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Who invested in SugarCRM

12 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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

$159Mraised across 12 rounds since 2004, from 12 sources

$2.0MSeries A$5.8MSeries B$19MSeries C$20MSeries D$110KVenture$100KVenture$14MSeries E$15MDebt$40MSeries F$40MGrowth$3.6MRound
Latest round
SecondarySept 2015
Biggest round
$40MSeries F · Aug 2013
Investors
8
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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.

200420062008201020122014
$2.0MSeries A$5.8MSeries B$19MSeries C$20MSeries D$110KVenture$100KVenture$15MDebt$40MSeries F$3.6MRound?Secondary
First round
Series A, $2.0M
Aug 2004
Biggest round
$40M
Series F · Aug 2013
Usual gap between rounds
11 months
the median of 9

The rounds

  1. Sept 2015
    SecondaryAmount undisclosed1 new

    From a historical funding record

  2. Jan 2015
    Round$3.6M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $3.6M sold, first sale Oct 2013

  3. Aug 2013
    Series F$40M1 new

    From a historical funding record

  4. Aug 2013
    Growth$40M1 returning

    Reported by techcrunch.com

  5. Mar 2013
    Debt$15M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Feb 2008

  6. Apr 2012
  7. Mar 2012
    Venture$100K1 returning

    From a historical funding record

  8. Apr 2011
    Venture$110K

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $110K sold, first sale Mar 2011

  9. Jan 2008
  10. Oct 2005
  11. Feb 2005
    Series B$5.8M1 new1 returning

    Reported by sugarcrm.com

  12. Aug 2004
    Series A$2.0M1 new

    Reported by sugarcrm.com

Founders and team

From SugarCRM's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 9 on the team.

  • David RobertsChief Executive Officer
  • Avner AlkhasChief Financial Officer
  • Becca TothChief Marketing Officer
  • Bob HackneyChief Technology Officer
  • Lyndsey ValinChief Customer Officer
  • Shana SweeneyChief Human Resources Officer
  • Steve BossChief Sales Officer
  • Larry AugustinExecutive Officer, Directori
  • Steve ValenzuelaExecutive Officeri

On the board, as filediA. Brooke SeawellAntoine Brooke MunfaJosh Brooke SteinMark LeslieMary Coleman

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

DFJVC firm5rounds
Goldman SachsPrivate equity2rounds
SVB CapitalVC firm1round
Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Investment firm1round
Gold Hill CapitalVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list SugarCRM 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.

Tech Square VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Dreamers VCVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about SugarCRM

Who invested in SugarCRM?

SugarCRM's investors include DFJ, Walden Venture Capital, New Enterprise Associates, Goldman Sachs and SVB Capital, and 3 more on record.

How much has SugarCRM raised?

SugarCRM has raised $159M across 12 rounds since 2004. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did SugarCRM last raise?

SugarCRM's most recent round was a Secondary in Sept 2015.

What was SugarCRM's biggest round?

SugarCRM's largest round on record is $40M (Series F), in Aug 2013.

Who backed SugarCRM first?

SugarCRM's first round on record, in Aug 2004, was backed by DFJ.

What stage is SugarCRM at?

SugarCRM's latest named round is a Secondary, in Sept 2015.

Where is SugarCRM based?

SugarCRM is based in the United States.

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