# Securly funding: rounds and investors

> Securly has raised $21M across 3 rounds since 2013. Investors include ZhenFund, Owl Ventures and Sinovation Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Securly*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 11 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.

Cybersecurity Edtech

Y Combinator: IK12

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$21M** raised across 3 rounds since 2013, from 3 sources

**$1.0M** Seed **$4.0M** Series A **$16M** Series B

- **Latest round:** Series B, $16M Dec 2018
- **Step-up i:** 4×
- **Investors:** 11 (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.

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

**$1.0M** Seed

**$4.0M** Series A

**$16M** Series B

- **First round:** Seed, $1.0M
- **Biggest round:** $16M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 3 years

## The rounds

- **Dec 2018** Series B **$16M** *4 new* *1 returning* [ZhenFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zhenfund) [Sinovation Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sinovation-ventures) [Owl Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/owl-ventures) [NewSchools Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newschools-venture-fund) Defy Partners/ Owl Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $16M sold, first sale Nov 2018
- **Oct 2016** Series A **$4.0M** *2 new* [Owl Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/owl-ventures-3) Lead Own Ventures Reported by TechCrunch SEC filing: $7.6M sold, first sale Sept 2016
- **Oct 2013** Seed **$1.0M** *5 new* [ZhenFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zhenfund) [Imagine K12](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imagine-k12) [InnoSpring](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innospring-silicon-valley) [founder.org](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-org) [Idea Bulb Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idea-bulb-ventures) Reported by edsurge.com

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

- **Bharath Madhusudan** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Vinay Mahadik** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Amit Patel*

## 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** 2013 **Series A** 2016 **Series B** 2018 [ZhenFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zhenfund) [Owl Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/owl-ventures-3) L [Sinovation Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sinovation-ventures) [Owl Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/owl-ventures) [NewSchools Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newschools-venture-fund) [Imagine K12](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imagine-k12) [InnoSpring](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innospring-silicon-valley) [founder.org](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-org) [Idea Bulb Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idea-bulb-ventures) Defy Partners/ Owl

## Everyone who backed them

[ZhenFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zhenfund) VC firm **2** rounds

[Owl Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/owl-ventures-3) VC firm **1** round, led 1

[Sinovation Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sinovation-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Owl Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/owl-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[NewSchools Venture Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/newschools-venture-fund) VC firm **1** round

[Imagine K12](https://millionrounds.com/fund/imagine-k12) Accelerator **1** round

[InnoSpring](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innospring-silicon-valley) VC firm **1** round

[founder.org](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-org) VC firm **1** round

[Idea Bulb Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idea-bulb-ventures) VC firm **1** round

Defy Partners/ Owl no record of our own yet **1** round

Own Ventures no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Securly

### Who invested in Securly?

Securly's investors include ZhenFund, Owl Ventures, Sinovation Ventures, Owl Ventures and NewSchools Venture Fund, and 6 more on record.

### How much has Securly raised?

Securly has raised $21M across 3 rounds since 2013.

### When did Securly last raise?

Securly's most recent round was a Series B of $16M in Dec 2018.

### What was Securly's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $16M in Dec 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Securly first?

Securly's first round on record, in Oct 2013, was backed by ZhenFund, Imagine K12 and InnoSpring and 2 others.

### What stage is Securly at?

Securly's latest named round is a Series B, in Dec 2018.

### Where is Securly based?

Securly is based in the United States.

### Who led Securly's rounds?

Owl Ventures led the Series A in 2016.

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