The company announced the round along with a renewed push into Europe. The company — already operating in the U.S., Australia, the U.K., Germany, France, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain — is working its way into Sweden and Denmark as well.
Although its core identity is social networking, Nextdoor works with local governments by offering them communications tools to get in touch with citizens, as well as the ability to poll neighbors on issues. It is frequently used by local police departments to engage with the community and send out incident alerts.
The company’s CEO, Sarah Friar, sees Nextdoor as a way to get people more invested in the places they live.
“When communities are connected, we know they are healthier, wealthier and safer, all contributing to a thriving economy and a happy place to live,” she wrote in a blog post announcing the funding round.
Nextdoor has not only pulled in more money in one round than most, but it has also now gone through more investment rounds than most companies as well. Crunchbase has identified six separate non-seed rounds for Nextdoor since 2012; the public safety tech startup Mark43 has had three such rounds since its founding that same year.