Who is building this.
Ben SilbermannCo-founder & Executive ChairmanBen Silbermann is the co-founder and executive chairman of Pinterest, the visual discovery platform he helped build from an early consumer product into a public company. He served as Pinterest’s CEO from 2008 and as president from 2012 until June 2022, when he transitioned into the executive chairman / non-executive chair role. Earlier in his career, he worked at Google from 2006 to 2008 and earned a BA in Political Science from Yale University. He also serves on the board of The How We Feel Project, a nonprofit focused on emotional well-being.- Paul SciarraCo-founder, former President & CEO
- Evan SharpCo-founder, Chief Design & Creative Officer
Cumulative raised across 5 rounds, totaling $2.19B.
Fundraising history.
Series C — $100M
May 2012$1.5B post-money
Rakuten led a $100 million round to support Pinterest's international expansion.
Led by Rakuten · with Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, FirstMark Capital
Source ↗Series D — $200M
Feb 2013$2.5B post-money
Pinterest confirmed a roughly $200 million round led by Valiant Capital Management.
Led by Valiant Capital Management
Source ↗Growth — $367M
Mar 2015$11B post-money
Pinterest raised $367 million at an $11 billion valuation, with the round aimed partly at international expansion.
Source ↗Growth — $150M
Jun 2017$12.3B post-money
Pinterest raised $150 million in additional capital as it expanded its visual search strategy.
Source ↗IPO — $1.37B
Apr 2019Pinterest closed its IPO in April 2019, selling 75 million Class A shares and raising approximately $1.368 billion in net proceeds.
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Press
TechCrunchPinterest Confirms Massive New $200 Million Series D Funding Round And $2.5 Billion Valuation | TechCrunchPinterest, the content discovery website that has achieved massive mainstream popularity by letting people clip and share their favorite photos and videos online with virtual "pinboards," is making it very clear that it is much more than just a pretty face -- it's a big business. Pinterest confirmed today that it has secured approximately $200 million in a new funding round led by new investor Valiant Capital Management. Also participating in the round, which serves as Pinterest's Series D, were existing investors Andreessen Horowitz, Bessemer Venture Partners, and FirstMark Capital. The news was first reported this afternoon by AllThingsD's Kara Swisher, Pinterest subsequently confirmed the funding round and valuation in an email to TechCrunch.
TechCrunchPinterest raises $150M at a $12.3B valuation as it makes a full press into visual search | TechCrunchPinterest said today that the company has raised $150 million in additional capital at a valuation of $12.3 billion as it makes a further full-court press
TechCrunchPinterest Co-Founder Paul Sciarra Leaves, Ben Silbermann Officially Takes On CEO Role | TechCrunchWell, big changes on the horizon for Pinterest! We've confirmed with our own independent sources Startup Grind's report that Pinterest co-founder Paul Sciarra is leaving the company. And it's complicated: While Sciarra, who took a six week hiatus from pinning and company matters a few weeks back, is listed on the company's SEC documents as CEO, it was co-founder Ben Silbermann who through his actions unofficially took on that role.
TechCrunchPinterest co-founder Evan Sharp is joining Jony Ive's design firm | TechCrunchPinterest has announced co-founder Evan Sharp is exiting his full-time role with the company, where he's served as chief design & creative officer, in
sec.govPinterest Announces First Quarter 2026 ResultsSupports Q1 2026 revenue growth and 631 million global monthly active users.
d18rn0p25nwr6d.cloudfront.netPinterest 2025 Annual Report / Form 10-KSupports company description as a visual discovery platform and San Francisco headquarters.
investor.pinterestinc.comPinterest Announces Pricing of Initial Public OfferingSupports NYSE listing under ticker PINS and IPO timing.
axios.comPinterest raises $1.4 billion in better-than-expected IPOSupports IPO proceeds and public-company context.
venturebeat.comPinterest joins the billion dollar club: Gets $100M in round led by RakutenSupports 2012 $100 million round, Rakuten as lead, and participating investors.
venturebeat.comPinterest raises $367M at $11B valuation with a look toward international expansionSupports 2015 $367 million financing and $11 billion valuation.
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