# Samasource funding: rounds and investors

> Samasource has raised $16M across 13 rounds since 2008. Investors include Peery Foundation, Flora Family Foundation and Ridge Ventures.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/samasource (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Samasource*

13 rounds we have observed, with the 12 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$16M** raised across 13 rounds since 2008, from 13 sources

**$35K** Grant **$867K** Grant **$25K** Grant **$10K** Grant **$60K** Grant **$100K** Grant **$20K** Grant **$10K** Grant **$100K** Grant **$100K** Grant **$80K** Grant **$100K** Grant **$15M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $15M Nov 2019
- **Led by:** Ridge Ventures
- **Step-up i:** 148×
- **Investors:** 12 (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.

2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

**$35K** Grant

**$867K** Grant

**$10K** Grant

**$100K** Grant

**$100K** Grant

**$100K** Grant

**$80K** Grant

**$15M** Series A

- **First round:** Grant, $35K
- **Biggest round:** $15M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 5 months

## The rounds

- **Nov 2019** Series A **$15M** *4 new* [Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) Lead [Social Impact Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-impact-ventures) [BESTSELLER Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bestseller-foundation) Bluecrest Limited Capital Reported by FinSMEs
- **Mar 2013** Grant **$100K** *1 returning* [Peery Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peery-foundation) From a historical funding record
- **Jan 2013** Grant **$80K** *1 returning* [Flora Family Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flora-family-foundation) Reported by florafamily.org
- **Mar 2012** Grant **$100K** *1 returning* [Peery Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peery-foundation) From a historical funding record
- **Mar 2011** Grant **$100K** *1 returning* [Peery Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peery-foundation) From a historical funding record
- **Jul 2010** Grant **$10K** *1 new* Singgod Foundation From a historical funding record
- **Jun 2010** Grant **$20K** *1 new* [Flora Family Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flora-family-foundation) Reported by florafamily.org
- **May 2010** Grant **$100K** *1 new* [Peery Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peery-foundation) From a historical funding record
- **Dec 2009** Grant **$60K** *1 new* [Mulago Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mulago-foundation) From a historical funding record
- **Oct 2009** Grant **$10K** *1 new* [John Templeton Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-templeton-foundation) Reported by atlasnetwork.org
- **May 2009** Grant **$25K** *1 new* [Tides Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tides-foundation) From a historical funding record
- **Dec 2008** Grant **$867K** *1 new* [Rockefeller Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rockefeller-foundation) Reported by rockefellerfoundation.org
- **Sept 2008** Grant **$35K** *1 new* Business in Development Challenge Reported by blog.samasource.org

## 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.

**Grant** 2010 **Grant** 2010 **Grant** 2010 **Grant** 2011 **Grant** 2012 **Grant** 2013 **Grant** 2013 **Series A** 2019 [Peery Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peery-foundation) [Flora Family Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flora-family-foundation) [Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) L [Rockefeller Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rockefeller-foundation) [Social Impact Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-impact-ventures) [BESTSELLER Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bestseller-foundation) [John Templeton Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-templeton-foundation) [Mulago Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mulago-foundation) [Tides Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tides-foundation) Bluecrest Limited Capital

## Everyone who backed them

[Peery Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peery-foundation) Institutional LP **4** rounds

[Flora Family Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flora-family-foundation) Family office **2** rounds

[Ridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ridge-ventures) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Rockefeller Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rockefeller-foundation) VC firm **1** round

[Social Impact Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/social-impact-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[BESTSELLER Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bestseller-foundation) VC firm **1** round

[John Templeton Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-templeton-foundation) Fund of funds **1** round

[Mulago Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mulago-foundation) Private equity **1** round

[Tides Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tides-foundation) Private equity **1** round

Bluecrest Limited Capital no record of our own yet **1** round

Business in Development Challenge no record of our own yet **1** round

Singgod Foundation no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Samasource

### Who invested in Samasource?

Samasource's investors include Peery Foundation, Flora Family Foundation, Ridge Ventures, Rockefeller Foundation and Social Impact Ventures, and 7 more on record. Ridge Ventures led its latest round.

### How much has Samasource raised?

Samasource has raised $16M across 13 rounds since 2008.

### When did Samasource last raise?

Samasource's most recent round was a Series A of $15M in Nov 2019, led by Ridge Ventures.

### What was Samasource's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $15M in Nov 2019, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Samasource first?

Samasource's first round on record, in Sept 2008, was backed by Business in Development Challenge.

### What stage is Samasource at?

Samasource's latest named round is a Series A, in Nov 2019.

### Where is Samasource based?

Samasource is based in the United States.

### Who led Samasource's rounds?

Ridge Ventures led the Series A in 2019.

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