# The Skimm funding: rounds and investors

> The Skimm has raised $21M across 4 rounds since 2013. Investors include RRE Ventures, Homebrew and Gordon Crawford. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *The Skimm*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 13 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

**$21M** raised across 4 rounds since 2013, from 4 sources

**$1.4M** Seed **$1.6M** Seed **$6.3M** Series A **$12M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $12M Mar 2018
- **Step-up i:** 1.9×
- **Investors:** 13

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.

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

**$1.4M** Seed

**$1.6M** Seed

**$6.3M** Series A

**$12M** Round

- **First round:** Seed, $1.4M
- **Biggest round:** $12M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 8 months

## The rounds

- **Mar 2018** Round **$12M** *1 new* *2 returning* [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Homebrew](https://millionrounds.com/fund/homebrew) GV/ Sara Blakely Reported by TechCrunch
- **Dec 2014** Series A **$6.3M** *2 new* *1 returning* [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Irving Azoff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/irving-azoff) From a historical funding record
- **Apr 2014** Seed **$1.6M** *3 new* *6 returning* [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Homebrew](https://millionrounds.com/fund/homebrew) [Sherpa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sherpa-capital) [AFSquare](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afsquare) [Gordon Crawford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gordon-crawford) [Bob Pittman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bob-pittman) [Troy Carter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/troy-carter) [Five Island Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/five-island-ventures) [Richard Greenfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-greenfield) From a historical funding record
- **Nov 2013** Seed **$1.4M** *7 new* [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Homebrew](https://millionrounds.com/fund/homebrew) [Gordon Crawford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gordon-crawford) [Bob Pittman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bob-pittman) [Atom Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atom-factory) [Five Island Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/five-island-ventures) [Richard Greenfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-greenfield) Reported by finsmes.com

## Founders and team

From The Skimm's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 5 on the team.

- **Lizzy Bryce** Head of Studio
- **Latest Stories** Senior Social Media Manager
- **Sarai Thompson** Senior Social Media Manager
- **Carly Zakin** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Danielle Weisberg** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Satya Patel* *Steve Schlafman*

## 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** 2014 **Round** 2018 [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Homebrew](https://millionrounds.com/fund/homebrew) [Gordon Crawford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gordon-crawford) [Bob Pittman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bob-pittman) [Five Island Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/five-island-ventures) [Richard Greenfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-greenfield) [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [Sherpa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sherpa-capital) [AFSquare](https://millionrounds.com/fund/afsquare) [Atom Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atom-factory)

## Everyone who backed them

[RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) VC firm **4** rounds

[Homebrew](https://millionrounds.com/fund/homebrew) VC firm **3** rounds

[Gordon Crawford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gordon-crawford) Angel **2** rounds

[Bob Pittman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bob-pittman) Angel **2** rounds

[Five Island Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/five-island-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Richard Greenfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/richard-greenfield) Angel **2** rounds

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

[Sherpa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sherpa-capital) VC firm **1** round

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

[Atom Factory](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atom-factory) VC firm **1** round

[Troy Carter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/troy-carter) VC firm **1** round

[Irving Azoff](https://millionrounds.com/fund/irving-azoff) Angel **1** round

GV/ Sara Blakely 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=theskimm).

## Quick answers about The Skimm

### Who invested in The Skimm?

The Skimm's investors include RRE Ventures, Homebrew, Gordon Crawford, Bob Pittman and Five Island Ventures, and 8 more on record.

### How much has The Skimm raised?

The Skimm has raised $21M across 4 rounds since 2013.

### When did The Skimm last raise?

The Skimm's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $12M in Mar 2018.

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

Its most recent round, $12M in Mar 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed The Skimm first?

The Skimm's first round on record, in Nov 2013, was backed by RRE Ventures, Homebrew and Gordon Crawford and 4 others.

### What stage is The Skimm at?

The Skimm's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Mar 2018.

### Where is The Skimm based?

The Skimm is based in the United States.

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