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Who invested in Padlet

4 rounds we have observed, with the 11 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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Y Combinator: W13

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$1.9Mraised across 4 rounds since 2012, from 4 sources

$40KSeed$380KSeed$300KSeed$1.2MSeed
Latest round
Seed, $1.2MSept 2015
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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.

201320142015
$40KSeed$380KSeed$300KSeed$1.2MSeed
First round
Seed, $40K
Apr 2012
Biggest round
$1.2M
Seed · Sept 2015
Usual gap between rounds
13 months
the median of 3

The rounds

  1. Sept 2015
  2. Aug 2013
    Seed$300K1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  3. May 2013
    Seed$380K3 new

    From a historical funding record

  4. Apr 2012
    Seed$40K1 new

    From a historical funding record

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

Start-Up ChileAccelerator2rounds
Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
FundersClubVC firm1round
Cherubic VenturesVC firm1round
Imagine K12Accelerator1round
Trajectory CapitalFamily office1round
Maiden LaneVC firm1round
Dave LernerAngel1round
Jeff EpsteinAngel1round
Ryan PetersenAngel1round
Amos EllistonAngel1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Padlet 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.

Mission and MarketVC firmPer its own site
Olima VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Padlet

Who invested in Padlet?

Padlet's investors include Start-Up Chile, Y Combinator, FundersClub, Cherubic Ventures and Imagine K12, and 6 more on record.

How much has Padlet raised?

Padlet has raised $1.9M across 4 rounds since 2012.

When did Padlet last raise?

Padlet's most recent round was a Seed of $1.2M in Sept 2015.

What was Padlet's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $1.2M in Sept 2015, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Padlet first?

Padlet's first round on record, in Apr 2012, was backed by Start-Up Chile.

What stage is Padlet at?

Padlet's latest named round is a Seed, in Sept 2015.

Where is Padlet based?

Padlet is based in the United States.

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