Betaworks
Investing, building and working with exceptional creators and makers since 2008.
New York, United States · Founded 2008 · $160.0M raised
- Headquarters
- New York, New York
- Employees
- 11–50
- Founded
- 2008
- Business Model
- B2B
- Website
- betaworks.com
- Total Funding
- $160.0M
- Last Round
- $66.0M Venture RoundJul 2025
- Rounds
- 3
About
Betaworks is a New York City-based startup studio and seed-stage VC firm founded in 2008 by John Borthwick. Builds products, accelerates early-stage companies through AI Camp, invests in consumer tech and AI. Notable companies built include Giphy, Bitly, Tweetdeck, Dots, and Chartbeat. Backed Twitter, Tumblr, Kickstarter, Medium, Hugging Face, Stability AI, and 150+ others.
Summary
Betaworks is an Artificial Intelligence company based in New York, United States, founded in 2008. It has raised $160.0M in total across 3 rounds, most recently a $66.0M Venture Round round in Jul 2025.
Tech & App Stack
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Funding History
Jul 2025
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