# Backplane

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/backplane

- Industry: Internet
- Headquarters: Palo Alto, US
- Website: www.thebackplane.com
- Total disclosed funding: $18M
- Latest round: Series A (Dec 20, 2013)
- Investors on record: 12

## About

Backplane is an online music and entertainment social community. It unites people around interests, affinities and movements.

## Funding rounds

- Series A, Dec 20, 2013, $12M — Hong Shan, Rubicon Venture Capital
- Series A, Feb 16, 2012, $4.5M — Battery Ventures, Menlo Ventures, Hong Shan, Greylock Partners, Founders Fund, GV, SV Angel, i/o Ventures, Advance Publications Inc., Formation8
- Series A, Sep 2, 2011, $1.5M — Menlo Ventures, GV, SV Angel, TomorrowVentures, i/o Ventures
- Series A, Jun 5, 2011, $0.3M — TomorrowVentures

## Investors

- TomorrowVentures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/tomorrowventures) — Series A
- Menlo Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/menlo-ventures) — Series A
- GV (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gv) — Series A
- SV Angel (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/sv-angel) — Series A
- i/o Ventures — Series A
- Battery Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/battery-ventures) — Series A
- Hong Shan — Series A
- Greylock Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/greylock-partners) — Series A
- Founders Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/founders-fund) — Series A
- Advance Publications Inc. — Series A
- Formation8 (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/formation8) — Series A
- Rubicon Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/rubicon-venture-capital) — Series A