# Thinkful funding: rounds and investors

> Thinkful has raised $19M across 4 rounds since 2013. Investors include RRE Ventures, Floodgate and Quotidian Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Thinkful*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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

**$19M** raised across 4 rounds since 2013, from 4 sources

**$1.0M** Seed **$4.3M** Seed **$4.3M** Series A **$9.6M** Series A

- **Latest round:** Series A, $9.6M Jan 2018
- **Step-up i:** 2.3×
- **Investors:** 8

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 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

**$1.0M** Seed

**$4.3M** Seed

**$4.3M** Series A

**$9.6M** Series A

- **First round:** Seed, $1.0M
- **Biggest round:** $9.6M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 14 months

## The rounds

- **Jan 2018** Series A **$9.6M** *3 new* *2 returning* [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) [Tribeca Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tribeca-venture-partners) [Owl Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/owl-ventures) Owl Ventures/ Tribeca Reported by FinSMEs
- **Jan 2015** Series A **$4.3M** *3 returning* [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) [Quotidian Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quotidian-ventures) From a historical funding record
- **May 2014** Seed **$4.3M** *1 new* *1 returning* [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) From a historical funding record
- **Feb 2013** Seed **$1.0M** *4 new* [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel) [Quotidian Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quotidian-ventures) [Darrell Silver](https://millionrounds.com/fund/darrell-silver) Reported by techcrunch.com SEC filing: $1.0M sold, first sale Nov 2012

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.

- **Daniel Friedman** Executive Officer, Director i
- **Darrell Silver** Executive Officer, Director i

## 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 A** 2018 [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) [Quotidian Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quotidian-ventures) [Tribeca Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tribeca-venture-partners) [Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel) [Owl Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/owl-ventures) [Darrell Silver](https://millionrounds.com/fund/darrell-silver) Owl Ventures/ Tribeca

## Everyone who backed them

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

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

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

[Tribeca Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tribeca-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel) Angel **1** round

[Owl Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/owl-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Darrell Silver](https://millionrounds.com/fund/darrell-silver) Angel **1** round

Owl Ventures/ Tribeca no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Thinkful

### Who invested in Thinkful?

Thinkful's investors include RRE Ventures, Floodgate, Quotidian Ventures, Tribeca Venture Partners and Peter Thiel, and 3 more on record.

### How much has Thinkful raised?

Thinkful has raised $19M across 4 rounds since 2013.

### When did Thinkful last raise?

Thinkful's most recent round was a Series A of $9.6M in Jan 2018.

### What was Thinkful's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $9.6M in Jan 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Thinkful first?

Thinkful's first round on record, in Feb 2013, was backed by RRE Ventures, Peter Thiel and Quotidian Ventures and 1 others.

### What stage is Thinkful at?

Thinkful's latest named round is a Series A, in Jan 2018.

### Where is Thinkful based?

Thinkful is based in the United States.

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