Startup profile for Roblox: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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Roblox funding, valuation and investors

User-generated gaming platform and virtual economy for immersive experiences.

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Funding, valuation & investors

Answer-first snapshot

Latest funding

Series G

$150M · February 2020

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$300M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

public

public · San Mateo, California, USA

Investors in latest funding

Lead: Andreessen Horowitz

Sources: latest funding Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Roblox is a platform where users play and create multiplayer 3D experiences using Roblox Studio. Developers earn Robux from virtual item sales. Founded by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel (2004), it scaled to hundreds of millions of monthly users. a16z led $150M Series G (Feb 2020); Greylock and Tiger Global were earlier backers. Public since March 2021 (NYSE: RBLX).

Why Roblox is interesting

UGC metaverse that works at Gen Z scale — a16z led $150M Series G (2020) before NYSE: RBLX IPO; AI content generation now layered onto creator economy.

Product & use cases

Roblox Client runs experiences; Roblox Studio lets creators build games with Lua scripting; Robux virtual currency powers avatar items and developer monetization.

  • Kids and teens social gaming and virtual hangouts
  • Indie developer monetization via Robux
  • Brand activations and virtual concerts
  • Educational experiences via Roblox Education

Key facts

  • Series G (Feb 2020): $150M led by a16z — Roblox IR
  • Series F (2018): $150M Greylock/Tiger — TechCrunch
  • IPO (Mar 2021): NYSE RBLX

Funding history (newest first)

Series G

2020-02 $150M

Source: https://corp.roblox.com/newsroom/2020/02/roblox-raises-150-million-series-g-funding/

Series F

2018-09 $150M

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/18/roblox-raises-150-million-series-f/

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Roblox's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Andreessen Horowitz Greylock Tiger Global Management Index Ventures Kleiner Perkins First Round

Competitive landscape

Edge: Dual-sided network of players and creators with embedded payments — hard to replicate at scale.

Roblox wins on younger demographic habit and low-friction creation tools. Safety/moderation costs and Apple/Google store fees pressure margins. AI-assisted creation could expand supply of experiences.

  • Fortnite (Epic) adjacent

    UEFN creator tools compete for developer attention.

  • Minecraft adjacent

    Sandbox UGC with different demographic skew.

  • Unity games adjacent

    Traditional mobile games compete for screen time.

Notable stories

  • David Baszucki founded Roblox after earlier educational physics platform Knowledge Revolution — long incubation before breakout growth in 2010s.

Industries

Media & Entertainment Consumer

Market / IPO context

Ticker: RBLX (NYSE)

IPO status: public

IPO date: 2021-03-10

Editorial / static context — not a live quote.

FAQs about Roblox

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

Roblox is a platform to play and create multiplayer 3D games with a virtual economy (Robux).
a16z (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) led Series G. Greylock (/fund/greylock-partners), Tiger Global (/fund/tiger-global-management), Kleiner (/fund/kleiner-perkins), First Round (/fund/first-round) were earlier investors.
March 2021 via direct listing on NYSE as RBLX.
Roblox virtual currency used to buy avatar items and access premium experiences; developers cash out via DevEx program.
Roblox is free-to-play platform with millions of user games; Minecraft is paid sandbox with mod ecosystem.
David Baszucki (CEO) and Erik Cassel; Baszucki leads today.
Roblox has parental controls and moderation but user-generated content requires parental oversight — see roblox.com/safety.
RBLX on NYSE.
Selling in-experience items and game passes for Robux, converted to real currency via Developer Exchange.
Skews young (teens and pre-teens) though expanding older user initiatives.
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