United Kingdom · Who invested in WorldStores?
WorldStores's investors include Balderton Capital, Advent Venture Partners, Serena Capital and Goldman Sachs.
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Who invested in WorldStores
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$70Mraised across 4 rounds since 2009, from 4 sources
$16MDebt$15MSeries C$38MSeries D
- Latest round
- Series D, $38MMar 2015
- Step-upi
- 2.5×
- Investors
- 4
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Round Jul 2009
- Biggest round
- $38M Series D · Mar 2015
- Usual gap between rounds
- 23 months the median of 3
The rounds
- Mar 2015Series D$38M1 new3 returning
From a historical funding record
- Jun 2013Series C$15M2 new1 returning
Reported by techcrunch.com
- Jun 2011
- Jul 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.
Round2009Debt2011Series C2013Series D2015
Balderton Capital
Advent Venture PartnersSerena Capital
Goldman Sachs
Balderton CapitalAdvent Venture PartnersSerena CapitalGoldman SachsEveryone who backed them
Serena CapitalGrowth equity2rounds
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Quick answers about WorldStores
How much has WorldStores raised?
WorldStores has raised $70M across 4 rounds since 2009. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did WorldStores last raise?
WorldStores's most recent round was a Series D of $38M in Mar 2015.
What was WorldStores's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $38M in Mar 2015, is also its largest on record.
Who backed WorldStores first?
WorldStores's first round on record, in Jul 2009, was backed by Balderton Capital.
What stage is WorldStores at?
WorldStores's latest named round is a Series D, in Mar 2015.
Where is WorldStores based?
WorldStores is based in the United Kingdom.
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