# The RealReal funding: rounds and investors

> The RealReal has raised $318M across 8 rounds since 2012. Investors include Greycroft, Canaan and InterWest Partners. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Growth startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *The RealReal*

8 rounds we have observed, with the 19 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

**$318M** raised across 8 rounds since 2012, from 8 sources

**$1.1M** Seed **$7.5M** Series A **$14M** Series B **$20M** Series C **$40M** Series D **$50M** Growth **$115M** Series G **$70M** Growth

- **Latest round:** Growth, $70M Mar 2019
- **Biggest round:** $115M Series G · Jul 2018
- **Investors:** 19 (1 led)

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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.

2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

**$1.1M** Seed

**$7.5M** Series A

**$14M** Series B

**$20M** Series C

**$40M** Series D

**$50M** Growth

**$115M** Series G

**$70M** Growth

- **First round:** Seed, $1.1M
- **Biggest round:** $115M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 11 months

## The rounds

- **Mar 2019** Growth **$70M** *2 new* *3 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) [Headline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline) [Industry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industry-ventures) Also list them on their own site [One Planet VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/one-planet-vc) [One Planet Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/one-planet-group) Source recorded
- **Jul 2018** Series G **$115M** *1 new* *1 returning* PWP Growth Equity/ Sandbridge Lead [Great Hill Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-hill-partners) Reported by Prnewswire
- **Jun 2017** Growth **$50M** *1 new* [Great Hill Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-hill-partners) Reported by FinSMEs
- **Apr 2015** Series D **$40M** *1 new* *5 returning* [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) [InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) [Industry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industry-ventures) [e.ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures) [DBL Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dbl-investors) From a historical funding record
- **May 2014** Series C **$20M** *2 new* *6 returning* [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) [InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) [e.ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures) [Expansion Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expansion-venture-capital) [Novel TMT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novel-tmt-ventures) [DBL Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dbl-investors) [Panarea Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/panarea-capital) From a historical funding record
- **Apr 2013** Series B **$14M** *6 new* *3 returning* [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) [InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) [e.ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures-3) [14W](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-music-group) [Novel TMT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novel-tmt-ventures) [Panarea Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/panarea-capital) [Sukhinder Singh Cassidy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sukhinder-singh-cassidy) [Suzy Welch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/suzy-welch) Reported by prnewswire.com
- **Jul 2012** Series A **$7.5M** *3 new* *1 returning* [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) [e.ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures-3) [Payam Zamani](https://millionrounds.com/fund/payam-zamani) From a historical funding record
- **Jan 2012** Seed **$1.1M** *3 new* [Expansion Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expansion-venture-capital) [Giordano Bruno Contestabile](https://millionrounds.com/fund/giordano-bruno-contestabile) [Payam Zamani](https://millionrounds.com/fund/payam-zamani) 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 **Series A** 2012 **Series B** 2013 **Series C** 2014 **Series D** 2015 **Growth** 2017 **Series G** 2018 **Growth** 2019 [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) [InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) [Industry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industry-ventures) [e.ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures) [e.ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures-3) [Expansion Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expansion-venture-capital) [Novel TMT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novel-tmt-ventures) [DBL Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dbl-investors) [Great Hill Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-hill-partners)

## Everyone who backed them

[Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) VC firm **5** rounds

[Canaan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canaan-partners) VC firm **5** rounds

[InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) VC firm **3** rounds

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

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

[e.ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e-ventures-3) VC firm **2** rounds

[Expansion Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/expansion-venture-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Novel TMT Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/novel-tmt-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[DBL Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dbl-investors) VC firm **2** rounds

[Great Hill Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-hill-partners) Private equity **2** rounds

[Payam Zamani](https://millionrounds.com/fund/payam-zamani) VC firm **2** rounds

[Panarea Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/panarea-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

PWP Growth Equity/ Sandbridge no record of our own yet **1** round, led 1

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round

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

[14W](https://millionrounds.com/fund/warner-music-group) Private equity **1** round

[Giordano Bruno Contestabile](https://millionrounds.com/fund/giordano-bruno-contestabile) VC firm **1** round

[Sukhinder Singh Cassidy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sukhinder-singh-cassidy) Angel **1** round

[Suzy Welch](https://millionrounds.com/fund/suzy-welch) Angel **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=the-realreal).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 11 firms list The RealReal 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.

[Acrew Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acrew-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Aspect Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aspect-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[SGH CAPITAL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sgh-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[HDS Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hds-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Sandbridge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sandbridge-capital) Growth equity Per its own site

[Mistral Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mistral-equity-partners) Private equity Per its own site

[CDC Software](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cdc-software) Corporate VC Per its own site

[One Planet VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/one-planet-vc) VC firm 2019, per its site

[One Planet Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/one-planet-group) Angel network 2019, per its site

[Patricof Co (P/Co)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/patricof-co-p-co) Investment firm Per its own site

[Quixotic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quixotic-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about The RealReal

### Who invested in The RealReal?

The RealReal's investors include Greycroft, Canaan, InterWest Partners, Industry Ventures and e.ventures, and 14 more on record.

### How much has The RealReal raised?

The RealReal has raised $318M across 8 rounds since 2012.

### When did The RealReal last raise?

The RealReal's most recent round was a Growth of $70M in Mar 2019.

### What was The RealReal's biggest round?

The RealReal's largest round on record is $115M (Series G), in Jul 2018, led by PWP Growth Equity/ Sandbridge.

### Who backed The RealReal first?

The RealReal's first round on record, in Jan 2012, was backed by Expansion Venture Capital, Giordano Bruno Contestabile and Payam Zamani.

### What stage is The RealReal at?

The RealReal's latest named round is a Growth, in Mar 2019.

### Where is The RealReal based?

The RealReal is based in the United States.

### Who led The RealReal's rounds?

PWP Growth Equity/ Sandbridge led the Series G in 2018.

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