United States · Who invested in Watchup?
Watchup's investors include STARTX, Gordon Crovitz, Ned Lamont, Accel and M12, and 15 more on record.
20132014
$500KSeed$1.0MSeed$2.8MSeries AUnited States · Series A startup
Who invested in Watchup
3 rounds we have observed, with the 20 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
$4.3Mraised across 3 rounds since 2012, from 3 sources
$500KSeed$1.0MSeed$2.8MSeries A
- Latest round
- Series A, $2.8MNov 2014
- Step-upi
- 2.8×
- Investors
- 20
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, $500K Nov 2012
- Biggest round
- $2.8M Series A · Nov 2014
- Usual gap between rounds
- 15 months the median of 2
The rounds
- Nov 2014Series A$2.8M8 new3 returning
Accel- Microsoft
TSVC
STARTX- Media Camp
- The Stanford StartX Fund
- Gordon Crovitz
The McClatchy Company- Jim Friedlich
Ned Lamont
Tribune Media
From a historical funding record
- Feb 2014
- Nov 2012Seed$500K7 new
TEEC Angel Fund
Knight Foundation
InnoSpring- Gordon Crovitz
Media Development Investment Fund- Pascal Lorne
- Henri Deshays
Reported by techcrunch.com
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.
Seed2012Seed2014Series A2014STARTXGordon CrovitzNed LamontAccel
M12TEEC Angel FundMicrosoftTSVCKnight FoundationInnoSpring
STARTXGordon CrovitzNed LamontAccelM12TEEC Angel FundMicrosoftTSVCKnight FoundationInnoSpringEveryone who backed them
Gordon CrovitzAngel2rounds
MicrosoftCorporate VC1round
Media CampAccelerator1round
The Stanford StartX FundVC firm1round
Jim FriedlichAngel1round
Pascal LorneAngel1round
Gerry McIntyreno record of our own yet1round
Henri Deshaysno record of our own yet1round
Tom Yellinno record of our own yet1round
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Quick answers about Watchup
How much has Watchup raised?
Watchup has raised $4.3M across 3 rounds since 2012.
When did Watchup last raise?
Watchup's most recent round was a Series A of $2.8M in Nov 2014.
What was Watchup's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $2.8M in Nov 2014, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Watchup first?
Watchup's first round on record, in Nov 2012, was backed by TEEC Angel Fund, Knight Foundation and InnoSpring and 4 others.
What stage is Watchup at?
Watchup's latest named round is a Series A, in Nov 2014.
Where is Watchup based?
Watchup is based in the United States.
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