# Careerist funding: rounds and investors

> Careerist has raised $8.0M across 1 round since 2023. Investors include Y Combinator. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Careerist*

One round we have observed, with the one investor named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

HR Tech

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$8.0M** raised across 1 round since 2023, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Series A, $8.0M Mar 2023
- **Investors:** 1

See who backed them

[**Careerist** Career planning 1 / 13 Their pitch deck **Careerist's pitch deck, 13 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/careerist)

## The rounds

- **Mar 2023** Series A **$8.0M** [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Careerist's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 10 on the team.

- **Bryan Fields** From: Logistics Manager
- **David Colonia** To: QA Engineer
- **Faris Alkassim** To: Software QA Engineer
- **Katie Hancock** To: QA Engineer
- **Khadija Ashurova Bellio** From: Investment Analyst
- **Mike Brown** To: QA Engineer
- **Ricardo Gomez** From: Aerospace Engineer
- **Roberto Vargas Ortiz** To: QA Engineer
- **Sam Krempl** To: QA Engineer
- **Ivan Tsybaev** Executive Officer i

## Everyone who backed them

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Careerist 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.

[Smart Partnership Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/smart-partnership-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[AvanTech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avantech-ventures) Private equity Per its own site

## Quick answers about Careerist

### Who invested in Careerist?

Careerist's investors include Y Combinator.

### How much has Careerist raised?

Careerist has raised $8.0M across 1 round since 2023.

### When did Careerist last raise?

Careerist's most recent round was a Series A of $8.0M in Mar 2023.

### What was Careerist's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $8.0M in Mar 2023, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Careerist first?

Careerist's first round on record, in Mar 2023, was backed by Y Combinator.

### What stage is Careerist at?

Careerist's latest named round is a Series A, in Mar 2023.

### Where is Careerist based?

Careerist is based in the United States.

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