# RealSelf funding: rounds and investors > RealSelf has raised $42M across 3 rounds since 2007. Investors include Elephant and Barney Harford. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/realself (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *RealSelf* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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. Internet Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$42M** raised across 3 rounds since 2007, from 3 sources **$750K** Seed **$1.2M** Series A **$40M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $40M Apr 2018 - **Step-up i:** 33.3× - **Investors:** 2 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. 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 **$750K** Seed **$1.2M** Series A **$40M** Round - **First round:** Seed, $750K - **Biggest round:** $40M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 9.8 years ## The rounds - **Apr 2018** Round **$40M** *1 new* [Elephant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elephant) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $55M sold, first sale Apr 2018 - **Jun 2008** Series A **$1.2M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record - **Apr 2007** Seed **$750K** *1 new* [Barney Harford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/barney-harford) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From RealSelf's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 5 on the team. **Tom Seery** Founder & Chairman of the Board - **Minou Clark** CEO - **James Nida** Executive Officer i - **Matthew Woodward** Executive Officer i - **Tanja Omeze** Executive Officer i - **Thomas Seery** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Andrew Hunt* *Barney Harford* *Christine Petersen* *Michael Slade* *Richard Barton* ## 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** 2007 **Series A** 2008 **Round** 2018 [Elephant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elephant) [Barney Harford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/barney-harford) ## Everyone who backed them [Elephant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elephant) VC firm **1** round [Barney Harford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/barney-harford) Angel **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=realself). ## Also claim to have backed them These 2 firms list RealSelf as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Bonsai Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bonsai-partners) VC firm Per its own site [Second Avenue Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/second-avenue-partners-llc) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about RealSelf ### Who invested in RealSelf? RealSelf's investors include Elephant and Barney Harford. ### How much has RealSelf raised? RealSelf has raised $42M across 3 rounds since 2007. ### When did RealSelf last raise? RealSelf's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $40M in Apr 2018. ### What was RealSelf's biggest round? Its most recent round, $40M in Apr 2018, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed RealSelf first? RealSelf's first round on record, in Apr 2007, was backed by Barney Harford. ### What stage is RealSelf at? RealSelf's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Apr 2018. ### Where is RealSelf based? RealSelf is based in the United States. ## Companies like RealSelf In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Whop** $400M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/whop)[**Tolan** $30M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tolan)[**Welltory** $4.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/welltory)[**Overtime** $33M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/overtime)[**1World Online** $25M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/1world-online)[**Luminary** $194M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/luminary) ## 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