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Who invested in Smarking

2 rounds we have observed, with the 16 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

$3.0Mraised across 2 rounds since 2014, from 2 sources

Latest round
Seed, $3.0MMay 2015
Investors
16
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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.

2015
?Seed$3.0MSeed
First round
Seed
Aug 2014
Biggest round
$3.0M
Seed · May 2015
Between rounds
8 months
from the last two

The rounds

  1. May 2015
  2. Aug 2014
    SeedAmount undisclosed1 new

    From a historical funding record

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

Rough Draft VenturesVC firm2rounds
Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
Khosla VenturesVC firm1round
Slow VenturesVC firm1round
DN CapitalVC firm1round
PreAngelVC firm1round
W VenturesVC firm1round
CLI VenturesVC firm1round
FinSight VenturesVC firm1round
Procyon VenturesVC firm1round
Jeff ArnoldAngel1round
Waseem DaherAngel1round
Tim AbbottAngel1round
SVS VenturesVC firm1round
FairStead Capitalno record of our own yet1round
Sam Stokesno record of our own yet1round

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Quick answers about Smarking

Who invested in Smarking?

Smarking's investors include Rough Draft Ventures, Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, Slow Ventures and DN Capital, and 11 more on record.

How much has Smarking raised?

Smarking has raised $3.0M across 2 rounds since 2014. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Smarking last raise?

Smarking's most recent round was a Seed of $3.0M in May 2015.

What was Smarking's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $3.0M in May 2015, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Smarking first?

Smarking's first round on record, in Aug 2014, was backed by Rough Draft Ventures.

What stage is Smarking at?

Smarking's latest named round is a Seed, in May 2015.

Where is Smarking based?

Smarking is based in the United States.

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