# Nova Credit funding: rounds and investors > Nova Credit has raised $96M across 3 rounds since 2018. Investors include General Catalyst, Y Combinator and Index Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/nova-credit (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Growth startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Nova Credit* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 15 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 Y Combinator: S16 Follow Nova Credit and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fnova-credit) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$96M** raised across 3 rounds since 2018, from 4 sources **$16M** Series A **$45M** Series C **$35M** Growth - **Latest round:** Growth, $35M Oct 2025 - **Led by:** Socium Ventures - **Biggest round:** $45M Series C · Oct 2023 - **Investors:** 15 (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. 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 **$16M** Series A **$45M** Series C **$35M** Growth - **First round:** Series A, $16M - **Biggest round:** $45M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 5.3 years ## The rounds - **Oct 2025** Growth **$35M** *9 new* *4 returning* [Socium Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/socium-ventures) Lead [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) [Endeavor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor) [National Bank of Canada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-bank-of-canada) [Canapi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canapi-ventures) [Harmonic Growth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harmonic-growth-partners) [National Bank of Canada's corporate venture capital arm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-bank-of-canada-s-corporate-venture-capital-arm) [Radiate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/radiate-capital) Reported by AlleyWatch and 1 other - **Oct 2023** Series C **$45M** *5 new* *1 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [NAP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nap) [Geodesic Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geodesic-capital) [Canapi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canapi-ventures) Source recorded - **Jun 2018** Series A **$16M** *1 new* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) Reported by FinSMEs ## Funding filed with regulators Nova Credit filed one raise, $1.5M in all. Filings say how much was sold and to how many investors; they never name the investors. - Sept 2016 **$1.5M** 6 investors debt of $1.9M offered SEC Form D ## Founders and team From Nova Credit's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 1 founder, 9 on the team. **Misha Esipov** Board Member; Co-Founder and CEO, Nova Credit - **Akaash Gupta** Head of Rental Housing Partnerships - **Anna Cottle** Head of Legal and General Counsel - **Chris Hansen** Head of Strategic Partnerships and New Business - **Hale Ahangi** Head of People and Talent - **Jen Glaspie Lundstrom** Head of Lending - **Josh Brown** Head of Solutions - **Mei Lui** Head of Product - **Nathan Pike** Head of Finance and Strategy - **Mikhail Esipov** Executive Officer i ## 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** 2018 **Series C** 2023 **Growth** 2025 [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Canapi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canapi-ventures) [Socium Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/socium-ventures) L [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) [NAP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nap) [Endeavor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor) ## Everyone who backed them [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **3** rounds [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **2** rounds [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Canapi Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/canapi-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Socium Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/socium-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round, led 1 [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) Private equity **1** round [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) VC firm **1** round [Endeavor Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor-catalyst) Corporate VC **1** round [NAP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nap) VC firm **1** round [Endeavor](https://millionrounds.com/fund/endeavor) Corporate VC **1** round [National Bank of Canada](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-bank-of-canada) Private equity **1** round [Geodesic Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/geodesic-capital) VC firm **1** round [Harmonic Growth Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harmonic-growth-partners) VC firm **1** round [National Bank of Canada's corporate venture capital arm](https://millionrounds.com/fund/national-bank-of-canada-s-corporate-venture-capital-arm) VC firm **1** round [Radiate Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/radiate-capital) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=nova-credit). ## Also claim to have backed them These 7 firms list Nova Credit 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. [Nyca Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nyca-partners) VC firm Per its own site [Human Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-capital) VC firm Per its own site [A-Rod Corp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/a-rod-corp) Family office Per its own site [Indicator Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indicator-fund) VC firm Per its own site [Kivu Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kivu-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Sterling Road](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sterling-road) VC firm Per its own site [Conduit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conduit) Accelerator Per its own site ## Quick answers about Nova Credit ### Who invested in Nova Credit? Nova Credit's investors include General Catalyst, Y Combinator, Index Ventures, Canapi Ventures and Socium Ventures, and 10 more on record. Socium Ventures led its latest round. ### How much has Nova Credit raised? Nova Credit has raised $96M across 3 rounds since 2018. ### When did Nova Credit last raise? Nova Credit's most recent round was a Growth of $35M in Oct 2025, led by Socium Ventures. ### What was Nova Credit's biggest round? Nova Credit's largest round on record is $45M (Series C), in Oct 2023. ### Who backed Nova Credit first? Nova Credit's first round on record, in Jun 2018, was backed by General Catalyst. ### What stage is Nova Credit at? Nova Credit's latest named round is a Growth, in Oct 2025. ### Where is Nova Credit based? Nova Credit is based in the United States. ### Who led Nova Credit's rounds? Socium Ventures led the Growth in 2025. ## Companies like Nova Credit In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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