# Ceterus funding: rounds and investors

> Ceterus has raised $16M across 2 rounds since 2017. Investors include Alerion Ventures, Idea Fund and Grotech Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Ceterus*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$16M** raised across 2 rounds since 2017, from 2 sources

**$6.0M** Series A **$10M** Series B

- **Latest round:** Series B, $10M Apr 2018
- **Step-up i:** 1.7×
- **Investors:** 5

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

**$6.0M** Series A

**$10M** Series B

- **First round:** Series A, $6.0M
- **Biggest round:** $10M
- **Between rounds:** 10 months

## The rounds

- **Apr 2018** Series B **$10M** *2 new* *2 returning* [Grotech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grotech-ventures) [Alerion Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alerion-ventures) [Idea Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idea-fund) Harbert Growth Partners/ TechOperators Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $10.0M sold, first sale Apr 2018
- **Jun 2017** Series A **$6.0M** *3 new* [Alerion Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alerion-ventures) [Idea Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idea-fund) Grotech Ventures/ TechOperators Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $6.0M sold, first sale Jun 2017

## Founders and team

From Ceterus's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 4 on the team.

- **Bill Jones** CEO
- **Ed Murray** CTO
- **Kevin Werkman** COO
- **Christopher Rossie** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Donald Rainey* *Jim Anhut* *Said Mohammadioun* *Wayne Hunter*

## 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** 2017 **Series B** 2018 [Alerion Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alerion-ventures) [Idea Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idea-fund) [Grotech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grotech-ventures) Grotech Ventures/ TechOperators Harbert Growth Partners/ TechOperators

## Everyone who backed them

[Alerion Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alerion-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Idea Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idea-fund) Company **2** rounds

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

Grotech Ventures/ TechOperators no record of our own yet **1** round

Harbert Growth Partners/ TechOperators no record of our own yet **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

This firm lists Ceterus 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.

[Southeast Investor Group (SEIG)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/southeast-investor-group-seig) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Ceterus

### Who invested in Ceterus?

Ceterus's investors include Alerion Ventures, Idea Fund, Grotech Ventures, Grotech Ventures/ TechOperators and Harbert Growth Partners/ TechOperators.

### How much has Ceterus raised?

Ceterus has raised $16M across 2 rounds since 2017.

### When did Ceterus last raise?

Ceterus's most recent round was a Series B of $10M in Apr 2018.

### What was Ceterus's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $10M in Apr 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Ceterus first?

Ceterus's first round on record, in Jun 2017, was backed by Alerion Ventures, Idea Fund and Grotech Ventures/ TechOperators.

### What stage is Ceterus at?

Ceterus's latest named round is a Series B, in Apr 2018.

### Where is Ceterus based?

Ceterus is based in the United States.

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