Startup profile · funding coverage
Social network that grew from a Harvard dorm project into Meta's core platform; now trades as META on NASDAQ.
Stage
public
Status
public
Coverage
full
Why Facebook is interesting
Facebook proved consumer social at web scale — Peter Thiel's angel bet and Greylock's Series B funded early growth before a16z joined as a later-stage backer ahead of the 2012 IPO.
Key facts
- Angel (2004): $500K from Peter Thiel / Founders Fund (Wikipedia, CNBC)
- Series B (Apr 2006): $27.5M led by Greylock (/fund/greylock-partners); Thiel/Founders Fund (/fund/founders-fund) participated (TechCrunch)
- IPO (May 2012): NASDAQ listing; now trades as META under parent Meta Platforms
- a16z (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) listed as portfolio exit — invested in later private rounds before IPO
Investors in our directory
Funds linked from Facebook's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.
Industries
Consumer
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Related funding articles
Venture Capital Tracker pieces that cover Facebook's financing or category context.
FAQs about Facebook
Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.
Facebook is a social networking platform (now part of Meta Platforms) that connects users through profiles, news feeds, messaging, groups, and advertising — serving billions of monthly active users.
Early backers included Peter Thiel/Founders Fund (/fund/founders-fund) and Greylock Partners (/fund/greylock-partners). Andreessen Horowitz (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) is listed among later-stage investors before the 2012 IPO.
Facebook went public in May 2012. It now trades under parent company Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META).
Facebook is a landmark consumer social exit in the a16z portfolio — a case study in scaling network effects from campus product to global platform.
Facebook is public as part of Meta Platforms, trading on NASDAQ under ticker META.
Last updated: 2026-07-24