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Who invested in PubNub

8 rounds we have observed, with the 18 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.

Consumer AppsBig Data & AnalyticsDevOps

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$156Mraised across 8 rounds since 2012, from 8 sources

$1.5MVenture$4.5MSeries A$11MSeries B$20MSeries C$25MSeries C$6.0MRound$23MSeries D$65MSeries E
Latest round
Series E, $65MNov 2021
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Investors
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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.

20122014201620182020
$1.5MVenture$4.5MSeries A$11MSeries B$20MSeries C$25MSeries C$6.0MRound$23MSeries D$65MSeries E
First round
Venture, $1.5M
Jan 2012
Biggest round
$65M
Series E · Nov 2021
Usual gap between rounds
18 months
the median of 7

The rounds

  1. Nov 2021
    Series E$65M1 new2 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Apr 2019
  3. Sept 2016
  4. Sept 2015
  5. Jul 2015
    Series C$20M3 new1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  6. Sept 2013
  7. Mar 2012
    Series A$4.5M2 new1 returning

    Reported by techcrunch.com

  8. Jan 2012
    Venture$1.5M1 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

Sapphire VenturesVC firm4rounds
Relay VenturesVC firm3rounds
TiE AngelsAngel network3rounds
Cisco InvestmentsCorporate VC2rounds
Relay VenturesVC firm2rounds
Ericsson VenturesCorporate VC2rounds
CiscoCorporate VC1round
Sound VenturesVC firm1round
Bosch VenturesCorporate VC1round
BoschVC firm1round
RelayGrowth equity1round
Anshu SharmaAngel1round
Envision VenturesVC firm1round
Jai Dasno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists PubNub as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Jayesh ParekhAngelPer its own site

Quick answers about PubNub

Who invested in PubNub?

PubNub's investors include Sapphire Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Relay Ventures, TiE Angels and Cisco Investments, and 13 more on record.

How much has PubNub raised?

PubNub has raised $156M across 8 rounds since 2012.

When did PubNub last raise?

PubNub's most recent round was a Series E of $65M in Nov 2021.

What was PubNub's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $65M in Nov 2021, is also its largest on record.

Who backed PubNub first?

PubNub's first round on record, in Jan 2012, was backed by Relay Ventures.

What stage is PubNub at?

PubNub's latest named round is a Series E, in Nov 2021.

Where is PubNub based?

PubNub is based in the United States.

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