# Back to the Roots funding: rounds and investors > Back to the Roots has raised $5.0M across 2 rounds since 2015. Investors include Blake Mycoskie, Aaron Batalion and Gary Hirshberg. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/back-to-the-roots (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Back to the Roots* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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. Foodtech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$5.0M** raised across 2 rounds since 2015, from 2 sources **$2.0M** Seed **$3.0M** Series C - **Latest round:** Series C, $3.0M Feb 2018 - **Step-up i:** 1.5× - **Investors:** 9 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. 2016 2017 2018 **$2.0M** Seed **$3.0M** Series C - **First round:** Seed, $2.0M - **Biggest round:** $3.0M - **Between rounds:** 2.7 years ## The rounds - **Feb 2018** Series C **$3.0M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $2.6M sold, first sale May 2018 - **Jun 2015** Seed **$2.0M** *9 new* [Blake Mycoskie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blake-mycoskie) [Aaron Batalion](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-batalion) [Gary Hirshberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-hirshberg) [Fund Good Jobs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fund-good-jobs-2) James White Jessica Stoner Steel John Foraker Kevin Cleary Michael Pollan From a historical funding record ## 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. **Seed** 2015 **Series C** 2018 [Blake Mycoskie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blake-mycoskie) [Aaron Batalion](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-batalion) [Gary Hirshberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-hirshberg) [Fund Good Jobs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fund-good-jobs-2) James White Jessica Stoner Steel John Foraker Kevin Cleary Michael Pollan ## Everyone who backed them [Blake Mycoskie](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blake-mycoskie) Angel **1** round [Aaron Batalion](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-batalion) Angel **1** round [Gary Hirshberg](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gary-hirshberg) Angel **1** round [Fund Good Jobs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fund-good-jobs-2) Accelerator **1** round James White no record of our own yet **1** round Jessica Stoner Steel no record of our own yet **1** round John Foraker no record of our own yet **1** round Kevin Cleary no record of our own yet **1** round Michael Pollan no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=back-to-the-roots). ## Also claim to have backed them These 3 firms list Back to the Roots 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. [Acre Venture Partners Lp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/acre-venture-partners) VC firm Per its own site [Echo Capital Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/echo-capital-group) Private equity Per its own site [Fenwick Brands](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fenwick-brands) Private equity Per its own site ## Quick answers about Back to the Roots ### Who invested in Back to the Roots? Back to the Roots's investors include Blake Mycoskie, Aaron Batalion, Gary Hirshberg, Fund Good Jobs and James White, and 4 more on record. ### How much has Back to the Roots raised? Back to the Roots has raised $5.0M across 2 rounds since 2015. ### When did Back to the Roots last raise? Back to the Roots's most recent round was a Series C of $3.0M in Feb 2018. ### What was Back to the Roots's biggest round? Its most recent round, $3.0M in Feb 2018, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Back to the Roots first? Back to the Roots's first round on record, in Jun 2015, was backed by Blake Mycoskie, Aaron Batalion and Gary Hirshberg and 6 others. ### What stage is Back to the Roots at? Back to the Roots's latest named round is a Series C, in Feb 2018. ### Where is Back to the Roots based? Back to the Roots is based in the United States. ## Companies like Back to the Roots In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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