# Certify funding: rounds and investors

> Certify has raised $42M across 3 rounds since 2009. Investors include General Catalyst, Upfront Ventures and Hustle Fund. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Certify*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$42M** raised across 3 rounds since 2009, from 3 sources

**$1.9M** Seed **$325K** Venture **$40M** Series B

- **Latest round:** Series B, $40M Jun 2025
- **Step-up i:** 123.1×
- **Investors:** 4

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.

2009 2012 2015 2018 2021 2024

**$1.9M** Seed

**$325K** Venture

**$40M** Series B

- **First round:** Seed, $1.9M
- **Biggest round:** $40M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 11.4 years

## The rounds

- **Jun 2025** Series B **$40M** *4 new* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upfront-ventures) [Hustle Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hustle-fund) [Max Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-ventures-2) Source recorded
- **Jan 2014** Venture **$325K** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record SEC filing: $325K sold, first sale Dec 2013
- **Oct 2009** Seed **$1.9M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by techcrunch.com SEC filing: $300K sold, first sale Jun 2009

## Founders and team

From Certify's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 12 on the team.

- **Margie Eggen** Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff
- **Marne Martin** Chief Executive Officer
- **Robert Neveu** Manager and President i
- **Ken Ringdahl** Chief Technology Officer
- **Michael Giannetti** Chief Human Resources Officer
- **Michele Shepard** Chief Revenue Officer
- **Owen Newman** Chief Financial Officer
- **Paul Nagy** Chief Product Officer
- **Alan Neveu** Manager and Chief Technology Officer i
- **John Bailey** Manager i
- **Stephen Johnson** Manager i
- **William Benedict** Manager i

## 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** 2009 **Venture** 2014 **Series B** 2025 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Upfront Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/upfront-ventures) [Hustle Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hustle-fund) [Max Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-ventures-2)

## Everyone who backed them

[General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **1** round

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

[Hustle Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hustle-fund) VC firm **1** round

[Max Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-ventures-2) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Certify as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

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

## Quick answers about Certify

### Who invested in Certify?

Certify's investors include General Catalyst, Upfront Ventures, Hustle Fund and Max Ventures.

### How much has Certify raised?

Certify has raised $42M across 3 rounds since 2009.

### When did Certify last raise?

Certify's most recent round was a Series B of $40M in Jun 2025.

### What was Certify's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $40M in Jun 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Certify first?

Certify's first round on record, in Jun 2025, was backed by General Catalyst, Upfront Ventures and Hustle Fund and 1 others.

### What stage is Certify at?

Certify's latest named round is a Series B, in Jun 2025.

### Where is Certify based?

Certify is based in the United States.

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