Backbone
Backbone offers a mobile gaming controller that is cloud-gaming and remote-play compatible, allowing people to play games from anywhere.
$40M Series A ·
Led by Nico Wittenborn · Source: fundraisingfox.com
Latest round on record: Pre Seed, September 2026, amount undisclosed.
All 3 rounds ↓Signals
X account@backbone · created Sep 11, 2020 (6 years old) · 26,281 followers
Website registeredDec 17, 1996 (29 years old)
TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED
Backbone | 530 days from X account to first raise on record
Money raised, round by round (amounts linked to their source). Pins are dated signals; hover the icons for dates.
Funding rounds
| Date | Round | Amount | Lead | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre Seed | undisclosed | — | fundraisingfox.com | |
| Series A | undisclosed | — | fundraisingfox.com | |
| Series A | $40M | NNico Wittenborn | fundraisingfox.com |
Timeline
- X account created
- Website created
Team
MK
Maneet Khaira CEOBA
Brian Alenduff Lead Product ManagerPA
Patrick Adams Software Engineer, iOS
Investors
CChristopher Comstock
EElectric Feel Ventures
IIndex Ventures
JJason Citron
KKevin Hart
LLeft Lane Capital
- NNick Fajt
- NNico Wittenbornlead investor
PPatrick Spence
RRichard Post Malone
SSean Combs
SSound Ventures
TTCV
TThe Weeknd
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Sources and API
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