# Skillshare funding: rounds and investors > Skillshare has raised $52M across 7 rounds since 2011. Investors include SV Angel, BoxGroup and Founder Collective. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/skillshare (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Skillshare* 7 rounds we have observed, with the 17 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. Edtech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$52M** raised across 7 rounds since 2011, from 7 sources **$550K** Series A **$550K** Seed **$3.1M** Series A **$1.0M** Venture **$6.1M** Venture **$28M** Series C **$13M** Debt - **Latest round:** Debt, $13M Oct 2025 - **Biggest round:** $28M Series C · Jul 2018 - **Investors:** 17 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. 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **$550K** Series A **$550K** Seed **$1.0M** Venture **$6.1M** Venture **$28M** Series C **$13M** Debt - **First round:** Series A, $550K - **Biggest round:** $28M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 18 months ## The rounds - **Oct 2025** Debt **$13M** *5 returning* [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) Source recorded - **Jul 2018** Series C **$28M** *2 new* [Spero Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spero-ventures) Amasia/ Burda Reported by DealStreetAsia - **Feb 2014** Venture **$6.1M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [Oliver Jung](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oliver-jung) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $6.1M sold, first sale Feb 2014 - **Jan 2013** Venture **$1.0M** *1 new* [VegasTechFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vegastechfund) Reported by techcrunch.com - **Aug 2011** Series A **$3.1M** *2 new* *1 returning* [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) Reported by bits.blogs.nytimes.com SEC filing: $3.1M sold, first sale Aug 2011 - **May 2011** Series A **$550K** *11 new* [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) [David Tisch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch) [Jason Finger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-finger) [Karl Jacob](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karl-jacob) [Scott Heiferman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-heiferman) [Citrus Ventures, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citrus-ventures-inc) [Phil Gordon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phil-gordon) [Rafe Furst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rafe-furst) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $550K sold, first sale Jan 2011 - **May 2011** Seed **$550K** *9 returning* [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) [David Tisch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch) [Jason Finger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-finger) [Karl Jacob](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karl-jacob) [Scott Heiferman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-heiferman) [Phil Gordon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phil-gordon) [Rafe Furst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rafe-furst) Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $550K sold, first sale Jan 2011 ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team. - **Anand Ghandi** Executive Officer i - **Matt Cooper** Executive Officer, Director i On the board, as filed i *Albert Wenger* *Michael Karnjanaprakorn* *Ramanan Raghavendran* *Saar Pikar* ## 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 A** 2011 **Seed** 2011 **Series A** 2011 **Venture** 2013 **Venture** 2014 **Series C** 2018 **Debt** 2025 [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) [David Tisch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch) [Jason Finger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-finger) [Karl Jacob](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karl-jacob) [Scott Heiferman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-heiferman) ## Everyone who backed them [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) VC firm **3** rounds [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) VC firm **3** rounds [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) VC firm **3** rounds [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) VC firm **3** rounds [Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds [Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) VC firm **2** rounds [David Tisch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-tisch) VC firm **2** rounds [Jason Finger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-finger) Angel **2** rounds [Karl Jacob](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karl-jacob) Angel **2** rounds [Scott Heiferman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-heiferman) Angel **2** rounds [Phil Gordon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phil-gordon) Angel **2** rounds [Rafe Furst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rafe-furst) Angel **2** rounds [VegasTechFund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vegastechfund) Private equity **1** round [Oliver Jung](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oliver-jung) Angel **1** round [Spero Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spero-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Citrus Ventures, Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citrus-ventures-inc) VC firm **1** round Amasia/ Burda no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=skillshare). ## Also claim to have backed them These 8 firms list Skillshare 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. [Horizon Technology Finance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizon-technology-finance) Venture debt Per its own site [Kickstart Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kickstart-ventures) Corporate VC Per its own site [VTF Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vtf-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Runway Growth Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/runway-growth-capital) Private credit Per its own site [Catapult](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catapult-vc) VC firm Per its own site [FinRebel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/finrebel) VC firm Per its own site [Keybridge Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keybridge-ventures) Family office Per its own site [Menlo Group, Tech Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-group-tech-investors) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Skillshare ### Who invested in Skillshare? Skillshare's investors include SV Angel, BoxGroup, Founder Collective, Spark Capital and Union Square Ventures, and 12 more on record. ### How much has Skillshare raised? Skillshare has raised $52M across 7 rounds since 2011. ### When did Skillshare last raise? Skillshare's most recent round was a Debt of $13M in Oct 2025. ### What was Skillshare's biggest round? Skillshare's largest round on record is $28M (Series C), in Jul 2018. ### Who backed Skillshare first? Skillshare's first round on record, in May 2011, was backed by SV Angel, BoxGroup and Founder Collective and 8 others. ### What stage is Skillshare at? Skillshare's latest named round is a Debt, in Oct 2025. ### Where is Skillshare based? Skillshare is based in the United States. ## Companies like Skillshare In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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