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Who invested in Fountain

5 rounds we have observed, with the 16 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.

HR Tech

Valuation: $950M, Oct 2024Y Combinator: S15

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$131Mraised across 5 rounds since 2014, from 5 sources

$4.0MSeries A$23MSeries B$100MSeries C$3.5MSeed
Latest round
Seed, $3.5MSept 2024
Biggest round
$100MSeries C · Jun 2022
Investors
16 (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.

201420162018202020222024
?Seed$4.0MSeries A$23MSeries B$100MSeries C$3.5MSeed
First round
Seed
Jun 2014
Biggest round
$100M
Series C · Jun 2022
Usual gap between rounds
2.6 years
the median of 4

The rounds

  1. Sept 2024
  2. Jun 2022
  3. Oct 2019
  4. Oct 2014
    Series A$4.0M2 new

    From a historical funding record

  5. Jun 2014
    SeedAmount undisclosed1 new

    From a historical funding record

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.

The exit

ExitBuyerPriceWhen
AcquiredPorchundisclosedOct 2015

From historical deal records. Wrong? Tell us.

Everyone who backed them

Uncork CapitalVC firm2rounds
DCM VenturesPrivate equity1round, led 1
Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
Founders FundVC firm1round
GaingelsPrivate equity1round
First Round CapitalVC firm1round
Salesforce VenturesCorporate VC1round
Foundation CapitalVC firm1round
B CapitalVC firm1round
Slow VenturesVC firm1round
Shasta VenturesVC firm1round
NGC VenturesVC firm1round
Origin VenturesVC firm1round
Coolhouse LabsAccelerator1round
51jobCorporate VC1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 9 firms list Fountain 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.

Bling CapitalVC firmPer its own site
Commerce VenturesVC firmPer its own site
Founders FactoryAcceleratorPer its own site
Winklevoss CapitalFamily officePer its own site
1517 FundVC firmPer its own site
10x FoundersVC firmPer its own site
Commerce VCVC firmPer its own site
Invariantes FundVC firmPer its own site
Hivemind VenturesVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Fountain

Who invested in Fountain?

Fountain's investors include Uncork Capital, DCM Ventures, Y Combinator, Founders Fund and Gaingels, and 11 more on record.

How much has Fountain raised?

Fountain has raised $131M across 5 rounds since 2014. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Fountain last raise?

Fountain's most recent round was a Seed of $3.5M in Sept 2024.

What was Fountain's biggest round?

Fountain's largest round on record is $100M (Series C), in Jun 2022.

Who backed Fountain first?

Fountain's first round on record, in Jun 2014, was backed by Coolhouse Labs.

What stage is Fountain at?

Fountain's latest named round is a Seed, in Sept 2024.

Where is Fountain based?

Fountain is based in the United States.

Who led Fountain's rounds?

DCM Ventures led the Series B in 2019.

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