# Shepherd funding: rounds and investors

> Shepherd has raised $56M across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include Y Combinator, Spark Capital and Susa Ventures. Every round with its source.

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

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

# Who invested in *Shepherd*

2 rounds we have observed, with the 4 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.

B2B

Raised 8 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$56M** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 2 sources

**$14M** Series A **$42M** Series B

- **Latest round:** Series B, $42M Mar 2026
- **Step-up i:** 3.1×
- **Investors:** 4

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.

2024 2025 2026

**$14M** Series A

**$42M** Series B

- **First round:** Series A, $14M
- **Biggest round:** $42M
- **Between rounds:** 2.1 years

## The rounds

- **Mar 2026** Series B **$42M** *4 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) [Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) [Costanoa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/costanoa-ventures) Source recorded
- **Feb 2024** Series A **$14M** *4 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) [Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) [Costanoa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/costanoa-ventures) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Shepherd's own website: 1 founder, 2 on the team.

**David Clements** Founder & Premium Domain Broker

- **Mike Bowden** IT Support & Project Manager
- **Selina Kausar** Marketing 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.

**Series A** 2024 **Series B** 2026 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) [Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) [Costanoa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/costanoa-ventures)

## Everyone who backed them

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **2** rounds

[Spark Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spark-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Susa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/susa-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Costanoa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/costanoa-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Shepherd 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.

[Intact Private Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intact-private-capital) Corporate VC Per its own site

[On Deck Founders (ODF)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/on-deck-founders-odf) Angel Per its own site

## Quick answers about Shepherd

### Who invested in Shepherd?

Shepherd's investors include Y Combinator, Spark Capital, Susa Ventures and Costanoa Ventures.

### How much has Shepherd raised?

Shepherd has raised $56M across 2 rounds since 2024.

### When did Shepherd last raise?

Shepherd's most recent round was a Series B of $42M in Mar 2026.

### What was Shepherd's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $42M in Mar 2026, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Shepherd first?

Shepherd's first round on record, in Feb 2024, was backed by Y Combinator, Spark Capital and Susa Ventures and 1 others.

### What stage is Shepherd at?

Shepherd's latest named round is a Series B, in Mar 2026.

### Where is Shepherd based?

Shepherd is based in the United States.

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In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months.

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