# Zest funding: rounds and investors > Zest has raised $14M across 4 rounds since 2021. Investors include 500 Global, Google Ventures and BoxGroup. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/zest (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Japan · [Series B startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Zest* 4 rounds we have observed, with the 7 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. B2B Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$14M** raised across 4 rounds since 2021, from 4 sources **$3.0M** Seed **$4.2M** Seed **$6.5M** Venture **$644K** Series B - **Latest round:** Series B, $644K Jan 2025 - **Biggest round:** $6.5M Venture · May 2024 - **Investors:** 7 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. 2022 2023 2024 2025 **$3.0M** Seed **$4.2M** Seed **$6.5M** Venture **$644K** Series B - **First round:** Seed, $3.0M - **Biggest round:** $6.5M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 11 months ## The rounds - **Jan 2025** Series B **$644K** *1 new* [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Source recorded - **May 2024** Venture **$6.5M** *1 new* [Go Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/go-capital) Source recorded - **Nov 2022** Seed **$4.2M** *4 new* [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Operator Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/operator-partners) [Company Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ag-ventures) Source recorded - **Dec 2021** Seed **$3.0M** *1 new* [Borderless Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/borderless-capital) Source recorded ## 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** 2021 **Seed** 2022 **Venture** 2024 **Series B** 2025 [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) [Go Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/go-capital) [Operator Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/operator-partners) [Borderless Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/borderless-capital) [Company Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ag-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [500 Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups) Angel **1** round [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) Corporate VC **1** round [BoxGroup](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boxgroup) VC firm **1** round [Go Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/go-capital) VC firm **1** round [Operator Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/operator-partners) VC firm **1** round [Borderless Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/borderless-capital) Accelerator **1** round [Company Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ag-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=zest). ## Quick answers about Zest ### Who invested in Zest? Zest's investors include 500 Global, Google Ventures, BoxGroup, Go Capital and Operator Partners, and 2 more on record. ### How much has Zest raised? Zest has raised $14M across 4 rounds since 2021. ### When did Zest last raise? Zest's most recent round was a Series B of $644K in Jan 2025. ### What was Zest's biggest round? Zest's largest round on record is $6.5M (Venture), in May 2024. ### Who backed Zest first? Zest's first round on record, in Dec 2021, was backed by Borderless Capital. ### What stage is Zest at? Zest's latest named round is a Series B, in Jan 2025. ### Where is Zest based? Zest is based in Japan. ## Companies like Zest In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Xperisus** $5.0M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xperisus)[**Minnano Shashoku** $769K · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/minnano-shashoku)[**FactBase** $28M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/factbase)[**Experisus** $3.7M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/experisus)[**Mint** $151M · Aug 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/mint)[**Newlocal** $2.8M · May 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/newlocal) ## 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