# Classy funding: rounds and investors

> Classy has raised $48M across 6 rounds since 2010. Investors include Salesforce Ventures, Bullpen Capital and Venture51. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Classy*

6 rounds we have observed, with the 18 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

**$48M** raised across 6 rounds since 2010, from 7 sources

**$18M** Series B **$30M** Series C

- **Latest round:** Series C, $30M Nov 2016
- **Led by:** JMI Equity
- **Step-up i:** 1.7×
- **Investors:** 18 (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.

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

**?** Seed

**?** Series A

**?** Seed

**?** Seed

**$18M** Series B

**$30M** Series C

- **First round:** Seed
- **Biggest round:** $30M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 14 months

## The rounds

- **Nov 2016** Series C **$30M** *6 new* *9 returning* [JMI Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jmi-equity) Lead [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital) [Venture51](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture51) [Rethink Impact](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rethink-impact) [Mithril Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mithril-capital-management) [Alex Bard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-bard) [Galileo Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galileo-partners) [Tabreez Verjee](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tabreez-verjee) [Zipdragon Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/zipdragon-ventures) Adam Garone CONNECT (Accelerator) Chris Himes RHG Holdings Sheeraz Haji Reported by FinSMEs and 1 other SEC filing: $30M sold, first sale Oct 2016
- **Jun 2015** Series B **$18M** *10 new* [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital) [Venture51](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture51) [Mithril Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mithril-capital-management) [Alex Bard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-bard) [Galileo Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galileo-partners) [Tabreez Verjee](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tabreez-verjee) [Sheeraz Haji](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sheeraz-haji) Adam Garone Chris Himes From a historical funding record SEC filing: $16M sold, first sale May 2015
- **May 2014** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* BLADE Network From a historical funding record
- **Jul 2013** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Frank Swain](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frank-swain) From a historical funding record
- **May 2012** Series A **Amount undisclosed** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record
- **Jan 2010** Seed **Amount undisclosed** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 4 on the team.

- **Adam Aarons** Executive Officer i
- **Neena Gupta Needel** Executive Officer i
- **Ron Wangerin** Executive Officer i
- **Scot Chisholm** Executive Officer, Director i

On the board, as filed i *Christopher Hiimes* *Howard Deshong* *Patrick Walsh* *Paul Leggett*

## 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** 2010 **Series A** 2012 **Seed** 2013 **Seed** 2014 **Series B** 2015 **Series C** 2016 [Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) [Bullpen Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bullpen-capital) [Venture51](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture51) [Mithril Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mithril-capital-management) [Alex Bard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-bard) [Galileo Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galileo-partners) [Tabreez Verjee](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tabreez-verjee) Adam Garone Chris Himes [JMI Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jmi-equity) L

## Everyone who backed them

[Salesforce Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/salesforce-ventures) Corporate VC **2** rounds

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

[Venture51](https://millionrounds.com/fund/venture51) VC firm **2** rounds

[Mithril Capital Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mithril-capital-management) VC firm **2** rounds

[Alex Bard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alex-bard) Angel **2** rounds

[Galileo Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galileo-partners) Family office **2** rounds

[Tabreez Verjee](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tabreez-verjee) VC firm **2** rounds

Adam Garone no record of our own yet **2** rounds

Chris Himes no record of our own yet **2** rounds

[JMI Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jmi-equity) Private equity **1** round, led 1

[Rethink Impact](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rethink-impact) VC firm **1** round

[Frank Swain](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frank-swain) Angel **1** round

[Sheeraz Haji](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sheeraz-haji) Angel **1** round

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

BLADE Network no record of our own yet **1** round

CONNECT (Accelerator) no record of our own yet **1** round

RHG Holdings no record of our own yet **1** round

Sheeraz Haji no record of our own yet **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=classy).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Classy 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.

[Elemental Impact](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elemental-impact) VC firm Per its own site

[Hinge Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hinge-capital-formerly-venture51) VC firm Per its own site

[LA Promise Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/la-promise-fund) Investment firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Classy

### Who invested in Classy?

Classy's investors include Salesforce Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Venture51, Mithril Capital Management and Alex Bard, and 13 more on record. JMI Equity led its latest round.

### How much has Classy raised?

Classy has raised $48M across 6 rounds since 2010. 4 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Classy last raise?

Classy's most recent round was a Series C of $30M in Nov 2016, led by JMI Equity.

### What was Classy's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $30M in Nov 2016, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Classy first?

Classy's first round on record, in Jul 2013, was backed by Frank Swain.

### What stage is Classy at?

Classy's latest named round is a Series C, in Nov 2016.

### Where is Classy based?

Classy is based in the United States.

### Who led Classy's rounds?

JMI Equity led the Series C in 2016.

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