# Smule funding: rounds and investors > Smule has raised $154M across 9 rounds since 2008. Investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, Shasta Ventures and Granite Ventures. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/smule (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Smule* 9 rounds we have observed, with the 12 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. Internet Valuation: $604M, Oct 2024 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$154M** raised across 9 rounds since 2008, from 9 sources **$1.6M** Seed **$3.9M** Series A **$8.0M** Series C **$12M** Series D **$17M** Series E **$26M** Series F **$12M** Debt **$54M** Round **$20M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $20M Oct 2018 - **Biggest round:** $54M Round · May 2017 - **Investors:** 12 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. 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 **$1.6M** Seed **$3.9M** Series A **$8.0M** Series C **$12M** Series D **$17M** Series E **$26M** Series F **$12M** Debt **$54M** Round **$20M** Round - **First round:** Seed, $1.6M - **Biggest round:** $54M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 17 months ## The rounds - **Oct 2018** Round **$20M** *1 new* [Times Bridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/times-bridge) Reported by TechCrunch SEC filing: $21M sold, first sale Sept 2018 - **May 2017** Round **$54M** *3 new* *2 returning* [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) [Bessemer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer) Tencent/ Adams Street Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $54M sold, first sale May 2017 - **Apr 2015** Series F **$26M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) [Adams Street Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-street-partners) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $26M sold, first sale Apr 2015 - **Apr 2015** Debt **$12M** *1 new* [City National Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/city-national-bank) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $26M sold, first sale Apr 2015 - **Apr 2014** Series E **$17M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Granite Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/granite-ventures) [ROTH Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roth-capital-partners) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $17M sold, first sale Apr 2014 - **Oct 2011** Series D **$12M** *3 returning* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) [Granite Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/granite-ventures) Reported by techcrunch.com SEC filing: $12M sold, first sale Oct 2011 - **Dec 2009** Series C **$8.0M** *2 new* *2 returning* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) [Granite Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/granite-ventures) Reported by mobilecrunch.com - **Feb 2009** Series A **$3.9M** *2 new* *1 returning* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) [Granite Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/granite-ventures) Reported by washingtonpost.com - **Jan 2008** Seed **$1.6M** *1 new* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) Reported by techcrunch.com ## 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** 2009 **Series C** 2009 **Series D** 2011 **Series E** 2014 **Series F** 2015 **Debt** 2015 **Round** 2017 **Round** 2018 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) [Granite Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/granite-ventures) [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) [Adams Street Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-street-partners) [Bessemer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer) [City National Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/city-national-bank) [ROTH Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roth-capital-partners) ## Everyone who backed them [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) VC firm **6** rounds [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) VC firm **4** rounds [Granite Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/granite-ventures) VC firm **4** rounds [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) VC firm **2** rounds [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel **1** round [Franklin Templeton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/franklin-templeton) Private equity **1** round [Adams Street Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adams-street-partners) VC firm **1** round [Bessemer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer) VC firm **1** round [City National Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/city-national-bank) VC firm **1** round [ROTH Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/roth-capital-partners) Growth equity **1** round [Times Bridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/times-bridge) VC firm **1** round Tencent/ Adams Street 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=smule). ## Quick answers about Smule ### Who invested in Smule? Smule's investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, Shasta Ventures, Granite Ventures, Floodgate and 500 Global, and 7 more on record. ### How much has Smule raised? Smule has raised $154M across 9 rounds since 2008. ### When did Smule last raise? Smule's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $20M in Oct 2018. ### What was Smule's biggest round? Smule's largest round on record is $54M (Undisclosed round), in May 2017. ### Who backed Smule first? Smule's first round on record, in Jan 2008, was backed by Bessemer Venture Partners. ### What stage is Smule at? Smule's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Oct 2018. ### Where is Smule based? Smule is based in the United States. ## Companies like Smule In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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