# Pivot3 funding: rounds and investors > Pivot3 has raised $229M across 14 rounds since 2005. Investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, InterWest Partners and Mesirow Financial. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/pivot3 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Growth startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Pivot3* 14 rounds we have observed, with the 18 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. Software Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$229M** raised across 14 rounds since 2005, from 14 sources **$9.0M** Series B **$1.1M** Venture **$7.3M** Series B **$5.0M** Venture **$24M** Series C **$2.0M** Venture **$25M** Series D **$4.0M** Series D **$23M** Growth **$14M** Growth **$12M** Series E **$2.0M** Series E **$45M** Growth **$56M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $56M Jan 2016 - **Step-up i:** 1.2× - **Investors:** 18 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. 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 **$9.0M** Series B **$1.1M** Venture **$7.3M** Series B **$24M** Series C **$2.0M** Venture **$25M** Series D **$23M** Growth **$14M** Growth **$12M** Series E **$2.0M** Series E **$56M** Round - **First round:** Series B, $9.0M - **Biggest round:** $56M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 9 months ## The rounds - **Jan 2016** Round **$56M** *4 new* *6 returning* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) [S3 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s3-ventures) [Focus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/focus-ventures-2) [WS Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ws-investments) [HGST](https://millionrounds.com/fund/western-digital-capital) [Argonaut Private Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/argonaut-private-equity) [Northleaf Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northleaf-capital-partners) Mesirow Financial Silver Creek Ventures Source recorded SEC filing: $19M sold, first sale Feb 2016 - **Feb 2015** Growth **$45M** *5 returning* [InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) [S3 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s3-ventures) [Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wilson-sonsini-goodrich-and-rosati) [Mesirow Financial](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mesirow-financial) [Argonaut Private Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/argonaut-private-equity) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $28M sold, first sale Aug 2014 - **Oct 2014** Series E **$2.0M** *2 new* *3 returning* [InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) [S3 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s3-ventures) [Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wilson-sonsini-goodrich-and-rosati) [Mesirow Financial](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mesirow-financial) [Argonaut Private Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/argonaut-private-equity) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $10M sold, first sale Aug 2014 - **Aug 2014** Series E **$12M** *2 new* *6 returning* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) [S3 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s3-ventures) [Samsung Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-ventures) [Focus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/focus-ventures-2) [Silver Creek Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-creek-ventures) [Mesirow Financial](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mesirow-financial) [Northleaf Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northleaf-capital-partners) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $6.5M sold, first sale Aug 2014 - **Oct 2013** Growth **$14M** *2 new* *6 returning* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) [Focus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/focus-ventures) [Comerica Incorporated](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comerica-incorporated) [Silver Creek Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-creek-ventures) [Mesirow Financial](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mesirow-financial) [Northleaf Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northleaf-capital-partners) [Wilson Sonsini](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wilson-sonsini) Reported by finsmes.com - **Feb 2012** Growth **$23M** *1 new* *6 returning* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) [Samsung Venture Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-venture-investment) [Focus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/focus-ventures) [Silver Creek Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-creek-ventures) [Mesirow Financial](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mesirow-financial) [Northleaf Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northleaf-capital-partners) Reported by techcrunch.com SEC filing: $23M sold, first sale Jan 2012 - **Apr 2010** Series D **$4.0M** *2 new* [Focus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/focus-ventures-2) [Northleaf Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northleaf-capital-partners) Reported by texastechpulse.com SEC filing: $25M sold, first sale Feb 2010 - **Feb 2010** Series D **$25M** *1 new* *4 returning* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) [Focus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/focus-ventures) [Silver Creek Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-creek-ventures) [Mesirow Financial](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mesirow-financial) Reported by texastechpulse.com SEC filing: $25M sold, first sale Feb 2010 - **Nov 2009** Venture **$2.0M** *3 returning* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Silver Creek Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-creek-ventures) [Mesirow Financial](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mesirow-financial) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $2.0M sold, first sale Nov 2009 - **Jan 2008** Series C **$24M** *4 returning* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) [Silver Creek Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-creek-ventures) [Mesirow Financial](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mesirow-financial) Reported by texastechpulse.com - **Sept 2007** Venture **$5.0M** *2 new* *1 returning* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [Silver Creek Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-creek-ventures) [Mesirow Financial](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mesirow-financial) Reported by sec.gov - **Jan 2007** Series B **$7.3M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov - **Dec 2006** Venture **$1.1M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov - **Feb 2005** Series B **$9.0M** *2 new* [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) Reported by sec.gov ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 3 on the team. - **H. Ronald Nash** Executive Officer, Director i - **Wilbur G. Stover** Executive Officer i - **William C. Galloway** Executive Officer i On the board, as filed i *Alan J. Higginson* *Brian R. Smith* *Donna R. Troy* *Marc R. Zionts* *Steven R. Mitchell* ## 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 D** 2010 **Series D** 2010 **Growth** 2012 **Growth** 2013 **Series E** 2014 **Series E** 2014 **Growth** 2015 **Round** 2016 [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) [InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) [Mesirow Financial](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mesirow-financial) [Silver Creek Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-creek-ventures) [Northleaf Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northleaf-capital-partners) [S3 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s3-ventures) [Focus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/focus-ventures) [Focus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/focus-ventures-2) [Argonaut Private Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/argonaut-private-equity) [Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wilson-sonsini-goodrich-and-rosati) ## Everyone who backed them [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lightspeed-venture-partners) VC firm **9** rounds [InterWest Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/interwest-partners) VC firm **9** rounds [Mesirow Financial](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mesirow-financial) Private equity **9** rounds [Silver Creek Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silver-creek-ventures) VC firm **7** rounds [Northleaf Capital Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northleaf-capital-partners) Private equity **5** rounds [S3 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s3-ventures) VC firm **4** rounds [Focus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/focus-ventures) VC firm **3** rounds [Focus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/focus-ventures-2) Growth equity **3** rounds [Argonaut Private Equity](https://millionrounds.com/fund/argonaut-private-equity) Private equity **3** rounds [Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wilson-sonsini-goodrich-and-rosati) Corporate VC **2** rounds [Samsung Venture Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-venture-investment) VC firm **1** round [Samsung Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round [Comerica Incorporated](https://millionrounds.com/fund/comerica-incorporated) Corporate VC **1** round [WS Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ws-investments) Investment firm **1** round [HGST](https://millionrounds.com/fund/western-digital-capital) Corporate VC **1** round [Wilson Sonsini](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wilson-sonsini) Investment firm **1** round Mesirow Financial no record of our own yet **1** round Silver Creek Ventures 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=pivot3). ## Quick answers about Pivot3 ### Who invested in Pivot3? Pivot3's investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, InterWest Partners, Mesirow Financial, Silver Creek Ventures and Northleaf Capital Partners, and 13 more on record. ### How much has Pivot3 raised? Pivot3 has raised $229M across 14 rounds since 2005. ### When did Pivot3 last raise? Pivot3's most recent round, $56M, was in Jan 2016. ### What was Pivot3's biggest round? Its most recent round, $56M in Jan 2016, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Pivot3 first? Pivot3's first round on record, in Feb 2005, was backed by Lightspeed Venture Partners and InterWest Partners. ### What stage is Pivot3 at? Pivot3's latest named round is a Growth, in Feb 2015. ### Where is Pivot3 based? Pivot3 is based in the United States. ## Companies like Pivot3 In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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