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Who invested in SecondMarket

5 rounds we have observed, with the 6 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 summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$34Mraised across 5 rounds since 2006, from 5 sources

$350KSeed$3.8MSeries A$15MSeries B$15MSeries C
Latest round
Series C, $15MNov 2011
Investors
6
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20072008200920102011
$350KSeed$3.8MSeries A?Series A$15MSeries B$15MSeries C
First round
Seed, $350K
Sept 2006
Biggest round
$15M
Series C · Nov 2011
Usual gap between rounds
21 months
the median of 4

The rounds

  1. Nov 2011
    Series C$15M2 new

    Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Oct 2011

  2. Feb 2010
    Series B$15M2 new

    Reported by online.wsj.comSEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Dec 2009

  3. Sept 2007
    Series AAmount undisclosed1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  4. Jan 2007
    Series A$3.8M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by ecorner.stanford.edu

  5. Sept 2006

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.

The exit

ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredNASDAQ OMXundisclosedOct 2015

From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.

Everyone who backed them

FirstMarkVC firm2rounds
Temasek HoldingsVC firm1round
Social CapitalVC firm1round
Li Ka-shingAngel1round
Lawrence LenihanAngel1round

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Quick answers about SecondMarket

Who invested in SecondMarket?

SecondMarket's investors include FirstMark, Temasek Holdings, Social Capital, The Social+Capital Partnership and Li Ka-shing, and 1 more on record.

How much has SecondMarket raised?

SecondMarket has raised $34M across 5 rounds since 2006. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did SecondMarket last raise?

SecondMarket's most recent round was a Series C of $15M in Nov 2011.

What was SecondMarket's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $15M in Nov 2011, is also its largest on record.

Who backed SecondMarket first?

SecondMarket's first round on record, in Sept 2006, was backed by FirstMark and Lawrence Lenihan.

What stage is SecondMarket at?

SecondMarket's latest named round is a Series C, in Nov 2011.

Where is SecondMarket based?

SecondMarket is based in the United States.

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