# Personio funding: rounds and investors > Personio has raised $252M across 3 rounds since 2017. Investors include European VC Northzone/ Global Founders Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners and... Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/personio (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Germany · [Series E startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Personio* 3 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. HR Tech Valuation: $8.5B, Mar 2026 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$252M** raised across 3 rounds since 2017, from 3 sources **$12M** Series A **$40M** Series B **$200M** Series E - **Latest round:** Series E, $200M Jun 2022 - **Step-up i:** 5× - **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. 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 **$12M** Series A **$40M** Series B **$200M** Series E - **First round:** Series A, $12M - **Biggest round:** $200M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 3.3 years ## The rounds - **Jun 2022** Series E **$200M** *4 new* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Northzone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northzone) [Greenoaks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenoaks) Source recorded - **Jan 2019** Series B **$40M** *2 new* [Global Founders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital) Index Ventures/ Northzone Reported by TechCrunch - **Aug 2017** Series A **$12M** *2 new* European VC Northzone/ Global Founders Capital Lead [Picus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/picus-capital) Reported by TechCrunch ## 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 B** 2019 **Series E** 2022 European VC Northzone/ Global Founders Capital L [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Global Founders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital) [Northzone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northzone) [Picus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/picus-capital) [Greenoaks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenoaks) Index Ventures/ Northzone ## Everyone who backed them European VC Northzone/ Global Founders Capital no record of our own yet **1** round, led 1 [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 [Global Founders Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital) VC firm **1** round [Northzone](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northzone) VC firm **1** round [Picus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/picus-capital) VC firm **1** round [Greenoaks](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenoaks) VC firm **1** round Index Ventures/ Northzone no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=personio). ## Also claim to have backed them These 3 firms list Personio 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. [Alkeon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alkeon-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Galdana Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galdana-ventures) Fund of funds Per its own site [MH2 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mh2-capital) Family office Per its own site ## Quick answers about Personio ### Who invested in Personio? Personio's investors include European VC Northzone/ Global Founders Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Index Ventures, Global Founders Capital and Northzone, and 3 more on record. ### How much has Personio raised? Personio has raised $252M across 3 rounds since 2017. ### When did Personio last raise? Personio's most recent round was a Series E of $200M in Jun 2022. ### What was Personio's biggest round? Its most recent round, $200M in Jun 2022, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Personio first? Personio's first round on record, in Aug 2017, was backed by European VC Northzone/ Global Founders Capital and Picus Capital. ### What stage is Personio at? Personio's latest named round is a Series E, in Jun 2022. ### Where is Personio based? Personio is based in Germany. ### Who led Personio's rounds? European VC Northzone/ Global Founders Capital led the Series A in 2017. ## Companies like Personio In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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