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Who invested in Yahoo!?
Yahoo!'s investors include Sequoia Capital, SoftBank BB Corp and Reuters Venture Capital.
1996
$2.0MSeries A$4.8MSeries BUnited States · Series B startup
Who invested in Yahoo!
2 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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
$6.8Mraised across 2 rounds since 1995, from 2 sources
$2.0MSeries A$4.8MSeries B
- Latest round
- Series B, $4.8MNov 1995
- Step-upi
- 2.4×
- Investors
- 3
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 Apr 1995
- Biggest round
- $4.8M Series B · Nov 1995
- Between rounds
- 8 months from the last two
The rounds
- Nov 1995Series B$4.8M2 new1 returning
Reported by cbronline.com
- Apr 1995
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.
The exit
ExitListingPriceWhen
IPONASDAQ:YHOOundisclosedApr 1996
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Everyone who backed them
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Also claim to have backed them
This firm lists Yahoo! 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.
Quick answers about Yahoo!
How much has Yahoo! raised?
Yahoo! has raised $6.8M across 2 rounds since 1995.
When did Yahoo! last raise?
Yahoo!'s most recent round was a Series B of $4.8M in Nov 1995.
What was Yahoo!'s biggest round?
Its most recent round, $4.8M in Nov 1995, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Yahoo! first?
Yahoo!'s first round on record, in Apr 1995, was backed by Sequoia Capital.
What stage is Yahoo! at?
Yahoo!'s latest named round is a Series B, in Nov 1995.
Where is Yahoo! based?
Yahoo! is based in the United States.
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