# Create funding: rounds and investors > Create has raised $7.3M across 3 rounds since 2013. Investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, Montage Ventures and Vela Partners. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/create (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Create* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$7.3M** raised across 3 rounds since 2013, from 3 sources **$100K** Seed **$1.7M** Seed **$5.5M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $5.5M Aug 2025 - **Step-up i:** 3.2× - **Investors:** 9 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. 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **$100K** Seed **$1.7M** Seed **$5.5M** Series A - **First round:** Seed, $100K - **Biggest round:** $5.5M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 10.8 years ## The rounds - **Aug 2025** Series A **$5.5M** *3 new* [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Montage Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/montage-ventures) [Vela Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vela-partners) Source recorded - **Oct 2014** Seed **$1.7M** No investor was named in the report. From a historical funding record - **Nov 2013** Seed **$100K** *6 new* [Matthew Pustay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matthew-pustay) [Rose Switzer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rose-switzer) [Yvette Janvier](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yvette-janvier) Erin Grimm Kevin Hewitt TangoSource From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From Create's own website: 18 on the team. - **Benny Cheng** Vice President of Internals - **Jesslyn Wu** Vice President of Externals - **Stephanie Zhang** Vice President of Operations - **Cali Tsoi** President - **Arjun Aggarwal** Co-director of Events - **Armansyah Marpaung** Co-director of Marketing - **Celine Tjiang** Co-director of Human Resources - **Deandrew Yoandra** Co-director of Sponsorships - **Emily Wu** Co-director of Marketing - **Gabriella Lianti** Co-director of Sales - **Grace Ma** Co-director of Sales - **Inaya Khandaker** Co-director of Human Resources - **Kevin Huang** Co-director of Projects - **Mayowa Oyekan** Co-director of Projects - **Mehdi Cherkaoui** Co-director of Events - **Nguyen Khoi Nguyen** Co-director of Projects - **Nicholas Santoso** Co-director of Sponsorships - **Sam Gould** Co-director of Events ## 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** 2013 **Seed** 2014 **Series A** 2025 [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) [Montage Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/montage-ventures) [Vela Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vela-partners) [Matthew Pustay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matthew-pustay) [Rose Switzer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rose-switzer) [Yvette Janvier](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yvette-janvier) Erin Grimm Kevin Hewitt TangoSource ## Everyone who backed them [Bessemer Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bessemer-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round [Montage Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/montage-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Vela Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vela-partners) VC firm **1** round [Matthew Pustay](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matthew-pustay) VC firm **1** round [Rose Switzer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rose-switzer) VC firm **1** round [Yvette Janvier](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yvette-janvier) VC firm **1** round Erin Grimm no record of our own yet **1** round Kevin Hewitt no record of our own yet **1** round TangoSource 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=create). ## Quick answers about Create ### Who invested in Create? Create's investors include Bessemer Venture Partners, Montage Ventures, Vela Partners, Matthew Pustay and Rose Switzer, and 4 more on record. ### How much has Create raised? Create has raised $7.3M across 3 rounds since 2013. ### When did Create last raise? Create's most recent round was a Series A of $5.5M in Aug 2025. ### What was Create's biggest round? Its most recent round, $5.5M in Aug 2025, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Create first? Create's first round on record, in Nov 2013, was backed by Matthew Pustay, Rose Switzer and Yvette Janvier and 3 others. ### What stage is Create at? Create's latest named round is a Series A, in Aug 2025. ### Where is Create based? Create is based in the United States. ## Companies like Create In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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