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Who invested in Optimizely

8 rounds we have observed, with the 38 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.

DevOpsMartech

Y Combinator: W10

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$1.3Braised across 8 rounds since 2009, from 8 sources

$1.2MSeed$2.0MSeed$28MSeries A$57MSeries B$58MSeries C$50MSeries D$1.1BDebt
Latest round
Debt, $1.1BDec 2024
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Investors
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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.

20092011201320152017201920212023
?Seed$1.2MSeed$2.0MSeed$28MSeries A$57MSeries B$58MSeries C$50MSeries D$1.1BDebt
First round
Seed
Dec 2009
Biggest round
$1.1B
Debt · Dec 2024
Usual gap between rounds
17 months
the median of 7

The rounds

  1. Dec 2024
    Debt$1.1B6 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Jun 2019
    Series D$50M2 new

    Reported by TechCrunchSEC filing: $50M sold, first sale Jun 2019

  3. Oct 2015
    Series C$58M7 new4 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $58M sold, first sale Sept 2015

  4. May 2014
    Series B$57M1 new2 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $57M sold, first sale Apr 2014

  5. Apr 2013
    Series A$28M2 new4 returning

    Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $34M sold, first sale Apr 2013

  6. Feb 2012
    Seed$2.0M4 new1 returning

    Reported by pevc.dowjones.com

  7. Mar 2010
    Seed$1.2M21 new

    Reported by techcrunch.com

  8. Dec 2009
    SeedAmount undisclosed1 new

    From a historical funding record

Founders and team

From Optimizely's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 18 on the team.

  • Alex AtzbergerChief Executive Officer
  • Shafqat IslamPresident
  • Allison SkidmoreChief Customer Officer
  • Aniel SudChief Technology Officer
  • Myles JohnsonChief Financial Officer
  • Peter YeungChief Information Officer and Global Data Protection Officer
  • Rupali JainChief Product Officer
  • Sebastiaan de JongChief Revenue Officer
  • Jessica DannemannHead of Partner Ecosystem
  • Aislinn DossProduct Analyst for Digital Experience
  • Dr. Erin GillDirector of Global Marketing
  • Rich HobbsGroup Technology Director
  • Travis JohnsonDirector of Product Analytics Capabilities
  • Dan B. SirokerExecutive Officer, Directori
  • David B. SchwarzbachExecutive Officeri
  • Derrick B. AlesevichExecutive Officeri
  • James B. LarsonExecutive Officer, Directori
  • Peter B. KoomenExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediLars B. DalgaardMichael B. KondoleonMike B. VolpiPeter B. Fenton

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.

Seed2009Seed2010Seed2012Series A2013Series B2014Series C2015Series D2019Debt2024Battery VenturesBain Capital VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBenchmarkInterWest PartnersY CombinatorIndex VenturesGoogle VenturesFelicisFounder Collective

Everyone who backed them

Battery VenturesVC firm4rounds
Bain Capital VenturesVC firm4rounds
Andreessen HorowitzVC firm3rounds
BenchmarkVC firm3rounds
InterWest PartnersVC firm3rounds
Y CombinatorAccelerator2rounds
Index VenturesVC firm2rounds
Google VenturesCorporate VC2rounds
FelicisVC firm2rounds
Founder CollectiveVC firm2rounds
Goldman Sachs Private Captialno record of our own yet1round, led 1
Salesforce VenturesCorporate VC1round
Correlation VenturesVC firm1round
Naval RavikantVC firm1round
Ron ConwayAngel1round
Tenaya CapitalVC firm1round
Paul BuchheitAngel1round
Elad GilVC firm1round
Sam AltmanAngel1round
Citi VenturesCorporate VC1round
Ashton KutcherVC firm1round
Accenture VenturesCorporate VC1round
Joshua SchachterVC firm1round
Raymond TonsingVC firm1round
Mitch KaporAngel1round
Chris SaccaAngel1round
Ram ShriramVC firm1round
Chris DixonVC firm1round
Danhua CapitalVC firm1round
Ariel PolerAngel1round
Steve ChenAngel1round
Nils JohnsonVC firm1round
Steve HuffmanVC firm1round
Avichal GargVC firm1round
Deep NisharAngel1round
Jonathan HeiligerAngel1round
Brian SugarAngel1round
PharusInvestment bank1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 8 firms list Optimizely 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.

Advancit CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Corsa VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Alliant PartnersInvestment firmPer its own site
Lontra VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Omega Venture PartnersVC firmPer its own site
Section PartnersPrivate equityPer its own site
Sugar CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Sweet Farm CapitalFamily officePer its own site

Quick answers about Optimizely

Who invested in Optimizely?

Optimizely's investors include Battery Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Benchmark and InterWest Partners, and 33 more on record.

How much has Optimizely raised?

Optimizely has raised $1.3B across 8 rounds since 2009. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Optimizely last raise?

Optimizely's most recent round was a Debt of $1.1B in Dec 2024.

What was Optimizely's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.1B in Dec 2024, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Optimizely first?

Optimizely's first round on record, in Dec 2009, was backed by Y Combinator.

What stage is Optimizely at?

Optimizely's latest named round is a Debt, in Dec 2024.

Where is Optimizely based?

Optimizely is based in the United States.

Who led Optimizely's rounds?

Goldman Sachs Private Captial led the Series D in 2019.

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