# OZY Media funding: rounds and investors > OZY Media has raised $70M across 4 rounds since 2013. Investors include Ron Conway, Axel Springer Digital Ventures and Emerson Collective. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/ozy-media (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *OZY Media* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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. Internet Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$70M** raised across 4 rounds since 2013, from 4 sources **$5.4M** Seed **$20M** Series A **$10M** Round **$35M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $35M Nov 2019 - **Step-up i:** 3.5× - **Investors:** 8 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. 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 **$5.4M** Seed **$20M** Series A **$10M** Round **$35M** Round - **First round:** Seed, $5.4M - **Biggest round:** $35M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.3 years ## The rounds - **Nov 2019** Round **$35M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by Axios - **Jan 2017** Round **$10M** *2 new* [Emerson Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emerson-collective) GSV/ Axel Springer Reported by FinSMEs - **Oct 2014** Series A **$20M** *1 new* [Axel Springer Digital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/axel-springer-digital-ventures) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $25M sold, first sale Oct 2014 - **Dec 2013** Seed **$5.4M** *5 new* [Ron Conway](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway) [Dan Rosensweig](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-rosensweig) [Laurene Powell Jobs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/laurene-powell-jobs) [Larry Sonsini](https://millionrounds.com/fund/larry-sonsini) David Drummond From a historical funding record SEC filing: $5.4M sold, first sale Dec 2013 ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team. - **Carlos Watson** President, Chief Executive Officer and Secretary i On the board, as filed i *Dr. Mathias Dopfner* *Dr. Mathias Dopfner* *Laurene Powell Jobs* *Louise Rogers* ## 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** 2013 **Series A** 2014 **Round** 2017 **Round** 2019 [Ron Conway](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway) [Axel Springer Digital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/axel-springer-digital-ventures) [Emerson Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emerson-collective) [Dan Rosensweig](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-rosensweig) [Laurene Powell Jobs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/laurene-powell-jobs) [Larry Sonsini](https://millionrounds.com/fund/larry-sonsini) David Drummond GSV/ Axel Springer ## Everyone who backed them [Ron Conway](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ron-conway) Angel **1** round [Axel Springer Digital Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/axel-springer-digital-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Emerson Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emerson-collective) Family office **1** round [Dan Rosensweig](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-rosensweig) Angel **1** round [Laurene Powell Jobs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/laurene-powell-jobs) VC firm **1** round [Larry Sonsini](https://millionrounds.com/fund/larry-sonsini) Angel **1** round David Drummond no record of our own yet **1** round GSV/ Axel Springer 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=ozy-media). ## Quick answers about OZY Media ### Who invested in OZY Media? OZY Media's investors include Ron Conway, Axel Springer Digital Ventures, Emerson Collective, Dan Rosensweig and Laurene Powell Jobs, and 3 more on record. ### How much has OZY Media raised? OZY Media has raised $70M across 4 rounds since 2013. ### When did OZY Media last raise? OZY Media's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $35M in Nov 2019. ### What was OZY Media's biggest round? Its most recent round, $35M in Nov 2019, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed OZY Media first? OZY Media's first round on record, in Dec 2013, was backed by Ron Conway, Dan Rosensweig and Laurene Powell Jobs and 2 others. ### What stage is OZY Media at? OZY Media's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Nov 2019. ### Where is OZY Media based? 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