# The Athletic funding: rounds and investors > The Athletic has raised $62M across 3 rounds since 2017. Investors include Courtside Ventures, Evolution Media and Y Combinator. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/the-athletic (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *The Athletic* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 10 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 Y Combinator: S16 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$62M** raised across 3 rounds since 2017, from 3 sources **$2.3M** Seed **$20M** Round **$40M** Series C - **Latest round:** Series C, $40M Oct 2018 - **Step-up i:** 2× - **Investors:** 10 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. 2017 2018 **$2.3M** Seed **$20M** Round **$40M** Series C - **First round:** Seed, $2.3M - **Biggest round:** $40M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 14 months ## The rounds - **Oct 2018** Series C **$40M** *8 new* *2 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [BDMI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1745-ventures) [Advancit Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advancit-capital) [Courtside Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/courtside-ventures) [Amasia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amasia) [The Chernin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-chernin-group-tcg) [Luminari Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminari-capital) [Evolution Media](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evolution-media) Bedrock Capital/ Comcast Reported by Axios - **Mar 2018** Round **$20M** *1 new* [Evolution Media](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evolution-media) Reported by Awfulannouncing - **Jan 2017** Seed **$2.3M** *1 new* [Courtside Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/courtside-ventures) Reported by FinSMEs ## 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. **Seed** 2017 **Round** 2018 **Series C** 2018 [Courtside Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/courtside-ventures) [Evolution Media](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evolution-media) [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [BDMI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1745-ventures) [Advancit Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advancit-capital) [Amasia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amasia) [The Chernin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-chernin-group-tcg) [Luminari Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminari-capital) Bedrock Capital/ Comcast ## Everyone who backed them [Courtside Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/courtside-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Evolution Media](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evolution-media) VC firm **2** rounds [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) VC firm **1** round [BDMI](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1745-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Advancit Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advancit-capital) VC firm **1** round [Amasia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amasia) VC firm **1** round [The Chernin Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-chernin-group-tcg) VC firm **1** round [Luminari Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/luminari-capital) VC firm **1** round Bedrock Capital/ Comcast 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=the-athletic). ## Also claim to have backed them These 6 firms list The Athletic 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. [Jackson Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jackson-square-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Treble Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/treble-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Concrete Hill Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/concrete-hill-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [M2A Sports Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m2a-sports-management) Private equity Per its own site [Rabil Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rabil-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Waverley Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/waverley-capital) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about The Athletic ### Who invested in The Athletic? The Athletic's investors include Courtside Ventures, Evolution Media, Y Combinator, Founders Fund and BDMI, and 5 more on record. ### How much has The Athletic raised? The Athletic has raised $62M across 3 rounds since 2017. ### When did The Athletic last raise? The Athletic's most recent round was a Series C of $40M in Oct 2018. ### What was The Athletic's biggest round? Its most recent round, $40M in Oct 2018, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed The Athletic first? The Athletic's first round on record, in Jan 2017, was backed by Courtside Ventures. ### What stage is The Athletic at? The Athletic's latest named round is a Series C, in Oct 2018. ### Where is The Athletic based? The Athletic is based in the United States. ## Companies like The Athletic In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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