D **$50M** *2 new* [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) ltimeter Capital Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $50M sold, first sale Dec 2016
- **Jun 2015** Series C **$45M** *1 new* *4 returning* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) [Matrix Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners) [Greenspring Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenspring-associates) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $45M sold, first sale Jun 2015
- **Mar 2015** Venture **$11M** *2 new* *3 returning* [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) [Matrix Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners) [Vayner/RSE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vayner-rse) [Greenspring Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenspring-associates) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $8.5M sold, first sale Feb 2015
- **Nov 2014** Series B **$12M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) [Matrix Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners) [Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Oct 2014
- **Jun 2014** Venture **$4.7M** *2 new* *2 returning* [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) [Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital) [Vayner Media](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vaynermedia) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $3.1M sold, first sale Apr 2014
- **Jun 2013** Series A **$3.4M** *3 new* *2 returning* [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures) [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) [Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital) [Michael Lazerow](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-lazerow) Gary and AJ Vaynerchuk Reported by news.namely.com SEC filing: $3.4M sold, first sale Jun 2013
- **Oct 2012** Seed **$750K** *3 new* *12 returning* [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) [Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital) [Michael Lazerow](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-lazerow) [Jonah Goodhart](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonah-goodhart) [Dave Morgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morgan) [MediaLink](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-kassan) [Michael Barrett](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-barrett) [Joe Zawadzki](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joe-zawadzki) [Peter Shankman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-shankman) [Chris Ingram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-ingram) [Greg Rogers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greg-rogers) [Mark Naples](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-naples) [Sarah Fay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sarah-fay) [Wenda Harris Millard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wenda-harris-millard) Curt Viebranz Reported by pandodaily.com SEC filing: $750K sold, first sale Oct 2012
- **Dec 2011** Seed **$1.0M** *13 new* [Michael Lazerow](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-lazerow) [Jonah Goodhart](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonah-goodhart) [Dave Morgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morgan) [MediaLink](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-kassan) [Michael Barrett](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-barrett) [Joe Zawadzki](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joe-zawadzki) [Peter Shankman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-shankman) [Chris Ingram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-ingram) [Greg Rogers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greg-rogers) [Mark Naples](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-naples) [Sarah Fay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sarah-fay) [Wenda Harris Millard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wenda-harris-millard) Alan Schanzer Reported by mediapost.com SEC filing: $550K sold, first sale Dec 2011

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team.

- **Daniel Murphy** Executive Officer i
- **Elisa Steele** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Manuel Martinez-Herrera** Executive Officer i

On the board, as filed i *Adam D'Augelli* *David Skok* *Pat Grady*

## 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** 2012 **Series A** 2013 **Venture** 2014 **Series B** 2014 **Venture** 2015 **Series C** 2015 **Series D** 2017 **Round** 2018 [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) [True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) [Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital) [Matrix Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners) [Michael Lazerow](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-lazerow) [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) [Greenspring Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenspring-associates) [Jonah Goodhart](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonah-goodhart) [Dave Morgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morgan) [MediaLink](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-kassan)

## Everyone who backed them

[Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) VC firm **5** rounds

[True Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/true-ventures-2) VC firm **4** rounds

[Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital) VC firm **4** rounds

[Matrix Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix-partners) VC firm **3** rounds

[Michael Lazerow](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-lazerow) Angel **3** rounds

[Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) VC firm **2** rounds

[Greenspring Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenspring-associates) Private equity **2** rounds

[Jonah Goodhart](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonah-goodhart) VC firm **2** rounds

[Dave Morgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dave-morgan) VC firm **2** rounds

[MediaLink](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-kassan) VC firm **2** rounds

[Michael Barrett](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michael-barrett) Angel **2** rounds

[Joe Zawadzki](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joe-zawadzki) Angel **2** rounds

[Peter Shankman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-shankman) Angel **2** rounds

[Chris Ingram](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-ingram) Angel **2** rounds

[Greg Rogers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greg-rogers) Angel **2** rounds

[Mark Naples](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-naples) Angel **2** rounds

[Sarah Fay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sarah-fay) Angel **2** rounds

[Wenda Harris Millard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wenda-harris-millard) VC firm **2** rounds

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

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

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

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

[Matrix](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix) Hedge fund **1** round

[Vayner/RSE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vayner-rse) VC firm **1** round

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

[Vayner Media](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vaynermedia) Company **1** round

Alan Schanzer no record of our own yet **1** round

Curt Viebranz no record of our own yet **1** round

Gary and AJ Vaynerchuk no record of our own yet **1** round

ltimeter Capital no record of our own yet **1** round

Tenaya Capital/ Sequoia 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=namely).

## Quick answers about Namely

### Who invested in Namely?

Namely's investors include Lerer Hippeau, True Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Matrix Partners and Michael Lazerow, and 26 more on record.

### How much has Namely raised?

Namely has raised $188M across 9 rounds since 2011.

### When did Namely last raise?

Namely's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $60M in Aug 2018.

### What was Namely's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $60M in Aug 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Namely first?

Namely's first round on record, in Dec 2011, was backed by Michael Lazerow, Jonah Goodhart and Dave Morgan and 10 others.

### What stage is Namely at?

Namely's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Aug 2018.

### Where is Namely based?

Namely is based in the United States.

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