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Who invested in SquareTrade?
SquareTrade's investors include Draper Richards, Global Investment Partners, Thomas Layton, Argus Capital and Bain Capital Ventures, and 4 more on record.
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$400KSeed$300KSeed$238MGrowthUnited States · Growth startup
Who invested in SquareTrade
4 rounds we have observed, with the 9 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.
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$248Mraised across 4 rounds since 1999, from 4 sources
$400KSeed$300KSeed$9.0MSeries B$238MGrowth
- Latest round
- Growth, $238MJan 2012
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- 26.4×
- Investors
- 9
The funding story
Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.
- First round
- Seed, $400K Oct 1999
- Biggest round
- $238M Growth · Jan 2012
- Usual gap between rounds
- 3 months the median of 3
The rounds
- Jan 2012
- Apr 2000Series B$9.0M3 new4 returning
- Draper Richards
Staenberg Ventures
Weston Presidio Capital- Global Investment Partners
- Thomas Layton
Chase Manhattan Corporation- Argus Capital
Reported by findarticles.com
- Jan 2000Seed$300K4 new
Reported by squaretrade.com
- Oct 1999
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
Draper RichardsInvestment firm2rounds
Global Investment PartnersGrowth equity2rounds
Thomas LaytonAngel2rounds
Argus CapitalPrivate equity2rounds
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Also claim to have backed them
These 2 firms list SquareTrade 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.
Quick answers about SquareTrade
How much has SquareTrade raised?
SquareTrade has raised $248M across 4 rounds since 1999.
When did SquareTrade last raise?
SquareTrade's most recent round was a Growth of $238M in Jan 2012.
What was SquareTrade's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $238M in Jan 2012, is also its largest on record.
Who backed SquareTrade first?
SquareTrade's first round on record, in Oct 1999, was backed by Draper Richards.
What stage is SquareTrade at?
SquareTrade's latest named round is a Growth, in Jan 2012.
Where is SquareTrade based?
SquareTrade is based in the United States.
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