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Who invested in SHIFT

17 rounds we have observed, with the 53 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

$344Mraised across 17 rounds since 2011, from 18 sources

$2.0MSeries A$6.0MVenture$550KVenture$3.0MVenture$6.0MSeed$10MSeries A$24MSeries A$50MSeries B$38MSeries C$40MSeries D$20MDebt$16MDebt$128MDebt$2.0MSeed
Latest round
Seed, $2.0MSept 2025
Biggest round
$128MDebt · Apr 2025
Investors
53
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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.

20112013201520172019202120232025
$2.0MSeries A$6.0MVenture$550KVenture$6.0MSeed$24MSeries A$50MSeries B$38MSeries C$40MSeries D?Venture$20MDebt$16MDebt$128MDebt$2.0MSeed
First round
Series A, $2.0M
Feb 2011
Biggest round
$128M
Debt · Apr 2025
Usual gap between rounds
8 months
the median of 16

The rounds

  1. Sept 2025
    Seed$2.0M1 new

    Source recorded

  2. Apr 2025
    Debt$128M2 new

    Source recordedSEC filing: $50K sold, first sale Mar 2025

  3. Nov 2022
    Debt$16M2 new

    Source recorded

  4. Mar 2022
    Debt$20M3 new1 returning

    Source recorded

  5. Jun 2019
    VentureAmount undisclosed4 new

    Source recorded and 1 other

  6. Apr 2019
    Series D$40M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by TechCrunch

  7. Jul 2016
    Series C$38M4 new1 returning

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $1.9M sold, first sale Mar 2016

  8. Sept 2015
    Series B$50M2 new3 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $1.2M sold, first sale Mar 2015

  9. Nov 2014
    Series A$24M6 new2 returning

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $22M sold, first sale Nov 2014

  10. May 2014
    Series A$10M1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  11. Jan 2014
    SeedAmount undisclosed5 new

    From a historical funding record

  12. Nov 2013
    Seed$6.0M5 new2 returning

    Reported by techcrunch.com

  13. Sept 2013
    Venture$3.0M1 new1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  14. Jun 2013
    Series AAmount undisclosed1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  15. Mar 2013
    Venture$550K1 new

    From a historical funding record

  16. Jun 2012
    Venture$6.0M3 new1 returning

    Reported by finsmes.com

  17. Feb 2011
    Series A$2.0M14 new

    Reported by techcrunch.com

Funding filed with regulators

SHIFT filed 8 raises, $16M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

  1. Dec 2023$618KdebtCrowdfunding
  2. Jul 2023$5.0Motherof $5.0M offeredCrowdfunding
  3. Apr 2023$1.2MdebtCrowdfunding
  4. Jan 2023$1.5Mpreferred stockof $4.0M offeredCrowdfunding
  5. Apr 2022$5.0Mcommon stockCrowdfunding
  6. Feb 2022$1.1Mpreferred stockof $1.1M offeredCrowdfunding
  7. Feb 2022$1.0Mpreferred stockof $4.4M offeredCrowdfunding
  8. Oct 2021$575Kpreferred stockof $1.1M offeredCrowdfunding

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 B2015Series C2016Series D2019Venture2019Debt2022Debt2022Debt2025Seed2025Draper NexusMiddleland CapitalTony HsiehSV AngelGoldman SachsGreat Oaks Venture CapitalHighland Capital PartnersDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Rincon Venture PartnersBill Budinger

The exit

ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredBrand Networks$50MMay 2015

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Everyone who backed them

Draper NexusVC firm3rounds
Middleland CapitalVC firm3rounds
Tony HsiehAngel3rounds
SV AngelVC firm2rounds
Goldman SachsPrivate equity2rounds
Great Oaks Venture CapitalVC firm2rounds
Highland Capital PartnersVC firm2rounds
Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Investment firm2rounds
Rincon Venture PartnersVC firm2rounds
Bill BudingerVC firm2rounds
Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
Sequoia CapitalVC firm1round
Andreessen HorowitzVC firm1round
Alumni VenturesVC firm1round
BoxGroupVC firm1round
Bossa InvestVC firm1round
Korea Tech Incubator Program For StartupGovernment1round
CitibankGrowth equity1round
DFJVC firm1round
Founder CollectiveVC firm1round
DCM VenturesPrivate equity1round
Peak XVVC firm1round
Everywhere VenturesVC firm1round
DN CapitalVC firm1round
Fabrice GrindaAngel1round
Fuel VenturesVC firm1round
Lerer VenturesVC firm1round
QueensBridge Venture PartnersVC firm1round
NTT DOCOMO VenturesAccelerator1round
Oryx FundVC firm1round
Thrive CapitalAccelerator1round
Draper EspritVC firm1round
CrossCut VenturesVC firm1round
XG VenturesVC firm1round
Siemer VenturesVC firm1round
DFJ EspritVC firm1round
Double M PartnersVC firm1round
SNZ HoldingVC firm1round
Mitsui Global InvestmentCorporate VC1round
Baroda VenturesVC firm1round
Blue Cloud VenturesVC firm1round
Kortschak Investments L.P.Family office1round
Andrew Boszhardt, Jr.VC firm1round
Matt CoffinAngel1round
Kevin MahaffeyVC firm1round
Andy RankinVC firm1round
Walter KortschakVC firm1round
G2VPVC firm1round
Alex KarelinAngel1round
Henry McNamaraAngel1round
Zach WareAngel1round
BMW i Ventures/ DCMno record of our own yet1round
Highlandno record of our own yet1round

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Quick answers about SHIFT

Who invested in SHIFT?

SHIFT's investors include Draper Nexus, Middleland Capital, Tony Hsieh, SV Angel and Goldman Sachs, and 48 more on record.

How much has SHIFT raised?

SHIFT has raised $344M across 17 rounds since 2011. 3 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did SHIFT last raise?

SHIFT's most recent round was a Seed of $2.0M in Sept 2025.

What was SHIFT's biggest round?

SHIFT's largest round on record is $128M (Debt), in Apr 2025.

Who backed SHIFT first?

SHIFT's first round on record, in Feb 2011, was backed by Founder Collective, Lerer Ventures and Thrive Capital and 11 others.

What stage is SHIFT at?

SHIFT's latest named round is a Seed, in Sept 2025.

Where is SHIFT based?

SHIFT is based in the United States.

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