Funding round
Farmers Business Network Series E
Farmers Business Network, which works in farmer marketplace retail in San Francisco, raised $175M in a Series E round announced on 1 Jan 2019. 7 firms took part. It is Farmers Business Network's fifth venture round on record; the one before was a Series D in Nov 2017.
$175M
Amount raised
Not disclosed
Post-money valuation
7
Investors
no lead named
Valuation
What this round says about the price
Farmers Business Network did not disclose a valuation in this round. It came 14 months after Farmers Business Network's Series D. It is 18% of the $951M Farmers Business Network has raised in the venture rounds on record. Farmers Business Network raised again 19 months later: a Series F round of $250M in Aug 2020. Its next priced round, a Series G in Nov 2021, valued it at $4.00B.
Farmers Business Network's funding rounds
Farmers Business Network has 8 venture rounds on record. This one is highlighted.
- Series A 1 Apr 2014 $5.6M
- Series B 9 Aug 2016, led by Acre Venture Partners $20M
- Series C 7 Mar 2017, led by GV and DBL Partners $40M
- Series D 30 Nov 2017, led by T. Rowe Price and Temasek $110M
- Series E this round 1 Jan 2019 $175M
- Series F 3 Aug 2020, led by BlackRock $250M
- Series G 19 Nov 2021, led by Fidelity Management & Research Company $300M$4.00B post-money
- Growth 28 Jul 2025 $50M
Investors
Who put money in
7 firms took part; no lead investor was named.
Investors
- Kleiner Perkins backs 285 venture-backed companies new investor
- GV backs 428 venture-backed companies new investor
- backs 15 venture-backed companies new investor
- backs 16 venture-backed companies new investor
- backs 22 venture-backed companies new investor
- backs 24 venture-backed companies new investor
- Foundation Capital backs 144 venture-backed companies new investor
Comparable rounds
How it compares
The closest in time: 1 in Farms & Agriculture Production, then Series E rounds in any sector within 6 months:
| Company | Announced | Amount | Post-money | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farms & Agriculture Production | 10 Jul 2019 | $100M | $500M | Ingka Group |
| Acorns Investment Consultants & Financial Advisors | 28 Jan 2019 | $105M | $860M | Comcast Ventures and NBCUniversal |
| Collibra Tech Companies | 29 Jan 2019 | $100M | $1.00B | CapitalG |
| Gousto Groceries | 11 Jan 2019 | $23M | not disclosed | not named |
| Databricks Tech Companies | 5 Feb 2019 | $250M | $2.75B | Andreessen Horowitz |
| Gift Shops | 13 Dec 2018 | $208M | not disclosed | Permira and T. Rowe Price |
| OYO Hotels | 3 Dec 2018 | $100M | not disclosed | Grab |
| Seismic Tech Companies | 18 Dec 2018 | $100M | $1.00B | Lightspeed Venture Partners and T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. |
Questions
Frequently asked
How much did Farmers Business Network raise in its Series E round?
Farmers Business Network raised $175M in its Series E round, announced in Jan 2019.
Which investors took part in Farmers Business Network's Series E round?
Kleiner Perkins, GV, Necessary Ventures, Acre Venture Partners, Bow Capital and DBL Partners and 1 more.
What was Farmers Business Network's valuation at the Series E round?
It was not disclosed.
Did Farmers Business Network raise again after this round?
Yes: a Series F round in Aug 2020 of $250M.