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Who invested in Wikimedia Foundation

8 rounds we have observed, with the 0 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

$138Mraised across 8 rounds since 2008, from 8 sources

$3.0MCrowdfunding$62MSeed$2.0MSeed$8.0MCrowdfunding$2.0MGrant$16MCrowdfunding$20MCrowdfunding$25MCrowdfunding
Latest round
Crowdfunding, $25MDec 2012
Biggest round
$62MSeed · Jan 2009
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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.

20082009201020112012
$3.0MCrowdfunding$62MSeed$2.0MSeed$8.0MCrowdfunding$2.0MGrant$16MCrowdfunding$20MCrowdfunding$25MCrowdfunding
First round
Crowdfunding, $3.0M
Mar 2008
Biggest round
$62M
Seed · Jan 2009
Usual gap between rounds
10 months
the median of 7

The rounds

  1. Dec 2012
    Crowdfunding$25M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by techcrunch.com

  2. Jan 2012
    Crowdfunding$20M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by blog.wikimedia.org

  3. Jan 2011
    Crowdfunding$16M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by blog.wikimedia.org

  4. Feb 2010
    Grant$2.0M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by wikimediafoundation.org

  5. Jan 2010
    Crowdfunding$8.0M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by wikimediafoundation.org

  6. Aug 2009
    Seed$2.0M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding record

  7. Jan 2009
    Seed$62M

    No investor was named in the report.

    From a historical funding record

  8. Mar 2008
    Crowdfunding$3.0M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by wikimediafoundation.org

Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Wikimedia Foundation 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.

Joel NeohAngelPer its own site

Quick answers about Wikimedia Foundation

How much has Wikimedia Foundation raised?

Wikimedia Foundation has raised $138M across 8 rounds since 2008.

When did Wikimedia Foundation last raise?

Wikimedia Foundation's most recent round was a Crowdfunding of $25M in Dec 2012.

What was Wikimedia Foundation's biggest round?

Wikimedia Foundation's largest round on record is $62M (Seed), in Jan 2009.

What stage is Wikimedia Foundation at?

Wikimedia Foundation's latest named round is a Crowdfunding, in Dec 2012.

Where is Wikimedia Foundation based?

Wikimedia Foundation is based in the United States.

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