United States · Series E startup

Who invested in SmartRecruiters

6 rounds we have observed, with the 8 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.

Enterprise Software

Valuation: $2.0B, Oct 2024

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$215Mraised across 6 rounds since 2012, from 6 sources

$5.5MSeries A$10MSeries B$9.5MSeries B$30MSeries C$50MSeries D$110MSeries E
Latest round
Series E, $110MJul 2021
Step-upi
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Investors
8 (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.

20122014201620182020
$5.5MSeries A$10MSeries B$9.5MSeries B$30MSeries C$50MSeries D$110MSeries E
First round
Series A, $5.5M
Jan 2012
Biggest round
$110M
Series E · Jul 2021
Usual gap between rounds
22 months
the median of 5
SmartRecruitersEnterprise1 / 16Their pitch deckSmartRecruiters's pitch deck, 16 slidesEach slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.

The rounds

  1. Jul 2021
    Series E$110M3 returning

    Source recorded

  2. May 2019
    Series D$50M1 new2 returning

    Reported by VentureBeatSEC filing: $40M sold, first sale Mar 2019

  3. Jun 2016
    Series C$30M1 new

    Reported by FinSMEsSEC filing: $30M sold, first sale Jun 2016

  4. Jun 2015
    Series B$9.5M1 new

    From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $20M sold, first sale Jul 2013

  5. Aug 2013
    Series B$10M2 new2 returning

    Reported by finsmes.comSEC filing: $9.5M sold, first sale Jul 2013

  6. Jan 2012

Founders and team

From SmartRecruiters's own website and the SEC filings it signed: 11 on the team.

  • Alison BoschSenior Vice President, Operations and Chief of Staff
  • Rebecca CarrChief Executive Officer
  • Lehua StonebrakerSenior Vice President, People
  • Michał NowakSenior Vice President, Engineering
  • Robert SymonsExecutive Vice President, Partnerships and Development
  • Shiran YaroslavskySenior Vice President, Product
  • Steve HardyChief Marketing Officer
  • Thomas DiDesideroChief Financial Officer
  • David CarterExecutive Officeri
  • Jerome TernynckExecutive Officer, Directori
  • Valerie BertrandExecutive Officeri

On the board, as filediBrett QueenerDoug SchrierMatt GattoRajeev Batra

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

Mayfield FundVC firm4rounds
Insight PartnersVC firm2rounds
Salesforce VenturesCorporate VC2rounds
Rick MariniVC firm2rounds
Insight PartnersCompany1round, led 1
Windcrest PartnersVC firm1round
BDS CapitalInvestment firm1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 4 firms list SmartRecruiters 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.

W Capital PartnersPrivate equityPer its own site
ConduitAcceleratorPer its own site
OphiliamFamily officePer its own site
University of AucklandInstitutional LPPer its own site

Quick answers about SmartRecruiters

Who invested in SmartRecruiters?

SmartRecruiters's investors include Mayfield Fund, Insight Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Rembrandt Venture Partners and Rick Marini, and 3 more on record.

How much has SmartRecruiters raised?

SmartRecruiters has raised $215M across 6 rounds since 2012.

When did SmartRecruiters last raise?

SmartRecruiters's most recent round was a Series E of $110M in Jul 2021.

What was SmartRecruiters's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $110M in Jul 2021, is also its largest on record.

Who backed SmartRecruiters first?

SmartRecruiters's first round on record, in Jan 2012, was backed by Mayfield Fund, Rick Marini and Windcrest Partners.

What stage is SmartRecruiters at?

SmartRecruiters's latest named round is a Series E, in Jul 2021.

Where is SmartRecruiters based?

SmartRecruiters is based in the United States.

Who led SmartRecruiters's rounds?

Insight Partners led the Series D in 2019.

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