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Who invested in The Idle Man

3 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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.

E-commerce

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$1.8Mraised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources

$592KSeries A$1.2MSeries B
Latest round
VentureNov 2016
Biggest round
$1.2MSeries B · Sept 2014
Investors
2
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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.

20152016
$592KSeries A$1.2MSeries B?Venture
First round
Series A, $592K
May 2014
Biggest round
$1.2M
Series B · Sept 2014
Usual gap between rounds
2.1 years
the median of 2

The rounds

  1. Nov 2016
    VentureAmount undisclosed1 new1 returning

    Source recorded

  2. Sept 2014
    Series B$1.2M1 new

    From a historical funding record

  3. May 2014
    Series A$592K

    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.

Series A2014Series B2014Venture2016Foresight GroupSyndicateRoom

Everyone who backed them

Foresight GroupPrivate equity2rounds
SyndicateRoomVC firm1round

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Quick answers about The Idle Man

Who invested in The Idle Man?

The Idle Man's investors include Foresight Group and SyndicateRoom.

How much has The Idle Man raised?

The Idle Man has raised $1.8M across 3 rounds since 2014. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did The Idle Man last raise?

The Idle Man's most recent round was a Venture in Nov 2016.

What was The Idle Man's biggest round?

The Idle Man's largest round on record is $1.2M (Series B), in Sept 2014.

Who backed The Idle Man first?

The Idle Man's first round on record, in Sept 2014, was backed by Foresight Group.

What stage is The Idle Man at?

The Idle Man's latest named round is a Venture, in Nov 2016.

Where is The Idle Man based?

The Idle Man is based in the United Kingdom.

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