# The Black Tux funding: rounds and investors

> The Black Tux has raised $40M across 5 rounds since 2012. Investors include First Round Capital, Menlo Ventures and BoxGroup. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/the-black-tux (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *The Black Tux*

5 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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$40M** raised across 5 rounds since 2012, from 5 sources

**$2.4M** Seed **$2.6M** Seed **$10M** Series A **$25M** Series B

- **Latest round:** Venture May 2024
- **Biggest round:** $25M Series B · Sept 2015
- **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.

2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024

**$2.4M** Seed

**$2.6M** Seed

**$10M** Series A

**$25M** Series B

**?** Venture

- **First round:** Seed, $2.4M
- **Biggest round:** $25M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.2 years

## The rounds

- **May 2024** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *5 returning* [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) Source recorded
- **Sept 2015** Series B **$25M** *1 new* *2 returning* [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Stripes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stripes) From a historical funding record
- **Jan 2015** Series A **$10M** *3 returning* [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Raine Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raine-ventures) From a historical funding record
- **Feb 2014** Seed **$2.6M** *9 new* [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) [Mucker Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mucker-capital) [Raine Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raine-ventures) [CrossCut Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosscut-ventures) From a historical funding record
- **Jan 2012** Seed **$2.4M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record

## 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** 2012 **Seed** 2014 **Series A** 2015 **Series B** 2015 **Venture** 2024 [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) [Raine Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raine-ventures) [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Mucker Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mucker-capital) [CrossCut Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosscut-ventures) [Stripes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stripes)

## Everyone who backed them

[First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) VC firm **4** rounds

[Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) VC firm **4** rounds

[BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) VC firm **2** rounds

[Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective) VC firm **2** rounds

[Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) VC firm **2** rounds

[Raine Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raine-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Mucker Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mucker-capital) VC firm **1** round

[CrossCut Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crosscut-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Stripes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stripes) Private equity **1** round

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## Quick answers about The Black Tux

### Who invested in The Black Tux?

The Black Tux's investors include First Round Capital, Menlo Ventures, BoxGroup, Founder Collective and Lerer Hippeau, and 5 more on record.

### How much has The Black Tux raised?

The Black Tux has raised $40M across 5 rounds since 2012. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did The Black Tux last raise?

The Black Tux's most recent round was a Venture in May 2024.

### What was The Black Tux's biggest round?

The Black Tux's largest round on record is $25M (Series B), in Sept 2015.

### Who backed The Black Tux first?

The Black Tux's first round on record, in Feb 2014, was backed by First Round Capital, BoxGroup and Menlo Ventures and 6 others.

### What stage is The Black Tux at?

The Black Tux's latest named round is a Venture, in May 2024.

### Where is The Black Tux based?

The Black Tux is based in the United States.

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