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Who invested in Waze?
Waze's investors include BlueRun Ventures, Vertex Ventures China, Magma Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Qualcomm Ventures, and 2 more on record.
2008200920102011
$12MSeries A$25MSeries B$30MSeries C
United States · Series C startup
Who invested in Waze
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$67Mraised across 3 rounds since 2008, from 3 sources
$12MSeries A$25MSeries B$30MSeries C
- Latest round
- Series C, $30MOct 2011
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- Investors
- 7
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Series A, $12M Mar 2008
- Biggest round
- $30M Series C · Oct 2011
- Usual gap between rounds
- 2.8 years the median of 2
WazeInformation Technology & Services1 / 14Their pitch deckWaze's pitch deck, 14 slidesEach slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.→The rounds
- Oct 2011Series C$30M3 new
Reported by techcrunch.com
- Dec 2010Series B$25M1 new3 returning
Qualcomm Ventures
BlueRun Ventures
Vertex Ventures China- Magma Venture Partners
Reported by thealarmclock.com
- Mar 2008
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 A2008Series B2010Series C2011BlueRun VenturesVertex Ventures ChinaMagma Venture Partners
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersQualcomm Ventures
Horizons VenturesHorizon Venture
BlueRun VenturesVertex Ventures ChinaMagma Venture PartnersKleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersQualcomm VenturesHorizons VenturesHorizon VentureThe exit
ExitBuyerPriceWhen
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Everyone who backed them
Magma Venture Partnersno record of our own yet2rounds
Horizon VentureVC firm1round
Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? Tell us.
Also claim to have backed them
These 4 firms list Waze 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 Waze
How much has Waze raised?
Waze has raised $67M across 3 rounds since 2008.
When did Waze last raise?
Waze's most recent round was a Series C of $30M in Oct 2011.
What was Waze's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $30M in Oct 2011, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Waze first?
Waze's first round on record, in Mar 2008, was backed by BlueRun Ventures, Vertex Ventures China and Magma Venture Partners.
What stage is Waze at?
Waze's latest named round is a Series C, in Oct 2011.
Where is Waze based?
Waze is based in the United States.
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