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Who invested in Skift?
Skift's investors include Lerer Hippeau, Lerer Ventures, Advancit Capital, MESA+ and Jason Calacanis, and 11 more on record.
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$1.1MSeed?Seed
United States · Seed startup
Who invested in Skift
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$1.1Mraised across 2 rounds since 2013, from 2 sources
- Latest round
- SeedAug 2013
- Biggest round
- $1.1MSeed · May 2013
- Investors
- 16
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $1.1M May 2013
- Biggest round
- $1.1M Seed · May 2013
- Between rounds
- 3 months from the last two
The rounds
- Aug 2013
- May 2013Seed$1.1M15 new
Lerer Hippeau- Lerer Ventures
Advancit Capital
MESA+- Jason Calacanis
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Growlab Ventures- Shakil Khan
- Duncan Jennings
- Michael Yavonditte
- Chris Ahearn
- Paul Noglows
- Luke Beatty
- Martin Nisenholtz
- Michael Cunniff
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Founders and team
From Skift's own website: 2 founders, 62 on the team.
Rafat AliFounder and CEO
Dennis SchaalExecutive Editor/Founding Editor
- Carolyn KreminsPresident
- Ahmet CanChief Financial Officer
- Anne DuffyChief of Staff & SVP of Strategic Growth
- Jason ClampetChief Product Officer
- Sarah KopitEditor in Chief
- Brian QuinnVP of Editorial Events
- David McMillinHead of Content, Skift Meetings
- Jeremy KressmannVP of Skift Studio
- Pamela FirestoneSVP, Head of Sales
- Seth BorkoHead of Research
- Adriana LeeAssociate Editor/Archivist
- Alexx MattoxSenior Manager, Retention Marketing
- Alison McCarthyContent Director
- Allan SolomonStrategy, Director
- Amanda ReiserSenior Associate
- Amy CrawleyAccount Director
- Andres MendozaCustomer Experience Associate
- Angie KirbySenior Manager, Growth Marketing
And 44 more on the team.
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
Lerer VenturesVC firm1round
Jason CalacanisVC firm1round
Shakil KhanAngel1round
Duncan JenningsAngel1round
Michael YavonditteAngel1round
Chris AhearnAngel1round
Paul NoglowsAngel1round
Luke Beattyno record of our own yet1round
Martin Nisenholtzno record of our own yet1round
Michael Cunniffno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 2 firms list Skift 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.
Quick answers about Skift
How much has Skift raised?
Skift has raised $1.1M across 2 rounds since 2013. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did Skift last raise?
Skift's most recent round was a Seed in Aug 2013.
What was Skift's biggest round?
Skift's largest round on record is $1.1M (Seed), in May 2013.
Who backed Skift first?
Skift's first round on record, in May 2013, was backed by Lerer Hippeau, Lerer Ventures and Advancit Capital and 12 others.
What stage is Skift at?
Skift's latest named round is a Seed, in Aug 2013.
Where is Skift based?
Skift is based in the United States.
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