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Who invested in KnowBe4?
KnowBe4's investors include Elephant, Ten Eleven Ventures, KKR, JP Morgan and JP Morgan Chase, and 2 more on record.
20172019202120232025
$5.0MRound$30MSeries B$300MRound$1.5BDebtUnited States · Funded startup
Who invested in KnowBe4
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$1.8Braised across 4 rounds since 2017, from 4 sources
$5.0MRound$30MSeries B$300MRound$1.5BDebt
- Latest round
- Debt, $1.5BJun 2025
- Step-upi
- 5×
- Investors
- 7 (1 led)
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, $5.0M Mar 2017
- Biggest round
- $1.5B Debt · Jun 2025
- Usual gap between rounds
- 20 months the median of 3
The rounds
Founders and team
From KnowBe4's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 16 on the team.
- Bryan PalmaChief Executive Officer & President
- Alex CallihanChief Technology Officer
- Alicia TawilChief Legal Officer
- Andrew KanzerChief Growth Officer
- Brian JackChief Information Security Officer
- Greg KrasChief Product Officer
- Joel KemmererChief Information Officer
- Kelly MorganChief Customer Officer
- Mark PattonChief Scientist
- Ryan StelzerChief of Staff
- Veena BrickerChief Human Resources Officer
- Yuneeb KhanChief Financial Officer
- Fran RobertsGeneral Manager, KnowBe4 Studios
- Lars LetonoffExecutive Officeri
- Shrikrishna VenkataramanExecutive Officeri
- Sjoerd SjouwermanExecutive Officer, Directori
On the board, as filediAlex EckelberryJeremiah DalyJoseph DiSabatoKevin MitnickStephen Shanley
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.
Round2017Series B2017Round2019Debt2025
Elephant
Ten Eleven Ventures
KKRL
JP Morgan
JP Morgan Chase
Eleven VenturesGoldman Sachs Growth Equity/ Elephant
ElephantTen Eleven VenturesKKRLJP MorganJP Morgan ChaseEleven VenturesGoldman Sachs Growth Equity/ ElephantEveryone who backed them
Goldman Sachs Growth Equity/ Elephantno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 3 firms list KnowBe4 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 KnowBe4
How much has KnowBe4 raised?
KnowBe4 has raised $1.8B across 4 rounds since 2017.
When did KnowBe4 last raise?
KnowBe4's most recent round was a Debt of $1.5B in Jun 2025.
What was KnowBe4's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $1.5B in Jun 2025, is also its largest on record.
Who backed KnowBe4 first?
KnowBe4's first round on record, in Mar 2017, was backed by Elephant.
What stage is KnowBe4 at?
KnowBe4's latest named round is a Debt, in Jun 2025.
Where is KnowBe4 based?
KnowBe4 is based in the United States.
Who led KnowBe4's rounds?
KKR led the Undisclosed round in 2019.
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