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Substack
Newsletter / subscription publishing platform · San Francisco, California · United States · Founded · 2017 · ≈ · 94 · employees

Substack Funding — Last Valued at $1.1B

Private

Substack has raised $195.3M across 6 funding rounds. The latest round valued Substack at $1.1B post-money, with Andreessen Horowitz on the lead line.

ProfileValuationFundingCompetitorsStock & IPOHow to invest
Substack funding · at a glance
Total raised, all rounds
$195.3M
some round sizes not disclosed
Funding rounds
6
priced rounds
Latest round
$1.1B
post-money · Jun 2025
Lead on that event
Andreessen Horowitz
BOND, The Chernin Group, Skims, Klutch Sports Group
2025
About Substack

Substack raised a $100 million Series C round in July 2025, valuing the company at $1.1 billion, and counts Andreessen Horowitz, BOND and The Chernin Group among the investors backing the newsletter platform.

Funding timeline

The Substack funding timeline

6 funding rounds, the latest highlighted.

2017
Substack founded

Substack was founded in 2017, United States.

APR 2018
Seed

Y Combinator, The Chernin Group, Zhen Fund, Emmett Shear, Justin Waldron.

Valuation basisAmountPrice / shareLead
JUL 2019
Series A

Rich Miner, Y Combinator. $15.3M raised, led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Valuation basisAmount$15.3MPrice / shareLeadAndreessen Horowitz
MAR 2021
Series B

A16z Scout Fund, AlleyCorp, BAM Ventures, Bling Capital, Eniac Ventures, Nyca Partners, Pitbull Ventures, RRE Ventures, The Finger Group, Tsvc Capital, VU Venture Partners, Zigg Capital, Rich Miner, Steph Korey, Will Szczerbiak. $65M raised, led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Valuation basisAmount$65MPrice / shareLeadAndreessen Horowitz
MAR 2023
Series B extension

A primary round — the company sells new shares to investors it selects. $5M raised.

Valuation basisAmount$5MPrice / shareLead
NOV 2024
Series U

Accomplice VC, Array Ventures, Stuart Peterson, Gradient Ventures, Kickstart Fund, Prototype Capital, Seven Seven SIX, The HIT Forge, Transformation Capital, Trucks Venture Capital, Doug Hayes, Hari Lakshmanan, Immad Akhund, Siqi Chen. $10M raised.

Valuation basisAmount$10MPrice / shareLead
JUN 2025LATEST
Series (2025 round) at $1.1B post-money

BOND, The Chernin Group, Skims, Klutch Sports Group. $100M raised, led by Andreessen Horowitz.

Valuation basispost-moneyAmount$100MPrice / shareLeadAndreessen Horowitz
IPO: NOT ANNOUNCED

No filing has been made.

Funding rounds

Substack funding rounds in full

6 dated rounds, newest first.

Round
Date
Amount
Valuation
Price / share
Lead investors
Participation
Series (2025 round) LATEST
Jun 2025
$100M
$1.1Bpost-money
—
Andreessen Horowitz
BOND, The Chernin Group, Skims, Klutch Sports Group
Series U
Nov 2024
$10M
—
—
—
Accomplice VC, Array Ventures, Stuart Peterson, Gradient Ventures, Kickstart Fund, Prototype Capital, Seven Seven SIX, The HIT Forge, Transformation Capital, Trucks Venture Capital, Doug Hayes, Hari Lakshmanan, Immad Akhund, Siqi Chen
Series B extension
Mar 2023
$5M
—
—
—
—
Series B
Mar 2021
$65M
—
—
Andreessen Horowitz
A16z Scout Fund, AlleyCorp, BAM Ventures, Bling Capital, Eniac Ventures, Nyca Partners, Pitbull Ventures, RRE Ventures, The Finger Group, Tsvc Capital, VU Venture Partners, Zigg Capital, Rich Miner, Steph Korey, Will Szczerbiak
Series A
Jul 2019
$15.3M
—
—
Andreessen Horowitz
Rich Miner, Y Combinator
Seed
Apr 2018
—
—
—
—
Y Combinator, The Chernin Group, Zhen Fund, Emmett Shear, Justin Waldron
Substack · investors

Investors

Andreessen HorowitzLEADBBONDTThe Chernin GroupSSkimsKKlutch Sports Group

Frequently asked questions

Who has invested in Substack?›

Lead investors for each round are in the funding timeline.

Who are Substack's competitors?›

The closest newsletter / subscription publishing platform peers are on the competitors page.

How can I get exposure to Substack?›

The routes section explains what is realistically available for a company at this stage.

Is Substack publicly traded?›

No. Substack is a private company; its shares do not trade on a public exchange.

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