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Who invested in Optimal, Inc.?
Optimal, Inc.'s investors include Social Starts, Neu Venture Capital, SVB Capital, Siemer Ventures and Jonah Goodhart, and 10 more on record.
200820092010201120122013
$600KSeries A$4.5MSeries B$2.5MDebtUnited States · Funded startup
Who invested in Optimal, Inc.
3 rounds we have observed, with the 15 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.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$7.6Mraised across 3 rounds since 2008, from 3 sources
$600KSeries A$4.5MSeries B$2.5MDebt
- Latest round
- Series B, $4.5MJan 2013
- Step-upi
- 7.5×
- Investors
- 15
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A, $600K Jan 2008
- Biggest round
- $4.5M Series B · Jan 2013
- Between rounds
- 5.1 years from the last two
The rounds
- Jan 2013Series B$4.5M10 new1 returning
Social Starts- Siemer Ventures
Neu Venture Capital- WGI Group
- The Social Internet Fund
- James Altucher
DoubleRock- John Pappajohn
Signal Ventures
Warren Adelman- Suraj (Luke) Rajwani
Reported by techcrunch.com
- Jan 2013
- Jan 2008Series A$600K4 new
Reported by insidefacebook.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.
The exit
ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredBrand Networks$35MOct 2013
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Everyone who backed them
Siemer VenturesVC firm1round
Jonah GoodhartVC firm1round
WGI GroupVC firm1round
The Social Internet FundVC firm1round
Michael WalrathVC firm1round
James AltucherVC firm1round
Noah GoodhartVC firm1round
John PappajohnAngel1round
Suraj (Luke) Rajwanino record of our own yet1round
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Quick answers about Optimal, Inc.
How much has Optimal, Inc. raised?
Optimal, Inc. has raised $7.6M across 3 rounds since 2008.
When did Optimal, Inc. last raise?
Optimal, Inc.'s most recent round was a Debt of $2.5M in Jan 2013.
What was Optimal, Inc.'s biggest round?
Optimal, Inc.'s largest round on record is $4.5M (Series B), in Jan 2013.
Who backed Optimal, Inc. first?
Optimal, Inc.'s first round on record, in Jan 2008, was backed by Neu Venture Capital, Jonah Goodhart and Michael Walrath and 1 others.
What stage is Optimal, Inc. at?
Optimal, Inc.'s latest named round is a Debt, in Jan 2013.
Where is Optimal, Inc. based?
Optimal, Inc. is based in the United States.
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