# Pledge It funding: rounds and investors

> Pledge It has raised $2.5M across 2 rounds since 2018. Investors include HATCHER+ and 1855 Capital. Every round with its source.

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

United States · [Venture startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Who invested in *Pledge It*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 2 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

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$2.5M** raised across 2 rounds since 2018, from 2 sources

**$1.5M** Round **$1.0M** Venture

- **Latest round:** Venture, $1.0M Jan 2025
- **Biggest round:** $1.5M Round · Jul 2018
- **Investors:** 2

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.

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

**$1.5M** Round

**$1.0M** Venture

- **First round:** Round, $1.5M
- **Biggest round:** $1.5M
- **Between rounds:** 6.5 years

## The rounds

- **Jan 2025** Venture **$1.0M** *1 new* [HATCHER+](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hatcher) Source recorded
- **Jul 2018** Round **$1.5M** *1 new* [1855 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1855-capital) Reported by FinSMEs

## Founders and team

From Pledge It's own website: 1 founder, 13 on the team.

**Scott Shirley** Founder & CEO

- **Dave Costlow** President
- **Alec Galanti** CFO
- **Jeff Ozarski** VP of Customer Success
- **Joe Prozeralik** VP of Sales
- **Rob Yates** VP of Engineering
- **Aminul Hoque** Senior Engineer
- **Caitlyn Schuchhardt** Customer Success Manager
- **Jon Donesky** Engineer
- **Josh Lasdin** Senior Engineer
- **Kasana Milton** Customer Success Manager
- **Kate Ferrara** Staff Product Designer
- **Scott Jacoby** Community Outreach Manager
- **Suzanne Rupe** Customer Success Manager

## 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.

**Round** 2018 **Venture** 2025 [HATCHER+](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hatcher) [1855 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1855-capital)

## Everyone who backed them

[HATCHER+](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hatcher) VC firm **1** round

[1855 Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/1855-capital) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Pledge It 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.

[Oregon Sports Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/oregon-sports-angels) VC firm Per its own site

[Lehigh Valley Angel Investors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lehigh-valley-angel-investors) Angel network Per its own site

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

## Quick answers about Pledge It

### Who invested in Pledge It?

Pledge It's investors include HATCHER+ and 1855 Capital.

### How much has Pledge It raised?

Pledge It has raised $2.5M across 2 rounds since 2018.

### When did Pledge It last raise?

Pledge It's most recent round was a Venture of $1.0M in Jan 2025.

### What was Pledge It's biggest round?

Pledge It's largest round on record is $1.5M (Undisclosed round), in Jul 2018.

### Who backed Pledge It first?

Pledge It's first round on record, in Jul 2018, was backed by 1855 Capital.

### What stage is Pledge It at?

Pledge It's latest named round is a Venture, in Jan 2025.

### Where is Pledge It based?

Pledge It is based in the United States.

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