# ZeroCater funding: rounds and investors > ZeroCater has raised $33M across 4 rounds since 2011. Investors include Y Combinator, SV Angel and Romulus Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/zerocater (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *ZeroCater* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 20 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. Food & Beverage Y Combinator: W11 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$33M** raised across 4 rounds since 2011, from 4 sources **$1.5M** Venture **$4.1M** Series A **$12M** Series B **$15M** Series C - **Latest round:** Series C, $15M Feb 2023 - **Step-up i:** 1.3× - **Investors:** 20 (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. 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 **$1.5M** Venture **$4.1M** Series A **$12M** Series B **$15M** Series C - **First round:** Venture, $1.5M - **Biggest round:** $15M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 4.8 years ## The rounds - **Feb 2023** Series C **$15M** *2 new* *2 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Cleveland Avenue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleveland-avenue) Source recorded - **May 2018** Series B **$12M** *2 new* [Struck Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/struck-capital) Cleveland Avenue/ Romulus Reported by FinSMEs - **Aug 2016** Series A **$4.1M** *1 new* [Romulus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/romulus-capital) Lead Reported by TechCrunch - **Aug 2011** Venture **$1.5M** *15 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit) [Yuri Milner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yuri-milner) [Start Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-fund) [Keith Rabois](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keith-rabois) [Vaizra Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vaizra-investments) [Justin Kan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/justin-kan) [Othman Laraki](https://millionrounds.com/fund/othman-laraki) [Mark Friedgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-friedgan) [Emmett Shear](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emmett-shear) [Gabor Cselle](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gabor-cselle) [Stewart Alsop](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stewart-alsop) [Starling Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starling-ventures) [Alexander Goldstein](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexander-goldstein) Reported by techcrunch.com ## Founders and team From ZeroCater's own website: 3 on the team. - **Ali Sabeti** CEO - **Jim Waggoner** Chief Financial Officer - **Prabjot Jaaj** Chief Product and Technology Officer ## 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. **Venture** 2011 **Series A** 2016 **Series B** 2018 **Series C** 2023 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Romulus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/romulus-capital) L [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit) [Yuri Milner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yuri-milner) [Start Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-fund) [Keith Rabois](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keith-rabois) [Cleveland Avenue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleveland-avenue) [Vaizra Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vaizra-investments) ## Everyone who backed them [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **2** rounds [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) VC firm **2** rounds [Romulus Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/romulus-capital) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) VC firm **1** round [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit) Angel **1** round [Yuri Milner](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yuri-milner) VC firm **1** round [Start Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-fund) VC firm **1** round [Keith Rabois](https://millionrounds.com/fund/keith-rabois) VC firm **1** round [Cleveland Avenue](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cleveland-avenue) VC firm **1** round [Vaizra Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/vaizra-investments) VC firm **1** round [Justin Kan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/justin-kan) VC firm **1** round [Othman Laraki](https://millionrounds.com/fund/othman-laraki) Angel **1** round [Mark Friedgan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-friedgan) Angel **1** round [Struck Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/struck-capital) VC firm **1** round [Emmett Shear](https://millionrounds.com/fund/emmett-shear) Angel **1** round [Gabor Cselle](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gabor-cselle) Angel **1** round [Stewart Alsop](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stewart-alsop) VC firm **1** round [Starling Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/starling-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Alexander Goldstein](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexander-goldstein) Angel **1** round Cleveland Avenue/ Romulus 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=zerocater). ## Also claim to have backed them These 3 firms list ZeroCater 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. [Western Technology Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wti) VC firm Per its own site [Rainfall Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rainfall-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [REMUS Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/remus-capital) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about ZeroCater ### Who invested in ZeroCater? ZeroCater's investors include Y Combinator, SV Angel, Romulus Capital, Alumni Ventures and Paul Buchheit, and 15 more on record. ### How much has ZeroCater raised? ZeroCater has raised $33M across 4 rounds since 2011. ### When did ZeroCater last raise? ZeroCater's most recent round was a Series C of $15M in Feb 2023. ### What was ZeroCater's biggest round? Its most recent round, $15M in Feb 2023, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed ZeroCater first? ZeroCater's first round on record, in Aug 2011, was backed by Y Combinator, SV Angel and Paul Buchheit and 12 others. ### What stage is ZeroCater at? ZeroCater's latest named round is a Series C, in Feb 2023. ### Where is ZeroCater based? ZeroCater is based in the United States. ### Who led ZeroCater's rounds? Romulus Capital led the Series A in 2016. ## Companies like ZeroCater In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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