# Refinery29 funding: rounds and investors > Refinery29 has raised $125M across 6 rounds since 2010. Investors include Turner Venture Capital, First Round Capital and Floodgate. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/refinery29 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Refinery29* 6 rounds we have observed, with the 13 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 **$125M** raised across 6 rounds since 2010, from 6 sources **$500K** Seed **$4.3M** Series A **$5.6M** Series B **$20M** Series C **$50M** Series D **$45M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $45M Aug 2016 - **Led by:** Turner Venture Capital - **Biggest round:** $50M Series D · Apr 2015 - **Investors:** 13 (1 led) 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. 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 **$500K** Seed **$4.3M** Series A **$5.6M** Series B **$20M** Series C **$50M** Series D **$45M** Round - **First round:** Seed, $500K - **Biggest round:** $50M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 16 months ## The rounds - **Aug 2016** Round **$45M** *1 new* [Turner Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/turner-venture-capital) Lead Reported by TechCrunch - **Apr 2015** Series D **$50M** *2 new* [WPP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wpp) [Scripps Networks Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scripps-networks-interactive) From a historical funding record - **Oct 2013** Series C **$20M** *1 new* [Stripes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stripes) Reported by techcrunch.com - **Jan 2013** Series B **$5.6M** *6 new* [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) [Lead Edge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lead-edge-capital) [Eastern Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eastern-capital) Reported by techcrunch.com - **Jan 2012** Series A **$4.3M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record - **Feb 2010** Seed **$500K** *3 new* [Ramesh Haridas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ramesh-haridas) Jim Yang Marc Mitchell Reported by techcrunch.com ## 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** 2010 **Series A** 2012 **Series B** 2013 **Series C** 2013 **Series D** 2015 **Round** 2016 [Turner Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/turner-venture-capital) L [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) [Stripes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stripes) [WPP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wpp) [Lead Edge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lead-edge-capital) [Scripps Networks Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scripps-networks-interactive) [Eastern Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eastern-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [Turner Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/turner-venture-capital) Wealth manager **1** round, led 1 [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) VC firm **1** round [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) VC firm **1** round [Hearst Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hearst-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Lerer Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Stripes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stripes) Private equity **1** round [WPP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wpp) Growth equity **1** round [Lead Edge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lead-edge-capital) Private equity **1** round [Scripps Networks Interactive](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scripps-networks-interactive) Growth equity **1** round [Eastern Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eastern-capital) VC firm **1** round [Ramesh Haridas](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ramesh-haridas) Angel **1** round Jim Yang no record of our own yet **1** round Marc Mitchell 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=refinery29). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Refinery29 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. [Ferment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ferment) Venture studio 2022, per its site ## Quick answers about Refinery29 ### Who invested in Refinery29? Refinery29's investors include Turner Venture Capital, First Round Capital, Floodgate, Hearst Ventures and Lerer Ventures, and 8 more on record. Turner Venture Capital led its latest round. ### How much has Refinery29 raised? Refinery29 has raised $125M across 6 rounds since 2010. ### When did Refinery29 last raise? Refinery29's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $45M in Aug 2016, led by Turner Venture Capital. ### What was Refinery29's biggest round? Refinery29's largest round on record is $50M (Series D), in Apr 2015. ### Who backed Refinery29 first? Refinery29's first round on record, in Feb 2010, was backed by Ramesh Haridas, Jim Yang and Marc Mitchell. ### What stage is Refinery29 at? Refinery29's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Aug 2016. ### Where is Refinery29 based? Refinery29 is based in the United States. ### Who led Refinery29's rounds? Turner Venture Capital led the Undisclosed round in 2016. ## Companies like Refinery29 In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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