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Who invested in NewsCred

7 rounds we have observed, with the 12 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 summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$109Mraised across 7 rounds since 2010, from 7 sources

$1.0MSeed$4.0MSeries A$1.8MDebt$15MSeries B$25MSeries C$42MSeries D$20MRound
Latest round
Round, $20MJul 2019
Led by
InterWest Partners
Biggest round
$42MSeries D · Sept 2015
Investors
12 (1 led)
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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.

2012201420162018
$1.0MSeed$4.0MSeries A$1.8MDebt$15MSeries B$25MSeries C$42MSeries D$20MRound
First round
Seed, $1.0M
Sept 2010
Biggest round
$42M
Series D · Sept 2015
Usual gap between rounds
15 months
the median of 6

The rounds

  1. Jul 2019
  2. Sept 2015
    Series D$42M1 new3 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $42M sold, first sale Aug 2015

  3. Jan 2014
    Series C$25M1 new3 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $18M sold, first sale Jan 2014

  4. Mar 2013
    Series B$15M2 new2 returning

    Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Mar 2013

  5. Oct 2012
    Debt$1.8M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $1.8M sold, first sale Oct 2012

  6. Nov 2011
  7. Sept 2010
    Seed$1.0M2 new

    Reported by blog.newscred.com

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

FirstMarkVC firm5rounds
Mayfield FundVC firm4rounds
InterWest PartnersVC firm3rounds, led 1
IA VenturesVC firm3rounds
GreycroftVC firm2rounds
FTV CapitalPrivate equity2rounds
FloodgateVC firm1round
Lerer VenturesVC firm1round
Aol VenturesCorporate VC1round
Dentsu VenturesCorporate VC1round
Amish JaniVC firm1round
Escalate CapitalPrivate credit1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists NewsCred 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.

Advance Venture PartnersPrivate equityPer its own site

Quick answers about NewsCred

Who invested in NewsCred?

NewsCred's investors include FirstMark, Mayfield Fund, InterWest Partners, IA Ventures and Greycroft, and 7 more on record. InterWest Partners led its latest round.

How much has NewsCred raised?

NewsCred has raised $109M across 7 rounds since 2010.

When did NewsCred last raise?

NewsCred's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $20M in Jul 2019, led by InterWest Partners.

What was NewsCred's biggest round?

NewsCred's largest round on record is $42M (Series D), in Sept 2015.

Who backed NewsCred first?

NewsCred's first round on record, in Sept 2010, was backed by Floodgate and IA Ventures.

What stage is NewsCred at?

NewsCred's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Jul 2019.

Where is NewsCred based?

NewsCred is based in Bangladesh.

Who led NewsCred's rounds?

InterWest Partners led the Undisclosed round in 2019.

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