# Onwards HR funding: rounds and investors

> Onwards HR has raised $500K across 1 round since 2021. Investors include Overline. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Onwards HR*

One round we have observed, with the one investor named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$500K** raised across 1 round since 2021, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Pre-seed, $500K Sept 2021
- **Investors:** 1

See who backed them

## The rounds

- **Sept 2021** Pre-seed **$500K** [Overline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/overline) Source recorded SEC filing: $500K sold, first sale Aug 2021

## Founders and team

From Onwards HR's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 7 on the team.

- **Sarah Rodehorst** Chief Executive Officer
- **Jenny Dearborn** Chief People Strategy Officer
- **Janice Yu Edwards** Chief Product Officer
- **Ben Lord** Head of Finance
- **Erica Lytton** Head of Marketing
- **Jaime Pickle** Head of Enterprise Business Development and Partnerships
- **Melissa Gilliland** Head of Delivery

## Everyone who backed them

[Overline](https://millionrounds.com/fund/overline) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Onwards HR 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.

[Tech Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tech-square-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Engage](https://millionrounds.com/fund/engage) VC firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Onwards HR

### Who invested in Onwards HR?

Onwards HR's investors include Overline.

### How much has Onwards HR raised?

Onwards HR has raised $500K across 1 round since 2021.

### When did Onwards HR last raise?

Onwards HR's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $500K in Sept 2021.

### What was Onwards HR's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $500K in Sept 2021, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Onwards HR first?

Onwards HR's first round on record, in Sept 2021, was backed by Overline.

### What stage is Onwards HR at?

Onwards HR's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Sept 2021.

### Where is Onwards HR based?

Onwards HR is based in the United States.

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