# Soothe funding: rounds and investors > Soothe has raised $78M across 5 rounds since 2015. Investors include The Riverside Company, Long Journey Ventures and Scott Banister. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/soothe (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Soothe* 5 rounds we have observed, with the 25 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. Internet Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$78M** raised across 5 rounds since 2015, from 5 sources **$1.7M** Seed **$11M** Series A **$35M** Round **$31M** Series C - **Latest round:** Series C, $31M May 2018 - **Biggest round:** $35M Round · Oct 2016 - **Investors:** 25 (1 led) 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. 2015 2016 2017 2018 **$1.7M** Seed **$11M** Series A **?** Venture **$35M** Round **$31M** Series C - **First round:** Seed, $1.7M - **Biggest round:** $35M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 11 months ## The rounds - **May 2018** Series C **$31M** *1 returning* [The Riverside Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-riverside-company) Reported by TechCrunch - **Oct 2016** Round **$35M** *17 new* *3 returning* [The Riverside Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-riverside-company) Lead [Long Journey Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/long-journey-ventures) [Scott Banister](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister) [Joshua Schachter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-schachter) [Gil Penchina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gil-penchina) [Adam Schwartz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-schwartz) [Eric Kwan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-kwan) [Rakesh Agrawal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rakesh-agrawal) [Aaron Hirschhorn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-hirschhorn) [Adam Sharp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-sharp) [MD Pham](https://millionrounds.com/fund/md-pham) [Runway Incubator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/runway-incubator) Aaron Lee Hossein Eslambolchi IDG Ventures Korea Jeffrey Bonforte Michael Tanne Roy Rodenstein Scott & Cyan Bannister Walter Loewenstern Source recorded - **Nov 2015** Venture **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* Anil Gupta From a historical funding record SEC filing: $11M sold, first sale Aug 2015 - **Aug 2015** Series A **$11M** *1 new* [Riverside Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-riverside-company-2) From a historical funding record SEC filing: $11M sold, first sale Aug 2015 - **Feb 2015** Seed **$1.7M** *6 new* [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist) [Long Journey Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/long-journey-ventures) [Scott Banister](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister) [IDG Ventures USA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-ventures-usa) [Joshua Schachter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-schachter) [Walter Loewenstern](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walter-loewenstern) From a historical funding record ## Founders and team From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team. - **Scott Kauffman** Chief Financial Officer i - **Merlin Kauffman** Executive Officer, Director, Promoter i ## 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. **Seed** 2015 **Series A** 2015 **Venture** 2015 **Round** 2016 **Series C** 2018 [The Riverside Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-riverside-company) L [Long Journey Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/long-journey-ventures) [Scott Banister](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister) [Joshua Schachter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-schachter) [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist) [IDG Ventures USA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-ventures-usa) [Gil Penchina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gil-penchina) [Riverside Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-riverside-company-2) [Adam Schwartz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-schwartz) [Eric Kwan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-kwan) ## Everyone who backed them [The Riverside Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-riverside-company) Private equity **2** rounds, led 1 [Long Journey Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/long-journey-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds [Scott Banister](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-banister) Angel **2** rounds [Joshua Schachter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-schachter) VC firm **2** rounds [AngelList](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angellist) Angel network **1** round [IDG Ventures USA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/idg-ventures-usa) VC firm **1** round [Gil Penchina](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gil-penchina) VC firm **1** round [Riverside Company](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-riverside-company-2) Private equity **1** round [Adam Schwartz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-schwartz) Angel **1** round [Eric Kwan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-kwan) VC firm **1** round [Rakesh Agrawal](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rakesh-agrawal) Angel **1** round [Aaron Hirschhorn](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aaron-hirschhorn) Angel **1** round [Adam Sharp](https://millionrounds.com/fund/adam-sharp) Angel **1** round [MD Pham](https://millionrounds.com/fund/md-pham) Angel **1** round [Runway Incubator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/runway-incubator) Incubator **1** round [Walter Loewenstern](https://millionrounds.com/fund/walter-loewenstern) Angel **1** round Aaron Lee no record of our own yet **1** round Anil Gupta no record of our own yet **1** round Hossein Eslambolchi no record of our own yet **1** round IDG Ventures Korea no record of our own yet **1** round Jeffrey Bonforte no record of our own yet **1** round Michael Tanne no record of our own yet **1** round Roy Rodenstein no record of our own yet **1** round Scott & Cyan Bannister no record of our own yet **1** round Walter Loewenstern 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=soothe). ## Quick answers about Soothe ### Who invested in Soothe? Soothe's investors include The Riverside Company, Long Journey Ventures, Scott Banister, Joshua Schachter and AngelList, and 20 more on record. ### How much has Soothe raised? Soothe has raised $78M across 5 rounds since 2015. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did Soothe last raise? Soothe's most recent round was a Series C of $31M in May 2018. ### What was Soothe's biggest round? Soothe's largest round on record is $35M, in Oct 2016, led by The Riverside Company. ### Who backed Soothe first? Soothe's first round on record, in Feb 2015, was backed by AngelList, Long Journey Ventures and Scott Banister and 3 others. ### What stage is Soothe at? Soothe's latest named round is a Series C, in May 2018. ### Where is Soothe based? Soothe is based in the United States. ### Who led Soothe's rounds? The Riverside Company led the funding round in 2016. ## Companies like Soothe In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Whop** $400M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/whop)[**Tolan** $30M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/tolan)[**Welltory** $4.0M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/welltory)[**Overtime** $33M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/overtime)[**1World Online** $25M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/1world-online)[**Luminary** $194M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/luminary) ## 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