# PlaceIQ funding: rounds and investors > PlaceIQ has raised $27M across 5 rounds since 2011. Investors include IA Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners and Valhalla Partners. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/placeiq (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *PlaceIQ* 5 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. Advertising & Adtech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$27M** raised across 5 rounds since 2011, from 5 sources **$1.0M** Seed **$4.2M** Series A **$6.8M** Series B **$15M** Series C - **Latest round:** Venture Aug 2019 - **Biggest round:** $15M Series C · Feb 2014 - **Investors:** 11 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. 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 **$1.0M** Seed **$4.2M** Series A **$6.8M** Series B **$15M** Series C **?** Venture - **First round:** Seed, $1.0M - **Biggest round:** $15M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 17 months ## The rounds - **Aug 2019** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Alibaba Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alibaba-group) Source recorded - **Feb 2014** Series C **$15M** *2 new* *3 returning* [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures) [Iris Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iris) [Valhalla Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valhalla-partners) [Harmony Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harmony-partners) From a historical funding record - **May 2013** Series B **$6.8M** *4 returning* [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures) [Valhalla Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valhalla-partners) [kbs+ Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kbs-ventures) Reported by techcrunch.com - **Dec 2011** Series A **$4.2M** *2 new* *3 returning* [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures) [Valhalla Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valhalla-partners) [Neu Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neu-venture-capital) [kbs+ Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kbs-ventures) Reported by techcrunch.com - **Apr 2011** Seed **$1.0M** *6 new* [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures) [Social Leverage](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-leverage) [Neu Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neu-venture-capital) [kbs+ Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kbs-ventures) [Jim Pallotta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jim-pallotta) [Stuart Davidson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stuart-davidson) Reported by dmwmedia.com ## Founders and team From PlaceIQ's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 13 on the team. - **Kevin Ruane** Chief Marketing Officer & Executive Vice President Engage - **Walid Abu-Hadba** Chief Executive Officer - **Dave Shuman** Chief Data Officer - **Jane Gilson** Chief Business Officer - **Jason Smith** Chief Financial Officer - **Joel Chaplin** Chief Information Officer - **Lisa Crawford** Chief Human Resources Officer - **Marcus Johnston** Chief Information Security Officer - **Matt Waxman** Chief Product Officer - **Vinesh Vis** Chief Revenue Officer - **Craig Zajac** General Counsel - **Prashant Mehrotra** Partner – Clearlake - **Duncan McCall** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter i On the board, as filed i *Ben Siscovick* ## 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** 2011 **Series A** 2011 **Series B** 2013 **Series C** 2014 **Venture** 2019 [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures) [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) [Valhalla Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valhalla-partners) [kbs+ Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kbs-ventures) [Neu Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neu-venture-capital) [Alibaba Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alibaba-group) [Social Leverage](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-leverage) [Iris Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iris) [Harmony Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harmony-partners) [Jim Pallotta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jim-pallotta) ## Everyone who backed them [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures) VC firm **4** rounds [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) VC firm **3** rounds [Valhalla Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valhalla-partners) VC firm **3** rounds [kbs+ Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kbs-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds [Neu Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neu-venture-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [Alibaba Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alibaba-group) Corporate VC **1** round [Social Leverage](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-leverage) VC firm **1** round [Iris Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iris) VC firm **1** round [Harmony Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harmony-partners) VC firm **1** round [Jim Pallotta](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jim-pallotta) Angel **1** round [Stuart Davidson](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stuart-davidson) Angel **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=placeiq). ## Quick answers about PlaceIQ ### Who invested in PlaceIQ? PlaceIQ's investors include IA Ventures, U.S. Venture Partners, Valhalla Partners, kbs+ Ventures and Neu Venture Capital, and 6 more on record. ### How much has PlaceIQ raised? PlaceIQ has raised $27M across 5 rounds since 2011. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did PlaceIQ last raise? PlaceIQ's most recent round was a Venture in Aug 2019. ### What was PlaceIQ's biggest round? PlaceIQ's largest round on record is $15M (Series C), in Feb 2014. ### Who backed PlaceIQ first? PlaceIQ's first round on record, in Apr 2011, was backed by IA Ventures, Social Leverage and Neu Venture Capital and 3 others. ### What stage is PlaceIQ at? PlaceIQ's latest named round is a Venture, in Aug 2019. ### Where is PlaceIQ based? 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