# Smartly.io funding: rounds and investors > Smartly.io has raised $248M across 4 rounds since 2015. Investors include Lifeline Ventures, Highland Europe and ConsenSys. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/smartly-io (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Finland · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Smartly.io* 4 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. Advertising & Adtech Martech Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$248M** raised across 4 rounds since 2015, from 4 sources **$2.8M** Series A **$20M** Round **$225M** Round - **Latest round:** Round, $225M Dec 2019 - **Step-up i:** 11.3× - **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. 2016 2017 2018 2019 **$2.8M** Series A **$20M** Round **?** Venture **$225M** Round - **First round:** Series A, $2.8M - **Biggest round:** $225M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 2.1 years ## The rounds - **Dec 2019** Round **$225M** *1 new* [PSG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/providence-equity-partners) Reported by FinSMEs - **Nov 2019** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* *2 returning* [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) [ConsenSys](https://millionrounds.com/fund/consensys) [Highland Europe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-europe) Source recorded - **Sept 2017** Round **$20M** *1 new* [Highland Europe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-europe) Reported by FinSMEs - **Apr 2015** Series A **$2.8M** *1 new* [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From Smartly.io's own website: 8 on the team. - **Laura Desmond** Chief Executive Officer - **Brianna Gays** Chief Marketing Officer - **Graeham Sampson** Chief Financial Officer - **KMac MacGregor** Chief Commercial Officer - **Kate Barney** Chief Human Resources Officer - **Lauri Tarkkala** Chief Technology Officer - **Maxwell Tang** Chief Product Officer - **Oli Marlow-Thomas** Chief Innovation Officer ## 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** 2015 **Round** 2017 **Venture** 2019 **Round** 2019 [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) [Highland Europe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-europe) [ConsenSys](https://millionrounds.com/fund/consensys) [PSG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/providence-equity-partners) ## Everyone who backed them [Lifeline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lifeline-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Highland Europe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/highland-europe) VC firm **2** rounds [ConsenSys](https://millionrounds.com/fund/consensys) VC firm **1** round [PSG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/providence-equity-partners) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=smartly-io). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Smartly.io as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Quest Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/quest-venture-partners) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Smartly.io ### Who invested in Smartly.io? Smartly.io's investors include Lifeline Ventures, Highland Europe, ConsenSys and PSG. ### How much has Smartly.io raised? Smartly.io has raised $248M across 4 rounds since 2015. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Smartly.io last raise? Smartly.io's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $225M in Dec 2019. ### What was Smartly.io's biggest round? Its most recent round, $225M in Dec 2019, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Smartly.io first? Smartly.io's first round on record, in Apr 2015, was backed by Lifeline Ventures. ### What stage is Smartly.io at? Smartly.io's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Dec 2019. ### Where is Smartly.io based? Smartly.io is based in Finland. ## Companies like Smartly.io In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Mobal** Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/mobal)[**Seidat** $1.1M · Jun 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/seidat)[**Kevel** $75M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kevel)[**Cuttable** $29M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cuttable)[**Cashbanx** $4.1M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/cashbanx)[**Whop** $400M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/whop) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app