United States · Who invested in WideOrbit?
WideOrbit's investors include Hearst Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Greycroft, Mayfield Fund and Scott Banister, and 6 more on record.
199920022005200820112014
$2.0MSeries A$8.0MSeries B$15MSeries C$10MSeries D?Secondary
United States · Funded startup
Who invested in WideOrbit
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$35Mraised across 5 rounds since 1999, from 5 sources
$2.0MSeries A$8.0MSeries B$15MSeries C$10MSeries D
- Latest round
- SecondaryOct 2015
- Biggest round
- $15MSeries C · Feb 2008
- Investors
- 11
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, $2.0M Jul 1999
- Biggest round
- $15M Series C · Feb 2008
- Usual gap between rounds
- 5.4 years the median of 4
The rounds
- Oct 2015
- Oct 2008Series D$10M1 new3 returning
Reported by paidcontent.org
- Feb 2008Series C$15M5 new1 returning
Reported by reuters.com
- Sept 2002Series B$8.0M4 new
Reported by findarticles.com
- Jul 1999Series A$2.0M
No investor was named in the report.
From a historical funding record
Founders and team
From WideOrbit's own website: 4 on the team.
- Toni CoonceChief Executive Officer
- Boris ZilbermintsChief Financial Officer
- Brian ThomanChief Technology Officer
- Devlin JeffersonChief Revenue 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.
Series A1999Series B2002Series C2008Series D2008Secondary2015
Hearst Ventures
Khosla Ventures
Greycroft
Mayfield FundScott BanisterAli PartoviHadi Partovi
SharesPost Investment Management
The New York Times
Meredith
Hearst VenturesKhosla VenturesGreycroftMayfield FundScott BanisterAli PartoviHadi PartoviSharesPost Investment ManagementThe New York TimesMeredithEveryone who backed them
Scott BanisterAngel1round
Ali PartoviVC firm1round
Hadi PartoviAngel1round
Liberty CorporationGrowth equity1round
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Quick answers about WideOrbit
How much has WideOrbit raised?
WideOrbit has raised $35M across 5 rounds since 1999. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did WideOrbit last raise?
WideOrbit's most recent round was a Secondary in Oct 2015.
What was WideOrbit's biggest round?
WideOrbit's largest round on record is $15M (Series C), in Feb 2008.
Who backed WideOrbit first?
WideOrbit's first round on record, in Sept 2002, was backed by Hearst Ventures, The New York Times and Meredith and 1 others.
What stage is WideOrbit at?
WideOrbit's latest named round is a Secondary, in Oct 2015.
Where is WideOrbit based?
WideOrbit is based in the United States.
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