# Arkose Labs funding: rounds and investors

> Arkose Labs has raised $76M across 2 rounds since 2018. Investors include U.S. Venture Partners, SoftBank and Alchemist Accelerator.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/arkose-labs (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Arkose Labs*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 6 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

Cybersecurity

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$76M** raised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources

**$6.0M** Series A **$70M** Series C

- **Latest round:** Series C, $70M May 2021
- **Step-up i:** 11.7×
- **Investors:** 6

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2019 2020 2021

**$6.0M** Series A

**$70M** Series C

- **First round:** Series A, $6.0M
- **Biggest round:** $70M
- **Between rounds:** 2.7 years

## The rounds

- **May 2021** Series C **$70M** *5 new* [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) [Alchemist Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alchemist-accelerator) [SoftBank Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-investment-advisers) [Sony Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sony-innovation-fund) [Ballistic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ballistic-ventures) Source recorded SEC filing: $70M sold, first sale May 2021
- **Sept 2018** Series A **$6.0M** *1 new* [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) Reported by FinSMEs

## Founders and team

From Arkose Labs's own website: 1 founder, 6 on the team.

**Kevin Gosschalk** Founder & Chief Executive Officer

- **Daniela Llobet** Vice President, SoftBank Group International
- **Dave Woolwine** Chief Revenue Officer
- **Frank Teruel** Chief Operating Officer
- **Phil Steffora** Chief Information & Chief Security Officer
- **Santhosh Mellepuram** Senior VP of Engineering
- **Shimon Modi** Senior VP of Product

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Series A** 2018 **Series C** 2021 [U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) [SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) [Alchemist Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alchemist-accelerator) [SoftBank Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-investment-advisers) [Sony Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sony-innovation-fund) [Ballistic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ballistic-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[U.S. Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/u-s-venture-partners-usvp) VC firm **1** round

[SoftBank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-2) Investment firm **1** round

[Alchemist Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alchemist-accelerator) Accelerator **1** round

[SoftBank Vision Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-investment-advisers) VC firm **1** round

[Sony Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sony-innovation-fund) Corporate VC **1** round

[Ballistic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ballistic-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list Arkose Labs as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[M12](https://millionrounds.com/fund/m12) Corporate VC Per its own site

[Transition Level Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/transition-level-investments) Family office Per its own site

[Deck2 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deck2-capital) Private credit Per its own site

[Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (Aspenwood Ventures)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummer-winblad-venture-partners-aspenwood-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Arkose Labs

### Who invested in Arkose Labs?

Arkose Labs's investors include U.S. Venture Partners, SoftBank, Alchemist Accelerator, SoftBank Vision Fund and Sony Innovation Fund, and 1 more on record.

### How much has Arkose Labs raised?

Arkose Labs has raised $76M across 2 rounds since 2018.

### When did Arkose Labs last raise?

Arkose Labs's most recent round was a Series C of $70M in May 2021.

### What was Arkose Labs's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $70M in May 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Arkose Labs first?

Arkose Labs's first round on record, in Sept 2018, was backed by U.S. Venture Partners.

### What stage is Arkose Labs at?

Arkose Labs's latest named round is a Series C, in May 2021.

### Where is Arkose Labs based?

Arkose Labs is based in the United States.

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