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Jackson: Rewind AI raised over $33M from a16z, NEA, and Sam Altman

Todd Jackson · AI Hot Takes and Unusual Twitter Fundraising Strategies with Dan Siroker (Rewind AI) · Sep 14, 2023 · at 2:35

First Round Capital partner Todd Jackson discusses the funding history of Rewind AI with co-founder and CEO Dan Siroker.

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“You've raised over thirty three million dollars, I believe at this point from great folks, Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Sam Altman, and of course us here at First Round.”

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The claim, plainly

Rewind AI has raised over $33 million in venture funding from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, NEA, Sam Altman, and First Round Capital.

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Assessment

As of September 14, 2023, public venture records and reporting confirm that Rewind AI had raised more than $33 million across multiple funding rounds. These included an early round in 2020 (~$5 million) backed by Sam Altman and First Round Capital, a November 2022 seed round ($10 million) led by Andreessen Horowitz with First Round Capital participating, and a May 2023 Series A round led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA) that brought total cumulative funding across all rounds to over $33 million. Every named investor and the total funding figure are corroborated.

Rewind AI raised ~$5 million in 2020 with participation from Sam Altman and First Round Capital.
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) led a $10 million round in November 2022 alongside First Round Capital.
New Enterprise Associates (NEA) led the Series A round in May 2023, bringing total funding to over $33 million prior to September 2023.

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[1] wellfound.com [2] rewind.ai [3] jock.pl [4] techinformed.com [5] a16z.com [6] theinformation.com [7] substack.com [8] future-of-computing.com

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