# Checkstep funding: rounds and investors

> Checkstep has raised $113M across 5 rounds since 2022. Investors include Slow Ventures, Village Global and Quiet Capital. Every round with its source.

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

United Kingdom · [Seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Checkstep*

5 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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 Media SaaS

Raised 5 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$113M** raised across 5 rounds since 2022, from 7 sources

**$5.0M** Seed **$744K** Round **$150K** Round **$103M** Round **$4.0M** Seed

- **Latest round:** Seed, $4.0M May 2026
- **Led by:** Alea Capital Partners
- **Biggest round:** $103M Round · Feb 2026
- **Investors:** 7 (1 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.

2023 2024 2025 2026

**$5.0M** Seed

**$744K** Round

**$150K** Round

**$103M** Round

**$4.0M** Seed

- **First round:** Seed, $5.0M
- **Biggest round:** $103M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 7 months

## The rounds

- **May 2026** Seed **$4.0M** *2 new* *4 returning* [Alea Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alea-capital-partners) Lead [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) [Quiet Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quiet-capital) [Dawn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dawn-capital) [Look AI Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/look-ai-ventures) Reported by Look AI Ventures and 2 others
- **Feb 2026** Round **$103M** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Aug 2025** Round **$150K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **Feb 2025** Round **$744K** No investor was named in the report. Shares issued, filed with Companies House (SH01); no report of this raise yet
- **May 2022** Seed **$5.0M** *5 new* [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) [Quiet Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quiet-capital) [Edward Lando](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edward-lando) [Dawn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dawn-capital) Source recorded

## Funding filed with regulators

Checkstep filed 5 raises, $109M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors.

- Feb 2026 **$103M** UK share allotment
- Feb 2026 **$517K** UK share allotment
- Aug 2025 **$150K** UK share allotment
- Feb 2025 **$744K** UK share allotment
- Apr 2022 **$4.8M** UK share allotment

## Founders and team

From Checkstep's own website: 16 on the team.

- **Guillaume Bouchard** CEO
- **Georgio Anastasi** CFO/COO
- **Vincent Maurin** CTO
- **Emily Atkinson** Head of Marketing
- **Geoffrey Johnston** VP, Product
- **Hill Stark** VP, Partnerships
- **Kelsey Jämtander** Head of Growth
- **Amy Fox** Senior UX/UI designer
- **Elaine Portela** Senior Software Engineer
- **Ján Čabala** Senior Software Engineer
- **Mattia Assogna** Principal Frontend Engineer
- **Nahun Silva** Senior Software Engineer
- **Sanket Naik** Trust & Safety Lead
- **Shail Salig** Enterprise Trust & Safety Partner
- **Sydelle de Souza** Research Engineer in Machine Learning
- **Tanjeet Gill** Enterprise Trust & Safety Partner

Advisers *Ameya Bhatawdeka* *Ben Greenstone*

## 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** 2022 **Round** 2025 **Round** 2025 **Round** 2026 **Seed** 2026 [Slow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/slow-ventures) [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) [Quiet Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quiet-capital) [Dawn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dawn-capital) [Alea Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alea-capital-partners) L [Edward Lando](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edward-lando) [Look AI Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/look-ai-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

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

[Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) VC firm **2** rounds

[Quiet Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quiet-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Dawn Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dawn-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Alea Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alea-capital-partners) Private equity **1** round, led 1

[Edward Lando](https://millionrounds.com/fund/edward-lando) Angel **1** round

[Look AI Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/look-ai-ventures) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Checkstep 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.

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

[Data Tech Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/data-tech-fund) VC firm Per its own site

[Key Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/key-ventures) Angel network Per its own site

## Quick answers about Checkstep

### Who invested in Checkstep?

Checkstep's investors include Slow Ventures, Village Global, Quiet Capital, Dawn Capital and Alea Capital Partners, and 2 more on record. Alea Capital Partners led its latest round.

### How much has Checkstep raised?

Checkstep has raised $113M across 5 rounds since 2022.

### When did Checkstep last raise?

Checkstep's most recent round was a Seed of $4.0M in May 2026, led by Alea Capital Partners.

### What was Checkstep's biggest round?

Checkstep's largest round on record is $103M, in Feb 2026.

### Who backed Checkstep first?

Checkstep's first round on record, in May 2022, was backed by Slow Ventures, Village Global and Quiet Capital and 2 others.

### What stage is Checkstep at?

Checkstep's latest named round is a Seed, in May 2026.

### Where is Checkstep based?

Checkstep is based in the United Kingdom.

### Who led Checkstep's rounds?

Alea Capital Partners led the Seed in 2026.

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