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Who invested in Stance?
Stance's investors include Menlo Ventures, Shasta Ventures, Sherpa Capital, Mercato Partners and Science, and 17 more on record.
201020112012201320142015
?Seed$6.0MSeries A$30MSeries B$50MSeries C
United States · Series C startup
Who invested in Stance
Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026
$86Mraised across 4 rounds since 2009, from 4 sources
$6.0MSeries A$30MSeries B$50MSeries C
- Latest round
- Series C, $50MMar 2015
- Step-upi
- 1.7×
- Investors
- 22
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 Dec 2009
- Biggest round
- $50M Series C · Mar 2015
- Usual gap between rounds
- 19 months the median of 3
The rounds
- Mar 2015Series C$50M2 new5 returning
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Menlo Ventures
Shasta Ventures
August Capital
Sherpa Capital
Mercato Partners
Science
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $47M sold, first sale Mar 2015
- Apr 2014Series B$30M4 new
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $26M sold, first sale Apr 2014
- Jul 2011Series A$6.0M12 new1 returning
Kickstart Seed Fund- Anthony Saleh
Nasir Jones
Matt Coffin- Universal Music Group
Emagen Investment Group, Inc.- Troy Carter
- Josh James
Will Smith- Three Six Zero Group
Arrive- Dwyane Wade
- Wasserman Media Group
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $5.4M sold, first sale Jul 2011
- Dec 2009SeedAmount undisclosed4 new
From a historical funding recordSEC filing: $1.7M sold, first sale Dec 2009
Founders and team
From the SEC filings it signed: 2 on the team.
- Jeff KearlExecutive Officer, Directori
- John WilsonExecutive Officeri
On the board, as filediCarolyn MacNaughtonDavid GattoEric CarlborgGreg WarnockJay BrownJosh JamesPravin VaziraniTod Francis
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.
Seed2009Series A2011Series B2014Series C2015Menlo VenturesShasta VenturesSherpa CapitalMercato PartnersScienceThree Six Zero GroupKleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersAugust CapitalKickstart Seed FundAnthony Saleh
Menlo VenturesShasta VenturesSherpa CapitalMercato PartnersScienceThree Six Zero GroupKleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersAugust CapitalKickstart Seed FundAnthony SalehEveryone who backed them
Three Six Zero GroupVC firm2rounds
Anthony SalehVC firm1round
Universal Music GroupCorporate VC1round
Troy CarterVC firm1round
Josh JamesAngel1round
Jeff KearlVC firm1round
Rick AldenAngel1round
Dwyane Wadeno record of our own yet1round
Wasserman Media Groupno record of our own yet1round
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Also claim to have backed them
These 3 firms list Stance 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 Stance
How much has Stance raised?
Stance has raised $86M across 4 rounds since 2009. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.
When did Stance last raise?
Stance's most recent round was a Series C of $50M in Mar 2015.
What was Stance's biggest round?
Its most recent round, $50M in Mar 2015, is also its largest on record.
Who backed Stance first?
Stance's first round on record, in Dec 2009, was backed by Mercato Partners, Three Six Zero Group and Jeff Kearl and 1 others.
What stage is Stance at?
Stance's latest named round is a Series C, in Mar 2015.
Where is Stance based?
Stance is based in the United States.
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