# OpenSesame funding: rounds and investors > OpenSesame has raised $97M across 5 rounds since 2011. Investors include Partech Ventures, Altos Ventures and FTV Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/opensesame (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series D startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *OpenSesame* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 5 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. Edtech Education Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$97M** raised across 5 rounds since 2011, from 5 sources **$2.0M** Seed **$8.0M** Series A **$9.0M** Series B **$28M** Round **$50M** Series D - **Latest round:** Series D, $50M Jul 2021 - **Step-up i:** 1.8× - **Investors:** 5 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. 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 **$2.0M** Seed **$8.0M** Series A **$9.0M** Series B **$28M** Round **$50M** Series D - **First round:** Seed, $2.0M - **Biggest round:** $50M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.7 years ## The rounds - **Jul 2021** Series D **$50M** *1 new* *3 returning* [Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) [Altos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures) [JMI Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jmi-equity) [FTV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ftv-capital) Source recorded SEC filing: $50M sold, first sale Jul 2021 - **May 2019** Round **$28M** *1 new* [FTV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ftv-capital) Reported by Oregonlive SEC filing: $28M sold, first sale May 2019 - **Sept 2016** Series B **$9.0M** *1 new* [Altos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures) Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $9.0M sold, first sale Sept 2016 - **Jan 2014** Series A **$8.0M** *1 new* [Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $8.2M sold, first sale Dec 2013 - **Oct 2011** Seed **$2.0M** *1 new* [Harmony Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harmony-investments) Reported by finsmes.com SEC filing: $5.8M sold, first sale Jul 2011 ## Founders and team From OpenSesame's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 10 on the team. - **Donna Copeland** Training & Development Manager at EOSYS - **Janeen Carrano** Training Manager, Regional Water Authority - **Aaron H. Bridges** Executive Officer i - **Deborah R. Dang** Executive Officer i - **Donald S. Spear** Executive Officer, Director i - **Hallie H. Dozier** Executive Officer i - **Joshua D. Blank** Executive Officer i - **Spencer H. Thornton** Executive Officer i - **Stuart H. Finn** Executive Officer i - **Thomas R. Turnbull** Executive Officer i On the board, as filed i *Chris R. Bounds* *Christopher H. Winship* *Hodong R. Nam* *Nicolas R. El Baze* ## 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. **Seed** 2011 **Series A** 2014 **Series B** 2016 **Round** 2019 **Series D** 2021 [Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) [Altos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures) [FTV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ftv-capital) [JMI Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jmi-equity) [Harmony Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harmony-investments) ## Everyone who backed them [Partech Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/partech) VC firm **2** rounds [Altos Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/altos-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [FTV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ftv-capital) Private equity **2** rounds [JMI Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jmi-equity) Private equity **1** round [Harmony Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harmony-investments) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=opensesame). ## Also claim to have backed them These 3 firms list OpenSesame 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. [EvoNexus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/evonexus) Accelerator Per its own site [Pivotal Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pivotal-capital-partners) VC firm Per its own site [Hidden River, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hidden-river-llc) Family office Per its own site ## Quick answers about OpenSesame ### Who invested in OpenSesame? OpenSesame's investors include Partech Ventures, Altos Ventures, FTV Capital, JMI Equity and Harmony Investments. ### How much has OpenSesame raised? OpenSesame has raised $97M across 5 rounds since 2011. ### When did OpenSesame last raise? OpenSesame's most recent round was a Series D of $50M in Jul 2021. ### What was OpenSesame's biggest round? Its most recent round, $50M in Jul 2021, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed OpenSesame first? OpenSesame's first round on record, in Oct 2011, was backed by Harmony Investments. ### What stage is OpenSesame at? OpenSesame's latest named round is a Series D, in Jul 2021. ### Where is OpenSesame based? OpenSesame is based in the United States. ## Companies like OpenSesame In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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