# Sesame funding: rounds and investors > Sesame has raised $269M across 3 rounds since 2021. Investors include Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz and Alumni Ventures. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/sesame (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Sesame* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 12 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. AI Hardware & Electronics Y Combinator: IK12 Follow Sesame and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fsesame) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$269M** raised across 3 rounds since 2021, from 3 sources **$3.4M** Pre-seed **$16M** Venture **$250M** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $250M Oct 2025 - **Step-up i:** 15.6× - **Investors:** 12 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. 2022 2023 2024 2025 **$3.4M** Pre-seed **$16M** Venture **$250M** Series B - **First round:** Pre-seed, $3.4M - **Biggest round:** $250M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 3.5 years ## The rounds - **Oct 2025** Series B **$250M** *5 new* [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) [Matrix](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix) Reported by TechCrunch - **Jun 2025** Venture **$16M** *4 new* [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Valor Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-equity-partners) Source recorded - **Dec 2021** Pre-seed **$3.4M** *3 new* [Tuesday Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tuesday-capital) [Eldridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eldridge) [SpringTime Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/springtime-ventures) Source recorded ## 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. **Pre-seed** 2021 **Venture** 2025 **Series B** 2025 [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) [Valor Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-equity-partners) [Matrix](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix) [Tuesday Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tuesday-capital) ## Everyone who backed them [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital) VC firm **1** round [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **1** round [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **1** round [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **1** round [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) Corporate VC **1** round [Redpoint](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redpoint) VC firm **1** round [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) VC firm **1** round [Valor Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-equity-partners) VC firm **1** round [Matrix](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix) Hedge fund **1** round [Tuesday Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tuesday-capital) Asset manager **1** round [Eldridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eldridge) Private equity **1** round [SpringTime Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/springtime-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=sesame). ## Quick answers about Sesame ### Who invested in Sesame? Sesame's investors include Sequoia Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Alumni Ventures, General Catalyst and Google Ventures, and 7 more on record. ### How much has Sesame raised? Sesame has raised $269M across 3 rounds since 2021. ### When did Sesame last raise? Sesame's most recent round was a Series B of $250M in Oct 2025. ### What was Sesame's biggest round? Its most recent round, $250M in Oct 2025, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Sesame first? Sesame's first round on record, in Dec 2021, was backed by Tuesday Capital, Eldridge and SpringTime Ventures. ### What stage is Sesame at? Sesame's latest named round is a Series B, in Oct 2025. ### Where is Sesame based? Sesame is based in the United States. ## Companies like Sesame In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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