# The Idle Man funding: rounds and investors

> The Idle Man has raised $1.8M across 3 rounds since 2014. Investors include Foresight Group and SyndicateRoom. Every round with its source.

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

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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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$1.8M** raised across 3 rounds since 2014, from 3 sources

**$592K** Series A **$1.2M** Series B

- **Latest round:** Venture Nov 2016
- **Biggest round:** $1.2M Series 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.

2015 2016

**$592K** Series A

**$1.2M** Series B

**?** Venture

- **First round:** Series A, $592K
- **Biggest round:** $1.2M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.1 years

## The rounds

- **Nov 2016** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* *1 returning* [SyndicateRoom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/syndicateroom) [Foresight Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresight-group) Source recorded
- **Sept 2014** Series B **$1.2M** *1 new* [Foresight Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresight-group) From a historical funding record
- **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 A** 2014 **Series B** 2014 **Venture** 2016 [Foresight Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresight-group) [SyndicateRoom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/syndicateroom)

## Everyone who backed them

[Foresight Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foresight-group) Private equity **2** rounds

[SyndicateRoom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/syndicateroom) VC firm **1** round

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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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