# Caruso funding: rounds and investors > Caruso has raised $13M across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include Icehouse Ventures, Balmain and GD1. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/caruso (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) New Zealand · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Caruso* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 3 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. AI Fintech Software Raised 7 months ago Follow Caruso and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fcaruso) Funding summary Updated 7 Nov 2026 **$13M** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 4 sources **$3.2M** Seed **$9.3M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $9.3M Apr 2026 - **Led by:** Icehouse Ventures and GD1 - **Step-up i:** 2.9× - **Investors:** 3 (3 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. 2025 2026 **$3.2M** Seed **$9.3M** Series A - **First round:** Seed, $3.2M - **Biggest round:** $9.3M - **Between rounds:** 16 months ## The rounds - **Apr 2026** Series A **$9.3M** *1 new* *2 returning* [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) Lead [GD1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gd1) Lead [Balmain](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balmain) Reported by Startup Daily and 1 other - **Dec 2024** Seed **$3.2M** *2 new* [Balmain](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balmain) Lead [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) Reported by Startup Daily and 1 other ## 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** 2024 **Series A** 2026 [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) L [Balmain](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balmain) L [GD1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gd1) L ## Everyone who backed them [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [Balmain](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balmain) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [GD1](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gd1) VC firm **1** round, led 1 Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=caruso). ## Quick answers about Caruso ### Who invested in Caruso? Caruso's investors include Icehouse Ventures, Balmain and GD1. Icehouse Ventures led its latest round. ### How much has Caruso raised? Caruso has raised $13M across 2 rounds since 2024. ### When did Caruso last raise? Caruso's most recent round was a Series A of $9.3M in Apr 2026, led by Icehouse Ventures. ### What was Caruso's biggest round? Its most recent round, $9.3M in Apr 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Caruso first? Caruso's first round on record, in Dec 2024, was backed by Balmain and Icehouse Ventures. ### What stage is Caruso at? Caruso's latest named round is a Series A, in Apr 2026. ### Where is Caruso based? Caruso is based in New Zealand. ### Who led Caruso's rounds? Balmain led the Seed in 2024; Icehouse Ventures led the Series A in 2026. ## Companies like Caruso In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Qippay** $2.8M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/qippay)[**Hyades** $634K · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyades)[**DataMasque** $5.6M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/datamasque)[**Harmoney** $164M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/harmoney)[**Halter** $689M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/halter)[**Polymath** $1.4M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/polymath) ## 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