# The Muse funding: rounds and investors > The Muse has raised $28M across 5 rounds since 2013. Investors include Y Combinator, 500 Global and Great Oaks Venture Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/the-muse (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *The Muse* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 25 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: W12 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$28M** raised across 5 rounds since 2013, from 5 sources **$1.2M** Seed **$1.0M** Seed **$10M** Series A **$16M** Series B - **Latest round:** Venture Sept 2022 - **Biggest round:** $16M Series B · Jun 2016 - **Investors:** 25 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. 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 **$1.2M** Seed **$1.0M** Seed **$10M** Series A **$16M** Series B **?** Venture - **First round:** Seed, $1.2M - **Biggest round:** $16M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 15 months ## The rounds - **Sept 2022** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *2 new* *3 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) [Everywhere Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/everywhere-ventures) [Human Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-ventures) Source recorded - **Jun 2016** Series B **$16M** *1 new* [Icon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icon-ventures) Reported by Forbes - **May 2015** Series A **$10M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) [QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) [Aspect Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aspect-ventures) [DBL Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dbl-partners) From a historical funding record - **Feb 2014** Seed **$1.0M** *10 new* *1 returning* [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) [Gordon Crawford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gordon-crawford) [WGI Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wgi-group) [Mike Walsh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-walsh) [Dan Rosensweig](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-rosensweig) [Tyra Banks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tyra-banks) Bill Harnisch Chris Herrmannsen Ruth Ann Harnisch Sallie Krawcheck Tracy Brennan From a historical funding record - **Jan 2013** Seed **$1.2M** *9 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) [Eric Ries](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-ries) [Gordon Crawford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gordon-crawford) [Thomas Lehrman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thomas-lehrman) [Adam Quinton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-quinton) [Cathie Black](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cathie-black) [Ori Allon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ori-allon) Reported by allthingsd.com ## 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** 2013 **Seed** 2014 **Series A** 2015 **Series B** 2016 **Venture** 2022 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) [QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) [Gordon Crawford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gordon-crawford) [Everywhere Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/everywhere-ventures) [Icon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icon-ventures) [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) [Human Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-ventures) [Aspect Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aspect-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **2** rounds [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel **2** rounds [Great Oaks Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [QED Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qed-investors) VC firm **2** rounds [Gordon Crawford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gordon-crawford) Angel **2** rounds [Everywhere Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/everywhere-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Icon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icon-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) Angel **1** round [Human Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Aspect Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aspect-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Eric Ries](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-ries) Angel **1** round [Thomas Lehrman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thomas-lehrman) VC firm **1** round [DBL Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dbl-partners) VC firm **1** round [WGI Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wgi-group) VC firm **1** round [Adam Quinton](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-quinton) Angel **1** round [Mike Walsh](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mike-walsh) VC firm **1** round [Dan Rosensweig](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dan-rosensweig) Angel **1** round [Tyra Banks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tyra-banks) Angel **1** round [Cathie Black](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cathie-black) VC firm **1** round [Ori Allon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ori-allon) Angel **1** round Bill Harnisch no record of our own yet **1** round Chris Herrmannsen no record of our own yet **1** round Ruth Ann Harnisch no record of our own yet **1** round Sallie Krawcheck no record of our own yet **1** round Tracy Brennan 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-muse). ## 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. [Future Perfect Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/future-perfect-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Prospeq](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prospeq) Venture debt Per its own site [Human Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-ventures-llc) Accelerator Per its own site ## Quick answers about The Muse ### 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. ### 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. ## Companies like The Muse In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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