Chptr
$20.8Mtotal raised · 4 rounds on record
$5.5Mlatest round · Series A · Jun 2026 · 4 mo ago
10+team · employees, estimated range
2021founded
Overview
Put your obituaries on local TV and extend every service with professionally created memorial videos and slideshows. Chptr handles everything, helping funeral homes reach more of their community without added work.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$20.8M
4 rounds on record
Latest round
$5.5M
Series A · Jun 2026 · 4 mo ago
Team
11-50
employees, estimated range
The money's age
Fresh money
4 months since the last round · not hiring
Momentum
20/100
fresh money
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Jun 11
Raised a round Series A $5.5M · led by CityRock · YahooFinance
Feb 5
Raised a round Venture round $10M · SEC Form D
Nov 9, 2023
Raised a round Seed $1.5M · TechCrunch
2021
Founded
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Hacker News stories
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | Jun 2026 | $5.5M | CityRock lead, Tribute Technology | YahooFinance |
| Venture round | Feb 2026 | $10M | — | SEC Form D |
| Seed | Nov 2023 | $1.5M | — | TechCrunch |
| Venture round | Nov 2023 | $3.8M | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Chptr, Inc. | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
Rehan ChoudhryExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Executive Officer, Director
Andrew Bebbington
Director
Michael Flannery
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Sarah Lucas
Director
Oliver Libby
Director
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Chptr Raises $5.5 Million Series A To Expand Hyperlocal Media Distribution Platform
Chptr announced that it raised $5.5 million in Series A funding led by CityRock, with participation from Tribute Technology and strategic partnerships with iHeartMedia, Sinclair, and Hearst. The financing will support the company's mission of building a n
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Chptr Raises $5.5M Series A to Build the Infrastructure for Timely, Hyperlocal Media Distribution Across TV, Radio, and Digital
Chptr, the company building the new distribution layer for community stories, today announced it has raised $5.5 million in Series A funding led by CityRock, with participation from Tribute Technology as well as strategic partnerships with iHeartMedia, Si
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Chptr Raises $5.5M Series A to Build the Infrastructure for Timely, Hyperlocal Media Distribution Across TV, Radio, and Digital
/PRNewswire/ -- Chptr, the company building the new distribution layer for community stories, today announced it has raised $5.5 million in Series A funding...
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Chptr What the Tech? App of the Day
Mobile technology and smartphone apps have changed the way people do most things and now the Chptr app changing how you remember loved ones.
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Chptr and Boston Globe Media Launch Digital and Video Celebrations
/PRNewswire/ -- Boston Globe Media and Chptr, the visionary tech startup reshaping the landscape of life
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Chptr, Gray Television Launch on Video Obituary Platform
They are offering funeral directors and individuals a way to create video tributes that can be showcased on local news broadcasts and websites
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Chptr, a memorialization app for gathering and sharing memories of loved ones, raises $1.5M
Chptr, an app for sharing and holding onto memories of lost loved ones, has raised $1.5 million in seed funding.
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We got an exclusive look at the pitch deck that memorialization startup Chptr used to raise millions from investors before it even launched
Chptr memorializes dead people with social photos and videos and is part of a growing market of startups directed at providing services around death.
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