United States · Who invested in Purple Squirrel?
Purple Squirrel's investors include Y Combinator, 500 Global, Greycroft, CrossCut Ventures and LAUNCH, and 3 more on record.
201520162017
?Seed$2.7MSeedUnited States · Seed startup
Who invested in Purple Squirrel
2 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$2.7Mraised across 2 rounds since 2015, from 2 sources
- Latest round
- Seed, $2.7MMar 2017
- Investors
- 8
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed Jan 2015
- Biggest round
- $2.7M Seed · Mar 2017
- Between rounds
- 2.3 years from the last two
The rounds
- Mar 2017Seed$2.7M8 new
Y Combinator
500 Global
Greycroft
CrossCut Ventures
LAUNCH
ARENA- Luma Launch
- CrossCut Ventures/ Greycroft
Reported by FinSMEs
- Jan 2015SeedAmount undisclosed
No investor was named in the report.
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.
Seed2015Seed2017Y Combinator500 GlobalGreycroftCrossCut VenturesLAUNCHARENALuma LaunchCrossCut Ventures/ Greycroft
Y Combinator500 GlobalGreycroftCrossCut VenturesLAUNCHARENALuma LaunchCrossCut Ventures/ GreycroftEveryone who backed them
Luma LaunchAccelerator1round
CrossCut Ventures/ Greycroftno record of our own yet1round
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Quick answers about Purple Squirrel
How much has Purple Squirrel raised?
Purple Squirrel has raised $2.7M across 2 rounds since 2015. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did Purple Squirrel last raise?
Purple Squirrel's most recent round was a Seed of $2.7M in Mar 2017.
What was Purple Squirrel's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $2.7M in Mar 2017, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Purple Squirrel first?
Purple Squirrel's first round on record, in Mar 2017, was backed by Y Combinator, 500 Global and Greycroft and 5 others.
What stage is Purple Squirrel at?
Purple Squirrel's latest named round is a Seed, in Mar 2017.
Where is Purple Squirrel based?
Purple Squirrel is based in the United States.
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