United Kingdom · Who invested in Summly?
Summly's investors include Horizons Ventures, Betaworks, White Star Capital, Ashton Kutcher and AFSquare, and 15 more on record.
2012
$300KSeed$1.2MVentureUnited Kingdom · Venture startup
Who invested in Summly
2 rounds we have observed, with the 20 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.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$1.5Mraised across 2 rounds since 2011, from 2 sources
$300KSeed$1.2MVenture
- Latest round
- Venture, $1.2MOct 2012
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- Investors
- 20
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, $300K Sept 2011
- Biggest round
- $1.2M Venture · Oct 2012
- Between rounds
- 13 months from the last two
The rounds
- Oct 2012Venture$1.2M18 new1 returning
Betaworks
Horizons Ventures
White Star Capital- Ashton Kutcher
- AFSquare
- Matt Mullenweg
- Mark Pincus
Atom Factory- Joshua Kushner
- Hosain Rahman
- Brian Chesky
- Aviv Nevo
- Jimmy Furland
- Joanna Shields
- Kevin Abosch
- Stephen Fry
- Seb Bishop
- Wendy Murdoch
- Yoko Ono
From a historical funding record
- Sept 2011
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.
The exit
ExitBuyerPriceWhen
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Everyone who backed them
Ashton KutcherVC firm1round
AFSquareVC firm1round
Matt MullenwegVC firm1round
Mark PincusAngel1round
Li Ka-shingAngel1round
Joshua KushnerAngel1round
Hosain RahmanAngel1round
Brian CheskyAngel1round
Aviv NevoInvestment firm1round
Jimmy FurlandVC firm1round
Joanna ShieldsAngel1round
Kevin AboschAngel1round
Stephen FryAngel1round
Seb Bishopno record of our own yet1round
Wendy Murdochno record of our own yet1round
Yoko Onono record of our own yet1round
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Quick answers about Summly
How much has Summly raised?
Summly has raised $1.5M across 2 rounds since 2011.
When did Summly last raise?
Summly's most recent round was a Venture of $1.2M in Oct 2012.
What was Summly's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $1.2M in Oct 2012, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Summly first?
Summly's first round on record, in Sept 2011, was backed by Horizons Ventures and Li Ka-shing.
What stage is Summly at?
Summly's latest named round is a Venture, in Oct 2012.
Where is Summly based?
Summly is based in the United Kingdom.
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