# Social Solutions funding: rounds and investors

> Social Solutions has raised $71M across 4 rounds since 2008. Investors include IDEA Fund Partners, Outcome Capital and Frontier Capital.

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

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# Who invested in *Social Solutions*

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.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$71M** raised across 4 rounds since 2008, from 4 sources

**$2.8M** Series A **$6.5M** Series B **$2.5M** Venture **$59M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $59M Nov 2018
- **Step-up i:** 23.6×
- **Investors:** 4

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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.

2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018

**$2.8M** Series A

**$6.5M** Series B

**$2.5M** Venture

**$59M** Round

- **First round:** Series A, $2.8M
- **Biggest round:** $59M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 13 months

## The rounds

- **Nov 2018** Round **$59M** *1 new* Ballmer Group Reported by Socialsolutions
- **Mar 2010** Venture **$2.5M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by sec.gov SEC filing: $2.5M sold, first sale Mar 2010
- **Feb 2009** Series B **$6.5M** *1 new* *2 returning* [IDEA Fund Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idea-fund-partners) [Frontier Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frontier-capital-2) [Outcome Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/outcome-capital) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $200K sold, first sale Mar 2009
- **Jun 2008** Series A **$2.8M** *2 new* [IDEA Fund Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idea-fund-partners) [Outcome Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/outcome-capital) Reported by localtechwire.com

## Founders and team

From Social Solutions's own website: 10 on the team.

- **Scott Brighton** Chief Executive Officer
- **Ben Cohen** Chief Revenue Officer
- **Dionn Schaffner** Chief Diversity Officer
- **John Manganaro** Chief Product Officer
- **Kathy Crusco** Chief Financial Officer
- **Kellie Capote** Chief Customer Officer
- **Meredith Crouse** Chief Human Resources Officer
- **Stacy West** Chief Marketing Officer
- **Tanuja Korlepra** Chief Technology Officer
- **Vince Lowder** General Counsel

## 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** 2008 **Series B** 2009 **Venture** 2010 **Round** 2018 [IDEA Fund Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idea-fund-partners) [Outcome Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/outcome-capital) [Frontier Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frontier-capital-2) Ballmer Group

## The exit

Exit Buyer Price When

Acquired [Vista Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vista-equity-partners) undisclosed Jul 2014

From historical deal records. Wrong? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=social-solutions).

## Everyone who backed them

[IDEA Fund Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idea-fund-partners) VC firm **2** rounds

[Outcome Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/outcome-capital) Investment bank **2** rounds

[Frontier Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frontier-capital-2) Private equity **1** round

Ballmer Group no record of our own yet **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=social-solutions).

## Quick answers about Social Solutions

### Who invested in Social Solutions?

Social Solutions's investors include IDEA Fund Partners, Outcome Capital, Frontier Capital and Ballmer Group.

### How much has Social Solutions raised?

Social Solutions has raised $71M across 4 rounds since 2008.

### When did Social Solutions last raise?

Social Solutions's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $59M in Nov 2018.

### What was Social Solutions's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $59M in Nov 2018, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Social Solutions first?

Social Solutions's first round on record, in Jun 2008, was backed by IDEA Fund Partners and Outcome Capital.

### What stage is Social Solutions at?

Social Solutions's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Nov 2018.

### Where is Social Solutions based?

Social Solutions is based in the United States.

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