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Total amount raised
$72.3 Million
Latest funding date
2018-02-01
Location
Science has secured investment across four company funding rounds totaling USD 72,298,073, and in February 2018 it closed USD 75,000,000 in limited partner commitments for its first venture fund.
What Is Science?
Science is a privately held incubator and investment firm based in Santa Monica, California, backing early-stage technology and consumer companies. It has raised capital through a Series A, a later equity round, debt financing, an initial coin offering, and a February 2018 venture fund close.
Science continues to attract institutional support, including fund of funds, sovereign wealth funds, and foundations that committed to its first venture fund.
How Much Funding Has Science Raised?
- Series A
- Amount Raised: USD 10,000,000
- Date: November 2011
- Lead Investors: Rustic Canyon Partners, White Star Capital
- Series Unknown
- Amount Raised: USD 30,000,000
- Date: February 2013
- Lead Investors: Hearst Ventures
- Debt Financing
- Amount Raised: USD 20,000,000
- Date: February 2015
- Initial Coin Offering
- Amount Raised: USD 12,298,073
- Date: December 2017
- Venture Fund
- Amount Raised: USD 75,000,000
- Date: February 1, 2018
- Lead Investors: Not publicly disclosed; commitments came from fund of funds, sovereign wealth funds, foundations, and other institutional investors
In total, Science has raised USD 72,298,073 through funding rounds into the company itself. The USD 75,000,000 closed in February 2018 is capital committed to Science's first venture fund rather than equity in the company, so it is excluded from that total. As of September 2026, the company's latest disclosed financing is its February 2018 venture fund close.
Key Investors
- Rustic Canyon Partners
- Details: Rustic Canyon Partners is a venture capital firm based in Santa Monica, California. They focus on early-stage investments in technology and media companies.
- Investment Focus Areas: Technology, Media, Clean Technology
- Notable Investments: TrueCar, Boingo Wireless, HauteLook
- White Star Capital
- Details: White Star Capital is a global venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies. They have offices in New York, London, and Montreal.
- Investment Focus Areas: Fintech, Digital Health, E-commerce
- Notable Investments: Freshly, Dollar Shave Club, Betaworks
- Hearst Ventures
- Details: Hearst Ventures is the venture capital arm of Hearst Corporation, a leading global, diversified media, information, and services company. They invest in early to mid-stage companies.
- Investment Focus Areas: Media, Information Services, Technology
- Notable Investments: BuzzFeed, Roku, Pandora
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