United States · Series A startup

Who invested in Venmo

3 rounds we have observed, with the 10 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.

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$1.3Mraised across 3 rounds since 2009, from 3 sources

$100KDebt$1.2MSeed
Latest round
Series AAug 2011
Biggest round
$1.2MSeed · May 2010
Investors
10
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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.

20102011
$100KDebt$1.2MSeed?Series A
First round
Debt, $100K
Dec 2009
Biggest round
$1.2M
Seed · May 2010
Usual gap between rounds
15 months
the median of 2

The rounds

  1. Aug 2011
    Series AAmount undisclosed2 new2 returning

    Reported by tmblr.co

  2. May 2010
  3. Dec 2009
    Debt$100K

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $100K sold, first sale Dec 2009

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.

The exit

ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredBraintree$26MAug 2012

From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.

Everyone who backed them

RRE VenturesVC firm2rounds
Lerer VenturesVC firm2rounds
AccelVC firm1round
GreycroftVC firm1round
Founder CollectiveVC firm1round
BetaworksVC firm1round
Dave MorinVC firm1round
SAM LESSINVC firm1round
Dustin MoskovitzAngel1round
Vayner MediaCompany1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Venmo 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.

The Meesha C. Saxton (MCS Fund)Investment firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Venmo

Who invested in Venmo?

Venmo's investors include RRE Ventures, Lerer Ventures, Accel, Greycroft and Founder Collective, and 5 more on record.

How much has Venmo raised?

Venmo has raised $1.3M across 3 rounds since 2009. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Venmo last raise?

Venmo's most recent round was a Series A in Aug 2011.

What was Venmo's biggest round?

Venmo's largest round on record is $1.2M (Seed), in May 2010.

Who backed Venmo first?

Venmo's first round on record, in May 2010, was backed by Founder Collective, RRE Ventures and Betaworks and 5 others.

What stage is Venmo at?

Venmo's latest named round is a Series A, in Aug 2011.

Where is Venmo based?

Venmo is based in the United States.

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