Who invested in Zipcar

4 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.

Consumer Services

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$61Mraised across 4 rounds since 2002, from 4 sources

$4.7MSeries B$10MSeries D$25MVenture$21MVenture

Latest round: Venture, $21MDec 2010
Biggest round: $25MVenture · Nov 2006
Investors: 5

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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.

2004200620082010

$4.7MSeries B$10MSeries D$25MVenture$21MVenture

First round: Series B, $4.7M
Biggest round: $25M
Usual gap between rounds: 2 years

The rounds

Dec 2010
Venture$21M2 new
- Meritech Capital Partners
- Pinnacle Ventures
Reported by techcrunch.com
Nov 2006
Venture$25M2 new1 returning
Reported by globespancapital.com
Jan 2005
Series D$10M1 new
- Benchmark
Reported by redherring.com
Dec 2002
Series B$4.7M
No investor was named in the report.
Reported by liquidscenarios.com

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 B2002Series D2005Venture2006Venture2010

Benchmark

Greylock

Meritech Capital Partners

Globespan Capital Partners

Pinnacle Ventures

Exits

ExitBuyerPriceWhen

AcquiredAvisundisclosedJan 2013

IPONASDAQ:ZIP$174MApr 2011

From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.

Everyone who backed them

BenchmarkVC firm2rounds

GreylockVC firm1round

Meritech Capital PartnersVC firm1round

Globespan Capital PartnersVC firm1round

Pinnacle VenturesVC firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Zipcar 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.