# Betterment funding: rounds and investors

> Betterment has raised $175M across 6 rounds since 2010. Investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures and Anthemis. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Betterment*

6 rounds we have observed, with the 14 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.

Fintech

Valuation: $1.3B, Mar 2026

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$175M** raised across 6 rounds since 2010, from 6 sources

**$3.0M** Series A **$10M** Series B **$32M** Series C **$60M** Series D **$70M** Series E

- **Latest round:** Series E, $70M Jul 2017
- **Investors:** 14

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.

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

**?** Seed

**$3.0M** Series A

**$10M** Series B

**$32M** Series C

**$60M** Series D

**$70M** Series E

- **First round:** Seed
- **Biggest round:** $70M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 22 months

## The rounds

- **Jul 2017** Series E **$70M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Francisco Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/francisco-partners) [Kinnevik/ Bessemer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kinnevik-bessemer) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $70M sold, first sale Aug 2017
- **Feb 2015** Series D **$60M** *1 new* *4 returning* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Anthemis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthemis-group) [Francisco Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/francisco-partners) [Northwestern Mutual](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northwestern-mutual-future-ventures) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $60M sold, first sale Feb 2015
- **Apr 2014** Series C **$32M** *3 new* *3 returning* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Anthemis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthemis-group) [Globespan Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globespan-capital-partners) [Citi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi-ventures) [Northwestern Mutual](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northwestern-mutual-future-ventures) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $30M sold, first sale Apr 2014
- **Oct 2012** Series B **$10M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Anthemis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthemis-group) [Reinmkr Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reinmkr-capital) Reported by techcrunch.com
- **Dec 2010** Series A **$3.0M** *5 new* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Anthemis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthemis-group) [Jason Finger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-finger) [Reinmkr Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reinmkr-capital) [Thomas D. Lehrman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thomas-d-lehrman) Reported by techcrunch.com SEC filing: $3.0M sold, first sale Nov 2010
- **Nov 2010** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *3 new* [Fabrice Grinda](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fabrice-grinda) [Red Swan Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/red-swan-ventures) [Andy Dunn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andy-dunn) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $3.0M sold, first sale Nov 2010

## Founders and team

From Betterment's own website: 12 on the team.

- **Sarah Levy** Chief Executive Officer
- **Mike Reust** President
- **Johanna Richardson** Chief Product Officer
- **John Mileham** Chief Technology Officer
- **Kim Rosenblum** Chief Marketing Officer
- **Kumud Sharma** Chief People Officer
- **Peter Lorimer** Chief Financial Officer
- **Boris Khentov** Head of Applied AI
- **Jon Mauney** VP, Data
- **Liane Pierce** VP, Data
- **Sandy Lavipour** VP, Strategy & Communications
- **Seth Rosenbloom** General Counsel

## 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** 2010 **Series A** 2010 **Series B** 2012 **Series C** 2014 **Series D** 2015 **Series E** 2017 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) [Anthemis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthemis-group) [Francisco Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/francisco-partners) [Northwestern Mutual](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northwestern-mutual-future-ventures) [Reinmkr Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reinmkr-capital) [Fabrice Grinda](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fabrice-grinda) [Globespan Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globespan-capital-partners) [Citi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi-ventures) [Jason Finger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-finger)

## Everyone who backed them

[Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) VC firm **4** rounds

[Menlo Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/menlo-ventures) VC firm **4** rounds

[Anthemis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anthemis-group) VC firm **4** rounds

[Francisco Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/francisco-partners) Private equity **2** rounds

[Northwestern Mutual](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northwestern-mutual-future-ventures) Private equity **2** rounds

[Reinmkr Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/reinmkr-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Fabrice Grinda](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fabrice-grinda) Angel **1** round

[Globespan Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/globespan-capital-partners) VC firm **1** round

[Citi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/citi-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round

[Jason Finger](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-finger) Angel **1** round

[Red Swan Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/red-swan-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Andy Dunn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andy-dunn) Angel **1** round

[Thomas D. Lehrman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/thomas-d-lehrman) VC firm **1** round

[Kinnevik/ Bessemer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kinnevik-bessemer) Investment firm **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=betterment).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 10 firms list Betterment 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.

[François Derbaix](https://millionrounds.com/fund/francois-derbaix) VC firm Per its own site

[Future Perfect Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/future-perfect-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Serruya Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/serruya-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Runway Growth Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/runway-growth-capital) Private credit Per its own site

[Bhojr Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bhojr-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[ID8 Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/id8-investments) VC firm Per its own site

[Inertia Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inertia-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Ossian Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ossian-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Rabil Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rabil-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Sweetwater Private Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sweetwater-private-equity) Private equity Per its own site

## Quick answers about Betterment

### Who invested in Betterment?

Betterment's investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Anthemis, Francisco Partners and Northwestern Mutual, and 9 more on record.

### How much has Betterment raised?

Betterment has raised $175M across 6 rounds since 2010. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Betterment last raise?

Betterment's most recent round was a Series E of $70M in Jul 2017.

### What was Betterment's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $70M in Jul 2017, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Betterment first?

Betterment's first round on record, in Nov 2010, was backed by Fabrice Grinda, Red Swan Ventures and Andy Dunn.

### What stage is Betterment at?

Betterment's latest named round is a Series E, in Jul 2017.

### Where is Betterment based?

Betterment is based in the United States.

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