# Tradeshift funding: rounds and investors

> Tradeshift has raised $204M across 5 rounds since 2011. Investors include Notion Capital, DCVC and Kite Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Tradeshift*

5 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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.

IT Services

Valuation: $2.7B, Mar 2026

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$204M** raised across 5 rounds since 2011, from 5 sources

**$7.0M** Venture **$17M** Series B **$75M** Series C **$30M** Venture **$75M** Series D

- **Latest round:** Series D, $75M Jun 2016
- **Led by:** DCVC
- **Step-up i:** 2.5×
- **Investors:** 7 (1 led)

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 2013 2014 2015 2016

**$7.0M** Venture

**$17M** Series B

**$75M** Series C

**$30M** Venture

**$75M** Series D

- **First round:** Venture, $7.0M
- **Biggest round:** $75M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.1 years

## The rounds

- **Jun 2016** Series D **$75M** *1 new* [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) Lead Reported by TechCrunch SEC filing: $2.3M sold, first sale May 2016
- **May 2014** Venture **$30M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $30M sold, first sale Dec 2013
- **Feb 2014** Series C **$75M** *1 new* [Scentan Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scentan-ventures) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Dec 2013
- **Oct 2011** Series B **$17M** *4 new* *1 returning* [Notion Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/notion-capital) [Kite Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kite-ventures) [ru-Net Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ru-net-ventures) [Cavalry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cavalry-ventures) [Tradeshift](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tradeshift) Reported by eu.techcrunch.com
- **May 2011** Venture **$7.0M** *1 new* [Notion Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/notion-capital) Reported by arcticstartup.com

## Founders and team

From Tradeshift's own website: 1 founder, 8 on the team.

**Gert Sylvest** Co-Founder

- **Mike Cowles** Chief Executive Officer
- **Alina Paraschiv** Vice President, People
- **Amy Roman** Chief Marketing Officer
- **Marcus Carr** Chief Financial Officer
- **Raphael Bres** SVP, Chief Product & Technology Officer
- **Ron Lugo** Chief Operating Officer
- **Abdulwahab Al-Shaikh** General Manager, Tradeshift Arabia
- **Jonathan Lagan** General Counsel

## 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.

**Venture** 2011 **Series B** 2011 **Series C** 2014 **Venture** 2014 **Series D** 2016 [Notion Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/notion-capital) [DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) L [Kite Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kite-ventures) [ru-Net Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ru-net-ventures) [Cavalry Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cavalry-ventures) [Scentan Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scentan-ventures) [Tradeshift](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tradeshift)

## Everyone who backed them

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

[DCVC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-collective) VC firm **1** round, led 1

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

[ru-Net Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ru-net-ventures) Growth equity **1** round

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

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

[Tradeshift](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tradeshift) Growth equity **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Tradeshift as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[10x Founders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/10x-founders) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Tradeshift

### Who invested in Tradeshift?

Tradeshift's investors include Notion Capital, DCVC, Kite Ventures, ru-Net Ventures and Cavalry Ventures, and 2 more on record. DCVC led its latest round.

### How much has Tradeshift raised?

Tradeshift has raised $204M across 5 rounds since 2011.

### When did Tradeshift last raise?

Tradeshift's most recent round was a Series D of $75M in Jun 2016, led by DCVC.

### What was Tradeshift's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $75M in Jun 2016, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Tradeshift first?

Tradeshift's first round on record, in May 2011, was backed by Notion Capital.

### What stage is Tradeshift at?

Tradeshift's latest named round is a Series D, in Jun 2016.

### Where is Tradeshift based?

Tradeshift is based in the United States.

### Who led Tradeshift's rounds?

DCVC led the Series D in 2016.

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