# Bento funding: rounds and investors

> Bento has raised $14M across 4 rounds since 2015. Investors include Gaingels, Slow Ventures and FundersClub. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Bento*

4 rounds we have observed, with the 11 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.

Healthcare

Y Combinator: S20

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$14M** raised across 4 rounds since 2015, from 4 sources

**$2.5M** Seed **$1.5M** Seed **$8.1M** Series A **$1.6M** Pre-seed

- **Latest round:** Pre-seed, $1.6M Feb 2023
- **Biggest round:** $8.1M Series A · Jul 2022
- **Investors:** 11

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.

2015 2017 2019 2021 2023

**$2.5M** Seed

**$1.5M** Seed

**$8.1M** Series A

**$1.6M** Pre-seed

- **First round:** Seed, $2.5M
- **Biggest round:** $8.1M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 7 months

[**Bento** Marketing & advertising 1 / 10 Their pitch deck **Bento's pitch deck, 10 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/bento)

## The rounds

- **Feb 2023** Pre-seed **$1.6M** *1 new* [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) Source recorded
- **Jul 2022** Series A **$8.1M** No investor was named in the report. Source recorded
- **Jun 2015** Seed **$1.5M** *6 new* [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) [FundersClub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub) [Marc Bell Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-bell-capital) [Jason Calacanis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-calacanis) [Ryan Allis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-allis) [500 Mobile Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-mobile-collective) From a historical funding record
- **Feb 2015** Seed **$2.5M** *4 new* [Anthemis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthemis-group) [Blumberg Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blumberg-capital) [LionBird](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lionbird) [Pivot Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pivot-investment-partners) 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 **Seed** 2015 **Series A** 2022 **Pre-seed** 2023 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) [FundersClub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub) [Anthemis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthemis-group) [Marc Bell Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-bell-capital) [Blumberg Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blumberg-capital) [Jason Calacanis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-calacanis) [LionBird](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lionbird) [Ryan Allis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-allis) [500 Mobile Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-mobile-collective)

## Everyone who backed them

[Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) Private equity **1** round

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

[FundersClub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub) VC firm **1** round

[Anthemis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthemis-group) VC firm **1** round

[Marc Bell Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/marc-bell-capital) Family office **1** round

[Blumberg Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blumberg-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Jason Calacanis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-calacanis) VC firm **1** round

[LionBird](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lionbird) VC firm **1** round

[Ryan Allis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-allis) Angel **1** round

[500 Mobile Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-mobile-collective) VC firm **1** round

[Pivot Investment Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pivot-investment-partners) VC firm **1** round

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## Quick answers about Bento

### Who invested in Bento?

Bento's investors include Gaingels, Slow Ventures, FundersClub, Anthemis and Marc Bell Capital, and 6 more on record.

### How much has Bento raised?

Bento has raised $14M across 4 rounds since 2015.

### When did Bento last raise?

Bento's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $1.6M in Feb 2023.

### What was Bento's biggest round?

Bento's largest round on record is $8.1M (Series A), in Jul 2022.

### Who backed Bento first?

Bento's first round on record, in Feb 2015, was backed by Anthemis, Blumberg Capital and LionBird and 1 others.

### What stage is Bento at?

Bento's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Feb 2023.

### Where is Bento based?

Bento is based in the United States.

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