# Stake funding: rounds and investors

> Stake has raised $47M across 3 rounds since 2019. Investors include LAGO, Gaingels and Tiger Global Management. Every round with its source.

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

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# Who invested in *Stake*

3 rounds we have observed, with the 14 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.

Fintech

Raised 8 months ago

Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$47M** raised across 3 rounds since 2019, from 5 sources

**$3.5M** Round **$36M** Series A **$8.0M** Round

- **Latest round:** Round, $8.0M Mar 2026
- **Led by:** LAGO
- **Biggest round:** $36M Series A · Apr 2022
- **Investors:** 14 (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.

2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026

**$3.5M** Round

**$36M** Series A

**$8.0M** Round

- **First round:** Round, $3.5M
- **Biggest round:** $36M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 3.9 years

[**Stake** Fintech 1 / 19 Their pitch deck **Stake's pitch deck, 19 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/stake)

## The rounds

- **Mar 2026** Round **$8.0M** *7 new* [LAGO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lago) Lead [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [Second Century Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/second-century-ventures) [RET Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ret-ventures) [Hamilton Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hamilton-ventures) [Hub Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hub-angels) [Blue Field Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-field-capital) Reported by TechStartups and 1 other
- **Apr 2022** Series A **$36M** *4 new* [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) [Boldstart Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boldstart-ventures) [Greenfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenfield) Source recorded and 1 other
- **Aug 2019** Round **$3.5M** *3 new* Kenneth Hodgson Leigh McPherson Sergio Kulikovsky Reported by Australianfintech

## 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.

**Round** 2019 **Series A** 2022 **Round** 2026 [LAGO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lago) L [Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) [Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) [DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) [Boldstart Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boldstart-ventures) [Second Century Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/second-century-ventures) [Greenfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenfield) [RET Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ret-ventures) [Hamilton Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hamilton-ventures) [Hub Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hub-angels)

## The exit

Exit Buyer Price When

Acquired Symantec undisclosed Sept 2004

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

## Everyone who backed them

[LAGO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lago) Investment firm **1** round, led 1

[Gaingels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gaingels) Private equity **1** round

[Tiger Global Management](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tiger-global-management) VC firm **1** round

[DST Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dst-global) Private equity **1** round

[Boldstart Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boldstart-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Second Century Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/second-century-ventures) Corporate VC **1** round

[Greenfield](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greenfield) VC firm **1** round

[RET Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ret-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Hamilton Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hamilton-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Hub Angels](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hub-angels) Angel network **1** round

[Blue Field Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-field-capital) Private equity **1** round

Kenneth Hodgson no record of our own yet **1** round

Leigh McPherson no record of our own yet **1** round

Sergio Kulikovsky 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=stake).

## Quick answers about Stake

### Who invested in Stake?

Stake's investors include LAGO, Gaingels, Tiger Global Management, DST Global and Boldstart Ventures, and 9 more on record. LAGO led its latest round.

### How much has Stake raised?

Stake has raised $47M across 3 rounds since 2019.

### When did Stake last raise?

Stake's most recent round was an Undisclosed round of $8.0M in Mar 2026, led by LAGO.

### What was Stake's biggest round?

Stake's largest round on record is $36M (Series A), in Apr 2022.

### Who backed Stake first?

Stake's first round on record, in Aug 2019, was backed by Kenneth Hodgson, Leigh McPherson and Sergio Kulikovsky.

### What stage is Stake at?

Stake's latest named round is an Undisclosed round, in Mar 2026.

### Where is Stake based?

Stake is based in the United States.

### Who led Stake's rounds?

LAGO led the Undisclosed round in 2026.

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