# Tout funding: rounds and investors

> Tout has raised $92M across 9 rounds since 2010. Investors include Horizons Ventures, Seavest Capital Partners and SRI International.

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

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

# Who invested in *Tout*

9 rounds we have observed, with the 36 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

**$92M** raised across 9 rounds since 2010, from 9 sources

**$2.0M** Series A **$2.0M** Seed **$2.7M** Debt **$13M** Series A **$13M** Series B **$6.0M** Venture **$26M** Round **$26M** Series C

- **Latest round:** Venture Jan 2020
- **Biggest round:** $26M Series C · Oct 2016
- **Investors:** 36

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.

2012 2014 2016 2018 2020

**$2.0M** Series A

**$2.0M** Seed

**$2.7M** Debt

**$13M** Series A

**$26M** Round

**$26M** Series C

**?** Venture

- **First round:** Series A, $2.0M
- **Biggest round:** $26M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 13 months

## The rounds

- **Jan 2020** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 returning* [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) Source recorded
- **Oct 2016** Series C **$26M** *1 new* Melohn Group Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $27M sold, first sale Jan 2015
- **Feb 2016** Round **$26M** *19 new* *3 returning* [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) [Declaration Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/declaration-partners) [Rosecliff Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rosecliff) [SRI International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sri-international) [Windsor Media](https://millionrounds.com/fund/windsor-media) [World Wrestling Entertainment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/world-wrestling-entertainment) [819 Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/819-capital-partners) [Founders Den](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-den) Digital First Ventures Eric Chen Gordon Crawford HL Capital Hosain Rahman Jay Gould Kicklabs Peter Boboff Phil Knight Riaz Valani Seavest Capital Partners Stan Shuman The Melohn Group Windsor Capital Group Source recorded
- **Oct 2012** Venture **$6.0M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record
- **Jul 2012** Series B **$13M** *1 new* *7 returning* [SRI International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sri-international) [Seavest Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seavest-capital-partners) [Hosain Rahman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hosain-rahman) [Stan Shuman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stan-shuman) [819 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/819-capital) [Gordy Crawford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gordy-crawford) [WWE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wwe) [Phil knight](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phil-knight) Reported by prnewswire.com
- **Jun 2012** Series A **$13M** *7 new* *1 returning* [Gordon Crawford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gordon-crawford) [SRI International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sri-international) [Seavest Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seavest-capital-partners) [Hosain Rahman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hosain-rahman) [Stan Shuman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stan-shuman) [819 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/819-capital) [WWE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wwe) [Phil knight](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phil-knight) From a historical funding record
- **Jan 2012** Debt **$2.7M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov
- **Dec 2010** Seed **$2.0M** *1 new* *6 returning* [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) [Eric Chen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-chen) [Seavest Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seavest-capital-partners) [Jay Gould](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jay-gould) [Anduin Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anduin-capital) [Riaz Valani](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riaz-valani) Peter Boboff From a historical funding record
- **Dec 2010** Series A **$2.0M** *7 new* [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) [Transmedia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transmedia-capital) [Eric Chen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-chen) [Seavest Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seavest-capital-partners) [Jay Gould](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jay-gould) [Anduin Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anduin-capital) [Riaz Valani](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riaz-valani) Reported by techcrunch.com

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

- **Michael Downing** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Akiva Feinsod* *George Barrios* *John Bickford* *Nicholas Segal*

## 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** 2010 **Debt** 2012 **Series A** 2012 **Series B** 2012 **Venture** 2012 **Round** 2016 **Series C** 2016 **Venture** 2020 [Horizons Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures) [Seavest Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seavest-capital-partners) [SRI International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sri-international) [Eric Chen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-chen) [Jay Gould](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jay-gould) [Anduin Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anduin-capital) [Hosain Rahman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hosain-rahman) [Stan Shuman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stan-shuman) [819 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/819-capital) [WWE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wwe)

## Everyone who backed them

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

[Seavest Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/seavest-capital-partners) VC firm **4** rounds

[SRI International](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sri-international) Corporate VC **3** rounds

[Eric Chen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-chen) Angel **2** rounds

[Jay Gould](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jay-gould) Angel **2** rounds

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

[Hosain Rahman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hosain-rahman) Angel **2** rounds

[Stan Shuman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stan-shuman) VC firm **2** rounds

[819 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/819-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[WWE](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wwe) Growth equity **2** rounds

[Phil knight](https://millionrounds.com/fund/phil-knight) Angel **2** rounds

[Riaz Valani](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riaz-valani) Angel **2** rounds

Peter Boboff no record of our own yet **2** rounds

[Declaration Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/declaration-partners) Family office **1** round

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

[Gordon Crawford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gordon-crawford) Angel **1** round

[Rosecliff Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rosecliff) VC firm **1** round

[Windsor Media](https://millionrounds.com/fund/windsor-media) Investment firm **1** round

[Gordy Crawford](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gordy-crawford) Angel **1** round

[World Wrestling Entertainment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/world-wrestling-entertainment) Investment firm **1** round

[819 Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/819-capital-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Founders Den](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-den) VC firm **1** round

Digital First Ventures no record of our own yet **1** round

Eric Chen no record of our own yet **1** round

Gordon Crawford no record of our own yet **1** round

HL Capital no record of our own yet **1** round

Hosain Rahman no record of our own yet **1** round

Jay Gould no record of our own yet **1** round

Kicklabs no record of our own yet **1** round

Melohn Group no record of our own yet **1** round

Phil Knight no record of our own yet **1** round

Riaz Valani no record of our own yet **1** round

Seavest Capital Partners no record of our own yet **1** round

Stan Shuman no record of our own yet **1** round

The Melohn Group no record of our own yet **1** round

Windsor Capital Group no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Quick answers about Tout

### Who invested in Tout?

Tout's investors include Horizons Ventures, Seavest Capital Partners, SRI International, Eric Chen and Jay Gould, and 31 more on record.

### How much has Tout raised?

Tout has raised $92M across 9 rounds since 2010. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Tout last raise?

Tout's most recent round was a Venture in Jan 2020.

### What was Tout's biggest round?

Tout's largest round on record is $26M (Series C), in Oct 2016.

### Who backed Tout first?

Tout's first round on record, in Dec 2010, was backed by Horizons Ventures, Transmedia Capital and Eric Chen and 4 others.

### What stage is Tout at?

Tout's latest named round is a Venture, in Jan 2020.

### Where is Tout based?

Tout is based in the United States.

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