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Harding: Mish Guru has raised over $3M in capital

Thomas Harding · 1655 How He Got Enterprises To Pay Him $1m in ARR For Snapchat Story Creation · Feb 4, 2020 · at 7:04

Thomas Harding, co-founder and CEO of Mish Guru, breaks down the company's total capital raised across funding rounds.

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“It's above three million dollars.”

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The claim, plainly

Mish Guru has raised over $3 million in total funding.

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Assessment

Thomas Harding stated on 2020-02-04 that Mish Guru had raised over $3 million in total funding. Publicly available records confirm a June 2015 seed round of approximately $440,000–$450,000 USD (NZ$450,000) and an undisclosed follow-on round in 2017 to fund US expansion. However, startup databases (such as Tracxn and Radar) and regulatory filings do not document the dollar amounts of subsequent private rounds, capturing only the initial $440,000 USD round. Because the financial terms of Mish Guru's subsequent funding were not publicly disclosed, and the company was acquired by VMG Digital in October 2023, independent public evidence is insufficient to confirm or refute the claim.

Tracxn and Radar record only one publicly disclosed round of $440,000 USD (June 2015 seed round) as of 2026.
A follow-on round was closed in 2017 per tech aggregators, but the capital amount raised was not publicly disclosed.
No public SEC filings or regulatory disclosures confirm cumulative funding reaching $3 million USD prior to the company's October 2023 acquisition by VMG Digital.

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