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Who invested in ResearchGate?
ResearchGate's investors include Accel, Benchmark, Michael Birch, Founders Fund and Tenaya Capital, and 11 more on record.
201120122013
?Series A?Series B$35MSeries C
Germany · Series C startup
Who invested in ResearchGate
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$35Mraised across 3 rounds since 2010, from 3 sources
- Latest round
- Series C, $35MJun 2013
- Investors
- 16
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A Sept 2010
- Biggest round
- $35M Series C · Jun 2013
- Usual gap between rounds
- 17 months the median of 2
The rounds
- Jun 2013Series C$35M4 new
Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $14M sold, first sale May 2013
- Feb 2012Series BAmount undisclosed3 new3 returning
Reported by researchgate.net
- Sept 2010Series AAmount undisclosed9 new
Accel
Benchmark- Michael Birch
- Christian Vollmann
- Martin Sinner
- Joachim Schoss
- Simon Levene
- Rolf Christof Dienst
- Ulrich Essmann
Reported by findarticles.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.
Series A2010Series B2012Series C2013AccelBenchmarkMichael Birch
Founders Fund
Tenaya Capital
Thrive CapitalBill Gates
Dragoneer InvestmentDavid SacksChristian Vollmann
AccelBenchmarkMichael BirchFounders FundTenaya CapitalThrive CapitalBill GatesDragoneer InvestmentDavid SacksChristian VollmannEveryone who backed them
Michael BirchAngel2rounds
Bill GatesVC firm1round
David SacksVC firm1round
Christian VollmannAngel1round
Martin SinnerAngel1round
Joachim SchossAngel1round
Simon LeveneAngel1round
Luke Nosekno record of our own yet1round
Rolf Christof Dienstno record of our own yet1round
Ulrich Essmannno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 9 firms list ResearchGate 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.
Joel NeohAngelPer its own site
Brent JonesAngelPer its own site
Quick answers about ResearchGate
How much has ResearchGate raised?
ResearchGate has raised $35M across 3 rounds since 2010. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did ResearchGate last raise?
ResearchGate's most recent round was a Series C of $35M in Jun 2013.
What was ResearchGate's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $35M in Jun 2013, is also its largest on record.
Who backed ResearchGate first?
ResearchGate's first round on record, in Sept 2010, was backed by Accel, Benchmark and Michael Birch and 6 others.
What stage is ResearchGate at?
ResearchGate's latest named round is a Series C, in Jun 2013.
Where is ResearchGate based?
ResearchGate is based in Germany.
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