Patreon

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Location San Francisco, CA
Founded 2013
Latest Stage Series F
Total Raised $412M

Investors

jack-conte founder (2013)
sam-yam founder (2013)
Alexis Ohanian Seed (2013)
Garry Tan Seed (2013)
tyler-willis Seed (2013)
Danny Rimer Series A (2014)
Sam Altman Series A (2014)
david-marcus Series A (2014)
Ron Conway Seed (2013)
James Currier ~2014 (2014)
Saar Gur Seed (2013)
SV Angel Seed (2013)
freestyle-capital Seed (2013)
charles-river-ventures Seed (2013)
atlas-ventures Seed (2013)
rothenberg-ventures Seed (2013)
Index Ventures Series A (2014)
Thrive Capital Series B (2016)
allen-and-company Series B (2016)
Index Ventures Series B (2016)
charles-river-ventures Series B (2016)
freestyle-capital Series B (2016)
Thrive Capital Series C (2017)
Index Ventures Series C (2017)
charles-river-ventures Series C (2017)
freestyle-capital Series C (2017)
glade-brook-capital Series D (2019)
Initialized Capital Series D (2019)
Index Ventures Series D (2019)
Thrive Capital Series D (2019)
new-enterprise-associates Series E (2020)
wellington-management Series E (2020)
Lone Pine Capital Series E (2020)
glade-brook-capital Series E (2020)
Tiger Global Management Series F (2021)
wellington-management Series F (2021)
Lone Pine Capital Series F (2021)
new-enterprise-associates Series F (2021)
Y Combinator Seed (2013)
NFX ~2014 (2014)
CRV Seed (2013)

Founders

Jack Conte CEO & Co-Founder
Sam Yam CTO & Co-Founder

About

Patreon is a creator monetization platform founded in May 2013 by musician Jack Conte and engineer Sam Yam in San Francisco 12. The platform enables creators to earn recurring revenue through paid memberships, and has paid out billions of dollars to creators since launch 23.

Funding History

Round Date Amount Lead Investor(s) Key Co-Investors Valuation
Seed Aug 2013 $2.1M SV Angel, Freestyle Capital, Charles River Ventures, Atlas Ventures, Rothenberg Ventures, Alexis Ohanian, Garry Tan 12
Series A Jun 2014 $15M Index Ventures (Danny Rimer) Sam Altman, David Marcus, Alexis Ohanian 34
Series B Jan 2016 $30M Thrive Capital Allen & Company, Index Ventures, CRV, Freestyle Capital 56 $140M
Series C Sep 2017 $60M Thrive Capital Index Ventures, CRV, Freestyle Capital, DFJ 7 ~$450M
Series D Jul 2019 $60M Glade Brook Capital Index Ventures, CRV, Thrive Capital, Initialized Capital 89
Series E Sep 2020 $90M NEA, Wellington Management Lone Pine Capital, Glade Brook Capital 1011 $1.2B
Series F Apr 2021 $155M Tiger Global Wellington Management, Lone Pine Capital, NEA 1213 $4B

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Sources


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  13. “Patreon is now valued at $4bn after raising $155m in latest funding round,” Music Business Worldwide, April 2021, accessed March 2026. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/membership-platform-patreon-raises-155m-increases-valuation-to-4bn/