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Who invested in Posterous

5 rounds we have observed, with the 20 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.

Martech

Y Combinator: S08

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$10Mraised across 5 rounds since 2008, from 5 sources

$15KSeed$725KSeed$4.4MSeries A$5.0MSeries B
Latest round
VentureJun 2013
Biggest round
$5.0MSeries B · Sept 2011
Investors
20
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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.

200820092010201120122013
$15KSeed$725KSeed$4.4MSeries A$5.0MSeries B?Venture
First round
Seed, $15K
May 2008
Biggest round
$5.0M
Series B · Sept 2011
Usual gap between rounds
18 months
the median of 4

The rounds

  1. Jun 2013
    VentureAmount undisclosed1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  2. Sept 2011
    Series B$5.0M2 new1 returning

    Reported by techcrunch.com

  3. Mar 2010
  4. Dec 2008
  5. May 2008
    Seed$15K2 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.

The exit

ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredTwitter$10MMar 2012

From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.

Everyone who backed them

Founder CollectiveVC firm3rounds
RedpointVC firm2rounds
FelicisVC firm2rounds
XG VenturesVC firm2rounds
Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
SV AngelVC firm1round
Trinity VenturesVC firm1round
Icon VenturesVC firm1round
Jafco VenturesGrowth equity1round
Lowercase CapitalVC firm1round
Mitch KaporAngel1round
Timothy FerrissAngel network1round
Bill LeeVC firm1round
Bill WarnerAngel1round
Brian PokornyVC firm1round
Eric HahnAngel1round
Guy KawasakiAngel1round
Satish DharmarajAngel1round
David Sloono record of our own yet1round
Peter Barrettno record of our own yet1round

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Quick answers about Posterous

Who invested in Posterous?

Posterous's investors include Founder Collective, Redpoint, Felicis, XG Ventures and Y Combinator, and 15 more on record.

How much has Posterous raised?

Posterous has raised $10M across 5 rounds since 2008. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Posterous last raise?

Posterous's most recent round was a Venture in Jun 2013.

What was Posterous's biggest round?

Posterous's largest round on record is $5.0M (Series B), in Sept 2011.

Who backed Posterous first?

Posterous's first round on record, in May 2008, was backed by Y Combinator and Founder Collective.

What stage is Posterous at?

Posterous's latest named round is a Venture, in Jun 2013.

Where is Posterous based?

Posterous is based in the United States.

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