Bluesky

Bluesky develops an open social media and microblogging platform.

Latest funding

$100M Series B+ · March 20, 2026

Led by Bain Capital Crypto · Source: fundraisingfox.com

Total raised: $123M across 3 sourced rounds

All 3 rounds ↓

Website: bsky.social.

X: @bluesky · 421,048 followers.

GitHub: bluesky-social.

LinkedIn: linkedin.com.

Categories: Cybersecurity Developer tools and cloud Consumer and social.

Sectors: Apps, Content, Developer Platform, Domain Registrar, Messaging.

Stage: Series B+.

Based in: Seattle, United States.

Founded: 2019.

Total raised: $123M in 3 sourced rounds.

Last round: Mar 20, 2026 · 240 days ago.

Headcount: 11–50 employees.

On Recent Funding since: Sep 29, 2026.

Signals

X account@bluesky · created Nov 27, 2019 (7 years old) · 421,048 followers

Website registeredJan 12, 2022 (4 years old)

About Bluesky

It provides an ecosystem for users to choose algorithms, subscribe to custom feeds, and manage their experience with moderation tools. Bluesky's infrastructure allows for a shared identity across the social internet, enabling developers to build independent applications.

TIMELINE · MONEY RAISED

Bluesky | 1316 days from X account to first raise on record

@bluesky·Raised $123M in 3 sourced rounds·2 signals before the first raise

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
Mar 20, 2026	Series B+	$100M	BBain Capital Crypto	fundraisingfox.com
Oct 24, 2024	Series A	$15M	BBlockchain Capital	fundraisingfox.com
Jul 5, 2023	Seed	$8M	NNeo	bsky.social

Timeline

January 12, 2022
Website created
November 27, 2019
X account created

Founders and team

JG
Jay Graber Founder

@arcalinea · LinkedIn
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Toni Schneider CEO
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Aaron Rodericks Head of Trust and Safety
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Matthieu Sieben Back End Developer
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Rose Wang Chief Operating Officer

Investors

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Sources and API

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