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Who invested in Checkerspot?
Checkerspot's investors include Builders VC, Plug and Play, Refactor Capital, KdT Ventures and Godfrey Capital, and 5 more on record.
20182019202020212022202320242025
$5.0MSeed$13MSeries A$55MSeries C$7.6MRound
United States · Series C startup
Who invested in Checkerspot
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$81Mraised across 4 rounds since 2018, from 4 sources
$5.0MSeed$13MSeries A$55MSeries C$7.6MRound
- Latest round
- Round, $7.6MNov 2025
- Biggest round
- $55MSeries C · Feb 2023
- Investors
- 10 (1 led)
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $5.0M Jun 2018
- Biggest round
- $55M Series C · Feb 2023
- Usual gap between rounds
- 2.8 years the median of 3
The rounds
- Nov 2025Round$7.6M
No investor was named in the report.
Filed with the SEC (Form D); no report of this raise yetSEC filing: $7.6M sold, first sale Nov 2025
- Feb 2023
- Apr 2019Series A$13M5 new2 returning
Reported by FinSMEs
- Jun 2018Seed$5.0M5 new
Refactor Capital- Godfrey Capital
- Sahsen
- DIC
- KdT Ventures/ Viking
Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $5.4M sold, first sale Apr 2018
Founders and team
From Checkerspot's own website: 4 on the team.
- John Krzywicki"> "> CEO
- Casey LippmeierCTO
- Layla WardCFO
- Chris RandallVP, Corporate Marketing
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.
Seed2018Series A2019Series C2023Round2025
Builders VCL
Plug and PlayRefactor Capital
KdT VenturesGodfrey CapitalSahsen
Viking GlobalBreakoutDICKdT Ventures/ Viking
Builders VCLPlug and PlayRefactor CapitalKdT VenturesGodfrey CapitalSahsenViking GlobalBreakoutDICKdT Ventures/ VikingEveryone who backed them
Godfrey CapitalVC firm2rounds
SahsenInvestment firm2rounds
Breakoutno record of our own yet1round
DICno record of our own yet1round
KdT Ventures/ Vikingno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 3 firms list Checkerspot 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.
Quick answers about Checkerspot
How much has Checkerspot raised?
Checkerspot has raised $81M across 4 rounds since 2018.
When did Checkerspot last raise?
Checkerspot's most recent round, $7.6M, was in Nov 2025.
What was Checkerspot's biggest round?
Checkerspot's largest round on record is $55M (Series C), in Feb 2023.
Who backed Checkerspot first?
Checkerspot's first round on record, in Jun 2018, was backed by Refactor Capital, Godfrey Capital and Sahsen and 2 others.
What stage is Checkerspot at?
Checkerspot's latest named round is a Series C, in Feb 2023.
Where is Checkerspot based?
Checkerspot is based in the United States.
Who led Checkerspot's rounds?
Builders VC led the Series A in 2019.
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