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Who invested in Yelp?
Yelp's investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, Benchmark, DAG Ventures, Max Levchin and Elevation Partners.
20042006200820102012
$1.0MSeries A$5.0MSeries B$10MSeries C$15MSeries D$25MSeries E$25MSeries F$8.7MGrowthUnited States · Growth startup
Who invested in Yelp
7 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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
$90Mraised across 7 rounds since 2004, from 7 sources
$1.0MSeries A$5.0MSeries B$10MSeries C$15MSeries D$25MSeries E$25MSeries F$8.7MGrowth
- Latest round
- Growth, $8.7MJul 2013
- Biggest round
- $25MSeries F · Nov 2012
- Investors
- 5
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, $1.0M Jul 2004
- Biggest round
- $25M Series F · Nov 2012
- Usual gap between rounds
- 17 months the median of 6
The rounds
- Jul 2013Growth$8.7M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $8.7M sold, first sale Jul 2013
- Nov 2012Series F$25M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by sec.govSEC filing: $25M sold, first sale Oct 2012
- Jan 2010Series E$25M1 new
Reported by techcrunch.comSEC filing: $25M sold, first sale Feb 2010
- Feb 2008
- Oct 2006
- Oct 2005
- Jul 2004
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 A2004Series B2005Series C2006Series D2008Series E2010Series F2012Growth2013
Bessemer Venture Partners
Benchmark
DAG VenturesMax Levchin
Elevation Partners
Bessemer Venture PartnersBenchmarkDAG VenturesMax LevchinElevation PartnersThe exit
ExitListingPriceWhen
IPONYSE:YELP$107MMar 2012
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Everyone who backed them
Max LevchinVC firm1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 11 firms list Yelp 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 Yelp
How much has Yelp raised?
Yelp has raised $90M across 7 rounds since 2004.
When did Yelp last raise?
Yelp's most recent round was a Growth of $8.7M in Jul 2013.
What was Yelp's biggest round?
Yelp's largest round on record is $25M (Series F), in Nov 2012.
Who backed Yelp first?
Yelp's first round on record, in Jul 2004, was backed by Max Levchin.
What stage is Yelp at?
Yelp's latest named round is a Growth, in Jul 2013.
Where is Yelp based?
Yelp is based in the United States.
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