# Uptake funding: rounds and investors

> Uptake has raised $229M across 7 rounds since 2006. Investors include Shasta Ventures, GreatPoint Ventures and New Enterprise Associates.

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

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

# Who invested in *Uptake*

7 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.

Big Data & Analytics

Valuation: $2.3B, Mar 2026

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$229M** raised across 7 rounds since 2006, from 7 sources

**$3.0M** Series A **$3.0M** Series A **$8.0M** Series B **$2.8M** Venture **$45M** Series A **$50M** Round **$117M** Series D

- **Latest round:** Series D, $117M Nov 2017
- **Step-up i:** 2.3×
- **Investors:** 7

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.

2008 2010 2012 2014 2016

**$3.0M** Series A

**$3.0M** Series A

**$8.0M** Series B

**$2.8M** Venture

**$45M** Series A

**$50M** Round

**$117M** Series D

- **First round:** Series A, $3.0M
- **Biggest round:** $117M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 17 months

## The rounds

- **Nov 2017** Series D **$117M** *1 new* *1 returning* [GreatPoint Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greatpoint-ventures) Baillie Gifford/ Revolution Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $110M sold, first sale Nov 2017
- **Apr 2017** Round **$50M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by Chicagobusiness SEC filing: $70M sold, first sale Jan 2017
- **Oct 2015** Series A **$45M** *3 new* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Lightbank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightbank) [GreatPoint Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greatpoint-ventures) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $45M sold, first sale Oct 2015
- **Sept 2010** Venture **$2.8M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record
- **Sept 2008** Series B **$8.0M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) [Trinity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trinity-ventures) Reported by techcrunch.com
- **Dec 2007** Series A **$3.0M** *1 new* *1 returning* [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) Elliot Ng Reported by silicontap.com
- **Nov 2006** Series A **$3.0M** *1 new* [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) 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.

**Series A** 2006 **Series A** 2007 **Series B** 2008 **Venture** 2010 **Series A** 2015 **Round** 2017 **Series D** 2017 [Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) [GreatPoint Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greatpoint-ventures) [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Trinity Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/trinity-ventures) [Lightbank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightbank) Baillie Gifford/ Revolution Elliot Ng

## The exit

Exit Buyer Price When

Acquired [Groupon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/groupon) undisclosed Feb 2012

From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=uptake).

## Everyone who backed them

[Shasta Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shasta-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds

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

[New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) VC firm **1** round

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

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

Baillie Gifford/ Revolution no record of our own yet **1** round

Elliot Ng 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=uptake).

## Quick answers about Uptake

### Who invested in Uptake?

Uptake's investors include Shasta Ventures, GreatPoint Ventures, New Enterprise Associates, Trinity Ventures and Lightbank, and 2 more on record.

### How much has Uptake raised?

Uptake has raised $229M across 7 rounds since 2006.

### When did Uptake last raise?

Uptake's most recent round was a Series D of $117M in Nov 2017.

### What was Uptake's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $117M in Nov 2017, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Uptake first?

Uptake's first round on record, in Nov 2006, was backed by Shasta Ventures.

### What stage is Uptake at?

Uptake's latest named round is a Series D, in Nov 2017.

### Where is Uptake based?

Uptake is based in the United States.

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