# Periscope Data funding: rounds and investors

> Periscope Data has raised $35M across 4 rounds since 2012. Investors include Susa Ventures, AngelPad and SV Angel. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/periscope-data (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Periscope Data*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 41 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.

Big Data & Analytics

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$35M** raised across 4 rounds since 2012, from 5 sources

**$9.5M** Series A **$25M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $25M Nov 2016
- **Led by:** Bessemer Venture Partners
- **Step-up i:** 2.6×
- **Investors:** 41 (1 led)

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.

2013 2014 2015 2016

**?** Seed

**?** Seed

**$9.5M** Series A

**$25M** Round

- **First round:** Seed
- **Biggest round:** $25M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 12 months

## The rounds

- **Nov 2016** Round **$25M** *32 new* *5 returning* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) Lead [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) [Maveron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron) [Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) [Bling Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital) [AngelPad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angelpad) [Expansion Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expansion-venture-capital) [Merus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merus-capital) [Georges Harik](https://millionrounds.com/fund/georges-harik) [Marissa Mayer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marissa-mayer) [Thomas Korte](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thomas-korte) [Chad Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chad-byers) [Sam Shank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-shank) [Seth Berman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seth-berman) [Ryan Melohn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-melohn) [Innovation Endeavours](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavours) [Innovation Endeavors Management Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors-management-company) [Ellen Pao](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ellen-pao) 2020 Ventures Aadil Mamujee Ankur Pansari Carine Magescas Chris Hutchins Daniel Dulitz Eva Ho Graham Jenkin John Kobs Jonathan Heiliger Joseph Melohn Ryan Tabone Sean Dempsey Wesley Chan lindsay lee Reported by TechCrunch and 1 other
- **Oct 2015** Series A **$9.5M** *2 new* *2 returning* [Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) [Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) [AngelPad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angelpad) [Eric Schmidt](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-schmidt) From a historical funding record
- **Dec 2012** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *6 new* [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) [Bling Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital) [Expansion Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expansion-venture-capital) [Homestead Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/homestead-partners) [Chris Herndon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-herndon) From a historical funding record
- **Nov 2012** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [AngelPad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angelpad) From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From Periscope Data's own website: 3 on the team.

- **Ariel Katz** Chief Executive Officer
- **Christine Rogers** Chief People and Administrative Officer
- **Brian Day** Independent Board Member

## 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** 2012 **Seed** 2012 **Series A** 2015 **Round** 2016 [Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) [AngelPad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angelpad) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Bling Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital) [Expansion Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expansion-venture-capital) [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) L [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) [InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners)

## Everyone who backed them

[Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds

[AngelPad](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angelpad) Accelerator **3** rounds

[SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) VC firm **2** rounds

[Bling Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bling-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Expansion Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expansion-venture-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) Corporate VC **1** round

[DFJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dfj) VC firm **1** round

[DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) VC firm **1** round

[InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Maveron](https://millionrounds.com/fund/maveron) VC firm **1** round

[Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/draper-fisher-jurvetson-dfj) Investment firm **1** round

[Merus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merus-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Georges Harik](https://millionrounds.com/fund/georges-harik) Angel **1** round

[Eric Schmidt](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-schmidt) Company **1** round

[Marissa Mayer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marissa-mayer) Angel **1** round

[Thomas Korte](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thomas-korte) Angel **1** round

[Homestead Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/homestead-partners) Hedge fund **1** round

[Chris Herndon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-herndon) Angel **1** round

[Chad Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chad-byers) Angel **1** round

[Sam Shank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-shank) Angel **1** round

[Seth Berman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seth-berman) Angel **1** round

[Ryan Melohn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-melohn) Angel **1** round

[Innovation Endeavors Management Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors-management-company) Investment firm **1** round

[Innovation Endeavours](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavours) Angel **1** round

[Ellen Pao](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ellen-pao) Angel **1** round

2020 Ventures no record of our own yet **1** round

Aadil Mamujee no record of our own yet **1** round

Ankur Pansari no record of our own yet **1** round

Carine Magescas no record of our own yet **1** round

Chris Hutchins no record of our own yet **1** round

Daniel Dulitz no record of our own yet **1** round

Eva Ho no record of our own yet **1** round

Graham Jenkin no record of our own yet **1** round

John Kobs no record of our own yet **1** round

Jonathan Heiliger no record of our own yet **1** round

Joseph Melohn no record of our own yet **1** round

lindsay lee no record of our own yet **1** round

Ryan Tabone no record of our own yet **1** round

Sean Dempsey no record of our own yet **1** round

Wesley Chan 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=periscope-data).

## Quick answers about Periscope Data

### Who invested in Periscope Data?

Periscope Data's investors include Susa Ventures, AngelPad, SV Angel, Bling Capital and Expansion Venture Capital, and 36 more on record. Bessemer Venture Partners led its latest round.

### How much has Periscope Data raised?

Periscope Data has raised $35M across 4 rounds since 2012. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Periscope Data last raise?

Periscope Data's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $25M in Nov 2016, led by Bessemer Venture Partners.

### What was Periscope Data's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $25M in Nov 2016, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Periscope Data first?

Periscope Data's first round on record, in Nov 2012, was backed by AngelPad.

### What stage is Periscope Data at?

Periscope Data's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Nov 2016.

### Where is Periscope Data based?

Periscope Data is based in the United States.

### Who led Periscope Data's rounds?

Bessemer Venture Partners led the Undisclosed round in 2016.

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