Funding round
Temporal Series E
Temporal, which works in durable execution platform development in Bellevue, raised $550M in a Series E round announced on 14 Sep 2026, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Wellington Management, Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Tiger Global, at a $12.55B post-money valuation. 12 firms took part. It is Temporal's seventh venture round on record; the one before was a Series D in Feb 2026.
$550M
Amount raised
$12.55B
Post-money valuation
$12.00B pre-money
12
Investors
4 leads
2.5x
Step-up from the Series D
$5.00B in Feb 2026
4.4%
Stake sold
new money over the post-money
Valuation
What this round says about the price
This round priced Temporal at $12.55B after the new money, 2.5 times the $5.00B of its Series D (Feb 2026). The $550M bought investors about 4.4% of the company. It came 7 months after Temporal's Series D. It is 45% of the $1.23B Temporal has raised in the venture rounds on record. No later venture round is on record for Temporal.
Temporal's funding rounds
Temporal has 7 venture rounds on record. This one is highlighted.
- Seed 15 Oct 2020, led by Amplify Partners $6.8M
- Series A 15 Oct 2020, led by Sequoia Capital $19M
- Series B 16 Feb 2022, led by Index Ventures $100M$1.50B post-money
- Series C 31 Mar 2025, led by Tiger Global $146M$1.72B post-money
- Growth 1 Oct 2025, led by GIC $105M$2.50B post-money
- Series D 17 Feb 2026, led by Andreessen Horowitz $300M$5.00B post-money
- Series E this round 14 Sep 2026, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners, Wellington Management and Goldman Sachs Alternatives $550M$12.55B post-money
Investors
Who put money in
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Wellington Management, Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Tiger Global led the round with 8 other firms.
Lead investors
- Lightspeed Venture Partners backs 454 venture-backed companies new investor
- Wellington Management new investor
- Goldman Sachs Alternatives new investor
- Tiger Global backs 391 venture-backed companies new investor
Also in the round
- T. Rowe Price new investor
- SV Angel backs 293 venture-backed companies new investor
- Andreessen Horowitz backs 722 venture-backed companies new investor
- Sequoia Capital backs 589 venture-backed companies new investor
- Index Ventures backs 353 venture-backed companies new investor
- GIC backs 98 venture-backed companies new investor
- Sapphire Ventures backs 148 venture-backed companies new investor
- backs 24 venture-backed companies new investor
Use of proceeds
What the money is for
According to the announcement, the money goes to hiring, product development, geographic expansion, sales and marketing, scaling operations and working capital.
- Hiring
- Product development
- Geographic expansion
- Sales and marketing
- Scaling operations
- Working capital
Comparable rounds
How it compares
24 Series E rounds in Tech Companies within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $177M, and this round was 3.1 times the median. The closest in time, other companies' Series E rounds in Tech Companies:
| Company | Announced | Amount | Post-money | Led by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tech Companies | 2 Sep 2026 | $54M | not disclosed | Kathy Ireland |
| Tech Companies | 12 Sep 2026 | $17M | not disclosed | Global Brain |
| Legora Tech Companies | 21 Oct 2026 | $550M | $8.80B | Atreides Management |
| Horizon3.ai Tech Companies | 3 Aug 2026 | $250M | $2.00B | NightDragon and New Enterprise Associates |
| Tech Companies | 21 Oct 2026 | $250M | $2.30B | Scaleup Europe Fund |
| Tech Companies | 6 Oct 2026 | $120M | $1.90B | Citi |
| Tech Companies | 14 Oct 2026 | $100M | not disclosed | Infinitum Partners |
| Tech Companies | 14 Oct 2026 | $90M | not disclosed | Healthier Capital and Crosslink Capital |
Sources
Where this comes from
Reported by 7 sources.
Questions
Frequently asked
How much did Temporal raise in its Series E round?
Temporal raised $550M in its Series E round, announced in Sep 2026.
Who led Temporal's Series E round?
Lightspeed Venture Partners, Wellington Management, Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Tiger Global led it, with T. Rowe Price, SV Angel, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures and 3 more.
What was Temporal's valuation at the Series E round?
$12.55B post-money ($12.00B pre-money).
How does it compare with other Series E rounds in Tech Companies?
24 Series E rounds in Tech Companies within a year either side disclosed an amount; the median was $177M, and this round was 3.1 times the median.