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

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16 investors
InvestorType
Henry KravisHigh net worth
David RubensteinHigh net worth
John Thornton—
Jorge LemannOther
Antenna Group—
Bobby Kotick—
David Bradley—
Gallup—
Jamal Daniel—
Jerry Yang—
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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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