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Who invested in SendBird

4 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.

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Valuation: $1.1B, Mar 2026Y Combinator: W16

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$118Mraised across 4 rounds since 2017, from 4 sources

$16MSeries A$52MSeries B$50MSeries B
Latest round
VentureJan 2022
Biggest round
$52MSeries B · Feb 2019
Investors
11 (1 led)
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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.

20182019202020212022
$16MSeries A$52MSeries B$50MSeries B?Venture
First round
Series A, $16M
Dec 2017
Biggest round
$52M
Series B · Feb 2019
Usual gap between rounds
14 months
the median of 3

The rounds

  1. Jan 2022
    VentureAmount undisclosed3 new2 returning

    Source recorded

  2. May 2019
    Series B$50M2 new

    Reported by FinSMEs

  3. Feb 2019
    Series B$52M3 new1 returning

    Reported by FinSMEs

  4. Dec 2017
    Series A$16M3 new

    Reported by FinSMEs

Founders and team

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

  • Dong Shin KimExecutive Officer, Directori
  • Joseph PaganoExecutive Officeri

On the board, as filediDouglas PepperKaran MehandruYeusin KimYoonho Jeon

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.

Everyone who backed them

Tiger Global ManagementVC firm2rounds, led 1
Y CombinatorAccelerator2rounds
FundersClubVC firm2rounds
TechstarsVC firm1round
Shasta VenturesVC firm1round
Emergence CapitalVC firm1round
ICONIQ CapitalFamily office1round
ICONIQ CapitalFamily office1round
AugustHedge fund1round
August Capital/ Y Combinatorno record of our own yet1round
Iconiq Capital/ Shastano record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 14 firms list SendBird 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.

August CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Iconiq CapitalGrowth equityPer its own site
Ballpark VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Point Reyes ManagementPrivate equityPer its own site
ConduitAcceleratorPer its own site
FastVenturesVC firmPer its own site
NXMHPrivate equityPer its own site
Startup WeekendVC firmPer its own site
TechStars EnergyAcceleratorPer its own site
Techstars BerlinAcceleratorPer its own site
Techstars Music AcceleratorAcceleratorPer its own site
Techstars Toronto AcceleratorAcceleratorPer its own site
The Riyadh Techstars AcceleratorAcceleratorPer its own site

Quick answers about SendBird

Who invested in SendBird?

SendBird's investors include Tiger Global Management, Y Combinator, FundersClub, Techstars and Shasta Ventures, and 6 more on record.

How much has SendBird raised?

SendBird has raised $118M across 4 rounds since 2017. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did SendBird last raise?

SendBird's most recent round was a Venture in Jan 2022.

What was SendBird's biggest round?

SendBird's largest round on record is $52M (Series B), in Feb 2019.

Who backed SendBird first?

SendBird's first round on record, in Dec 2017, was backed by Shasta Ventures, FundersClub and August Capital/ Y Combinator.

What stage is SendBird at?

SendBird's latest named round is a Venture, in Jan 2022.

Where is SendBird based?

SendBird is based in the United States.

Who led SendBird's rounds?

Tiger Global Management led the Series B in 2019.

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