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Who invested in Teads

10 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

$128Mraised across 10 rounds since 2007, from 10 sources

$5.3MSeries A$5.3MSeries A$25MSeries B$11MDebt$5.2MSeries A$15MDebt$14MSeries C$47MDebt
Latest round
VentureOct 2016
Biggest round
$47MDebt · Aug 2016
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.

20072009201120132015
$5.3MSeries A$5.3MSeries A$25MSeries B$11MDebt$5.2MSeries A$15MDebt$14MSeries C$47MDebt?Venture
First round
Series A, $5.3M
Jan 2007
Biggest round
$47M
Debt · Aug 2016
Usual gap between rounds
13 months
the median of 8

The rounds

  1. Oct 2016
    VentureAmount undisclosed4 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Aug 2016
    Debt$47M1 new2 returning

    Reported by FinSMEs

  3. Jul 2015
    SecondaryAmount undisclosed1 new

    From a historical funding record

  4. Jan 2015
    Debt$15M2 new

    From a historical funding record

  5. Jan 2015
    Series C$14M1 new4 returning

    From a historical funding record

  6. Oct 2013
    Series A$5.2M2 new

    Reported by techcrunch.com

  7. Feb 2013
    Debt$11M1 new
    • Viola Credit

    From a historical funding record

  8. Aug 2011
    Series B$25M1 new4 returning

    From a historical funding record

  9. Dec 2010
    Series A$5.3M2 new2 returning

    From a historical funding record

  10. Jan 2007
    Series A$5.3M5 new

    From a historical funding record

Founders and team

From Teads's own website: 6 on the team.

  • David KostmanCEO
  • Damien Islam-FrenoyChief Technology Officer
  • Dani CushionChief Marketing Officer
  • Jason KiviatChief Financial Officer
  • Mollie SpilmanChief Commercial Officer
  • Veronica GonzalezChief People & Operations Officer

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 B2011Debt2013Series A2013Debt2015Series C2015Secondary2015Debt2016Venture2016Lightspeed Venture PartnersPartech VenturesHSBCGemini Israel VenturesBpifranceElaiaGimvBank of ChinaPierre ChappazSolorun

Everyone who backed them

Partech VenturesVC firm3rounds
HSBCGrowth equity3rounds
Gemini Israel Venturesno record of our own yet3rounds
BpifranceGovernment2rounds
ElaiaVC firm2rounds
GimvPrivate equity2rounds
Bank of ChinaInvestment firm2rounds
Pierre ChappazAngel2rounds
SolorunVC firm2rounds
Viola Creditno record of our own yet2rounds
Blisce/VC firm1round
Martin VarsavskyAngel1round
Jeff ClavierVC firm1round
Ouriel OhayonVC firm1round
BNPPno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list Teads 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.

WindVC firmPer its own site
TempoCapVC firmPer its own site
Jazzya InvestmentsFamily officePer its own site
Seligman Private Equity SelectPrivate equityPer its own site

Quick answers about Teads

Who invested in Teads?

Teads's investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Partech Ventures, HSBC, Gemini Israel Ventures and Bpifrance, and 11 more on record.

How much has Teads raised?

Teads has raised $128M across 10 rounds since 2007. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Teads last raise?

Teads's most recent round was a Venture in Oct 2016.

What was Teads's biggest round?

Teads's largest round on record is $47M (Debt), in Aug 2016.

Who backed Teads first?

Teads's first round on record, in Jan 2007, was backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Martin Varsavsky and Jeff Clavier and 2 others.

What stage is Teads at?

Teads's latest named round is a Venture, in Oct 2016.

Where is Teads based?

Teads is based in France.

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