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Who invested in Credit Sesame

7 rounds we have observed, with the 19 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 summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$132Mraised across 7 rounds since 2010, from 7 sources

$1.2MSeries A$6.2MSeries B$12MSeries B$12MSeries C$16MSeries D$42MDebt$43MDebt
Latest round
Debt, $43MAug 2019
Led by
ATW Partners
Investors
19 (1 led)
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20102012201420162018
$1.2MSeries A$6.2MSeries B$12MSeries B$12MSeries C$16MSeries D$42MDebt$43MDebt
First round
Series A, $1.2M
Apr 2010
Biggest round
$43M
Debt · Aug 2019
Usual gap between rounds
22 months
the median of 5

The rounds

  1. Aug 2019
    Debt$43M6 new2 returning

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $13M sold, first sale Aug 2019

  2. Oct 2017
    Debt$42M3 new2 returning

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $27M sold, first sale Oct 2017

  3. May 2015
    Series D$16M2 new3 returning

    From a historical funding record

  4. Jun 2012
  5. Jun 2012
    Series C$12M1 new3 returning

    From a historical funding record

  6. Mar 2011
    Series B$6.2M1 new1 returning

    Reported by techcrunch.com

  7. Apr 2010
    Series A$1.2M5 new

    From a historical funding record

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

  • Adrian NazariExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediAndrew LernerFrederick GrauerJohn DougeryJohn Jarve

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.

Everyone who backed them

Menlo VenturesVC firm6rounds
ATW PartnersInvestment firm1round, led 1
Plug and PlayAccelerator1round
Stanford UniversityVC firm1round
Camp One VenturesVC firm1round
Capital OneVC firm1round
Symantec VenturesCorporate VC1round
IA Capital GroupVC firm1round
IA CapitalInvestment firm1round
Grail PartnersVC firm1round
Inventus CapitalVC firm1round
IA Capital Groupsno record of our own yet1round
Inventusno record of our own yet1round
Paul Longhenryno record of our own yet1round
SFno record of our own yet1round
Syncora Alternative Investmentsno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Credit Sesame 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.

Runway Growth CapitalPrivate creditPer its own site
Pivotal CapitalVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Credit Sesame

Who invested in Credit Sesame?

Credit Sesame's investors include Menlo Ventures, Globespan Capital Partners, Inventus Capital Partners, ATW Partners and Plug and Play, and 14 more on record. ATW Partners led its latest round.

How much has Credit Sesame raised?

Credit Sesame has raised $132M across 7 rounds since 2010.

When did Credit Sesame last raise?

Credit Sesame's most recent round was a Debt of $43M in Aug 2019, led by ATW Partners.

What was Credit Sesame's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $43M in Aug 2019, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Credit Sesame first?

Credit Sesame's first round on record, in Apr 2010, was backed by Plug and Play, Inventus Capital Partners and Grail Partners and 2 others.

What stage is Credit Sesame at?

Credit Sesame's latest named round is a Debt, in Aug 2019.

Where is Credit Sesame based?

Credit Sesame is based in the United States.

Who led Credit Sesame's rounds?

ATW Partners led the Debt in 2019.

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