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Who invested in Paperspace

7 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.

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Y Combinator: W15

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$34Mraised across 7 rounds since 2015, from 7 sources

$120KSeed$2.8MSeed$1.7MRound$4.0MSeed$13MSeries A$12MVenture
Latest round
Venture, $12MMay 2021
Biggest round
$13MSeries A · Oct 2018
Investors
15
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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.

2015201620172018201920202021
$120KSeed$2.8MSeed$4.0MSeed$13MSeries A$12MVenture
First round
Seed, $120K
Jan 2015
Biggest round
$13M
Series A · Oct 2018
Usual gap between rounds
18 months
the median of 5

The rounds

  1. May 2021
    Venture$12M2 new3 returning

    Source recordedSEC filing: $6.2M sold, first sale May 2021

  2. Oct 2018
    Series A$13M4 new1 returning

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $19M sold, first sale Aug 2018

  3. Oct 2016
  4. Apr 2015
    Round$1.7M1 new

    From a historical funding record

  5. Mar 2015
    SeedAmount undisclosed1 new

    From a historical funding record

  6. Jan 2015
    Seed$2.8M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding record

  7. Jan 2015
    Seed$120K4 new

    From a historical funding record

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

  • Daniel Alexander KobranExecutive Officer, Directori
  • Dillon Thompson ErbExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediLucas Alexander NelsonYaniv Alexander Suissa

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

Y CombinatorAccelerator2rounds
Battery VenturesVC firm2rounds
DCVCVC firm2rounds
Initialized CapitalVC firm2rounds
Intel CapitalCorporate VC1round
Ludlow VenturesVC firm1round
Amino CapitalAccelerator1round
Fusion FundVC firm1round
Sorenson CapitalPrivate equity1round
Transmedia CapitalVC firm1round
InnoSpringVC firm1round
Center ElectricVC firm1round
SineWave VenturesVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Paperspace 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.

rocketship.vcVC firmPer its own site
Point Reyes ManagementPrivate equityPer its own site

Quick answers about Paperspace

Who invested in Paperspace?

Paperspace's investors include Y Combinator, Battery Ventures, DCVC, Initialized Capital and Intel Capital, and 10 more on record.

How much has Paperspace raised?

Paperspace has raised $34M across 7 rounds since 2015. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Paperspace last raise?

Paperspace's most recent round was a Venture of $12M in May 2021.

What was Paperspace's biggest round?

Paperspace's largest round on record is $13M (Series A), in Oct 2018.

Who backed Paperspace first?

Paperspace's first round on record, in Jan 2015, was backed by Y Combinator, QueensBridge Venture Partners and InnoSpring and 1 others.

What stage is Paperspace at?

Paperspace's latest named round is a Venture, in May 2021.

Where is Paperspace based?

Paperspace is based in the United States.

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