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Who invested in Vanilla Forums?
Vanilla Forums's investors include Techstars, Real Ventures, eonCapital, Montreal Startup and Klein Venture Partners, and 1 more on record.
2010
$12KSeed$971KSeries ACanada · Series A startup
Who invested in Vanilla Forums
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$983Kraised across 2 rounds since 2009, from 2 sources
$12KSeed$971KSeries A
- Latest round
- Series A, $971KJan 2010
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- Investors
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The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $12K Aug 2009
- Biggest round
- $971K Series A · Jan 2010
- Between rounds
- 5 months from the last two
The rounds
- Jan 2010Series A$971K5 new
Real Ventures
eonCapital
Montreal Startup
Klein Venture Partners- Norseman Capital
Reported by businesswire.com
- Aug 2009
Founders and team
From Vanilla Forums's own website: 11 on the team.
- Rob WengerChief Executive Officer
- Bettina FowlerSenior Vice President, Customer Success
- Paul SchneiderExecutive Vice President of Higher Logic Vanilla
- Steve BalthazorExecutive Vice President, Engineering & Support
- Will LacoSenior Vice President, Finance & Operations
- Conor SibleyChief Technology Officer
- Joanna LuthChief People Officer
- Julie KaplanChief Marketing Officer
- Marius CiorteaChief Community Officer
- Mark LowryChief Revenue Officer
- Tricia BenedixChief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer
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.
Seed2009Series A2010
TechstarsReal VentureseonCapitalMontreal StartupKlein Venture PartnersNorseman Capital
TechstarsReal VentureseonCapitalMontreal StartupKlein Venture PartnersNorseman CapitalEveryone who backed them
Norseman Capitalno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 2 firms list Vanilla Forums as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.
Quick answers about Vanilla Forums
How much has Vanilla Forums raised?
Vanilla Forums has raised $983K across 2 rounds since 2009.
When did Vanilla Forums last raise?
Vanilla Forums's most recent round was a Series A of $971K in Jan 2010.
What was Vanilla Forums's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $971K in Jan 2010, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Vanilla Forums first?
Vanilla Forums's first round on record, in Aug 2009, was backed by Techstars.
What stage is Vanilla Forums at?
Vanilla Forums's latest named round is a Series A, in Jan 2010.
Where is Vanilla Forums based?
Vanilla Forums is based in Canada.
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