# Bestow funding: rounds and investors > Bestow has raised $205M across 4 rounds since 2018. Investors include 8VC, Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Smith Point Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/bestow (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Bestow* 4 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. Developer Tools Enterprise Software Fintech Insurtech Follow Bestow and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fbestow) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$205M** raised across 4 rounds since 2018, from 4 sources **$15M** Series A **$70M** Series D **$120M** Series D - **Latest round:** Series D, $120M May 2025 - **Led by:** Goldman Sachs Alternatives and Smith Point Capital - **Step-up i:** 1.7× - **Investors:** 9 (2 led) 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. 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 **$15M** Series A **?** Venture **$70M** Series D **$120M** Series D - **First round:** Series A, $15M - **Biggest round:** $120M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 4.9 years ## The rounds - **May 2025** Series D **$120M** *2 new* [Goldman Sachs Alternatives](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs-alternatives) Lead [Smith Point Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smith-point-capital) Lead Reported by TechCrunch - **May 2025** Series D **$70M** *3 new* *1 returning* [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) [Abstract Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstract) [Valar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valar-ventures-llc) Source recorded - **May 2023** Venture **Amount undisclosed** No investor was named in the report. Source recorded - **May 2018** Series A **$15M** *4 new* [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) [Core Innovation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/core-innovation-capital) Morpheus Valar Ventures/ NEA Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $15M sold, first sale Apr 2018 ## Funding filed with regulators Bestow filed 5 raises, $119M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. - Nov 2020 **$70M** 7 investors equity SEC Form D - Feb 2020 **$30M** 8 investors equity SEC Form D - Apr 2018 **$15M** 8 investors equity SEC Form D - Jul 2017 **$3.1M** 15 investors equity, securities on exercise SEC Form D - Dec 2016 **$600K** 6 investors debt, options SEC Form D ## Founders and team From Bestow's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 2 founders, 15 on the team. **Jonathan W. Abelmann** Co-Founder & President *Named on its 2021 Form D* **Melbourne O'Banion** Co-Founder & CEO *Named on its 2021 Form D* - **Chris Copeland** Chief Technology Officer - **Chris Laia** Chief Legal & Compliance Officer - **Cindy De Armond** Chief Revenue Officer - **Dave Belanger** Chief Security & Privacy Officer - **Meagan Ward** Chief Marketing Officer - **Chad Hersh** Head of AI Solutions - **Doug Brewster** VP, Finance - **Eric Lee** VP, Product Management - **John Pattison** VP, Sales - **K.C. Cleary** Head of Business Operations - **Paul Rasmussen** VP, Customer Success - **Peter Eliason** VP, Data & Analytics - **Peter Olah** VP, Engineering - **Rachel Zalkin** VP, People - **Luke McLaren** Deputy General Counsel On the board, as filed i *James Fitzgerald* *Mark W. Dyne* ## 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 **Venture** 2023 **Series D** 2025 **Series D** 2025 [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) [Goldman Sachs Alternatives](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs-alternatives) L [Smith Point Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smith-point-capital) L [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Abstract Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstract) [Valar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valar-ventures-llc) [Core Innovation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/core-innovation-capital) Morpheus Valar Ventures/ NEA ## Everyone who backed them [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) VC firm **2** rounds [Goldman Sachs Alternatives](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs-alternatives) Growth equity **1** round, led 1 [Smith Point Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smith-point-capital) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) VC firm **1** round [Abstract Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/abstract) VC firm **1** round [Valar Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valar-ventures-llc) VC firm **1** round [Core Innovation Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/core-innovation-capital) VC firm **1** round Morpheus no record of our own yet **1** round Valar Ventures/ NEA 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=bestow). ## Also claim to have backed them These 2 firms list Bestow 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. [Breyer Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breyer-capital) Private equity Per its own site [Zone II Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zone-ii-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Bestow ### Who invested in Bestow? Bestow's investors include 8VC, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, Smith Point Capital, New Enterprise Associates and Abstract Ventures, and 4 more on record. Goldman Sachs Alternatives led its latest round. ### How much has Bestow raised? Bestow has raised $205M across 4 rounds since 2018. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Bestow last raise? Bestow's most recent round was a Series D of $120M in May 2025, led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives. ### What was Bestow's biggest round? Its most recent round, $120M in May 2025, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Bestow first? Bestow's first round on record, in May 2018, was backed by 8VC, Core Innovation Capital and Morpheus and 1 others. ### What stage is Bestow at? Bestow's latest named round is a Series D, in May 2025. ### Where is Bestow based? Bestow is based in the United States. ### Who led Bestow's rounds? Goldman Sachs Alternatives led the Series D in 2025. ## Companies like Bestow In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Fal** $1.4B · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fal)[**Omni** $244M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/omni)[**Guava** $13M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/guava)[**Applied Compute** $580M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-compute)[**e2e** $8.0M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/e2e)[**Trajectory** $101M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/trajectory) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app