# PubNub funding: rounds and investors > PubNub has raised $156M across 8 rounds since 2012. Investors include Sapphire Ventures, Scale Venture Partners and Relay Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/pubnub (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series E startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # 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 Apps Big Data & Analytics DevOps Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$156M** raised across 8 rounds since 2012, from 8 sources **$1.5M** Venture **$4.5M** Series A **$11M** Series B **$20M** Series C **$25M** Series C **$6.0M** Round **$23M** Series D **$65M** Series E - **Latest round:** Series E, $65M Nov 2021 - **Step-up i:** 2.8× - **Investors:** 18 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. 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 **$1.5M** Venture **$4.5M** Series A **$11M** Series B **$20M** Series C **$25M** Series C **$6.0M** Round **$23M** Series D **$65M** Series E - **First round:** Venture, $1.5M - **Biggest round:** $65M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 18 months ## The rounds - **Nov 2021** Series E **$65M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Sapphire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures) [Cisco Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco-investments) [Bosch Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bosch-ventures) Source recorded - **Apr 2019** Series D **$23M** *4 new* *3 returning* [Sapphire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures) [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) [Ericsson Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ericsson-ventures) [Bosch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bosch) [Relay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/relay) [Hewlett Packard Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hewlett-packard-enterprise) Reported by FinSMEs - **Sept 2016** Round **$6.0M** *2 new* [Cisco Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco-investments) [Ericsson Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ericsson-ventures) Reported by Svdaily - **Sept 2015** Series C **$25M** *3 new* *4 returning* [Sapphire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures) [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) [Relay Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/relay-ventures) [Sound Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sound-ventures) [Robert Bosch Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/robert-bosch-venture-capital) [TiE Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tie-angels) [Envision Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/envision-ventures) From a historical funding record - **Jul 2015** Series C **$20M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Sapphire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures) [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) [Relay Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/relay-ventures) Jai Das From a historical funding record - **Sept 2013** Series B **$11M** *2 new* *2 returning* [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) [Streamlined Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/streamlined-ventures) [Relay Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/relay-ventures-4) [TiE Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tie-angels) Reported by techcrunch.com - **Mar 2012** Series A **$4.5M** *2 new* *1 returning* [Relay Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/relay-ventures-4) [TiE Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tie-angels) [Anshu Sharma](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anshu-sharma) Reported by techcrunch.com - **Jan 2012** Venture **$1.5M** *1 new* [Relay Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/relay-ventures-4) 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. **Venture** 2012 **Series A** 2012 **Series B** 2013 **Series C** 2015 **Series C** 2015 **Round** 2016 **Series D** 2019 **Series E** 2021 [Sapphire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures) [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) [Relay Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/relay-ventures-4) [TiE Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tie-angels) [Cisco Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco-investments) [Relay Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/relay-ventures) [Ericsson Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ericsson-ventures) [Streamlined Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/streamlined-ventures) [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) [Sound Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sound-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Sapphire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures) VC firm **4** rounds [Scale Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scale-venture-partners) VC firm **4** rounds [Relay Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/relay-ventures-4) VC firm **3** rounds [TiE Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tie-angels) Angel network **3** rounds [Cisco Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco-investments) Corporate VC **2** rounds [Relay Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/relay-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Ericsson Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ericsson-ventures) Corporate VC **2** rounds [Streamlined Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/streamlined-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Cisco](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cisco) Corporate VC **1** round [Sound Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sound-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Bosch Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bosch-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Robert Bosch Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/robert-bosch-venture-capital) VC firm **1** round [Bosch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bosch) VC firm **1** round [Relay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/relay) Growth equity **1** round [Anshu Sharma](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anshu-sharma) Angel **1** round [Envision Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/envision-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Hewlett Packard Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hewlett-packard-enterprise) VC firm **1** round Jai Das 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=pubnub). ## 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 Parekh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jayesh-parekh) Angel Per 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. ## Companies like PubNub In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**SpaceX** $42B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex)[**STRIVE** $1.3B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/strive)[**Xona** $512M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xona)[**Blacksmith** $131M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/blacksmith)[**DrizzleX** $9.1M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/drizzlex)[**Prism Data** $25M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/prism-data) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app