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Who invested in SimpleCitizen

2 rounds we have observed, with the 11 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.

Govtech

Y Combinator: S16

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$6.5Mraised across 2 rounds since 2015, from 2 sources

$700KSeed$5.8MSeed
Latest round
Seed, $5.8MNov 2019
Led by
Kickstart Seed Fund
Step-upi
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Investors
11 (1 led)
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2016201720182019
$700KSeed$5.8MSeed
First round
Seed, $700K
Oct 2015
Biggest round
$5.8M
Seed · Nov 2019
Between rounds
4.1 years
from the last two

The rounds

  1. Nov 2019
  2. Oct 2015
    Seed$700K5 new

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $785K sold, first sale Sept 2015

Founders and team

From the SEC filings it signed: 1 on the team.

  • Samuel StoddardExecutive Officer, Directori

On the board, as filediBen LambertCurt Roberts

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.

Everyone who backed them

Kickstart Seed FundVC firm2rounds, led 1
AppleTree CapitalVC firm2rounds
Y CombinatorAccelerator1round
Kima VenturesVC firm1round
Comcast VenturesCorporate VC1round
TSVCVC firm1round
Peterson VenturesVC firm1round
Peterson PartnersPrivate equity1round
INVESTOAdvisor1round
Jacob Sapochnickno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list SimpleCitizen 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.

KickstartVC firmPer its own site
Campus Founders FundVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about SimpleCitizen

Who invested in SimpleCitizen?

SimpleCitizen's investors include Kickstart Seed Fund, Pelion Venture Partners, AppleTree Capital, Y Combinator and Kima Ventures, and 6 more on record. Kickstart Seed Fund led its latest round.

How much has SimpleCitizen raised?

SimpleCitizen has raised $6.5M across 2 rounds since 2015.

When did SimpleCitizen last raise?

SimpleCitizen's most recent round was a Seed of $5.8M in Nov 2019, led by Kickstart Seed Fund.

What was SimpleCitizen's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $5.8M in Nov 2019, is also its largest on record.

Who backed SimpleCitizen first?

SimpleCitizen's first round on record, in Oct 2015, was backed by Pelion Venture Partners, Kickstart Seed Fund and Peterson Partners and 2 others.

What stage is SimpleCitizen at?

SimpleCitizen's latest named round is a Seed, in Nov 2019.

Where is SimpleCitizen based?

SimpleCitizen is based in the United States.

Who led SimpleCitizen's rounds?

Kickstart Seed Fund led the Seed in 2019.

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