# Multiverse funding: rounds and investors

> Multiverse has raised $72M across 2 rounds since 2017. Investors include Schroders Capital, General Catalyst and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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

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

# Who invested in *Multiverse*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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 Edtech Education Future of Work

Raised 5 months ago Valuation: $1.7B, Mar 2026

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$72M** raised across 2 rounds since 2017, from 2 sources

**$1.5M** Series A **$70M** Series E

- **Latest round:** Series E, $70M May 2026
- **Led by:** Schroders Capital
- **Step-up i:** 46.7×
- **Investors:** 8 (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.

2017 2019 2021 2023 2025

**$1.5M** Series A

**$70M** Series E

- **First round:** Series A, $1.5M
- **Biggest round:** $70M
- **Between rounds:** 8.8 years

## The rounds

- **May 2026** Series E **$70M** *7 new* [Schroders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/schroders-capital) Lead [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Bond](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bond) [StepStone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stepstone-group) [D1 Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/d1-capital-partners) Reported by Ventureburn
- **Aug 2017** Series A **$1.5M** *1 new* [Purple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/purple-laurent-ritter-s-fund) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Multiverse's own website: 5 on the team.

- **Euan Blair** CEO
- **Donn D'arcy** Chief Revenue Officer
- **Jay Richman** Chief Product Officer
- **Jillian Gillespie** Chief Financial Officer
- **Libby Dangoor** Chief Performance Officer

## 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.

**Series A** 2017 **Series E** 2026 [Schroders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/schroders-capital) L [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Bond](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bond) [StepStone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stepstone-group) [Purple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/purple-laurent-ritter-s-fund) [D1 Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/d1-capital-partners)

## Everyone who backed them

[Schroders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/schroders-capital) Hedge fund **1** round, led 1

[General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **1** round

[Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round

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

[Bond](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bond) Growth equity **1** round

[StepStone Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stepstone-group) Fund of funds **1** round

[Purple](https://millionrounds.com/fund/purple-laurent-ritter-s-fund) VC firm **1** round

[D1 Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/d1-capital-partners) Hedge fund **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 7 firms list Multiverse 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.

[Arrington Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/arrington-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Emerge Education](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emerge-education) VC firm Per its own site

[Plus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/plus-capital) VC firm Per its own site

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

[SemperVirens Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sempervirens-venture-capital) VC firm Per its own site

[Emerge VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emerge-vc) VC firm Per its own site

[Next Play Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-play-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Multiverse

### Who invested in Multiverse?

Multiverse's investors include Schroders Capital, General Catalyst, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Index Ventures and Bond, and 3 more on record. Schroders Capital led its latest round.

### How much has Multiverse raised?

Multiverse has raised $72M across 2 rounds since 2017.

### When did Multiverse last raise?

Multiverse's most recent round was a Series E of $70M in May 2026, led by Schroders Capital.

### What was Multiverse's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $70M in May 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Multiverse first?

Multiverse's first round on record, in Aug 2017, was backed by Purple.

### What stage is Multiverse at?

Multiverse's latest named round is a Series E, in May 2026.

### Where is Multiverse based?

Multiverse is based in the United Kingdom.

### Who led Multiverse's rounds?

Schroders Capital led the Series E in 2026.

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