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Who invested in The Muse?
The Muse's investors include Y Combinator, 500 Global, Great Oaks Venture Capital, QED Investors and Gordon Crawford, and 20 more on record.
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United States · Venture startup
Who invested in The Muse
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$28Mraised across 5 rounds since 2013, from 5 sources
$1.2MSeed$1.0MSeed$10MSeries A$16MSeries B
- Latest round
- VentureSept 2022
- Biggest round
- $16MSeries B · Jun 2016
- Investors
- 25
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $1.2M Jan 2013
- Biggest round
- $16M Series B · Jun 2016
- Usual gap between rounds
- 15 months the median of 4
The rounds
- Sept 2022VentureAmount undisclosed2 new3 returning
Source recorded
- Jun 2016
- May 2015Series A$10M3 new1 returning
From a historical funding record
- Feb 2014Seed$1.0M10 new1 returning
- Alexis Ohanian
- Gordon Crawford
- WGI Group
- Mike Walsh
- Dan Rosensweig
- Tyra Banks
- Bill Harnisch
- Chris Herrmannsen
- Ruth Ann Harnisch
- Sallie Krawcheck
- Tracy Brennan
From a historical funding record
- Jan 2013
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.
Seed2013Seed2014Series A2015Series B2016Venture2022
Y Combinator
500 Global
Great Oaks Venture Capital
QED InvestorsGordon Crawford
Everywhere Ventures
Icon VenturesAlexis Ohanian
Human Ventures
Aspect Ventures
Y Combinator500 GlobalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalQED InvestorsGordon CrawfordEverywhere VenturesIcon VenturesAlexis OhanianHuman VenturesAspect VenturesEveryone who backed them
Gordon CrawfordAngel2rounds
Alexis OhanianAngel1round
Thomas LehrmanVC firm1round
WGI GroupVC firm1round
Adam QuintonAngel1round
Mike WalshVC firm1round
Dan RosensweigAngel1round
Tyra BanksAngel1round
Cathie BlackVC firm1round
Ori AllonAngel1round
Bill Harnischno record of our own yet1round
Chris Herrmannsenno record of our own yet1round
Ruth Ann Harnischno record of our own yet1round
Sallie Krawcheckno record of our own yet1round
Tracy Brennanno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 3 firms list The Muse 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.
Quick answers about The Muse
How much has The Muse raised?
The Muse has raised $28M across 5 rounds since 2013. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did The Muse last raise?
The Muse's most recent round was a Venture in Sept 2022.
What was The Muse's biggest round?
The Muse's largest round on record is $16M (Series B), in Jun 2016.
Who backed The Muse first?
The Muse's first round on record, in Jan 2013, was backed by Y Combinator, 500 Global and Great Oaks Venture Capital and 6 others.
What stage is The Muse at?
The Muse's latest named round is a Venture, in Sept 2022.
Where is The Muse based?
The Muse is based in the United States.
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