Semafor

New York, NY · Founded 2022 · Privately Held (backing)

Developer of a global news platform designed to provide a premium audience of public and private sector leaders with news and information services relevant to their business affairs. Semafor is based in New York, NY and was founded in 2022. It was valued at $330 million at its early-stage round in Jan 2026, the last priced event on record. It has raised $73.6 million across 3 recorded rounds; the latest was a $63.6 million later-stage round in Dec 2025.

PMV mark · valuation
$330.0M
Oct 2026
Priced at
its early-stage round
Jan 2026
Total raised
$73.6M
Last round
Later Stage VC
Dec 2025
How much has Semafor raised?
$73.6Macross 3 recorded rounds · Mar 2022 – Dec 2025

Most recently, Semafor raised $63.6M in its Later Stage VC (Dec 2025).

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Semafor round by round

3 rounds
Dec 2025Later Stage VC$63.6MSEC filing▮
28 investors participated
Feb 2023Early Stage VC$19.0MSEC filing▮
7 investors participated
Mar 2022Early Stage VC$24.6MSEC filing▮
19 investors participated

How much has Semafor raised?

Semafor has raised $73.6 million across 3 recorded rounds since 2022. The largest was a $63.6 million later-stage round in Dec 2025.

Semafor has filed 2 Form Ds with the SEC since 2022, most recently in May 2023 ($19 million sold to 7 investors).

Semafor investors

16 investors are on record for Semafor, including Henry Kravis, David Rubenstein, John Thornton and Jorge Lemann. The later-stage round in Dec 2025 drew 28 investors.

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How much has Semafor raised?
Semafor has raised $73.6M in total across 3 recorded funding rounds.
When was Semafor's last funding round?
Semafor's most recent recorded round was Later Stage VC in Dec 2025, raising $63.6M.